Dane Miller Jr.

Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player who last played for SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC.

Dane Miller Jr.
No. 24 – SLAC
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolRush–Henrietta
(Henrietta, New York)
CollegeRutgers (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2015–2016Oklahoma City Blue
2018–presentSLAC
2019Syracuse Stallions
2020Snæfell
Career highlights and awards

College career

Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team in 2010.[1]

Professional career

Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League. On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League.[2]

Miller started playing with SLAC in Guina in 2018. He played with SLAC in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team.[3]

On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL).[4]

On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League.[5]

He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds,[6] Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League.[7]

In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals.[8]

The following BAL season, in 2023, Miller Jr. averaged career-highs of 21.2 points on 55.6% shooting and 3.2 steals per game. Despite his club missing the playoffs, he was given a place in the All-BAL First Team because of his play.[9]

BAL career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

[8]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 SLAC 6637.8*.397.158.7117.25.71.80.814.7
2023 SLAC 5539.3* .556*.100.6947.64.43.4*1.221.2


References
  1. "Dane Miller College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. "Blue Acquires Dane Miller". Oklahoma City Blue. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. "Dane MILLER JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. "he Syracuse Stallions have signed former Rutgers University standout and G-League Alum, Dane Miller!". Twitter. Retrieved December 18, 2021.[self-published]
  5. "Tvöfaldur liðsstyrkur í Snæfell". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. "Dane MILLER JR at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  7. "Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  8. "S.L.A.C Basketball (GUINEA)". The BAL. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.


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