Isaiah Miller
No. 7 – Salt Lake City Stars
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeUNC Greensboro (2017–2021)
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Iowa Wolves
2022–presentSalt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× SoCon Player of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • 3× SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (2019–2021)
  • 3× First-team All-SoCon (2019–2021)
  • SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2021)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Isaiah Miller Jr. (born November 9, 1998)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.

Early life and high school career

Miller was born in Newark, New Jersey but grew up in Covington, Georgia. He attended Eastside High School in Covington before transferring to Newton High School before his senior year.[2] As a senior, Miller averaged 20 points, six rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in leading the team to a 28–2 record and Region 8-AAAAAA championship. He was named first team All-Region and All-County and honorable mention All-State. He committed to UNC Greensboro in May 2017.[3]

College career

Miller served as a key reserve at point guard as a true freshman, playing in all 35 of the Spartans' games and was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 8.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, which was 8th-best in the conference.[4] He became UNC Greensboro's starting point guard during his sophomore year and averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and conference-best 2.9 steals per game and was named first team All-SoCon.[5] His 104 steals were the second most in school history and in the NCAA Division I for the 2018–19 season.[6] As a junior, Miller was named first team All-SoCon, the conference Defensive Player of the Year and the Southern Conference Player of the Year.[7] He averaged 17.8 points and 2.8 steals per game. Following the season, Miller entered the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent.[8] On July 22, he announced he was returning for his senior season.[9]

For the 2020–21 season, Miller repeated as the unanimous SoCon Player and Defensive Player of the Year.[10]

Professional career

Iowa Wolves (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Miller joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2021 NBA Summer League and on September 20, 2021, he signed with the Timberwolves.[11] However, he was waived prior to the start of the season.[12] On October 26, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Iowa Wolves as an affiliate player.[13]

Salt Lake City Stars (2022–present)

In May 2022, Miller was invited to participate in a free agent camp by the Utah Jazz.[14] He subsequently made the Jazz Summer League roster.[15]

On August 3, 2022, Miller signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers,[16] but was waived prior to the start of the season.[17] On October 23, he joined the Salt Lake City Stars.[18]

On October 21, 2023, Miller signed with Utah, but was waived the same day[19] and on October 30, he rejoined the Stars.[20]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 UNC Greensboro 35016.3.544.111.6233.11.51.4.18.3
2018–19 UNC Greensboro 362027.8.513.282.5564.52.12.9.315.2
2019–20 UNC Greensboro 323228.4.423.237.5375.03.12.8.217.8
2020–21 UNC Greensboro 292830.8.463.208.6246.84.02.6.319.2
Career 1328025.6.474.241.5774.82.62.4.214.9

References

  1. ↑ "Isaiah Miller UNC Greensboro Spartans #1 - Guard". sbnation.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "UNCG adds basketball transfer from Wichita State". Times-News. May 12, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Stovall, Gabriel (May 7, 2017). "Newton's Isaiah Miller commits to UNC-Greensboro". The Covington News. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Mills, Jeff. "Jeff Mills: Isaiah Miller emerges as UNCG basketball adjusts to life after Francis Alonso". News & Record. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Freeman, Tristan (23 July 2019). "UNC Greensboro Basketball: Isaiah Miller frontrunner for Southern POY in 2019-20". bustingbrackets.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Former Newton standout Isaiah Miller making big impact at UNC Greensboro". The Rockdale Citizen. December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Isaiah Miller named SoCon Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year". The Rockdale Citizen. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ Mills, Jeff (April 3, 2020). "UNCG's Isaiah Miller enters NBA Draft". News & Record. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ "UNCG's Isaiah Miller will return for senior basketball season". Winston-Salem Journal. July 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ "All-Southern Conference men's basketball teams announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "TIMBERWOLVES SIGN BRIAN BOWEN II, MATT LEWIS, ISAIAH MILLER AND CHRIS SILVA". NBA.com. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Timberwolves Waive Brian Bowen II, Matt Lewis, Isaiah Miller And Chris Silva". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Iowa Wolves Announce Training Camp Roster and Finalize Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. ↑ Coles, Joe (May 31, 2022). "Utah Jazz, looking to find players that can contribute at the end of the roster, hold free agent camp". Deseret News. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Utah Jazz 2022 Salt Lake City Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ Hill, Arthur (August 3, 2022). "Trail Blazers Sign Isaiah Miller". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Trail Blazers Waive Isaiah Miller and Jared Rhoden". NBA.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Stars Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  19. ↑ Hundman, Gabby (October 21, 2023). "Utah Jazz Sign and Waive Isaiah Miller". NBA.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Stars Announce 2023-24 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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