Dane Miller Jr.

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Dane Miller Jr.
No. 7Tycoon
Position Small forward / power forward
League Hong Kong A1 Division Championship
Personal information
Born (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990 (age 34)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Rush–Henrietta
(Henrietta, New York)
College Rutgers (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Rochester RazorSharks
2015–2016 Oklahoma City Blue
2018–2023 SLAC
2019 Syracuse Stallions
2020 Snæfell
2023 Shabab Al Ahli
20232024 City Oilers
2024 Prawira Bandung
2024–present Tycoon
Career highlights and awards

Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player who plays for the Tycoon of the Hong Kong A1 Division Championship. He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC.

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College career

Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the Big East 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. [2] On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League. [3]

Miller started playing with SLAC in Guinea in 2018. He played with SLAC in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team. [4]

On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL). [5]

On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League. [6]

He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, [7] Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League. [8]

In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals. [9]

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. [10]

In November 2023, Miller Jr. joined City Oilers from Uganda. Miller Jr. made his debut on November 21, 2023, against COSPN with 18 points in an 81–76 win. [11]

On December 8, 2023, Miller signed with the Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). [12] He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the 2024 BAL season.

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

[9]

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
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
2024 City Oilers 6630.1.444.364.4786.34.01.7.210.2

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