Emanuel Miller (basketball)

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Emanuel Miller
Emanuel Miller (cropped).jpg
Miller with TCU in 2021
No. 3–Texas Legends
Position Small forward / power forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2000-06-19) June 19, 2000 (age 24)
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Egypt Team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Canada Team

Emanuel Miller (born June 19, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies and the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Early life

Miller began his high school career at Bill Crothers Secondary School. Prior to his junior season, he transferred to La Lumiere School. [1] Miller transferred to Prolific Prep for his senior season. In October 2018, he committed to Virginia Tech over offers from Maryland, Minnesota, and Buffalo. [2] After Buzz Williams accepted the head coaching position at Texas A&M, Miller followed him to play for the Aggies. [3]

College career

Miller averaged 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a freshman. [4] On January 26, 2021, he scored a career-high 28 points in a 78–54 loss to South Carolina. [5] As a sophomore, Miller averaged 16.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to TCU, citing the desire of a fresh start. [6] Miller averaged 10.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in his junior season. [7] As a senior, he averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. [8] In his final season, Miller averaged 15.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12. [9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Miller signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 12, 2024 and joined them for the 2024 NBA Summer League. [10] However, he was waived on October 18 [11] [12] and on October 26, he joined the Texas Legends. [13]

National team career

Miller has represented Canada in several international competitions. In July 2017, he competed for the Canada team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Miller averaged 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. [14] In June 2018, he was a key piece for the Canada team that captured a silver medal at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. Miller averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. [2] In the semifinal win against Puerto Rico, he posted 31 points and 14 rebounds. [15]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Texas A&M 302524.6.404.143.6176.30.90.70.16.4
2020–21 Texas A&M 171331.6.571.000.8178.21.40.80.116.2
2021–22 TCU 343427.5.493.244.6886.20.90.70.810.3
2022–23 TCU 323129.8.505.392.6526.51.70.90.912.3
2023–24 TCU 343432.6.486.383.8156.12.61.10.415.8
Career14713729.1.493.319.7346.51.50.80.511.9

Personal life

Miller's younger brother Leonard [16] plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA, by whom he was drafted in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft. [17]

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  2. 1 2 Evans, Corey (October 18, 2018). "Rivals150 forward Emanuel Miller commits to Virginia Tech". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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