Kelly Miller (basketball)

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Kelly Miller
Kelly Miller WNBA.jpg
Personal information
Born (1978-09-06) September 6, 1978 (age 46)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High school Mayo (Rochester, Minnesota)
College Georgia (1997–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by Charlotte Sting
Playing career2001–2012
Career history
2001–2003 Charlotte Sting
2004–2005 Indiana Fever
2006–2008 Phoenix Mercury
2009 Minnesota Lynx
2010 Atlanta Dream
2011 Washington Mystics
2012 New York Liberty
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team Competition

Kelly Miller (born September 6, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. She is the identical twin sister of fellow basketball player Coco Miller.

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Early years

Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Kelly initially was interested in playing soccer and not basketball at high school, soon she joined her sister Coco. They also helped their school go 27–0 and win the Minnesota state's class 4A championship. Miller was named a WBCA All-American. [1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored thirteen points. [2]

College years

The twins went to University of Georgia, where they both majored in biology and won a series of awards, including the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's top amateur athlete. They earned that award in 1999, becoming the first pair of twins to earn the award, and joining Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Bill Walton, Bill Bradley, Kurt Thomas, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Janet Evans as recipients of the award.

Kelly ranked second in points among University of Georgia women players with 2,177; second in assists with 639; fourth in steals with 379 and tenth in rebounds with 711. She is the only player in UGA women's basketball to rank among the top ten in points, assists, steals and rebounds. She became the third player in that university's history to pass over 2,000 points, and the third player in the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) history to garner "Player of the Week" awards three weeks in a row.

Georgia statistics

Source [3]

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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
98Georgia2848940.1%81.9%5.75.92.70.217.5
99Georgia3462845.9%83.4%6.04.41.90.118.5
00Georgia3654444.5%81.7%4.74.52.10.115.1
01Georgia3351651.1%82.5%5.44.92.10.015.6
Career131217745.2%82.5%5.44.92.20.116.6

USA Basketball

Miller played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. Miller averaged 10.2 points per game. [4]

WNBA career

In 2001 both Kelly and Coco both entered the WNBA draft. Kelly was selected by the Charlotte Sting 2nd overall in the 1st round, where she averaged 4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in her rookie year.

Kelly spent three seasons with the Sting as a utility player before she was traded to the Indiana Fever prior to the 2004 season. It was with the Fever that Kelly finally became a first-string player on the team, starting on all 34 games she played in the 2004 season.

After the 2005 season ended, Kelly was traded to the Phoenix Mercury, in exchange for Anna DeForge. [5]

On January 30, 2009, Miller was traded along with LaToya Pringle to the Minnesota Lynx for Nicole Ohlde. [6]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
Denotes seasons in which Miller won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Charlotte 2608.7.386.368.8001.10.50.30.00.32.1
2002 Charlotte 32017.3.446.471.7632.11.50.70.00.86.6
2003 Charlotte 34015.4.407.423.7751.61.40.50.11.05.6
2004 Indiana 343432.2.387.411.8773.23.11.10.12.210.2
2005 Indiana 343431.1.439.325.8482.52.41.20.11.610.2
2006 Phoenix 272430.1.421.380.7745.33.51.00.22.711.0
2007 Phoenix 343430.6.479.386.7804.94.61.20.12.59.4
2008 Phoenix 343427.8.408.385.8454.44.00.60.12.58.3
2009 Minnesota 342519.9.362.333.9092.22.00.70.11.54.4
2010 Atlanta 30116.4.290.329.8801.92.60.80.11.23.6
2011 Washington 342927.7.382.441.7892.32.80.70.21.87.4
2012 New York 1107.5.167.0911.0000.70.50.30.00.81.0
Career12 years, 7 teams36421523.2.406.392.8192.82.60.80.11.67.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Charlotte 204.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2002 Charlotte 206.5.5001.000.0001.00.00.00.00.52.5
2003 Charlotte 2011.5.400.000.0000.51.00.00.00.54.0
2005 Indiana 4438.8.308.529.7001.82.51.30.01.310.0
2007 Phoenix 9933.0.455.308.8185.33.61.30.12.011.7
2010 Atlanta 406.8.750.5001.0000.51.50.30.00.82.5
Career6 years, 4 teams231322.7.412.396.7712.62.20.80.01.27.3

NWBL career

After the 2002 WNBA season, both sisters played for the Birmingham Power of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).

International career

Notes

  1. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "Georgia Media Guide". October 26, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. "Nineteenth World University Games -- 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. "MERCURY: Phoenix Acquires Kelly Miller from Indiana". www.wnba.com. February 3, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions". www.wnba.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.