Pete Miller (basketball)

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Pete Miller
Personal information
Born (1952-05-04) May 4, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College San Jose State (–1975)
Playing career1975–1985
Coaching career1985–present
Career history
As player:
1975–1978 Donar
1978–1982 TuS 04 Leverkusen
1982–1985 Bayern Munich
As coach:
1985–1987 Bayern Munich
1987–1989SG München
1989–1993Lotus München
1995–1996TG Landshut
1998–1999 DJK Würzburg
2000–2005TG Landshut (assistant)
2008–2011 Aris Leeuwarden
2011–2015 WBC Wels
2015 Chemnitz 99
2021 Donar

Richard "Pete" Miller (born May 4, 1952) is an American retired basketball player and current coach.

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Playing career

Miller played collegiate basketball for the San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team. From 1975, Miller played three seasons with Nationale Nederlanden Donar in the Dutch Eredivisie. [1] He averaged 20.4 points per game over three seasons in the Eredivisie. [2] Later, he left to play in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen and later Bayern Munich. [3]

Coaching career

Miller started his coaching career with Bayern Munich in 1985 and spent the next decade in Germany coaching several clubs in the Munich area.

In 2008, Miller returned to the Netherlands to coach Aris Leeuwarden. In 2010, he reached the semi-finals of the DBL with Aris.

On April 12, 2021, Miller signed as head coach of Donar for the remainder of the 2020–21 season after the club sacked Ivan Rudež. [4] Donar was eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs by Heroes Den Bosch.

Personal

Miller is often nicknamed "Pistol Pete" after Peter "Le Pistol" Dickson. [5]

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References

  1. "Pete Miller - DonarMuseum.nl". www.donarmuseum.nl.
  2. "Pete Miller Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier". db.basketball.nl.
  3. "It's Miller time!". Sportinstad.nl.
  4. "Pete Miller maakt seizoen af als hoofdcoach van Donar". Donar.nl.
  5. van der Putten, Tim. "Pete Miller nieuwe hoofdtrainer Basketball Academy RTC Noord en Donar DTL".