No. 6–City Oilers | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
League | BAL |
Personal information | |
Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. | March 10, 1990
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rush–Henrietta (Henrietta, New York) |
College | Rutgers (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Oklahoma City Blue |
2018–2023 | SLAC |
2019 | Syracuse Stallions |
2020 | Snæfell |
2023 | City Oilers |
2023 | Prawira Bandung |
2024–present | City Oilers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player who plays for the City Oilers of the Basketball Africa League. He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC.
Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team in 2010. [1]
Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League. On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League. [2]
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. [3]
On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL). [4]
On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League. [5]
He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, [6] Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League. [7]
In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals. [8]
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. [9]
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. [10]
On December 8, 2023, Miller signeed with the Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). [11] He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the 2024 BAL season.
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 |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022 | SLAC | 6 | 6 | 37.8* | .397 | .158 | .711 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
2023 | SLAC | 5 | 5 | 39.3* | .556* | .100 | .694 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 3.4* | 1.2 | 21.2 |
2024 | City Oilers | 6 | 6 | 30.1 | .444 | .364 | .478 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 10.2 |
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