Mark Miller (basketball)

Mark Miller (born September 15, 1975) is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach for Robert Morris University in Chicago. He was a standout college player for the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and played professionally in six countries before starting his coaching career.

Mark Miller
Personal information
Born (1975-09-15) September 15, 1975
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestinghouse (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeUIC (1995–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Undrafted
Playing career1998–2005
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1998–1999KK Split
1999–2000Fenerbahçe
2000–2001Telekom Baskets Bonn
2001–2002Paris Basket Racing
2002Olympia Larissa
2002–2003Limoges CSP
2004–2005Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Career highlights and awards

High school and college career

Miller was a high school standout for George Westinghouse College Prep, earning first team Chicago Public League honors and winning a city title in 1994.[1] A 6'2" guard, Miller went to hometown UIC to play for coach Jimmy Collins.

He became one of the best players in school history, earning second team All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference as both a freshman and sophomore. As a junior in 1997–98, Miller averaged 19.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game and was named first team All-MCC and MCC Player of the Year. Miller led the Flames to the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the school's history that season.

For his career, Miller scored 1,458 points. He was elected to the UIC athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and is only one of two Flames to have their jersey retired by the school (along with Sherell Ford).[1]

Professional career

Following his junior season at UIC, Miller declared his eligibility for the 1998 NBA Draft,[2] however he was not selected. Instead, Miller headed to Europe where he played a season each in Croatia (KK Split) and Turkey (Fenerbahçe).

He then joined Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga for 2000–01. There he averaged 17.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.

Miller then played in Greece (G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C.) and France (Paris Basket Racing and Limoges), and played his last professional season with Asseco Prokom Gdynia in 2004–05.[3]

Coaching career

On August 19, 2009 Miller joined the UIC coaching staff as an assistant to his former coach, Jimmy Collins.[1] He remained on the Flames' staff for the 2009–10 season, until Collins' retirement in 2010. He then joined the coaching staff at Robert Morris University, where he still serves as an assistant coach.[4]

References
  1. "UIC Names Mark Miller Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". UICFlames.com. August 19, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  2. "Top High School Star Declares for NBA Draft". Buffalo News. May 12, 1998. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (Subscription required)
  3. "Eurobasket.com profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  4. "Robert Morris coaching bio profile". robertmorris.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
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