James Miller (basketball)

James "J.J." Miller
No. 10 Borås
Position Point guard
League Basketligan
Personal information
Born (1979-08-23) August 23, 1979
Chinquapin, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school East Duplin (Beulaville, North Carolina)
College North Carolina A&T (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2002 Landstede Zwolle
2002–2003 Brest
2004 Sundsvall Dragons
2004 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004–2005 Sundsvall Dragons
2005 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2005–2006 Demon Astronauts Amsterdam
2006–2007 Levallois SCB
2007–2008 Optima Gent
2008–2009 Leuven Bears
2009–2010 STB Le Havre
2010–2011 Leuven Bears
2011–2012 Poitiers Basket 86
2012–present Borås Basket
Career highlights and awards

James Isaac "J. J." Miller, Jr. (born August 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player. He plays overseas since 2001 and has played in multiple countries, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. Since 2012 he is a Borås Basket player and one of the top players in the Swedish Basketligan.

He started his professional career in the Netherlands with Landstede Basketbal in 2001. After that period he played with Brest of the French LNB Pro B and in his home country for the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. He also played for the Sundsvall Dragons from 2004 till 2005. In the 2005–06 season he played with Demon Astronauts Amsterdam and won the NBB Cup with Amsterdam. He was one of the top scorers in the Eredivisie with 17.6 points per game.[1]

In 2012 Miller returned to Sweden, this time to play for Borås Basket.[2] From that moment, Miller was one of the top tier players in the Swedish Basketligan. He led the league in scoring in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons with 21.6 and 23.7, respectively, points per game.[1]

Miller has also played for Levallois SCB, Optima Gent, Leuven Bears, STB Le Havre and Poitiers Basket 86 under his career.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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
Denotes seasons in which Miller's team won the league

Domestic

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Amsterdam Eredivise2534.2.492.409.7693.43.12.2.017.6
2006-07 Levallois LNB Pro B3433.0.416.338.7933.03.21.4.014.2
2007-08 Gent BLB Division 13332.3.441.313.8082.62.21.5.017.2
2009-10 Le Havre LNB Pro A3032.3.428.336.8331.83.81.5.014.0
2010-11 Leuven BLB Division 13433.0.468.408.7802.32.71.4.115.1
2011-12 Poitiers LNB Pro A2624.8.381.357.8331.82.41.0.110.3
2012-13 Borås Basketligan3236.3.472.417.8403.26.1.9.121.6
2013-14 3635.3.493.401.8644.23.81.1.123.7
2014-15 3431.9.486.367.7952.44.51.0.217.7

Honours

Club
Netherlands NBB Cup
1
2006
Individual
Netherlands DBL All-Star
1
2006
Sweden Ligan Guard of the Year
2
2013, 2014
Sweden Ligan All-Star Game MVP
1
2005

References

  1. 1 2 "James Isaac Miller profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Halloffame.fiba.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  2. "J.J Miller signs with Boras | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

External links

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