Patrick Miller (basketball)

Patrick Miller
Born	(1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2014–present

Patrick Dominick Miller (born May 22, 1992) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States. His collegiate basketball career was spent with the Tennessee State Tigers.

High school career

During his senior year at Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School, Miller averaged 22.6 points and 3.8 assists per contest, playing a pivotal role in guiding his team to a 28–4 season record along with Regional and Sectional titles. He was honored twice as a Chicago All-Area player and received the 2009–10 Chicago Catholic League Player of the Year award.

College career

Miller began his college basketball tenure with the Tennessee State Tigers in the 2010–11 season. By 2012–13, he topped the Ohio Valley Conference in assists, averaging 5.8 per game, and earned a spot on the All-OVC first team. The following season, he posted an average of 23.7 points per game, ranking fifth nationally in NCAA Division I scoring.

Professional career

On July 8, 2014, Miller inked a contract with Turkey’s Beşiktaş for the 2014–15 campaign. After participating in three Eurocup matches, he transferred in January 2015 to Yeşilgiresun competing in the Turkish Basketball Second League for the remainder of that season. Over 25 games, he contributed averages of 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, playing an instrumental role in securing the league championship for his team. Although he renewed his contract for the following season, they mutually parted ways on August 31.

Miller was selected on October 31, 2015, by the Oklahoma City Blue during the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft, but was immediately traded to the Texas Legends. Throughout 52 games with Texas Legends, he posted averages of 11.9 points, 4.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals while averaging 27 minutes per game.

On November 30, 2016, Miller was traded to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in exchange for rights to player Byron Wesley and a third-round draft pick. He made his debut on December 3 by scoring 14 points and dishing out four assists in a victory against the Iowa Energy.

Miller signed a two-year contract with Serbian squad Partizan on September 20, 2017. However, he departed in January 2018 to join Turkish side Gaziantep for the remainder of that season.

On July 24, 2018, Miller agreed to terms with German club ratiopharm Ulm. Later, on October 29, 2019, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne competing in France’s LNB Pro A, where he averaged 12.9 points and 5.1 assists per game.

Miller joined Israeli Premier League team Ironi Nes Ziona on August 17, 2020. One year later, on August 23, 2021, he moved to Lithuanian outfit Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League, where he led the league in scoring with an average of 17.9 points per game.

On April 2, 2022, Miller signed with China’s Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He contributed to Qingdao’s victory in the CBA Summer League championship before departing from the team in September. Subsequently, on November 7, he joined German club Brose Bamberg competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Most recently, on June 16, 2023, Miller committed to play for the Cairns Taipans during the 2023–24 NBL season. Following this stint, he signed with Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban.

External links

• Profile on EuroCup
• Tennessee State athletic profile