James Miller (basketball)

James Miller
Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	August 23, 1979 (age 44); 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
2012–2013	Borås
2013	Gaiteros de Zulia
2013–2015	Borås
2015	Gaiteros de Zulia
2016	SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer
Career highlights and awards
	Dutch Cup champion (2006); DBL All-Star (2006); Basketligan All-Star Game MVP (2005); 2x Basketligan Guard of the Year (2013–2014); 2x Basketligan scoring leader (2013–2014);

James Isaac "J. J." Miller, Jr. (born August 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player. He played 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[edit]

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[edit]

Year	Team	League	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005-06	Amsterdam	Eredivise	25	34.2	.492	.409	.769	3.4	3.1	2.2	.0	17.6
2006-07	Levallois	LNB Pro B	34	33.0	.416	.338	.793	3.0	3.2	1.4	.0	14.2
2007-08	Gent	BLB Division 1	33	32.3	.441	.313	.808	2.6	2.2	1.5	.0	17.2
2009-10	Le Havre	LNB Pro A	30	32.3	.428	.336	.833	1.8	3.8	1.5	.0	14.0
2010-11	Leuven	BLB Division 1	34	33.0	.468	.408	.780	2.3	2.7	1.4	.1	15.1
2011-12	Poitiers	LNB Pro A	26	24.8	.381	.357	.833	1.8	2.4	1.0	.1	10.3
2012-13	Borås	Basketligan	32	36.3	.472	.417	.840	3.2	6.1	.9	.1	21.6
2013-14			36	35.3	.493	.401	.864	4.2	3.8	1.1	.1	23.7
2014-15			34	31.9	.486	.367	.795	2.4	4.5	1.0	.2	17.7

Honours[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "James Isaac Miller profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Halloffame.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ "J.J Miller signs with Boras | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

External links[edit]

[autogenerated1-1] "James Isaac Miller profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Halloffame.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[2] "J.J Miller signs with Boras | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

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