Jay Miller (basketball)
 Miller in 1968 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1943 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2001 (aged 57) Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Goshen (Goshen, Indiana) |
| College | Notre Dame (1962–1965) |
| NBA draft | 1965: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1967–1970 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 44, 12, 14, 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1967–1968 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1968 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 1969–1970 | Indiana Pacers |
| Career NBA/ABA statistics | |
| Points | 649 |
| Rebounds | 205 |
| Assists | 47 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jay Julian Miller (July 19, 1943 – April 5, 2001) was an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). Miller first played for the St. Louis Hawks before being selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA expansion draft. After his time with the Bucks, he spent the rest of his career in the ABA, with the Los Angeles Stars and Indiana Pacers.[1]
Career statistics
| 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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Miller's team won an ABA championship |
NBA/ABA
Source[1]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | St. Louis (NBA) | 8 | 6.5 | .258 | .571 | .9 | .1 | 2.5 | |
| 1968–69 | Milwaukee (NBA) | 3 | 9.0 | .200 | .714 | .7 | .0 | 3.0 | |
| 1968–69 | L.A. Stars (ABA) | 11 | 22.5 | .346 | – | .781 | 2.9 | .8 | 12.5 |
| 1968–69 | Indiana (ABA) | 41 | 12.0 | .450 | – | .688 | 2.0 | .5 | 6.9 |
| 1969–70† | Indiana (ABA) | 52 | 8.0 | .449 | .000 | .719 | 1.5 | .3 | 3.7 |
| 1970–71 | Indiana (ABA) | 2 | 4.5 | .800 | – | – | 1.5 | .5 | 4.0 |
| Career (NBA) | 11 | 7.2 | .244 | .643 | .8 | .1 | 2.6 | ||
| Career (ABA) | 106 | 11.0 | .428 | .000 | .721 | 1.8 | .4 | 5.8 | |
| Career (overall) | 117 | 10.6 | .415 | .000 | .717 | 1.8 | .4 | 5.5 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Indiana (ABA) | 11 | 5.6 | .455 | – | .400 | 1.9 | .2 | 3.1 |
| 1970† | Denver (ABA) | 3 | 3.3 | .200 | – | – | 1.3 | .0 | .7 |
| Career | 14 | 5.1 | .421 | – | .400 | 1.8 | .1 | 2.6 | |
References
- 1 2 "Jay Miller NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2001 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 1967 FIBA World Championship players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from St. Louis
- Indiana Pacers players
- Los Angeles Stars players
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Milwaukee Bucks expansion draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Small forwards
- St. Louis Hawks players
- Undrafted NBA players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs