Adam Miller (basketball)

In his freshman season, Miller played basketball for Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois. For his final three years of high school, he transferred to Morgan Park High School in Chicago due to his mother getting a new teaching job in the area.{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Michael |title=Peoria Manual star Adam Miller transfers to Morgan Park |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/8/15/18504876/peoria-manual-star-adam-miller-transfers-to-morgan-park |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=August 15, 2017}} As a sophomore, Miller averaged 15 points per game, helping his team win the Class 3A state title.{{cite web |last1=McClain |first1=Matt |title=Peoria's Adam Miller Wins Class 3A Championship With Morgan Park |url=https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/local-sports/peorias-adam-miller-wins-class-3a-championship-with-morgan-park/ |publisher=CIProud |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=March 17, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Adam Miller |url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/m/miller-adam.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030103223/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/m/miller-adam.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=March 20, 2020}} In his junior season, he averaged 29 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game and was named Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Bedore |first1=Gary |title=Adam Miller, elite combo guard from Chicago, includes KU on list of six schools |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article235618797.html |website=The Kansas City Star |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=September 30, 2019}} As a senior, Miller averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, leading Morgan Park to the Class 3A sectional final. He was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and repeated as Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Stebbins |first1=Tim |title=Illinois commit, Morgan Park's Adam Miller named 2020 Illinois Mr. Basketball |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/preps-talk/illinois-commit-morgan-parks-adam-miller-named-2020-illinois-mr-basketball |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=April 19, 2020}}

On November 21, 2019, Miller announced his commitment to play college basketball for Illinois over offers from Arizona and Louisville, among others.{{cite web | url=https://herald-review.com/sports/illini/chicago-morgan-park-guard-adam-miller-verbally-commits-to-illinois/article_6e132ddc-6b86-5bab-887e-ef75da809c4f.html | title=Chicago Morgan Park guard Adam Miller verbally commits to Illinois basketball | publisher=Herald and Review | author=Wagner, Joey | date=November 21, 2019 | access-date=April 22, 2020}}

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In his freshman debut on November 25, 2020, Miller scored a season-high 28 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from three-point range, in a 122–60 win over North Carolina A&T.{{cite news |last1=Towery |first1=Terry |title=Dosunmu, Miller lead No. 8 Illinois past NC A&T 122-60 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/dosunmu-miller-lead-no-8-illinois-past-nc-at-122-60/ |access-date=November 25, 2020 |work=Seattle Times |agency=Associated Press |date=November 25, 2020}} He set the program record for points by a freshman in their debut.{{cite web |last1=Towery |first1=Terry |title=Peoria's Adam Miller shines in debut as No. 8 Illinois beats North Carolina A&T 122-60 |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2020/11/25/peorias-adam-miller-shines-debut-no-8-illinois-mens-basketball-beats-north-carolina-a-t-122-60/6427631002/ |website=Journal Star |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=November 25, 2020}} As a freshman, Miller averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

After the season, he transferred to LSU over offers from Kentucky and Michigan, among others.{{cite web |last1=Branham |first1=Travis |title=Former Illinois freshman Adam Miller is transferring to LSU |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Adam-Miller-transfer-commitment-LSU-basketball-164876312/ |website=247Sports |access-date=May 3, 2021 |date=May 1, 2021}} On October 20, 2021, it was announced that Miller had torn his ACL and would miss the season.{{cite news |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=LSU men's basketball guard Adam Miller expected to miss entire season after ACL tear, sources say |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32440297/lsu-men-basketball-guard-adam-miller-expected-miss-entire-season-acl-tear-sources-say |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=ESPN |date=October 20, 2021}} Miller returned from injury and started for LSU the following season.

After the 22-23 season ended, Miller transferred again, this time to Arizona State University. Due to transferring a second time without a degree, Miller required a waiver from the NCAA to play the 23-24 season. The NCAA denied Miller's waiver and thus deemed him ineligible to play.{{cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3539517/arizona-state-basketball-adam-miller-transfer-denied/|title=Arizona State basketball's Adam Miller eligibility after 2nd transfer denied by NCAA|date=9 December 2023 }} Because of this, Miller appeared due to miss the season, however the transfer eligibility rule was put on hold for the rest of the season, allowing Miller to participate.{{cite web|url=https://burncitysports.com/2023/12/14/breaking-arizona-states-adam-miller-will-play-versus-tcu/|title=BREAKING: Arizona State's Adam Miller Will Play Versus TCU|date=14 December 2023 }}

Following two seasons at Arizona State, Miller entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/ncaa/arizona-state-basketball/miller-44/3580617/ |title=Adam Miller entering transfer portal, ASU down to 1 holdover }}

Miller represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Latvia. He averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal.{{cite web |last1=Mickles |first1=Sheldon |title=LSU signee Adam Miller's strong first half helps Team USA win gold at FIBA U19 World Cup |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_f11f6842-e28d-11eb-b453-87eb43ddf138.html |website=The Advocate |access-date=July 12, 2021 |date=July 11, 2021}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Illinois

| 31 || 31 || 25.5 || .391 || .340 || .684 || 2.8 || .8 || .6 || .0 || 8.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| LSU

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| LSU

| 33 || 33 || 33.0 || .336 || .316 || .829 || 2.3 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 11.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State

| 23 || 21 || 31.4 || .393 || .303 || .818 || 3.2 || 1.6 || .8 || .1 || 12.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25

| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 87 || 85 || 29.9 || .368 || .320 || .797 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || 10.5

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/player/adam-miller/ LSU Tigers bio]
• [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/adam-miller/10322 Illinois Fighting Illini bio]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030103223/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/m/miller-adam.aspx USA Basketball bio]
• [https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/adam-miller/15108 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]

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