Dane Miller Jr.

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dane Miller Jr.

| image =

| number = 22

| team = Rochester Kingz

| position = Small forward / power forward

| league = TBL

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|10}}

| birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = Rush–Henrietta
(Henrietta, New York)

| college = Rutgers (2009–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| years1 = 2013–2014

| team1 = Rochester RazorSharks

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Oklahoma City Blue

| years3 = 2018–2023

| team3 = SLAC

| years4 = 2019

| team4 = Syracuse Stallions

| years5 = 2020

| team5 = Snæfell

| years6 = 2023

| team6 = Shabab Al Ahli

| years7 = 2023–2024

| team7 = City Oilers

| years8 = 2024

| team8 = Prawira Bandung

| years9 = 2024–2025

| team9 = Tycoon

| years10 = 2025–present

| team10 = Rochester Kingz

| highlights =

All-BAL First Team (2023)
BAL steals leader (2023)
AAC All-Rookie Team (2010)

}}

Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player with the Rochester Kingz of The Basketball League. He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC.

College career

Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Dane Miller College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/dane-miller-1.html |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com }}

Professional career

Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League.{{cite web |title=Dane Miller drafted by NBA D-League squad |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2014/11/02/dane-miller-drafted-nba-d-league-squad/18373021/ |publisher=Democrat and Chronicle |access-date=11 October 2024 |date=2 November 2014}} On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League.{{cite news |title=Blue Acquires Dane Miller |url=https://oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com/news/150109_dane_miller/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=Oklahoma City Blue}}

Miller started playing with SLAC in Guinea in 2018. He played with SLAC in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team.{{cite web |title=Dane MILLER JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2019/player/Dane-Anthony-Miller-Jr |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=18 December 2021 }}

On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL).{{cite web |title=he Syracuse Stallions have signed former Rutgers University standout and G-League Alum, Dane Miller! |url=https://twitter.com/cusestallions/status/1086648397682102272 |website=Twitter |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=en}}Wikipedia:SPS

On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League.{{cite news |title=Tvöfaldur liðsstyrkur í Snæfell |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2020/08/16/tvofaldur_lidsstyrkur_i_snaefell/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=www.mbl.is |language=is}}

He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds,{{cite web |title=Dane MILLER JR at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/player/Dane-Miller-Jr |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=18 December 2021 }} Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League.{{cite news |title=Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/news/guineas-slac-stun-as-police-in-ot-qualify-to-basketball-africa-league |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball }}

In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals.

The following BAL season, in 2023, Miller Jr. averaged career-highs of 21.2 points on 55.6% shooting and 3.2 steals per game. Despite his club missing the playoffs, he was given a place in the All-BAL First Team because of his play.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/37740120/egypt-dominance-continues-al-ahly-claim-bal-crown-douanes |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=ESPN.com }}

In November 2023, Miller Jr. joined City Oilers from Uganda. Miller Jr. made his debut on November 21, 2023, against COSPN with 18 points in an 81–76 win.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=City Oilers survive COSPN scare for first win in Johannesburg |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/news/city-oilers-survive-cospn-scare-for-first-win-in-johannesburg |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=FIBA.basketball }}

On December 8, 2023, Miller signed with the Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).{{cite news |title=Pencuri Bola Terbaik Afrika Ada di Prawira|url=https://iblindonesia.com/news/pencuri-bola-terbaik-afrika-ada-di-prawira|access-date=1 January 2024 |work=iblindonesia}} He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the 2024 BAL season.

BAL career statistics

{{cite web |title=S.L.A.C Basketball (GUINEA) |url=https://bal.nba.com/teams/s-l-a-c-basketball-guinea?view=statistics |website=The BAL |access-date=22 May 2022 |language=en}}

|style="text-align:left;"|2022

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

| 6 || 6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 37.8* || .397 || .158 || .711 || 7.2 || 5.7 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 14.7

|style="text-align:left;"|2023

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

| 5 || 5 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 39.3* ||style="background:#cfecec;"| .556* || .100 || .694 || 7.6 || 4.4 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 3.4* || 1.2 || 21.2

|style="text-align:left;"|2024

|style="text-align:left;"|City Oilers

| 6 || 6 || 30.1 || .444 || .364 || .478 || 6.3 || 4.0 || 1.7 || .2 || 10.2