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Adam Miller
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Miller with Illinois in 2021
No. 44 – Arizona State Sun Devils
Point guard
Personal information
Born (2002-01-23) January 23, 2002 (age 22)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
High school
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College
  • Illinois (2020–2021)
  • LSU (2022–2023)
  • Arizona State (2023–present)
League Pac-12 Conference
Career highlights and awards
  • Illinois Mr. Basketball (2020)
  • Jordan Brand Classic (2020)
  • Nike Hoop Summit (2020)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold 2021 Latvia Team

Adam Miller Jr. (born January 23, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Illinois Fighting Illini and LSU Tigers.

High school career

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. As a sophomore, Miller averaged 15 points per game, helping his team win the Class 3A state title. 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. 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.

Recruiting

On November 21, 2019, Miller announced his commitment to play college basketball for Illinois over offers from Arizona and Louisville, among others.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adam Miller
SG
Peoria, IL Morgan Park (IL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 34  247Sports: 35  ESPN: 30
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

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. He set the program record for points by a freshman in their debut. 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. On October 20, 2021, it was announced that Miller had torn his ACL and would miss the season. 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, forcing him to miss the season.

National team career

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.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Illinois 31 31 25.5 .391 .340 .684 2.8 .8 .6 .0 8.3
2021–22 LSU Redshirt Redshirt
2022–23 LSU 33 33 33.0 .336 .316 .829 2.3 1.7 .8 .2 11.5
2023–24 Arizona State Ineligible
Career 64 64 29.4 .358 .326 .783 2.5 1.3 .7 .1 10.0
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