Isaiah Miller Jr. (born November 9, 1998)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.
| Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 24) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | UNC Greensboro (2017–2021) |
| NBA draft | 2021 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Iowa Wolves |
| 2022–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Miller was born in Newark, New Jersey but grew up in Covington, Georgia. He attended Eastside High School in Covington before transferring to Newton High School before his senior year.[2] As a senior, Miller averaged 20 points, six rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in leading the team to a 28–2 record and Region 8-AAAAAA championship. He was named first team All-Region and All-County and honorable mention All-State. He committed to UNC Greensboro in May 2017.[3]
Miller served as a key reserve at point guard as a true freshman, playing in all 35 of the Spartans' games and was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 8.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, which was 8th-best in the conference.[4] He became UNC Greensboro's starting point guard during his sophomore year and averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and conference-best 2.9 steals per game and was named first team All-SoCon.[5] His 104 steals were the second most in school history and in the NCAA Division I for the 2018–19 season.[6] As a junior, Miller was named first team All-SoCon, the conference Defensive Player of the Year and the Southern Conference Player of the Year.[7] He averaged 17.8 points and 2.8 steals per game. Following the season, Miller entered the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent.[8] On July 22, he announced he was returning for his senior season.[9]
For the 2020–21 season, Miller repeated as the unanimous SoCon Player and Defensive Player of the Year.[10]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Miller joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2021 NBA Summer League and on September 20, 2021, he signed with the Timberwolves.[11] However, he was waived prior to the start of the season.[12] On October 26, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Iowa Wolves as an affiliate player.[13]
In May 2022, Miller was invited to participate in a free agent camp by the Utah Jazz.[14] He subsequently made the Jazz Summer League roster.[15]
On August 3, 2022, Miller signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.[16]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2017–18 | UNC Greensboro | 35 | 0 | 16.3 | .544 | .111 | .623 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .1 | 8.3 |
| 2018–19 | UNC Greensboro | 36 | 20 | 27.8 | .513 | .282 | .556 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .3 | 15.2 |
| 2019–20 | UNC Greensboro | 32 | 32 | 28.4 | .423 | .237 | .537 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .2 | 17.8 |
| 2020–21 | UNC Greensboro | 29 | 28 | 30.8 | .463 | .208 | .624 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | .3 | 19.2 |
| Career | 132 | 80 | 25.6 | .474 | .241 | .577 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .2 | 14.9 | |
Portland Trail Blazers roster | |
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Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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