Dane Miller Jr.
Number22
TeamAPR
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueBAL
Birth dateMay 10, 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeRochester, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in8
Weight lb225
High schoolRush–Henrietta
(Henrietta, New York)
CollegeRutgers (2009–2013)
Draft year2013
Career start2013
Years 12013–2014
Team 1Rochester RazorSharks
Years 22015–2016
Team 2Oklahoma City Blue
Years 32018–2023
Team 3SLAC
Years 42019
Team 4Syracuse Stallions
Years 52020
Team 5Snæfell
Years 62023
Team 6Shabab Al Ahli
Years 72023–2024
Team 7City Oilers
Years 82024
Team 8Prawira Bandung
Years 92024–2025
Team 9Tycoon
Years 102025
Team 10Rochester Kingz
Years 112025–present
Team 11APR
Highlights

Dane Miller Jr. (born May 10, 1990) is an American basketball player for APR BBC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). 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.[1]

Professional career

Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League.[2] On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League.[3]

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.[4]

On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL).[5]

On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League.[6]

He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds,[7] Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League.[8]

In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

On December 8, 2023, Miller signed with the Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).[12] He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the 2024 BAL season.

Miller played for the Rochester Kingz of The Basketball League (TBL) during the 2025 TBL season.[13]

In May 2025, Miller joined APR for the 2025 BAL season, his fourth consecutive BAL season.[14]

BAL career statistics

[9]

|- |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 |}

References

  1. ^ "Dane Miller College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. ^ "Dane Miller drafted by NBA D-League squad". Democrat and Chronicle. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Blue Acquires Dane Miller". Oklahoma City Blue. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Dane MILLER JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "he Syracuse Stallions have signed former Rutgers University standout and G-League Alum, Dane Miller!". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2021.[self-published]
  6. ^ "Tvöfaldur liðsstyrkur í Snæfell" (in Icelandic). www.mbl.is. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Dane MILLER JR at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. ^ "S.L.A.C Basketball (GUINEA)". The BAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  11. ^ "City Oilers survive COSPN scare for first win in Johannesburg". FIBA.basketball. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ^ "Pencuri Bola Terbaik Afrika Ada di Prawira". iblindonesia. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Box Score". London Lightning. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Top Players to watch in the 2025 Nile Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 2025-05-16.