Nakiea Miller
Nakiea Jovon Miller[1] (born May 15, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for the Dunkin Raptors in the Thailand Basketball League.[2] He previously played in the ASEAN Basketball League for Satria Muda Pertamina Jakarta, Westports Malaysia Dragons, Philippine Patriots and Pilipinas MX3 Kings,[3] and scored over 1,000 points during his time there. He has also played professionally in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia (Patriotas), Dominican Rep., France, Indonesia, Iraq (Al Kahraba), Lebanon (Bejjeh), Malaysia (KL Dragons), Mexico (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal), Poland, Uruguay (Larre Borges, Goes, Montevideo BC and Maldonado), Venezuela (Toros), Dominican Republic (La Mattica), Philippines (Philippine Patriots) and Kosovo (Besa).
High school career
[edit | edit source]Miller attended Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut, and was named to the New Haven Register All-Area boys basketball team during the 1996–1997 season.[4]
College career
[edit | edit source]Miller played basketball at Iona College, where he played center. In 2001 became the all-time blocked shots leader,[5] and is currently the record holder with 249. In 2001 he was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference postseason tournament MVP.[6][7]
College career statistics
[edit | edit source]Cited from Iona College Athletics official site[8]
| Year | Games | FG/FGA | FG% | FT/FTA | FT% | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 18 | 34/50 | .680 | 8/23 | .348 | 76 | 4.2 |
| 1998-99 | 30 | 92/171 | .538 | 41/55 | .745 | 225 | 7.6 |
| 1999-00 | 30 | 151/291 | .519 | 111/150 | .740 | 413 | 13.8 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | 163/244 | .668 | 80/125 | .640 | 408 | 15.1 |
| Totals | 105 | 440/756 | .582 | 240/353 | .680 | 1,122 | 10.7 |
Iona Gaels individual career records
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Record | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blocked shots | 249 |
| 31st | Scoring | 1,122 |
| 6th | Field goal % | .582 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1979 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
- Iona Gaels men's basketball players
- Dunkin' Raptors players
- Satria Muda Pertamina players
- Kuala Lumpur Dragons players
- Philippine Patriots players
- Pilipinas MX3 Kings players
- KB Besa players
- Kosovo Basketball Superleague players