Reggie Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who spent 18 years in the National Basketball Association, playing for the Indiana Pacers. He holds the NBA record for career three-pointers of 2,560 points. His record was later broken by Ray Allen, who was later surpassed by Stephen Curry. Miller is known as one of the five Pacer great players to have his jersey 31 retired by the team.
After retiring, he became an NBA commentator for TNT.
Player Profile and Personal Life
Reginald Wayne Miller was born on August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California in the United States of America. He stands 201 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 88 kg. He is right-handed and he played shooting guard.
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| Height / weight | 2.01 m / 88 kg |
| Born | 24 Aug 1965 |
| Nationality |
United States
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| Playing Style | Right Handed |
| Nickname | Uncle Reg |
| Team History | |
Indiana
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1987 - 2005 |
Coming from an athletic family, Miller was born with hip deformities that caused an inability to walk properly. After a few years of continuously wearing braces on both of his legs, Miller’s leg strength grew enough to compensate.
High School and College Career
He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California. Later, he committed to play college basketball for the University of California Los Angeles and was there from 1983 to 1987.
In 1984-85, he played with the Bruins to an NIT championship. In his senior season, by 1987, he led the team to a Pac-10 regular season championship and also the first Pacific-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship.
Jersey Number 31 was later retired by the Bruins to honor Miller. In 2020, he was named to the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional Career
He was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 11th pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft.
By 1994, he became a household name during the game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks, with his phenomenal shooting performance in game five of the series, scoring 39 points and 25 in the fourth quarter of the Pacers victory.
In 1995, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks, which led the Pacers to a 107-105 victory. The Pacers returned to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1998 and fought against and lost to the defending champion, the Chicago Bulls.
In 2000, Miller helped seal their advance to the NBA Finals for the first and only time in Pacers history. While the Pacers lost the series to the Los Angeles Lakers, Miller still averaged 24.3 points per game throughout the series.
One of Miller’s greatest achievements on-court was when he dominated the game against future Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets during the first round of the playoffs – cementing his game as one of the finest clutch performers in the NBA. Before he retired on May 19, 2005, Miller would go on to be ranked 12 on the all-time scoring list of the NBA, passing Jerry West.
One of the best shooting guards in the game, his career statistics are 25,279 points, 2,560 3-pointers, and 4,141 assists.
Career Highlights
- 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 - NBA All-Star
- 1995, 1996, 1998 - All-NBA Third Team
- 2021 - NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- 1994 - 50–40–90 club
- 2004 - J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- 2002 - USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
1994 - All-FIBA World Cup First Team
No. 31 retired by the Indiana Pacers
- 1986 - Third-team All-American – UPI
- 1986, 1987 - First-team All-Pac-10
1985 - NIT MVP
No. 31 retired by UCLA Bruins
- 2020 - Indiana Sports Hall of Fame
Career NBA Statistics
- Points - 25,279 (18.2 ppg)
- Rebounds - 4,182 (3.0 rpg)
Assists - 4,141 (3.0 apg)
- 2012 - Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
Medal Record, Men’s basketball, Representing the United States
- Gold - 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta
- Gold - 1994 FIBA World Championship Canada
