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- | ====== Tony Miller #10 ====== | ||
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- | **Position: | ||
- | **Height:** 6' | ||
- | **Weight:** 189 lbs. \\ | ||
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- | **High School:** St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, OH \\ | ||
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- | Instead of Tommie Frazier leading Nebraska to the national championship, | ||
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- | But Miller shocked his college football suitors Nebraska, Colorado, Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame by announcing before his senior season that he was giving up football to concentrate on basketball. | ||
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- | Miller does not regret his decision to forgo football and not follow in the footsteps of his high school teammates Desmond Howard and Elvis Grbac, both of whom went to Michigan and currently play in the National Football League. | ||
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- | All of the previous basketball stars at St. Joseph High, a football and basketball powerhouse in Ohio, flocked to Ohio State. Clark Kellogg and Treg Lee started that tradition and Miller wanted to uphold it. But Ohio State coach Randy Ayers had given his last scholarship to Doug Etzler, a point guard, during the early signing period. | ||
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- | The slight which may have been real or perceived from Ohio State has stayed with him. | ||
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- | "I wanted to go to Ohio State, definitely," | ||
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- | In 1995, Miller posted a triple-double in a victory over Wisconsin. | ||
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- | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
- | Miller averaged just 8.7 points as a junior, but his playmaking ability was evident by his 7.3 assists per game. He shot 51.6% from the floor and 68.5% from the foul line. Tony was an all-conference football quarterback as a junior, leading St. Joseph' | ||
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- | Tony's stats didn't increase significantly during his senior season, as he averaged 9.5 points and 7.8 assists, shooting 54% from the floor and 69.7% from the foul line. He followed up his success on the gridiron with another state championship for Cleveland St. Joseph' | ||
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- | === Accolades === | ||
- | *1990 All-Conference (Football) | ||
- | *1991 Ohio State Tournament MVP | ||
- | *1991 All-State, Second Team | ||
- | *1991 //Cleveland Plain Dealer// All-Scholastic, | ||
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- | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
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- | == 1991-92 == | ||
- | Tony started all 29 contests in his freshman season, scoring in double figures seven times and dishing out double-figure assists six times. | ||
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- | == 1992-93 == | ||
- | Miller again started all 28 games, scoring in double figures in 11 games and handing out double-figure assists seven times. | ||
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- | == 1993-94 == | ||
- | Tony was named team tri-captain and dismantled Kentucky' | ||
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- | ==1994-95== | ||
- | Miller was named team captain for his senior campaign and although the team failed to return to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year, Tony did lead them to a Runner-Up spot in the NIT. His career average of 7.7 assists per game ranks 11th in NCAA history. | ||
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- | |[[1991|1991-92]] | ||
- | |[[1992|1992-93]] | ||
- | |[[1993|1993-94]] | ||
- | |[[1994|1994-95]] | ||
- | |**Totals** | ||
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- | ==== Marquette All-Time Rankings ==== | ||
- | *39th (tie), Points (1,027) | ||
- | *31st, Rebounds (561) | ||
- | *1st, Assists (956) (//7th in NCAA History//) | ||
- | *8th, Steals (185) | ||
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- | === All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | ||
- | *9th, Games Played (123) | ||
- | *8th, Three Point Field Goals Made (178) | ||
- | *10th, Three Point Field Goals Attempted (482) | ||
- | *10th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 200 att.) (36.9%) | ||
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- | === All-Time Single Game Rankings === | ||
- | *1st, Assists, 17 vs. Memphis (March 4, 1995) (Also a Bradley Center record) | ||
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- | == All-Time Single Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Three Point Field Goals Attempted (187) | ||
- | *1st, Assists (274) | ||
- | *2nd, Assists (248) | ||
- | *3rd, Assists (221) | ||
- | *5th, Assists (213) | ||
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- | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *6th, Three Point Field Goals Made (63) | ||
- | *2nd, Three Point Field Goals Attempted (187) | ||
- | *1st, Assists (248) | ||
- | *4th, Steals (52) | ||
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- | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *1st, Assists (274) | ||
- | *10th, Steals (52) | ||
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- | == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Three Point Field Goals Made (46) | ||
- | *2nd, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 50 att.) (46.9%) | ||
- | *2nd, Assists (213) | ||
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- | == All-Time Freshman Season Rankings == | ||
- | *10th, Three Point Field Goals Made (28) | ||
- | *10th, Three Point Field Goals Attempted (77) | ||
- | *8th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min 50 att.) (36.4%) | ||
- | *10th, Rebounds (128) | ||
- | *1st, Assists (221) | ||
- | *4th, Steals (tied) (40) | ||
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- | === Accolades === | ||
- | *1991-92 Great Midwest Conference All-Newcomer Team | ||
- | *1992 // | ||
- | *1992 // | ||
- | *1992-93 Great Midwest Conference Second Team | ||
- | *1993 // | ||
- | *1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Second Team | ||
- | *1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Second Team | ||
- | *Finished his career ranked fifth in assists all-time in NCAA Division 1 history (currrently seventh)\\ | ||
- | *Holds the Marquette record for most assists in an NIT game (12 versus South Florida in 1995)\\ | ||
- | *Holds the Marquette record for most steals in an NIT game (Six versus Penn State in 1995)\\ | ||
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- | ===== Post-MU Profile ===== | ||
- | Blue Ribbon ranked him as one of the three best pure point - guards in Div. I during his junior and senior year in college. Could not finish the 96/97 season because of an ankle injury. Had treatment and recovered completely. Extremely quick and an outstanding defender. Plays as a pure point-guard and is creative in offense. Improved his outside shooting dramatically. Has outstanding passing skills. Knows what it takes to win and understands the game very well. A pure winner who plays with a big hart! Has nice ballhandling skills. Always finds the open man in offense. Proven leader and outstanding defender! can play defense on each back court position. Won national titles with Den Helder & Amsterdam. Replaced Melvin Watson in Bree (2002-03) temporarely because of an knee injury. Very coachable player who wants to win! FLOORLEADER! Signed with Demon/ | ||
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- | In 2007, Tony was with Omniworld Almere in the Netherlands. [[http:// | ||
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- | He is currently playing with the Everton Tigers of the British Basketball League (BBL) for the 2007-08 season. [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Professional Career Statistics ===== | ||
- | ^ **Season** ^ **Team** ^ League ^ G ^ mpg ^ ppg ^ rpg ^ ast ^ st ^ to ^ bs ^ FG% ^ FT% ^ 3P% ^ | ||
- | | 07/08 | Everton Tigers |BBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | ||
- | | 06/07 | OmniWorld/ | ||
- | | 05/06 | OmniWorld/ | ||
- | | 04/05 | Cape Holland Den Helder | HOL 1 | 21 | 34 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 82.5 | 19.1 | | ||
- | | 03/04 | Amsterdam Astronauts | HOL 1 | 14 | 23 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 39.5 | 84.6 | 29.0 | | ||
- | | 02/03 | BBC Bree | BEL 1 |x| 13 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 56.8 | 19.4 | | ||
- | | 01/02 | Ricoh/ | ||
- | | 00/01 | Conesco Security/ | ||
- | | 99/00 | Power Wevelgem | BEL 1 |x| 26 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 41.0 | 68.7 | 37.5 | | ||
- | | 98/99 | Den Helder | HOL 1 |x| | ||
- | | 97/98 | Den Helder | HOL 1 |x| 46 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 58.4 | 35.2 | | ||
- | | 96/97 | Zalgiris Kaunas | LIT 1 |x| 16 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 67.5 | 37.5 | | ||
- | | 95/96 | Atlanta Trojans | USBL |x| | ||
- | | 94/95 | Marquette | NCAA 1 |x| 30 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 56.8 | 33.7 | |