Adam Miller (basketball)
Adam Miller Jr. (born January 23, 2002) is an American basketball player. He was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the best shooting guards the 2020 class. Miller is committed to play college basketball for Illinois. He finished his high school career at Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois.
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Born | Peoria, Illinois | January 23, 2002
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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College | Illinois (commit) |
Position | Shooting guard |
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High school career
In his freshman season, Miller played basketball for Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois. For his final three years of high school, he transferred to Morgan Park High School in Chicago due to his mother getting a new teaching job in the area.[1] As a sophomore, Miller averaged 15 points per game, helping his team win the Class 3A state title.[2][3] In his junior season, he averaged 29 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game and was named Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.[4] As a senior, Miller averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, leading Morgan Park to the Class 3A sectional final. He was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and repeated as Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.[5]
Recruiting
On November 21, 2019, Miller announced his commitment to play college basketball for Illinois over offers from Arizona and Louisville, among others.[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Adam Miller SG |
Chicago, IL | Morgan Park (IL) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 21, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 32 247Sports: 33 ESPN: 28 | ||||||
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References
- O'Brien, Michael (August 15, 2017). "Peoria Manual star Adam Miller transfers to Morgan Park". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- McClain, Matt (March 17, 2018). "Peoria's Adam Miller Wins Class 3A Championship With Morgan Park". CIProud. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Adam Miller". USA Basketball. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Bedore, Gary (September 30, 2019). "Adam Miller, elite combo guard from Chicago, includes KU on list of six schools". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Stebbins, Tim (April 19, 2020). "Illinois commit, Morgan Park's Adam Miller named 2020 Illinois Mr. Basketball". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Wagner, Joey (November 21, 2019). "Chicago Morgan Park guard Adam Miller verbally commits to Illinois basketball". Herald and Review. Retrieved April 22, 2020.