Bill Miller (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1924 Berea, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Kentucky) |
| College |
Eastern Kentucky (1944–1945) North Carolina (1947–1948) |
| NBA draft | 1948 / Undrafted |
| Number | 6, 13, 21 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1948 | Chicago Stags |
| 1948–1949 | St. Louis Bombers |
| As coach: | |
| 1955–1956 | Roanoke Rapids HS |
| 1956–1959 | Campbellsville JC |
| 1959–1979 | Elon |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William Ralph "Bill" Miller (born November 24, 1924) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Stags and St. Louis Bombers during the 1948–49 season.[1] Prior to playing in the NBA, Miller played collegiate basketball at Eastern Kentucky Teachers College and then at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.[2]
After the NBA, Miller became a college coach for Campbellsville Junior College and Elon University.[3] Between 1968 - 1974, Miller led Elon to six straight 20-win seasons.[4] In the Winter of 1973, Miller was selected to coach the NAIA All-Stars - which went on to defeat the NCAA All-Stars 107-78 in High Point, N.C. Miller ended his career with 329 wins at Elon, still the most in program history.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Bill Miller NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/uncbasketballblu19471948/uncbasketballblu19471948_djvu.txt
- ↑ "Bill Miller Is Named As Elon Cage Coach". The Daily Times-News. April 23, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved October 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://www.elonphoenix.com/news/2014/2/26/MBB_0226144843.aspx
- ↑ http://www.elonphoenix.com/sports/2010/8/2/GEN_0802103828.aspx?&tab=4