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Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional
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player who played his entire 18-year career in the
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(NBA) with the
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. Widely recognized as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, he was known for his precision three-point shooting, especially in pressure situations and most notably against the
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, for which he earned the nickname "Knick Killer". A five-time
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selection, Miller was inducted into the
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in 2012 and named to the
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in 2021. Miller played
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for the
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, earning third-team
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honors as a junior in 1986. He was selected by Indiana in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 11th overall pick. When he retired from playing, Miller held the NBA record for most career 3-point field goals made. He is currently sixth on the list behind
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, James Harden,
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,
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and Klay Thompson. Miller led the league in
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percentage five times and won a gold medal in the
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. His 31 was retired by the Pacers in 2006. Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers' greatest player of all time. After his playing career, he became an NBA commentator for TNT and college basketball analyst for
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.


Early life

Miller was born in
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, and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He was born with hip deformities, which prevented him from walking correctly. After a few years of continuously wearing braces on both legs, his leg strength grew enough to compensate. One of five siblings, he comes from an athletic family. His brother Darrell is a former
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player; his sister Tammy played volleyball at Cal State Fullerton; and his older sister Cheryl is also a
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basketball player. Cheryl was a member of the 1984 U.S. gold medal-winning Olympic basketball team and is an analyst for
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. One of the family anecdotes Reggie likes to recall was when Cheryl used to beat him in games of 1-on-1 prior to his professional career. According to Reggie, they quit playing when he could finally block Cheryl's shots. Miller says his unorthodox shooting style was developed to arc his shot over his sister's constant shot blocking. His brother, Saul Jr., became a musician and followed in his father's footsteps in military service.


College

Miller attended the
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(UCLA), where he received a degree in history. In the 1984–85 NCAA season he helped the
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to an NIT championship. In Miller's senior season, 1986–87, he was an All-Pac-10 selection for the second straight year, and led the Bruins to a Pacific-10 regular-season championship and the first Pac-10 tournament championship. The three-point field goal was added for the 1986–87 season; 69 of Miller's 247 field goals that year were three-pointers. One of his most memorable performances was in the January 24, 1987, game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he hit a shot to put the Bruins ahead 62–59 with 10 seconds left. Another notable game was a win against defending national champion
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and Pervis Ellison on February 28, 1987, where Miller scored 33 points in the second half, which is still the school record.UCLA Bruins Basketball media guide (PDF copy available fro
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Miller's final game was a loss in the second round of the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to
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. He finished second in all-time scoring at UCLA behind only Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). As of 2009, Miller still holds the UCLA single-season records for most league points, highest league scoring average, and most free throws. He also holds several individual game records. UCLA retired his No. 31 jersey in 2013, and he was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2010.


NBA career


Early career (1987–1993)

Miller was selected by the Pacers with the 11th pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft. Fans were initially upset that the Pacers chose Miller over New Castle, Indiana, native
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; fans watching the 1987 NBA draft booed Pacers President Donnie Walsh for the selection. Miller wore jersey number 31 while playing for the Pacers, backing up shooting guard John Long before he became a starter. Miller gained a respectable reputation early in his career as he led the Indiana Pacers to become a perennial playoff team. After Chuck Person was traded from the Pacers during the 1992 offseason, Miller established himself as the Pacers' primary scoring threat. On November 28, 1992, he scored a career-high 57 points against the
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in a 134–122 win at Charlotte Coliseum. In this game, Miller hit 16 of 29 field goals, 4 of 11 3-pointers, and 21 of 23 free throws. The 57 points he scored was the second-highest total in the NBA during the 1992–93 season (only Michael Jordan's 64 against Orlando on January 16 was higher), and still stands today as the Pacers' NBA franchise team record, although George McGinnis holds the Pacers all-time franchise record with 58 points in an ABA game.


Mid-career (1993–2000)

Miller became a household name during the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks, due to a phenomenal shooting performance in Game 5 on June 1, 1994, in which he scored 39 points (25 in the fourth quarter alone) in the Pacers' 93–86 victory at
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. Miller made several long 3-pointers during the quarter and engaged in an animated discussion of his ongoing performance with noted Knicks fan
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, who was, as always, seated courtside. The win gave the Pacers a 3–2 series lead over the heavily favored Knicks, but they lost the next two games and the series.


"Eight points in nine seconds"

On May 7, 1995, Miller scored eight unanswered points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks, leading the Pacers to a 107–105 victory. With 18.7 seconds remaining and the Pacers trailing 105–99, Miller took the inbound pass from Mark Jackson, made a 3-pointer, stole the inbound pass from Anthony Mason, dribbled back behind the arc and tied the game with another 3, stunning the crowd at Madison Square Garden. On the ensuing possession, Knicks guard John Starks was fouled by Sam Mitchell. Starks missed both free throws, and although
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managed to get the offensive rebound, his shot was just a bit long and hit the back rim. Miller got the rebound and was fouled with 7.5 seconds left. He made both free throws. Trailing by 2, New York had one last chance to win the game but failed to get a shot off, giving the Pacers a shocking 1–0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Pacers outlasted the Knicks in seven games before losing to the
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in the Conference Finals in seven games, just like the previous year. Near the end of the 1996 season, Miller fell to the floor and suffered an eye injury, leaving him unable to play in the playoffs until Game 5 of the first round against the
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, where he wore goggles until the Pacers were eliminated. Around this time, Miller hosted a talk show on WTHR called ''The Reggie Miller Show''. After missing the playoffs in the 1997 season, the Pacers returned to the postseason in
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. They defeated the
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and Knicks en route to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they faced
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and the defending champion Bulls. On May 25, 1998, the Pacers trailed
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2–1 in the series and were behind 94–93 in Game 4 at home in Market Square Arena with 2.9 seconds left. Miller got free from
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, caught the inbound pass from Derrick McKey, turned and made a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds to go. The Pacers eventually pushed the series to Game 7 in Chicago, where the Pacers led in the fourth quarter before fading in the final two minutes. The Bulls won 88–83 and went on to win their sixth and final championship of the Michael Jordan/Scottie Pippen era. With Jordan retired, Miller and the Pacers were considered a favorite in the East heading into the lockout-shortened 1999 season. After earning the No. 2 seed in the East, the Pacers once again met the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, where the eighth-seeded Knicks upset the Pacers in six games. In the decisive sixth game, Miller had one of the worst performances of his career, scoring just eight points on 3-of-18 shooting from the field. He missed all but one of his eight 3-point attempts.


NBA Finals appearance

In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the
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on May 6, 2000, Miller and teammate
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each scored 40 points, becoming the highest-scoring pair of teammates in playoff history, in the Pacers' 108–91 victory. The Pacers won that series 4–2 and returned to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth time in seven years. This time they finally broke through, defeating the rival Knicks 4–2. Game 6 at
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on June 2, 2000, was sealed by Miller's 34 points, with 17 coming in the fourth quarter to help Indiana clinch the series with a 93–80 victory over the Knicks. The Pacers advanced to the
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for the first time in franchise history, facing the
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led by
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and
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. The Pacers lost the series 4–2 as Miller averaged 24.3 points per game for the series.


Later career and retirement (2000–2005)

The Pacers struggled the next year, falling to the 8th seed in the East. In Game 1 of the First Round of the playoffs against the 76ers, Miller hit the game-winning three with 2.9 seconds left to secure a 79–78 victory. The eventual Eastern Conference champion 76ers took the next three games to give the Pacers a quick exit. In 2002, Miller almost single-handedly eliminated the top seed and eventual Eastern Conference Champion
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in the fifth and final game of the first round of the playoffs. After New Jersey's
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missed two free throws, Miller sent the game into overtime by banking in a three-pointer at the buzzer. With the Pacers down by two points in the final seconds of the first overtime, Miller drove into the lane and dunked over three Nets defenders to send the game into a second overtime. The Pacers lost to the Nets 120–109, but Miller burnished his record as a clutch performer. In the twilight of his career, Miller deferred team leadership to All-Star teammate Jermaine O'Neal, who urged his teammates to "win one championshipfor 'Uncle Reg'". While Miller was no longer the team's leading scorer, he remained a go-to player in crunch time. O'Neal demonstrated his respect for Miller on January 4, 2005, when he scored 55 points against the
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and then left the game with 1:43 remaining to preserve Miller's 57-point record. In 2005, following the lengthy suspensions of star teammates O'Neal, Stephen Jackson, and
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for a brawl with fans in Detroit, Miller averaged nearly 20 points per game for stretches of the season. He scored 39 points against the
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on March 18 at the age of 39. In January, Miller angrily shot down rumors that he would retire at the end of the season, saying that if he did decide to retire, he would announce it through his sister Cheryl. On February 10, Cheryl, now a sideline reporter for TNT, reported that her brother had told her the previous day that he would indeed retire. On April 11, in a game against the
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, Miller passed
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to move into 12th on the
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's all-time scoring list. Miller's last game was on May 19, 2005, at Conseco Fieldhouse, when the Pacers lost 88–79 to the
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in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, ending the series 4–2. In the game, Miller led the Pacers with 27 points, making 11 out of 16 field goals including four of eight three-pointers. When he was taken out with 15.7 seconds to play, the
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crowd gave him a final standing ovation. Then-Pistons coach (and former Pacers coach) Larry Brown called an additional timeout during which the Pistons players joined in the ovation, a moment which provided closure to Miller's career and to a season that had been overshadowed by the brawl between the two teams. This won the 2005 Best Moment ESPY Award. Over his 18-year NBA career, Miller made over $105 million in salary, playing in 1,389 games for the Pacers. He is one of seven NBA players who spent an entire career of 18 or more seasons with a single franchise. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. Miller is one of only nine players to join the 50–40–90 club and has made 2,560 3-pointers in his career, which was an NBA record at the time of his retirement. His record was later broken by
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, who was later surpassed by
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. To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary ''
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'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Miller as the 47th greatest player in NBA history.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1987–88 , style="text-align:left;",
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, 82, , 1, , 22.4 , , .488 , , .355 , , .801 , , 2.3 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988–89 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 74, , 70, , 34.3 , , .479 , , .402 , , .844 , , 3.9 , , 3.1 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 82, , 82, , 38.9 , , .514 , , .414 , , .868 , , 3.6 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 24.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1990–91 , style="text-align:left;",
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, 82, , 82, , 36.2 , , .512 , , .348 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .918* , , 3.4 , , 4.0 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 22.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1991–92 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 82, , 82, , 38.0 , , .501 , , .378 , , .858 , , 3.9 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1992–93 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 82, , 82, , 36.0 , , .479 , , .399 , , .880 , , 3.1 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 21.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993–94 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 79, , 79, , 33.4 , , .503 , , .421 , , .908 , , 2.7 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 19.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 81, , 81, , 32.9 , , .462 , , .415 , , .897 , , 2.6 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 19.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995–96 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 76, , 76, , 34.5 , , .473 , , .410 , , .863 , , 2.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 21.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1996–97 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 81, , 81, , 36.6 , , .444 , , .427 , , .880 , , 3.5 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 21.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997–98 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 81, , 81, , 34.5 , , .477 , , .429 , , .868 , , 2.9 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 19.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, style="background:#cfecec;", 50* , , style="background:#cfecec;", 50* , , 35.7 , , .438 , , .385 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .915* , , 2.7 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999–00 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 81, , 81, , 36.9 , , .448 , , .408 , , .919 , , 3.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 18.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 81, , 81, , 39.3 , , .440 , , .366 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .928* , , 3.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 18.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 79, , 79 , , 36.6 , , .453 , , .406 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .911* , , 2.8 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 70, , 70, , 30.2 , , .441 , , .355 , , .900 , , 2.5 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 80, , 80, , 28.2 , , .438 , , .401 , , .885 , , 2.4 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 66, , 66, , 31.9 , , .437 , , .322 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .933* , , 2.4 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 14.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 1,389, , 1,304, , 34.3 , , .471 , , .395 , , .888, , 3.0, , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 18.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 5 , , 1 , , 19.2 , , .457 , , .263 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 8.0


Playoffs

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, 3, , 3, , 43.3 , , .581, , .636, , .800, , 2.3 , , 4.7 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 27.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
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, 4, , 4, , 43.8 , , .533, , .526, , .947, , 3.0 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .0 , , 31.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",
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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
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, 17, , 17, , 37.7 , , .476, , .422, , .860, , 3.6 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .2 , , 25.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
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National team career

Miller was a member of two gold medal-winning teams, the US national team for the 1994 FIBA World Championship and the Olympic men's basketball team in
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
. He averaged 17.1 points, 52.6% shooting, and was 19 for 20 from free throws and was second-leading scorer behind
Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. He is a and Center (basketball), center ...
in the 1994 tournament. In 1996, he averaged 11.4 points and had the second-highest total points (91). He started 5 out of the 8 games and shared the shooting guard rotation with Mitch Richmond. He did not return to the USA Team until the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The 2002 team did not win that year's championship, losing to
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in the quarterfinals. The tournament marked the first time that NBA players competed against international competition and lost. Miller was injured during the 2002 World Championships and played limited minutes.


Off the court

Miller served as the 2005 Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade Grand Marshal. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis opened the day with the prayer "Keep these drivers safe and God bless Reggie!" before Miller waved the
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to start the race. In August 2005, Miller announced his plans to join TNT as an NBA analyst; his sister, Cheryl is an NBA sideline reporter for the network. Miller once served as guest host of the network television talk show '' Live with Regis and Kelly'', filling in for host
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. Miller is currently a host on TNT's NBA coverage and also answers "Reggie's Mailbag". Miller's number 31 was retired at halftime in a ceremony on March 30, 2006, at Conseco Fieldhouse. In June 2005, Miller also became a weekly contributor to ''
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'' on
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, providing the show with commentary. Beginning in 2011, Miller has worked as a TV analyst for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship tournament. Miller currently splits his time between residences in
Malibu, California Malibu ( ; ; ) is a beach city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, about west of downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate, its strip of beaches stretching along the Pacific Ocean coa ...
, and Fishers, Indiana. Miller previously put his Fishers mansion, located on Geist Reservoir, up for sale for $7.5 million. The listing has since been removed without Miller selling the residence. On August 8, 2007,
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general manager
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and head coach
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discussed with him about joining their revamped roster including
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,
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, and longtime Celtic
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in a reserve role. On August 12, his former coach
Rick Carlisle Richard Preston Carlisle ( ; born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detroi ...
was quoted as saying "we (Miller and I) talked about it and agreed that it was something that deserved careful consideration." On August 24, 2007, his 42nd birthday, Miller decided against any comeback, stating: "Physically, I know I could have done it. But mentally, when you do something like this, you've either got to be all in or all out. And I've decided I'm all out." A documentary titled ''Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks'' premiered to the public on March 14, 2010, on ESPN. Miller announced in December 2009 that there would be a Special Premiere Movie event on Friday, Feb 26, at Conseco Fieldhouse. The documentary was directed by
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-winner Dan Klores. During his career, he performed a voice role in the
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-animated TV series ''
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''; after retirement, he appeared in a comedy role in '' Uncle Drew'' in 2018 and appeared in the seventeenth season of the American reality competition television series ''
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'' as one of the guest celebrity athletes assigned to contestants to serve as culinary students. In December 2020 he was voted onto the USA Cycling Board of Directors. In 2025, Miller will join NBC as a game analyst for its NBA coverage beginning in the 2025–26 season. He joins NBC after having been at TNT, which had lost live NBA game rights, since 2005.


Achievements

* Miller played more games with the same team than all but five players in NBA history: John Stockton and
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of the
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,
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with the
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, Tim Duncan with the
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, and Dirk Nowitzki with the
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. (On this list, only Malone played for another team, joining the Los Angeles Lakers in his final season.) Only ten other players have played in more total regular season NBA games than Miller. Over the course of his career, Miller scored 25,279 points (14th on all-time scoring list), with an average of 18.2 points per game. He shot .471 from the field, .395 from 3-point range and .888 from the free-throw line. * Miller made the All-NBA Third Team three times throughout his career and received his only MVP votes in 1998 and 2000. * Miller was the first Indiana Pacer to start in an
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, doing so in 1995. He was also selected to the team in 1990, 1996, 1998 and 2000. * Miller retired as the all-time NBA leader in total 3-point field goals made (2,560) (broken February 10, 2011, by
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while with the
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). * Miller led the league twice in three-point field goals made ( 1992–93, 1996–97). * Miller made a three-pointer in 68 consecutive games from November 15, 1996, to April 6, 1997. * Miller led the league in free throw percentage five times (, , , , ) * Miller is one of only nine members in the 50–40–90 club of players who shot 50% or better from the field, 40% or better from three-point range, and 90% or better from the free-throw line in a single season while also achieving th
NBA league minimum
number of makes in each category.
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,
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, Steve Nash,
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,
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,
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, Malcolm Brogdon and Kyrie Irving are the only other players to achieve this feat. * Miller ranks second all-time in 30-point playoff games against the New York Knicks, with nine, trailing only
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, with 15. * Inducted into the
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in 2012 * Miller was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the
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See also

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List of National Basketball Association annual free throw percentage leaders In basketball, a free throw is an unopposed attempt to score points from behind the Key (basketball), free throw line. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) free throw percentage leader is the player with the highest free throw percentage in ...
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List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career regular season games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). :''Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.'' See also * List of NBA regular season recor ...
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List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressiv ...
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List of National Basketball Association franchise career scoring leaders The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Assoc ...
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List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders This article provides two lists: *A list of National Basketball Association, NBA career season (sports), regular season three-point field goals made. *A progressive list of three-point leaders showing how the record has increased through the years ...
* List of National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders *
List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made. :A progressive list of free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years. Free th ...
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List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association List of NBA players, players by total career season (sports), regular season leaders in minutes played. :A progressive list of leaders, and records for minutes played show ...
* List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders * List of National Basketball Association career playoff 3-point scoring leaders * List of National Basketball Association career playoff free throw scoring leaders *
List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946, in New York City, as the Basketball Association of ...


References


External links


NBA history: Miller Bio





Look back at Reggie Miller's legendary UCLA career

Reggie Miller bio interview
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