Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American

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player for

APR BBC Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Basketball Club, commonly known simply as APR, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. Owned and funded by the Ministry of Defence of Rwanda, the team plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) and in the Bask ...

of the

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Each season typically r ...

(BAL). He was a

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selection in 2023, while playing for

SLAC SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, United States. Founded in 1962, the laboratory is now sponsored ...

College career

Miller Jr. played for

Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...

in four seasons. He was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in 2010.

Professional career

Miller was drafted by the

Oklahoma City Blue The Oklahoma City Blue are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City and are affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blue compete in the NBA G League as members of the Western Conference. The Blue play their home games ...

in the 2014 draft of the

NBA D-League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, ...

. On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the

of the

. Miller started playing with

in Guinea in 2018. He played with SLAC in the

2018–19 Africa Basketball League The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams. The season began on Februar ...

, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team. On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in

The Basketball League The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a professional basketball league. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and has since expanded. TBL's regular season runs from Feb ...

(TBL). On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

. He returned to SLAC to play in the

2022 BAL qualification The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season, also known as the Road to BAL 2022, were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021 ...

. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the

2022 BAL season The 2022 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 2, was the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 2 March 2022 and ended with the Finals on 28 May 2022. The group phase was played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar and ...

, the first appearance of the club in the

. In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals. The following BAL season, in

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, Miller Jr. averaged career-highs of 21.2 points on 55.6% shooting and 3.2 steals per game. Despite his club missing the playoffs, he was given a place in the

because of his play. In November 2023, Miller Jr. joined

City Oilers City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won 10 championships, the most in league history. The Oilers currently also play in the Basketball A ...

from Uganda. Miller Jr. made his debut on November 21, 2023, against

COSPN Club Omnisport de La Police Nationale, commonly known as COSPN or COSPN Analamanga, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antananarivo, Analamanga. The team plays in the N1A, the top tier level in Madagascar. COSPN is affiliated to the national ...

with 18 points in an 81–76 win. On December 8, 2023, Miller signed with the

Prawira Bandung Prawira Harum Bandung is an Indonesian professional basketball club based in the city of Bandung, West Java province. It was founded by Lilian Wijaya in 1991 as Hadtex Indosyntec. The club was a member of the Perbasi's top division from 1994 t ...

of the

Indonesian Basketball League The Indonesia Basketball League (IBL; ) is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003. From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the National Basketball League (NBL) ...

(IBL). He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the

2024 BAL season The 2024 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 4, was the 4th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 9 March 2024 and ended with the final on 1 June 2024, which was played in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda for a fourth c ...

. Miller played for the Rochester Kingz of

(TBL) during the

2025 TBL season The 2025 TBL season is the eighth season of The Basketball League (TBL). League changes League President David Magley also announced that TBL would be planning to further expand into The Maritimes for the 2025 season. It was announced that the Ha ...

. In May 2025, Miller joined APR for the

2025 BAL season The 2025 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 5, will be the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season will begin on 5 April and end on 14 June 2025 with the final. The playoffs and finals will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, ...

, his fourth consecutive BAL season.

BAL career statistics

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References

External links

RealGM profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller Jr., Dane 1990 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Guinea American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in Indonesia American expatriate basketball people in Uganda American men's basketball players APR B.C. players Basketball players from Rochester, New York City Oilers players Oklahoma City Blue players Prawira Bandung players Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players Shabab Al Ahli Club basketball players SLAC (basketball club) players Small forwards Snæfell men's basketball players