James Isaac "J. J." Miller, Jr. (born August 23, 1979) is an American professional

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player. He played overseas since 2001 and has played in multiple countries, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. Since 2012 he is a

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player and one of the top players in the Swedish

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. He started his professional career in the

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with

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in 2001. After that period he played with Brest of the French

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and in his home country for the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. He also played for the

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from 2004 till 2005. In the 2005–06 season he played with Demon Astronauts Amsterdam and won the

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with Amsterdam. He was one of the top scorers in the

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with 17.6 points per game. In 2012 Miller returned to

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, this time to play for

. From that moment, Miller was one of the top tier players in the Swedish

. He led the league in scoring in the

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and 2013–14 seasons with 21.6 and 23.7, respectively, points per game. Miller has also played for Levallois SCB, Optima Gent,

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, STB Le Havre and

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under his career.

Career statistics

Domestic

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005-06 , style="text-align:left;", Amsterdam ,

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, , 25, , , , 34.2, , .492, , .409, , .769, , 3.4, , 3.1, , 2.2, , .0, , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2006-07 , style="text-align:left;", Levallois ,

, , 34, , , , 33.0, , .416, , .338, , .793, , 3.0, , 3.2, , 1.4, , .0, , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2007-08 , style="text-align:left;", Gent , BLB Division 1, , 33, , , , 32.3, , .441, , .313, , .808, , 2.6, , 2.2, , 1.5, , .0, , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2009-10 , style="text-align:left;", Le Havre ,

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, , 30, , , , 32.3, , .428, , .336, , .833, , 1.8, , 3.8, , 1.5, , .0, , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2010-11 , style="text-align:left;", Leuven , BLB Division 1, , 34, , , , 33.0, , .468, , .408, , .780, , 2.3, , 2.7, , 1.4, , .1, , 15.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2011-12 , style="text-align:left;", Poitiers ,

, , 26, , , , 24.8, , .381, , .357, , .833, , 1.8, , 2.4, , 1.0, , .1, , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2012-13 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3, Borås , rowspan=3,

, , 32, , , , 36.3, , .472, , .417, , .840, , 3.2, , style="background:#cfecec;", 6.1, , .9, , .1, , style="background:#cfecec;", 21.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2013-14 , , 36, , , , 35.3, , .493, , .401, , .864, , 4.2, , 3.8, , 1.1, , .1, , style="background:#cfecec;", 23.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background", 2014-15 , , 34, , , , 31.9, , .486, , .367, , .795, , 2.4, , 4.5, , 1.0, , .2, , 17.7

Honours

References

External links

RealGM.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, James 1979 births Living people Borås Basket players Amsterdam Basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Gaiteros del Zulia players Gent Hawks players Landstede Hammers players Leuven Bears players North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball players People from Duplin County, North Carolina Point guards Poitiers Basket 86 players SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer players STB Le Havre players Sundsvall Dragons players Trotamundos B.B.C. players