Jay Julian Miller (July 19, 1943 – April 5, 2001) was an American

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

. Miller first played for the

St. Louis Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

before being selected by the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

in the

1968 NBA Expansion Draft The 1968 NBA Expansion Draft was the fourth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 6, 1968, so that the newly founded Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns could acquire players for the upcoming 1968� ...

. After his time with the Bucks, he spent the rest of his career in the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

References

1943 births 2001 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Basketball players from St. Louis Indiana Pacers players Los Angeles Stars players Milwaukee Bucks expansion draft picks Milwaukee Bucks players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players Small forwards St. Louis Hawks players Undrafted National Basketball Association players United States men's national basketball team players Pan American Games competitors for the United States 1967 FIBA World Championship players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub