Kenny Miller (basketball)
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Kenneth Allen Miller Tolbert (born December 27, 1967) is a former professional
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player. He attended
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on
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. Miller (a.k.a. The Big Mil) was the 1988
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men's basketball season rebounding leader, the first freshman in the history of the
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. 2020 Net Worth 2-7mm


College career

Miller played at Loyola University where he won First Team All-MCC (
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), MCC Newcomer of the Year and the 1988 rebounding title.


Professional career

Miller played in the Continental Basketball Association,
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, NBA,
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),
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, Fenerbahçe,
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,
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9 season,
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(1 season),
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and
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. In the off-season he played in Puerto Rico (Carolina league co-champion) and Bayamon Leagues, in Venezuela (Toros), Santo Domingo, Ecuador and Chicago Summer league. Miller was voted the best imported player for Unicaja of Malaga. He led and held the record in field goal percentage at 72.32 in the 1997–98 season. Miller held the club record for games played (225).


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Kenny 1967 births Living people Albany Patroons players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players from Chicago CB Gran Canaria players Centers (basketball) Dinamo Sassari players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Grand Rapids Hoops players Liga ACB players Loyola Ramblers men's basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Rapid City Thrillers players Rockford Lightning players Tenerife CB players UB La Palma players