Nakiea Jovon Miller (born May 15, 1979) is a retired American professional

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player who last played for the Dunkin Raptors in the

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. He previously played in the

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for

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and

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, and during his time there, Miller scored over 1,000 points. He has also played professionally in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia (Patriotas), Dominican Rep., France, Indonesia, Iraq (Al Kahraba), Lebanon (Bejjeh), Malaysia (KL Dragons), Mexico (

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), Poland, Uruguay (Larre Borges, Goes, Montevideo BC and Maldonado), Venezuela (Toros), Dominican Republic (La Mattica), Philippines (

) and Kosovo (Besa).

High school career

Miller attended Bunnell High School in

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, and was named to the ''

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'' All-Area boys basketball team during 1996–1997 season.

College career

Miller played basketball at

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, where he played center. In 2001 became the all-time blocked shots leader, and is currently the record holder with 249. In 2001 he was named the

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postseason tournament MVP.

College career statistics

''Cited from Iona College Athletics official site''

Iona Gaels individual career records

References

External links

Asia-basket.com profile
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