Richard "Pete" Miller (born May 4, 1952) is an American retired

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player and current coach.

Playing career

Miller played collegiate basketball for the

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team. From 1975, Miller played three seasons with Nationale Nederlanden Donar in the Dutch Eredivisie. He averaged 20.4 points per game over three seasons in the Eredivisie. Later, he left to play in Germany for

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

and later

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

Coaching career

Miller started his coaching career with Bayern Munich in 1985 and spent the next decade in Germany coaching several clubs in the Munich area. In 2008, Miller returned to the Netherlands to coach

Aris Leeuwarden Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...

. In 2010, he reached the semi-finals of the DBL with Aris. On April 12, 2021, Miller signed as head coach of

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for the remainder of the 2020–21 season after the club sacked Ivan Rudež. Donar was eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs by

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

Personal

Miller is often nicknamed "Pistol Pete".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Pete Donar (basketball club) coaches Bayer Giants Leverkusen players Aris Leeuwarden coaches Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players American men's basketball coaches FC Bayern Munich basketball players FC Bayern Munich basketball coaches 1952 births Living people San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players