Bowling Green State University Athletics
Nate Miller Named MAC Player Of The Week
February 09, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 9, 2009
Bowling Green senior forward Nate Miller was named Mid-American Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the East Division Monday after posting a pair of double-doubles and leading the Falcons to two conference wins.
Miller had 21 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots as Bowling Green defeated Western Michigan 68-61 Wednesday in Anderson Arena. The Falcons then went on the road to defeat Central Michigan 67-61 Saturday behind 10 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks from Miller. One of Miller's blocked shots against Central Michigan came on a three-point attempt with four seconds remaining that iced the win.
For the week, Miller averaged 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks. The double-doubles were the first two of the season for Miller and gave him 950 career points and exactly 500 career rebounds. The four steals on the week gave him 122 for his career, putting him just two shy of moving into the top 10 in program history in that category.
It marks the first time in Miller's career that he has been named MAC Player of the Week and is the third time this year that a Bowling Green player received the award. Chris Knight was named MAC Player of the Week on both Dec. 29 and Jan. 12.
Bowling Green is 13-9 on the season and 6-3 in conference play. The Falcons will head on the road looking to extend their five game win streak at Toledo Wednesday at 7 p.m.
