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2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
Nate Miller
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ohio
- High School:
- South
- Prev School:
- UNC-Wilmington
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Named All-MAC First Team All-Conference and MAC All-Tournament team ... also named NABC Division I All-District ... twice named MAC Eastern Division Player of the Week (Feb. 9 and March 9) ... selected to the Preseason All-MAC Team ... played in 30 games, starting each of the final 17 ... led the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game, rebounding at 7.3 rebounds per game, and steals with 60 ... also shot 48.4 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from three-point range ... started 13 of the 16 conference games, averaging 13.1 points and 8.3 rebounds, while grabbing 34 steals ... finished as one of four players in program history with 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds and 125 career steals, doing that in just three seasons ... led the MAC in steals (ranking in the top 50 in the country) and ranked fifth in rebounding, sixth in field goal percentage, ninth in scoring, and 15th in minutes ... had six double-doubles, all in the final 13 games, which tied for the second most in the conference ... in conference games only, ranked second in rebounding (8.3 per game) and steals (2.13 per game), and 10th in scoring (13.1 points) ... His 149 career steals rank as the seventh highest total in program history and his 60 steals during the season are the eighth highest single season total ... received MAC Player of the Week Award Feb. 9 after posting 21 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots in a win over Western Michigan and 10 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks in a win over Central Michigan ... also received the MAC Player of the Week Award March 9 after having 12 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and five steals in a loss at Miami and 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals in a win over Ohio that clinched the top seed for the MAC Tournament ... averaged 23.7 points, shot 59 percent from the field, and made 7-of-14 three-pointers (50 percent) in three postseason games ... had 22 points at Creighton in the NIT ... scored a career-high 27 points, including 25 in the second half, in the team[apos]s MAC Tournament semifinal loss to Akron, finishing with a career-high five three-pointers ... made 9-of-11 shots and finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Ohio in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals ... went over 1,000 career points by scoring 22 in the ESPNU BracketBusters game against Canisius. Added 13 rebounds and three steals ... had five steals against Eastern Michigan to go with 18 points and six rebounds ... finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Fordham. Made two free-throws and a jumper down the stretch that carried the team to the six-point win.
2007-08
An All-MAC honorable mention choice for the second-straight year ... started all 30 games ... averaged a team-high 13.2 points along with 6.4 rebounds (second on team) ... also had 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, leading the team in steals and ranking second on the Falcons in helpers ... had 22 double-digit scoring games, including five games of 20 points or more, to lead the Falcons in both categories ... had three double-doubles ... in MAC games only, led the Falcons in scoring (13.3 points) and tied for the team lead in assists (3.0 per game) ... tied his then career high with 21 points at Miami, adding a team-high eight rebounds ... nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds in a win over Kent State ... tied his career high with 21 points in a win over Toledo, adding 11 rebounds and five assists ... had a game-high 20 points against Central Michigan, scoring 18 in the second half ... scored a team-high 17 points in a win over Northern Illinois, along with a game-high five assists ... led BG with 17 points at Kent State, going 7-for-11 from the field ... had a double-double, his second in three games, with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against Ohio ... 17 points and 14 rebounds against Eastern Illinois ... tied his career high (for the second time in three games) with 21 points at Oakland, making all seven of his free-throw attempts, and added seven assists and three steals ... 21 points against Temple, going 9-of-14 from the field.
2006-07
An All-MAC honorable mention selection ... played in 23 games, starting 21 times ... had five double-doubles on the year ... one double-double came in the MAC Tournament, as he had 16 points and 10 rebounds against Ohio ... finished second on the team averaging 14.1 points ... led the Falcons with 7.7 rebounds per game ... had 18 points and eight rebounds at Akron ... 16 points and nine rebounds against Ohio ... totaled 19 points and seven rebounds at Morehead State, going 8-for-10 from the floor ... had the MAC[apos]s only triple double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Buffalo ... finished sixth in MAC games only in scoring (14.9) and seventh in rebounds (7.6) ... had his third double-double of the season when he had 11 points and 11 rebounds at Toledo ... had 16 points and nine rebounds against Ball State ... 18 points against Central Michigan ... had 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against Western Michigan ... had 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at Kent State ... had a career-high 21 points at Miami, adding six rebounds and three steals ... had 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals against Akron ... had 17 points, five rebounds, and three steals against Ohio ... 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals in the first Buffalo game ... had 13 points and nine boards against Jacksonville State ... had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Marshall, scoring 17 in the second half ... sat out the Falcons[apos] first eight games after transferring from UNC-Wilmington before becoming eligible and making his BG debut on Dec. 19 against Northern Colorado ... after scoring one point in 11 minutes in that game, played at least 27 minutes in each of the final 22 contests, including 30 or more minutes on 19 occasions ... played 43 minutes in at overtime game at Buffalo, and played all 40 minutes in the Western Michigan contest.
2005-06
Enrolled at BGSU in January of 2006 after spending the fall semester at UNC Wilmington ... appeared in nine games for the Seahawks and averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.
High School
A 2005 graduate of Springfield South High School ... averaged 20.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in his senior season ... three-year starter for Coach Larry Ham[apos]s Wildcats ... scored 1,300 points in four-year career ... three-time First-Team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference ... 2004-05 Co Player-of-the-Year in GWOC ... first-team all-area, all-county and all-southwest Ohio ... third team All-Ohio ... MVP of Ohio Dayton Vs. Columbus Area All-Star Game ... First-Team District 9 All-Media ... Player of the Year in District 9 ... played for No. 2-ranked team in state at Springfield South ... collected 21 points and eight rebounds in North-South All-Star Game.
PERSONAL
Nathan L. Miller, Jr., was born Aug. 12, 1987, in Springfield, Ohio ... a telecommunications major with a minor in interpersonal communication ... son of Nathan and Janine Miller ... has five sisters.
MILLER - CAREER STATS
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 23-21 755/32.8 123-241 .510 5-23 .217 73-136 .537 46-131 177 7.7 57-1 58 40 7 45 324/14.1
2007-08 30-30 998/33.3 148-362 .409 23-77 .299 76-137 .555 61-134 195 6.5 45-0 81 78 12 44 395/13.2
2008-09 30-17 905/30.2 170-351 .484 24-67 .358 50-113 .442 55-163 218 7.3 56-0 67 66 14 60 414/13.8
TOTAL 83-68 2658/32.0 441-954 .462 52-167 .311 199-386 .516 162-428 590 7.1 158-1 206 184 33 149 1133/13.7
GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2006-07
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Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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NORTHERN COLORADO 12/19/06 11 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0
at MARSHALL 12/22/06 * 27 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 4 6 10 6.5 2 0 2 0 0 3 19 10.0
vs Michigan Tech 12/27/06 * 31 4-16 .250 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 4 5 9 7.3 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 9.7
vs Jacksonville State 12/29/06 * 34 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 2 7 9 7.8 1 0 5 2 0 1 13 10.5
at UW-Green Bay 12/30/06 * 27 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-7 .429 2 5 7 7.6 4 0 0 4 1 1 9 10.2
BUFFALO 1/7/07 * 35 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-7 .429 3 2 5 7.2 2 0 5 2 0 4 13 10.7
at Ohio 1/11/07 * 36 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 4-7 .571 1 4 5 6.9 3 0 1 2 0 3 17 11.6
AKRON 1/14/07 * 32 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 3 4 7 6.9 3 0 1 3 0 3 15 12.0
at Miami 1/17/07 * 36 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 4-9 .444 2 4 6 6.8 4 0 0 0 0 3 21 13.0
at Kent State 1/20/07 * 37 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 3 11 14 7.5 2 0 2 2 0 2 20 13.7
WESTERN MICHIGAN 1/24/07 * 40 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 2 7 9 7.6 2 0 4 3 0 3 16 13.9
at Central Michigan 1/27/07 * 34 6-9 .667 0-2 .000 6-9 .667 4 2 6 7.5 4 0 2 2 0 1 18 14.3
BALL STATE 1/31/07 * 37 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 2 7 9 7.6 4 0 4 1 1 1 15 14.3
at Toledo 2/3/07 * 36 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-6 .167 2 9 11 7.9 4 0 2 3 0 0 11 14.1
at Northern Illinois 2/7/07 28 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 7.5 2 0 1 2 0 1 8 13.7
EASTERN MICHIGAN 2/10/07 * 32 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500 0 6 6 7.4 3 0 2 5 1 3 11 13.5
at Buffalo 2/13/07 * 43 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 8-14 .571 3 7 10 7.5 4 0 10 1 1 2 20 13.9
at Morehead State 2/17/07 * 30 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 7.5 2 0 2 2 0 2 19 14.2
OHIO 2/21/07 * 32 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 2-6 .333 2 7 9 7.6 0 0 3 1 0 0 16 14.3
at Akron 02/24/07 * 30 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 2 6 8 7.6 5 1 0 1 1 5 18 14.5
KENT STATE 3/1/07 * 35 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 2 8 10 7.7 0 0 3 2 2 0 8 14.1
MIAMI 3/4/07 * 36 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 0 5 5 7.6 2 0 1 1 0 2 11 14.0
vs Ohio 3/7/07 * 36 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 6-9 .667 1 9 10 7.7 1 0 4 1 0 3 16 14.1
Totals......................... 21 755 123-241 .510 5-23 .217 73-136 .537 46 131 177 7.7 57 1 58 40 7 45 324 14.1