Mike Miller

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Born: February 19, 1980

Height: 6-8 / 2,03

Weight: 218 lbs. / 98,9 kg.

College : Florida

Biography

Full name is Michael Lloyd Miller • Born in Mitchell, South Dakota, a town of 13,798 located 67 miles west of Sioux Falls, S.D. • He and his wife, Jen, have two sons, Mason and Mavrick • Son of Tom and Sheryl Miller • Father is an assistant principal and a former basketball standout at Dakota Wesleyan, while his mother is a teacher • Is a member of the Grizzlies’ All-Star Reading Team, and participated in the Read to Achieve Tip-off event at the Collierville Town Library last season where he read to kids, signed autographs and helped open the reading and learning center inside the library • Participates in the Grizzlies Tickets For Kids program with Head of 33’s Class • Participated last season in a toy delivery for the Hope House • Attended the Staxtacular fundraiser organized by Brian Cardinal and former teammate Shane Battier, an event to benefit the Stax Music Academy • Has his own foundation, the Mike Miller Foundation, and hosted a fundraising celebrity poker match in the summer of 2006 featuring fellow NBA players Jason Williams and Udonis Haslem, NFL players Daunte Culpepper, Darrell Jackson and DeAngelo Williams and pro golfer John Daly • His foundation encourages kids to enjoy a healthy lifestyle, and provides aid to disadvantaged or disabled children in the states Tennessee, his home state of South Dakota and Florida, where he attended university • Also remains involved with several community projects in his hometown of Mitchell • His high school home court was named The Corn Palace, complete with corn murals on the side that are completely stripped down each year and changed • Played with the USA Men’s Basketball Team at the 2002 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia and captured a gold medal • Named McDonald’s All-American • Was Player of the Year in South Dakota as both a junior and senior • Nicknamed “Skinny” • Scored tournament-record 54 points in Glaxo Holiday Invitational in Raleigh, N.C • Broke the record that was set by Anfernee Hardaway in 1989 • His uncle, Alan, was South Dakota’s all-time collegiate scorer after a career at Dakota Wesleyan, while another uncle, Chris, was Dakota Wesleyan’s all-time leading rebounder • Older brother, Ryan, is on the University of Pepperdine Men’s Basketball coaching staff, and was a Division II All-American at Northern State (S.D.) and a 10th round draft pick in the 1998 CBA Draft by Sioux Falls • Has another brother, Jared, who attended Northern State • Sister, Chelsey, played basketball for Mitchell H.S • Enjoys hunting and fishing.