Willie Miller (basketball)
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Willie V. Miller Jr. (born July 13, 1977) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He last played for the Pilipinas MX3 Kings of the ASEAN Basketball League. He has started at the point guard position mostly but could also play the shooting guard spot. Miller has won four PBA championships and two PBA Most Valuable Player Awards.
Converge FiberXers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1977-07-13) July 13, 1977 (age 46) Olongapo, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
PBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
Selected by the Batang Red Bull Thunder | |
Playing career | 1999–2016 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Coaching career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1999–2000 | Nueva Ecija Patriots |
2001–2003 | Batang Red Bull Thunder |
2004–2006 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
2006–2010 | Alaska Aces |
2010–2011 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
2011–2012 | Barako Bull Energy |
2012–2013 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
2013–2014 | Barako Bull Energy |
2015 | Talk N' Text Tropang Texters |
2015–2016 | Pilipinas MX3 Kings |
As coach: | |
2023–present | Converge FiberXers (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Miller played college basketball for Letran, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future PBA superstar. After graduating, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2001 PBA draft by the Thunder. Miller led them to two PBA championships before he got traded to the Alaska Aces where he also won one. He also won one championship with Talk N' Text.