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| Born | August 24, 1965 Riverside, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Riverside Polytechnic (Riverside, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (1983–1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1987: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1987–2005 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 25,279 (18.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,182 (3.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 4,141 (3.0 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Indiana Pacers. Widely recognized as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, he was known for his precision three-point shooting, especially in pressure situations and most notably against the New York Knicks, for which he earned the nickname "Knick Killer".[1][2][3][4][5] A five-time All-Star selection, Miller was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.[6][7]
Miller played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning third-team All-American honors as a junior in 1986. He was selected by Indiana in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 11th overall pick. When he retired from playing, Miller held the NBA record for most career 3-point field goals made. He is currently fifth on the list behind Stephen Curry, Ray Allen, James Harden, and Damian Lillard. Miller led the league in free throw percentage five times and won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. His No. 31 was retired by the Pacers in 2006.[8] Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers' greatest player of all time.[9][10][11] After his playing career, he became an NBA commentator for TNT and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports.[12]
- ^ Rhoden, William C. (June 3, 2000). "Sports of The Times; Miller Leaves Calling Card For Knicks". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
His three fourth-quarter 3-pointers accomplished something that no other team—no other player—had accomplished during this year's playoffs. Those shots took the Knicks' will. Miller revived his imprimatur as the Knick-killer. He ended a season and may well have ended a Knicks era.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (May 18, 1995). "1995 NBA PLAYOFFS; Knicks Sweat It Out Until End but Force Game 6". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
And Reggie Miller, the Knick-killer, still had one more scare for New York, even after what turned out to be Ewing's game-winning shot.
- ^ Abrams, Jonathan (February 18, 2011), "A Big Absence: No Reggie Miller on the Hall's List", The New York Times, p. B9, archived from the original on June 6, 2022
- ^ "Top 15 shooters in NBA history: CBS Sports ranks the greatest of all time, from Stephen Curry to Ray Allen". CBS Sports. June 2, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Andy (June 18, 2024). "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "NBA: Reggie Miller elected to Hall of Fame". Press Enterprise. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "NBA 75". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Pacers to retire Reggie's No. 31 in March". November 3, 2005. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers announce 40th anniversary team". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ "Hoops Manifesto - The Sports Daily". The Sports Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Rosa, Poch de la. "Ranking the Top 25 Players in Indiana Pacers NBA History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Reggie Miller Joins Albert on TNT Team". Oklahoman.com. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.