Kelly Miller (basketball)
Kelly Miller (born September 6, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. She is the identical twin sister of fellow basketball player Coco Miller.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 6, 1978 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Mayo (Rochester, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Georgia (1997–2001) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Charlotte Sting | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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Early years edit
Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Kelly initially was interested in playing soccer and not basketball at high school, soon she joined her sister Coco. They also helped their school go 27–0 and win the Minnesota state's class 4A championship. Miller was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored thirteen points.[2]
College years edit
The twins went to University of Georgia, where they both majored in biology and won a series of awards, including the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's top amateur athlete. They earned that award in 1999, becoming the first pair of twins to earn the award, and joining Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Bill Walton, Bill Bradley, Kurt Thomas, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Janet Evans as recipients of the award.
Kelly ranked second in points among University of Georgia women players with 2,177; second in assists with 639; fourth in steals with 379 and tenth in rebounds with 711. She is the only player in UGA women's basketball to rank among the top ten in points, assists, steals and rebounds. She became the third player in that university's history to pass over 2,000 points, and the third player in the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) history to garner "Player of the Week" awards three weeks in a row.
Georgia statistics edit
Source[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Georgia | 28 | 489 | 40.1% | 81.9% | 5.7 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
| 99 | Georgia | 34 | 628 | 45.9% | 83.4% | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 18.5 |
| 00 | Georgia | 36 | 544 | 44.5% | 81.7% | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 15.1 |
| 01 | Georgia | 33 | 516 | 51.1% | 82.5% | 5.4 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| Career | 131 | 2177 | 45.2% | 82.5% | 5.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 16.6 |
USA Basketball edit
Miller played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. Miller averaged 10.2 points per game.[4]
WNBA career edit
In 2001 both Kelly and Coco both entered the WNBA draft. Kelly was selected by the Charlotte Sting 2nd overall in the 1st round, where she averaged 4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in her rookie year.
Kelly spent three seasons with the Sting as a utility player before she was traded to the Indiana Fever prior to the 2004 season. It was with the Fever that Kelly finally became a first-string player on the team, starting on all 34 games she played in the 2004 season.
After the 2005 season ended, Kelly was traded to the Phoenix Mercury, in exchange for Anna DeForge.[5]
On January 30, 2009, Miller was traded along with LaToya Pringle to the Minnesota Lynx for Nicole Ohlde.[6]
WNBA career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Miller won a WNBA championship |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Charlotte | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | .386 | .368 | .800 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | Charlotte | 32 | 0 | 17.3 | .446 | .471 | .763 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Charlotte | 34 | 0 | 15.4 | .407 | .423 | .775 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 32.2 | .387 | .411 | .877 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| 2005 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 31.1 | .439 | .325 | .848 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | Phoenix | 27 | 24 | 30.1 | .421 | .380 | .774 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 11.0 |
| 2007† | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 30.6 | .479 | .386 | .780 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 27.8 | .408 | .385 | .845 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Minnesota | 34 | 25 | 19.9 | .362 | .333 | .909 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | Atlanta | 30 | 1 | 16.4 | .290 | .329 | .880 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | Washington | 34 | 29 | 27.7 | .382 | .441 | .789 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | New York | 11 | 0 | 7.5 | .167 | .091 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Career | 12 years, 7 teams | 364 | 215 | 23.2 | .406 | .392 | .819 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 38.8 | .308 | .529 | .700 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 2007† | Phoenix | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | .455 | .308 | .818 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .750 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 23 | 13 | 22.7 | .412 | .396 | .771 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
NWBL career edit
After the 2002 WNBA season, both sisters played for the Birmingham Power of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).
International career edit
- 2002–2003: Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Turkey)
- 2003–2004: Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Turkey)
- 2004–2005: Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae (WKBL, South Korea)
- 2005–2006: US Valenciennes Olympic (LFB, France)
- 2006–2007: Lattes-Maurin Montpellier (LFB, France)
- 2007–2009: Spartak Moscow Region (Russia)
Notes edit
- ^ . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Media Guide". Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ . USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "MERCURY: Phoenix Acquires Kelly Miller from Indiana". www.wnba.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions". www.wnba.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
External links edit
- WNBA article and interview with both sisters
- Mercury trade Miller/Pringle to the Lynx for Ohlde