Mike Miller - Basketball

During the 2008 off-season, Miller was traded from the Memphis Grizzles to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of an eight player trade. Currently during ‘08-09 season with the Timberwolves, Miller is averaging 9.7 points per game (ppg) and 4.2 assists per game (apg).

Miller’s road to stardom began in Mitchell, SD where he led the Mitchell Kernels to two State basketball titles before taking his talents to the University of Florida where he further solidified his reputation as a "Big Time" player, leading Florida to the NCAA National Championship in 2000. Mike began his NBA Career with the Orlando Magic when they drafted him the 5th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. Miller came out shooting and scoring which earned him the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2001. Miller was traded to the Grizzlies in 2002. In the 2006 season Miller was selected as the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, after his wonderful performance of 13.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.7 apg and shot 40.7% from behind the arc. In 2007, Miller took his performance up another notch averaging 18.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.3 apg and was selected to participate in the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shooting contest during the NBA All-Star weekend.

He’s not only succeeding on the court but is very involved in his community efforts off the court, both in Memphis and in South Dakota. His Mike Miller Foundation, as well as, many charities and communities here in South Dakota have benefited from Miller’s generosity. He and his wife Jennifer gave $1,000,000 to the Sanford Children’s Hospital for the Intensive Care Unit in 2008.