Reggie Miller

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".

Cheryl was a member of the 1984 U.S. gold-medal-winning Olympic basketball team and is an analyst for Turner Sports.

One of the family anecdotes Reggie likes to recall was when Cheryl used to beat him in games of 1-on-1 prior to his professional career.

According to Reggie, they quit playing when he could finally block Cheryl's shots.

Miller says his unorthodox shooting style was developed to arc his shot over his sister's constant shot blocking.

His brother, Saul, Jr., became a musician and followed in his father's footsteps in military service.

Miller attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a degree in history.

In the 1984–85 NCAA season he helped the UCLA Bruins to an NIT championship.

Miller played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning third-team All-American honors as a junior in 1986.

In Miller's senior season, 1986–87, he was an All-Pac-10 selection for the second straight year, and led the Bruins to a Pacific-10 regular-season championship and the first Pac-10 tournament championship.

The three-point field goal was added for the 1986–87 season; 69 of Miller's 247 field goals that year were three-pointers.

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 fourth on the list behind Stephen Curry, Ray Allen, and James Harden.

One of his most memorable performances was in the January 24, 1987, game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he hit a 24 ft shot to put the Bruins ahead 62–59 with 10 seconds left.

Another notable game was a win against defending national champion Louisville and Pervis Ellison on February 28, 1987, where Miller scored 33 points in the second half, which is still the school record.

Miller's final game was a loss in the second round of the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to Wyoming.

He finished second in all-time scoring at UCLA behind only Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

Miller was selected by the Pacers with the 11th pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft.

Fans were initially upset that the Pacers chose Miller over New Castle, Indiana, native Steve Alford; fans watching the 1987 NBA draft booed Pacers President Donnie Walsh for the selection.

Miller wore jersey number 31 while playing for the Pacers, backing up shooting guard John Long before he became a starter.

Miller gained a respectable reputation early in his career as he led the Indiana Pacers to become a perennial playoff team.

After Chuck Person was traded from the Pacers during the 1992 offseason, Miller established himself as the Pacers' primary scoring threat.

On November 28, 1992, he scored a career-high 57 points against the Charlotte Hornets in a 134–122 win at Charlotte Coliseum.

In this game, Miller hit 16 of 29 field goals, 4 of 11 3-pointers, and 21 of 23 free throws.

The 57 points he scored was the second-highest total in the NBA during the 1992–93 season (only Michael Jordan's 64 against Orlando on January 16 was higher), and still stands today as the Pacers' NBA franchise team record, although George McGinnis holds the Pacers all-time franchise record with 58 points in an ABA game.

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.

Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers' greatest player of all time.

After his playing career, he became an NBA commentator for TNT and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports.

Miller was born in Riverside, California, and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School.

He was born with hip deformities, which prevented him from walking correctly.

After a few years of continuously wearing braces on both legs, his leg strength grew enough to compensate.

One of five siblings, he comes from an athletic family.

His brother Darrell is a former Major League Baseball player (catcher for the California Angels); his sister Tammy played volleyball at Cal State Fullerton; and his older sister Cheryl is also a Hall of Fame basketball player.

As of 2009, Miller still holds the UCLA single-season records for most league points, highest league scoring average, and most free throws.

He also holds several individual game records.

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.

UCLA retired his No. 31 jersey in 2013, and he was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2010.