Oliver Miller is a big man who played for six teams in the NBA career who covered nine season, died, National Basketball Retired Players Association confirmed Wednesday. He was 54 years old.
Phoenix Sons Broadcaster Eddie Johnson first reported the death of Miller.
I am very sad to report that we have lost another @NBA Brotherhood member! Nine -year -old Oliver Miller died at the age of 54! You are going to miss the big O. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿. Rip
– ADA Johnson (@Jump Shot 8) March 12, 2025
Arkansas later published his statement of mourning.
We are deeply saddened by the death of Arkansas legend Oliver Miller. A prominent member of the 1990 Final Four team, a SWC Hall of Famil, the first round NBA Draft Puka and a real sculpture of the Reserved Spirit.
We love you Our thoughts are with his family. 🐗 🐗 pic.twitter.com/7b7eivym0t
– Arkansas Razerbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 March 12, 2025
Four years in Arkansas, a Fort Worth in Texas, Miller, was selected in the 1992 NBA Draft in the 1992 NBA Draft. Nesmit Hall of Fame Coach is playing under Nulan Richardson, and with fellow First Rounders Todd Day and Lee May Barry, it helped start the golden era of Reserve Basketball, which made the program three straight SEC regular season and tournament titles and the 1990s.
As an NBA player, Miller played for Sons, Detroit Piston, Toronto Ripitors, Dallas Moreks, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timber Walls, which has an average of 7.4 points, 5.9 reabounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He was in the Sons of 1992-93, who reached the NBA final and went to Michael Jordan.
6 feet -9 Miller was listed in 280 pounds and then he weighted in his career, but he also showed a feeling for the game that made it more than a normal center of the 90s.
Miller left the NBA in 2000 and played in Poland, Puerto Rico and China for four years in small leagues in the United States, but returned for a last stunt with timber Walls in 2003-04, with an average of 10.5 minutes an average of 10.5 minutes in each game at the age of 33.
In retirement, Miller faced legal problems. She was First degree attack and handgun possession were sentenced to one year in 2012 After applying a pistol to his girlfriend’s brother in a barbecue in Maryland.
Moving Later reported To live in Phoenix in 2020, live comfortably on your NBA pension and spend time with your grandchildren.
