Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brandon Miller was born November 22, 2002, in Antioch, Tennessee. He is a forward in the NBA.

Miller was named to the Naismith College Player of the Year and Julius Erving Award watch lists entering his freshman season at Alabama. On November 21, 2022, Miller earned his first Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Week honor. On December 17, 2022, Miller scored 36 points and six rebounds against Gonzaga. He posted an Alabama freshman-record 41 points on February 22, 2023, in a 78–76 overtime win against South Carolina. Miller was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 SEC men's basketball tournament after averaging 20.3 points and 11 rebounds over three games. He finished the season averaging an SEC-high 18.8 points per game and also averaged 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

At the end of the regular season, Miller was named the SEC Player of the Year, the SEC Rookie of the Year, and first-team All-Conference. He was a consensus second-team All-American selection after being selected to the first teams of the Associated Press and Sporting News and the second teams of NABC and USBWA selections. Miller was also named the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and the NABC Freshman of the Year.

The Charlotte Hornets selected Miller with the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.