Darius Tiyon Miller is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Education
He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky and finished his senior season by winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Tournament on the 2011-2012 Kentucky Wildcats team Miller attended Mason County High School, where he averaged 19.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.9 steals per game and led the team to a state championship in 2008.
Career
After his senior season in high school, Miller was named the KHSAA"s men"s basketball player of the year, commonly known as "Kentucky Mr. Basketball". Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Miller was listed as the Number. 8 small forward and the Number.
42 player in the nation in 2008.
Miller finished his college career having played more games for the University of Kentucky than any other player. The Wildcats" championship game and Miller"s last collegiate match was his 152nd appearance for the team, surpassing Wayne Turner"s previous record of 151 games.
He and Deon Thompson of North Carolina are currently tied for third place in career games in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men"s play, and have the most games among those who played in exactly four seasons. Miller was selected with the 46th overall pick in the 2012 National Basketball Association draft by the New Orleans Hornets.
On August 22, 2012, he signed a multi-year deal with the Hornets.
On December 31, 2012, Miller was assigned to the Iowa Energy. On January 27, 2013, he was recalled by the Hornets. In April 2013, the Hornets were renamed the Pelicans.
On July 25, 2014, Miller re-signed with the Pelicans.
On November 30, 2014, he was waived by the Pelicans. On January 16, 2015, Miller was opted over another Doctorate-League Player for a position on the Clippers.
On February 24, 2015, Miller signed with Brose Baskets of Germany for the rest of the 2014-2015 season. On July 28, 2015, he re-signed with Brose Baskets for one more season.