It's Miller Time

Reginald Wayne Miller was born to Saul and Carrie Miller. He was born on August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California. Reggie was born with a hip deformity that caused severely splayed feet. The first four years of his life he wore leg braces to correct his birth effect. Doctors didn't think he would ever be able to walk without assistance. At the age of five the braces came off and made up for lost time in trying to keep up with his athletic brothers and sisters.




Reggie Miller grew up in a very athletic Family. His sister Cheryl Miller is may have been the greatest Women's basketball player ever.His brother Darrell has had a long major league
career as a catcher. Another sister, Tammy, played volleyball at Cal State-Fullerton.











Reggie played basketball at Riverside Polytechnic High School. He went to college at UCLA were he was a star and scored  2,095 points - second in that school's history to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In the 1987 NBA Draft the Indiana Pacers selected Reggie Miller. Indiana basketball were hugely disappointed. The fans wanted Steve Alford from Indiana University who had just led his school to a 30-4 season and the NCAA Championship. But Miller soon silenced his critics, becoming a starter in his rookie season and averaging 10 points per game. In his second season he averaged 16 points per game. In his third, he emerged as a star averaging 24.6 points per game.

In 1990, he was chosen for his first NBA All-Star game. He continued to improve his game. The Pacers granted him a seven-year, $18 million contract extension. By 1993, he had become the Pacers' all-time leading scorer.

Although regarded as one of the best shooters in the NBA, Miller did not receive much national attention until the 1994 playoffs. He led the Pacers to their first-ever playoff series victory against the Orlando Magic. The team then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the second round.

On May 7, 1995, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks, leading the Pacers to a stunning 107–105 victory. With 18.7 seconds remaining and the Pacers trailing 105-99, Miller took the inbounds pass from Mark Jackson, made a 3-pointer, stole the inbounds pass from Anthony Mason, dribbled back behind the arc and tied the game with another 3, stunning Madison Square Garden. On the ensuing possession, Knicks guard John Starks was fouled by Sam Mitchell. Starks missed both free throws, and although Patrick Ewing managed to get the offensive rebound, his shot was just a bit long and hit the back rim. Miller got the rebound and was fouled with 7.5 seconds left. He made both free throws. Trailing by 2, New York had one last chance to win the game, but failed to get a shot off, giving the Pacers a shocking 1–0 lead in the best-of-seven series.