Pete Miller (basketball)

Pete Miller

Personal information
Born	(1952-05-04) May 4, 1952 (age 72)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College	San Jose State (–1975)
Playing career	1975–1985
Coaching career	1985–present
Career history
As player:
1975–1978	Donar
1978–1982	TuS 04 Leverkusen
1982–1985	Bayern Munich
As coach:
1985–1987	Bayern Munich
1987–1989	SG München
1989–1993	Lotus München
1995–1996	TG Landshut
1998–1999	DJK Würzburg
2000–2005	TG Landshut (assistant)
2008–2011	Aris Leeuwarden
2011–2015	WBC Wels
2015	Chemnitz 99
2021	Donar

Richard "Pete" Miller (born May 4, 1952) is an American retired basketball player and current coach.

Playing career

Miller played collegiate basketball for the San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team. From 1975, Miller played three seasons with Nationale Nederlanden Donar in the Dutch Eredivisie.^[1] He averaged 20.4 points per game over three seasons in the Eredivisie.^[2] Later, he left to play in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen and later Bayern Munich.^[3]

Coaching career

Miller started his coaching career with Bayern Munich in 1985 and spent the next decade in Germany coaching several clubs in the Munich area.

In 2008, Miller returned to the Netherlands to coach Aris Leeuwarden. In 2010, he reached the semi-finals of the DBL with Aris.

On April 12, 2021, Miller signed as head coach of Donar for the remainder of the 2020–21 season after the club sacked Ivan Rudež.^[4] Donar was eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs by Heroes Den Bosch.

Personal

Miller is often nicknamed "Pistol Pete" after Peter "Le Pistol" Dickson.^[5]

References

1. "Pete Miller - DonarMuseum.nl". www.donarmuseum.nl.
2. "Pete Miller Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier". db.basketball.nl.
3. "It's Miller time!". Sportinstad.nl.
4. "Pete Miller maakt seizoen af als hoofdcoach van Donar". Donar.nl.
5. van der Putten, Tim. "Pete Miller nieuwe hoofdtrainer Basketball Academy RTC Noord en Donar DTL".