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Larry Miller (basketball player)
Lawrence James Miller (April 4, 1946 – May 11, 2025) was an American professional basketball player. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
An All-American star at Catasauqua High School in the 1960s, he went on to play college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was named ACC Player of the Year in 1966 and 1967.
From 1968 to 1975, he played professionally in the American Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars.
Miller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 1946. He attended Catasauqua High School, where he was an All-American basketball player and an All-League football player before choosing to dedicate himself solely to basketball.
In high school, Miller was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and 215 pounds (97.5 kg). He was a deft left-handed shooter and was an explosive jumper. He honed his basketball skills against professional players from the Eastern League's Allentown Jets during summers.
Miller's teams won the Lehigh Valley League Championship and District 11 regional championship in his sophomore through senior seasons. He would routinely average a triple-double in his senior season. In a January 1964 game, he had 37 points, 37 rebounds, and 17 assists. In his final home game a month later, he scored 65 points. In the 1964 Pennsylvania state playoffs at the Hershey Arena, Miller scored 46 of his team's 66 points, while also grabbing 20 rebounds, during his team's 66–62 win over Steelton High. During Catasauqua playoff games in Hershey and Harrisburg, Miller's team would draw 10,000 fans to their games.
In 1964, he was the number one college recruit in the country coming out of high school. Miller's scholastic average was 90, and he averaged 33.6 points per game on the basketball team. He received 120 college scholarship offers. Miller was such a popular player in Catasauqua and the entire Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, that many local basketball fans continued to follow his career after he went to the University of North Carolina. A local Lehigh Valley radio station reached an agreement to have North Carolina basketball games broadcast to facilitate fans continuing to follow Miller's career.
As of 2024, he was the top scorer in Lehigh Valley history, with 2,722 points from 1960-64; over 500 points more than the second ranked scorer. He also had 2,062 career high school rebounds. In 2018, he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District XI Hall of Fame.
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Larry Miller (basketball player)
Lawrence James Miller (April 4, 1946 – May 11, 2025) was an American professional basketball player. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
An All-American star at Catasauqua High School in the 1960s, he went on to play college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was named ACC Player of the Year in 1966 and 1967.
From 1968 to 1975, he played professionally in the American Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars.
Miller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 1946. He attended Catasauqua High School, where he was an All-American basketball player and an All-League football player before choosing to dedicate himself solely to basketball.
In high school, Miller was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and 215 pounds (97.5 kg). He was a deft left-handed shooter and was an explosive jumper. He honed his basketball skills against professional players from the Eastern League's Allentown Jets during summers.
Miller's teams won the Lehigh Valley League Championship and District 11 regional championship in his sophomore through senior seasons. He would routinely average a triple-double in his senior season. In a January 1964 game, he had 37 points, 37 rebounds, and 17 assists. In his final home game a month later, he scored 65 points. In the 1964 Pennsylvania state playoffs at the Hershey Arena, Miller scored 46 of his team's 66 points, while also grabbing 20 rebounds, during his team's 66–62 win over Steelton High. During Catasauqua playoff games in Hershey and Harrisburg, Miller's team would draw 10,000 fans to their games.
In 1964, he was the number one college recruit in the country coming out of high school. Miller's scholastic average was 90, and he averaged 33.6 points per game on the basketball team. He received 120 college scholarship offers. Miller was such a popular player in Catasauqua and the entire Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, that many local basketball fans continued to follow his career after he went to the University of North Carolina. A local Lehigh Valley radio station reached an agreement to have North Carolina basketball games broadcast to facilitate fans continuing to follow Miller's career.
As of 2024, he was the top scorer in Lehigh Valley history, with 2,722 points from 1960-64; over 500 points more than the second ranked scorer. He also had 2,062 career high school rebounds. In 2018, he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District XI Hall of Fame.