5 Daniel Miller Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Loganville, Ga. High School: Loganville Christian Academy Height / Weight: 6-11 / 258 Position: Center Birthdate: 07/01/1991 Experience: 1 letter

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Career Notes

Strong, well-built pivotman with soft hands and good footwork ... Can block shots on both his man and as a help defender ... Comfortable shooting out to 10-12 feet ... Good offensive rebounder who scores a lot of his points in putbacks ... Red-shirted in 2009-10 ... Originally signed with Georgia, but was released and enrolled at Tech in the fall of 2009 ... Nicknamed "Big Jake.".

2011-12 - Game-by-Game Statistics

Turned in his best ACC games this season in the last 2 - 10.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 8-13 FG, 4 blocks vs. FSU, BC... 6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 45 pct. FG in ACC games... Scored double digits in 9 games after doing so just 3 times as a freshman. Averaging 7.7 ppg, 5th on the team... 12th in the ACC in rebound avg. (6.3) and 2nd in blocks (2.3). Ranks 28th nationally in blocks... Blocked as many as 4 shots in a game 7 times this season... Already 7th at Tech in career blocks (121), needs 9 to reach 6th place (Gani Lawal with 127)... Scored his first career double-double against Delaware State. Matched career high in points (14) and grabbed career-best 15 rebounds. Also had career-high 6 assists... Narrowly missed on double-doubles vs. Northwestern, Georgia and FSU (10 pts/9 reb each)... Needs 2 rebs for 300 in his career... 3rd on the team in assists (35). 1 of 3 Tech players with a positive ast/to ratio... Has not missed a game in his Tech career, starting 54 straight games, longest streak on the team. Only Tech player to start every game last year, 1 of 2 this year... Has made major improvement at the FT line (78.8 pct., 26-33 this year). Shot 37 pct. (17-46) last year.

2010-11 - Game-by-Game Statistics

Started every game, and played some excellent basketball in conference play despite foul trouble in early games ... Averaged 4.1 points and 4.5 rebounds and shot 48.4 pct. from the floor in ACC play, but did many other things to help Tech offensively ... Notched an ACC career-high 12 points (6-8 FG) at Virginia with 6 rebounds, and scored 8 at Virginia Tech ... Played excellent basketball in Tech's 5 ACC wins despite scoring only 15 points ... His screening and ball movement helped Tech score an average of 74 points in those games ... Scoreless against North Carolina but played a productive 25 minutes setting good screens on offense and helping limit the Tar Heels' big men defensively.

Foul trouble stunted his start in conference play (4 at BC, 3 in first half at Clemson) and limited him to just 32 total minutes ... Picked up two quick fouls in each half against Maryland, but stayed in the game, scoring 7 points and blocking 5 shots.

Career-high 10 rebounds at Siena, had 9 or more three times since early December ... High in an ACC game was 8 at Wake Forest on March 3 ... Two other double-figure scoring games (10 vs. Albany, 14 vs. Savannah State) ... Ranked 5th in the ACC (41st nationally) in blocked shots at 2.2 per game ... Blocked 7 shots in his collegiate debut against Charleston Southern, the most by a Tech player since 2001 ... Had 6 against Charlotte, 5 against Maryland.

High School

Two-time MVP in three years in the Independent Christian Schools of Georgia-Alabama system who led Loganville Christian Academy to three ICSGA titles ... Played four years, serving as team captain for the last three, and his team won 71 of 73 games during that time ... Senior year averages - 20.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game ... Finished his career with 1,444 points ... Averaged 28.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.9 blocks as a junior ... Rated No. 90 in the class of 2009 by ESPN.com ... Also played one year as a tight end for the LCA football team ... Honor roll student who was a member of the Beta and Key Clubs ... Merit Scholar from 2006-09.

Personal

Full name is Daniel Clayton Miller ... Born July 1, 1991 in Denver, Colo. ... Son of Preston and Julie Towns of Loganville ... Has three younger brothers and four younger sisters ... Grandfather was Forrest G. (Spec) Towns, a world-record hurdler in the 1930s who went on to coach the track teams at the University of Georgia for 34 years ... An uncle, Chad Donaldson, attended Georgia Tech ... Began playing basketball at age 7 ... Originally signed with UGA, but asked for a release from his letter-of-intent and enrolled at Tech ... Chose Tech for its Management program, its basketball program and proximity to his home ... Majoring in Management.