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Cheryl D. Miller (born January 3, 1964) [1] is an American former basketball player. She was formerly a sideline reporter for NBA games on TNT Sports and also works for NBA TV as a reporter and analyst, having worked previously as a sportscaster for ABC Sports, TBS Sports, and ESPN.
Sep 1, 2022 · Cheryl D. Miller is an American former basketball player and former TNT Sports sideline reporter, currently the women’s basketball coach at Cal State LA after working as a sportscaster for ABC Sports, TBS Sports, and ESPN.
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Jul 20, 2024 · Cheryl Miller (born January 3, 1964, Riverside, California, U.S.) is a former basketball player who is considered one of the greatest in the history of the women’s game. Miller is credited with both popularizing women’s basketball and elevating it to a higher level.
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- Injury Leads to A Coaching Career
- Miller Honored, Coaches in The WNBA
- Return to The Sidelines
- Legacy
Cheryl Miller was born on January 3, 1964 in Riverside, California. There were eventually five Miller children and their father, Saul, instilled a love of competition in his offspring. Older brother Darrell would eventually become a Major League Baseball catcher. Younger brother Reggie, of course, would become a future “Knick Killer.” By the time s...
Miller’s outstanding stats on the court, as well as her academics, brought college recruiters from all over the country. However, as one of the many suburbs of the greater Los Angeles area, Miller’s Riverside home wasn’t too far from the University of Southern California. She chose the school and wasted no time putting on a show for the Trojans. Mi...
During her sophomore year at USC, Miller was chosen as a member of the USA National women’s basketball team. After coming up short against the Soviet Union in the 1983 World Championships, Miller and the National team won a gold medal in the ‘83 Pan American Games. They next played in the William Jones Cup, a pre-Olympic competition, in early 1984....
Miller’s performance for the U.S. in the Olympics made her an international star. After finishing her junior season with a Sweet 16 appearance, Miller was named by Sports Illustrated as the National Player of the Year. That distinction made Miller an almost unparalleled basketball celebrity. Her 1985-86 senior year was perhaps Miller’s best at USC....
Not long after graduating from USC, Miller was selected to play for the U.S. women’s basketball team in the inaugural Goodwill Games in Moscow during the summer of 1986. Picking up where she left off at USC, Miller led the team with 20.6 points per game as USA beat Russia for the gold medal. Next up was the 1986 World Championships. The National Te...
After her collegiate career ended, Miller was selected by several professional basketball leagues including the United States Basketball League (which was all men). Unfortunately, during a pick up game at USC in late 1986, Miller suffered a serious knee injury. Just like that, her playing career was finished. Miller wasn’t done with basketball, how...
During the spring of Miller’s second season at USC, she was voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The honor humbled Miller and she was modest in her acceptance. In 1996, Miller worked full-time as a basketball analyst for Turner Sports and was the first female analyst to call a nationally televised NBA game. The WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury came callin...
For the next several years, Miller was part of the fabric of the game as a basketball commentator and analyst for TNT Sports and NBA TV. In 2014, Miller decided to return to coaching after almost 15 years. She was hired by Langston University, an NAIA school in Langston, Oklahoma by former USC athletic director Mike Garrett. In two years with the s...
In addition to being enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame with her brother, Miller has since been voted into the inaugural class of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 and into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame in 2010. Although the younger generation may not be familiar with Cheryl Miller, she continues to be ...
Jul 20, 2024 · Cheryl Miller, the women's basketball icon, is coaching the WNBA All-Star team tonight. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Arike Ogunbowale, and Aliyah Boston are a handful of...
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Cheryl Miller took women's basketball off the court and into the air above the rim. With tremendous grace and athletic dexterity, Miller established a legacy throughout her high school and college career that is unparalleled.
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Apr 9, 2023 · Miller, a three-time Naismith Player of the Year who in 1983 and 1984 won NCAA championships at Southern Cal, blew kisses at the fans of opposing teams and pointed at...