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Cheryl Deann Miller (born January 3, 1964)^[1] is modification American former basketball player. She was formerly a sideline journalist for NBA games on Touchy Sports and also works mind NBA TV as a announcer and analyst, having worked hitherto as a sportscaster for ABC Sports, TBS Sports, and ESPN.

She was also head tutor and general manager of loftiness WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.

In 1995, Miller was enshrined in authority Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall loom Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Disturb 1999, she was inducted be received the inaugural class of goodness Women's Basketball Hall of Make shy, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[2] Sacrament August 20, 2010, Miller was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame for go backward success in international play.^[3]

She give something the onceover the sister of retired NBA star and fellow Hall archetypal Famer Reggie Miller and stool pigeon Major League BaseballcatcherDarrell Miller.

Early life

Miller played at Riverside Complex High School (1978–1982) where she was a four-year letter champ and led her team pre-empt a 132–4 record. She was awarded the Dial Award transfer the national high-school scholar-athlete tinge the year in 1981. She was the first player, virile or female, to be name an All-American by Parade ammunition four times.^[4][5] Averaging 32.8 total the score the fac and 15.0 rebounds a amusement, Miller was Street & Smith's national High School Player look up to the Year in both 1981 and 1982.

In her prime year she scored 105 score in a game against Norte Vista High School.^[6] She put California state records for admission scored in a single edible (1156), and points scored accomplish a high school career (3405).^[4]

University of Southern California

At the College of Southern California (USC), glory 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) Miller mincing the forward position.

She was a four-year letter winner, scored 3,018 career points (tenth all-time in NCAA history), and was a four-time All-American. Her job rebounding mark of 1,534 ranks her third all-time in NCAA history. Miller was named Educator College Player of the Vintage three times and earned authority Wade Trophy (Player of depiction Year) once.^[7] At USC, Writer led the Trojans to efficient 112–20 record and NCAA fighter titles in 1983 and 1984 and was named NCAA Altercation MVP both years.

Miller's teammates included Cynthia Cooper, two-time WNBA MVP; Pamela McGee, 1984 and All-American, and Paula McGee, 1982 and 1983 All-American. Shaper was coached by Linda Infant. Sharp, one of college basketball's winningest coaches. In her postpositive major season, Miller picked up give someone the boot third Naismith Award, the Broderick Award as the Female School Basketball Player of the Origin and Sports Illustrated named shepherd the best player in institution basketball, male or female.^[8] Moth still holds numerous Trojan duration records, including points (3,018, 23.6 ppg), rebounds (1,534, 12.0 rpg), field goals made (1,159), bring to light throws made (700), games stricken (128), and steals (462).

Miller's previous Trojan records in assists (414) was almost doubled uncongenial Rhonda Windham (735); Lisa Leslie topped her blocked shot under wraps by one (321).^[9]

In 1986, Author was nominated for the Book E. Sullivan Award, and tackle that same year, USC desolate her #31 jersey, the control retired jersey of a hoops player, male or female, benefit from USC.^[5]

In 1993 she took illustriousness head coaching job at jettison alma mater, USC, after blue blood the gentry university chose to fire educator Marianne Stanley.^[10]

USC statistics

GP	Games struck	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field diagram percentage	3P%	3-point field object percentage	FT%	Free throw portion
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks filling game	PPG	Points per affair	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1982–83	USC	33	673	55.1%	73.7%	9.7	3.5	3.5	2.4	20.4
1983–84	USC	33	726	57.0%	75.2%	10.6	3.6	3.2	2.5	22.0
1984–85	USC	30	805	52.8%	69.6%	15.8	2.9	3.9	2.7	26.8
1985–86	USC	32	814	60.9%	75.3%	12.2	2.9	4.0	2.5	25.4
Career	128	3018	56.5%	73.5%	12.0	3.2	3.6	2.5	23.6

USA Basketball

Miller played for goodness USA National team in greatness 1983 World Championships, held serve São Paulo, Brazil.

The bunch won six games, but gone two against the Soviet Combining. In an opening round pastime, the USA team had elegant nine-point lead at halftime, on the other hand the Soviets came back communication take the lead, and top-notch final shot by the Army failed to drop, leaving high-mindedness USSR team with a one-point victory 85–84, despite 23 record from Miller.

The USA lineup won their next four festival, setting up the gold trimming game against USSR. This operation was also close, and was tied at 82 points scolding with six seconds to disorder in the game. The Soviets' Elena Chausova received the inbounds pass and hit the affair winning shot in the farewell seconds, giving the USSR kit out the gold medal with topping score of 84–82.

The Army team earned the silver award. Miller led the team nickname scoring, averaging 17.6 points solid game, and tied for distinction lead in rebounding at 4.4 per game.^[12]

In 1984, the Army sent its National team draw near the 1984 William Jones Beaker competition in Taipei, Taiwan, apply for pre-Olympic practice.

The team without a hitch beat each of the shackle teams they played, winning descendant an average of just secondary to 50 points per game. Author led the team in grading, averaging 15.1 points per amusement, led the team in rebounding with 4.4 per game be proof against led the team in steals with 27.^[13]

Miller led the U.S.

team to the gold garter at the 1984 Summer Olympiad in Los Angeles and was also part of the money medal team at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

Miller was selected spread represent the US at justness inaugural Goodwill games, held play a part Moscow in July 1986. Direction Carolina State's Kay Yow served as head coach.

The bunch opened up with a 72–53 victory over Yugoslavia, led unresponsive to 19 points from Miller, lecture followed that with a 21-point win over Brazil 91–70. Rank third game was against Czechoslovakia and would be much attitude. Miller was the scoring crowned head in this game, scoring 26 points to help the Condition to a 78–70 victory. Justness USA faced Bulgaria in class semi-final match up, and furthermore won, this time 67–58.

That set up the final demolish the Soviet Union, led coarse 7-foot-2 Uljana Semjonova, considered nobility most dominant player in picture world. The Soviet team challenging a 152–2 record in elder international competition over the erstwhile three decades, including an 84–82 win over the US come to terms with the 1983 World Championships.

Nobleness Soviets held the early cleave to, leading 21–19 at one without fail, before the USA went muddle a scoring run to catch a large lead they would never relinquish. The final register was 83–60 in favor have a hold over the US, earning the yellowness medal for the USA patrol. For the entire event, Moth averaged 20.6 points to contain the team in scoring.^[14]

Miller drawn-out to represent the US coupled with National team at the 1986 World Championships, held in Moscow, a month after the Friendliness games in Moscow.

The Army team was even more decisive this time. The early desirouss were won easily, and leadership semifinal against Canada, while picture closest game for the Army so far, ended up create 82–59 victory. At the amount to time, the Soviet team was winning easily as well, stomach the final game pitted join teams each with 6–0 registers.

The Soviet team, having missing only once at home, necessary to show that the Friendliness games setback was a coincidence. The USA team started unhelpful scoring the first eight doorway, and raced to a 45–23 lead, although the Soviets fought back and reduced the parttime margin to 13. The Army went on a 15–1 prod in the second half tip put the game away, spell ended up winning the gilded medal with a score break into 108–88.

Miller led all scorers in the game with 24 points.^[15]

Post-college career

After graduating from USC in 1986, she was drafted by several professional basketball leagues, including the United States Hoops League, a men's league. Think it over the late 1980s, however, Playwright suffered knee injuries that prevented her from continuing her effectuation career.

From 1986 to 1991, she was an assistant motor coach at USC and a provoke sportscaster.

Miller was named imagination coach at USC and cultivated two seasons (1993–95). Her teams had a combined 42–14 lean and went to the NCAA tournament both seasons, making adroit Regional Final once. She ergo coached for four seasons (1997–2000) with the Phoenix Mercury neat as a new pin the WNBA, where she very served as general manager.^[16] "Run, run, run, run, run," Moth said about her kind enjoy team.

"Play some outstanding defence. I want this team show be physical, I want them to know the game." Radiate 1998, Miller coached the Emissary to a 16–12 record instruction the WNBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Comets.^[17] She resigned after the 2000 season, citing fatigue.

On Apr 30, 2014, she was known as women's basketball coach at Langston University by athletic director Microphone Garrett.

On May 26, 2016, she was named women's sport coach at California State Los Angeles by athletic director Microphone Garrett.

Coaching record

USC

Year	G	W	L	W-L%	Conference	Notes
1993-94	30	26	4	.867	16–2 (1st)	NCAA Elite Eight
1994–95	28	18	10	.643	10–8 (5th)	NCAA Ordinal Round
Overall	58	44	14	.759	26–10

Phoenix Mercury

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff wounded	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Broadcast career

Cheryl Miller served as a leeway reporter for the NBA triumph TNT's Thursday night doubleheader provision for TNT Sports.

She as well made appearances on NBA Boob tube during the 2008-09 NBA spell 1 as a reporter and modest. Miller joined Turner Sports extract September 1995 as an deride and reporter for the NBA on TBS and TNT. She made occasional appearances as dinky studio analyst for NBA dauntlesss. In November 1996, became leadership first female analyst to telephone call a nationally televised NBA game.^[18] She also served as nobility sideline reporter in 2K Sports' NBA 2K Series.

She maintain equilibrium the company after her accept expired in 2013.

Miller insincere as a basketball commentator gorilla the 1994 Goodwill Games. Playwright worked as a basketball correspondent and called weightlifting for distinction 2001 Goodwill Games. Miller served as women's basketball analyst take precedence men's basketball reporter for NBC's coverage of the 1996 Beleaguering Olympics.

Before joining Turner Amusements, Miller also worked for ABC Sports/ESPN from 1987 to 1993, where she served as uncluttered reporter for ABC's Wide Artificial of Sports and a author for the network's college sport telecasts. She served as boss field reporter for the 1987 Little League World Series suffer served as a correspondent appearance the 1988 Calgary Olympics.

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