Reggie Miller Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012
• Won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as part of the U․S․ Olympic Team
• Was the highest scoring long range shooter in the NBA when he retired, with 2,560 three-point shots made
• Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he ranked second on the school's all-time scoring list after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• His older brother had a career in the major leagues as a catcher and outfielder with the California Angels and his sister, a star basketball player at USC, is considered one of the best female basketball players of all time
• Was born with a hip deformity that required him to wear leg braces for the first four years of his life, and his doctors were unsure that he would ever be able to walk unassisted
• Was drafted by the Indiana Pacers during the first round of the NBA Draft in 1987, and was 11th overall
• Best known as a retired professional basketball player who played with the Indiana Pacers for 18 years
• Known for his skill as a long range shooter in the NBA
• After John Stockton and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, he has played the most games with a single team of anyone else in NBA history