Grizbacker1
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Sounds like the cats may get a good one, but he may get persuaded to change his mind between now and the Nov 2008, which is the earliest he can committ. I hope he goes to msu, he sounds pretty good and will be fun to watch. Good players make the BSC better overall.
MSU basketball: Bobcats score recruiting coup
By JEFF WELSCH Chronicle Sports Editor
Why wait? That's the way Arizona high school basketball standout Tyler Miller sees it, and the result is a happy coaching staff at Montana State.
Miller, a wiry 6-foot-6, 185-pound wing from Chandler, Ariz., who's ranked among the top five players in Arizona and top 200 in the nation in his class, recently became MSU's first oral commitment for the Class of 2009.
"Tyler wants to be a big fish in a small pond," explained Mark Nelson, one of Miller's coaches with the accomplished Arizona Premier all-star Amateur Athletic Union team.
Miller was honorable mention all-state at Chandler's Basha High his freshman and sophomore years. He averaged 17.7 points a game as a sophomore and is listed among the top 30 small forwards in the country by Scout.com.
Though Miller is merely entering his junior year, Nelson said Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado and Tulsa had already told him they planned to offer him a scholarship next month. Cal Poly and Rice also were teams of high interest with Miller, whose grade-point average is better than 4.0, Nelson said.
In addition, after two recent tournaments pitting the top AAU teams in the country, Arizona Premier received inquiries about Miller from Oregon, Northwestern, Stanford and Arizona State. Stanford and ASU sent coaches to the Mullin Showcase just to watch Miller play.
"We've received a bunch of phone calls from schools that are shocked," Nelson said of Miller's early commitment. "He's probably a Mountain West-caliber player."
Miller, who couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday, isn't bound to his commitment until he signs a letter of intent, which can't happen until November 2008. MSU coach Brad Huse can't comment on Miller's recruitment until a letter is signed.
But the decision to come to Big Sky country isn't out of nowhere.
Miller's mother, Carol, is from Beaverhead County and he has an aunt who lives in Bozeman. Though he now lives on the edge of the Phoenix metropolitan, loves the outdoors, Nelson said.
Being "a big fish in a small pond" is an apt analogy.
"He's going to end up there," Nelson said adamantly. "I would be very, very shocked, because of his family ties and situation, if he didn't."
Indeed, his parents, ironically underestimating their son's gifts at first, urged him to attend Montana-Western, Montana Tech or Montana State-Northern. MSU-Northern coach Shawn Huse, Brad's younger brother, recognized that Miller belonged at the other MSU.
Yet it's Danny Sprinkle who noticed Miller as a freshman, when the current MSU assistant was at Cal State-Northridge. Already, Miller had set the school record for 3-pointers in a game with six.
"He'll be playing Division I basketball after he graduates," Basha coach Matt Strom said of Miller during his freshman year. "There's a lot of upside to Tyler's game. He's very polished."
Miller came to MSU's team camp several weeks ago and his parents came for a visit near the end. He scrimmaged with a number of Bobcat players and "held his own with those guys," Nelson said.
Nelson said Miller mostly plays guard, though by the time he reaches college he should be built for anything from shooting guard to power forward.
"He's the most gangly kid I've ever seen in my life," Nelson said. "He's probably got two or three more inches in him."
MSU basketball: Bobcats score recruiting coup
By JEFF WELSCH Chronicle Sports Editor
Why wait? That's the way Arizona high school basketball standout Tyler Miller sees it, and the result is a happy coaching staff at Montana State.
Miller, a wiry 6-foot-6, 185-pound wing from Chandler, Ariz., who's ranked among the top five players in Arizona and top 200 in the nation in his class, recently became MSU's first oral commitment for the Class of 2009.
"Tyler wants to be a big fish in a small pond," explained Mark Nelson, one of Miller's coaches with the accomplished Arizona Premier all-star Amateur Athletic Union team.
Miller was honorable mention all-state at Chandler's Basha High his freshman and sophomore years. He averaged 17.7 points a game as a sophomore and is listed among the top 30 small forwards in the country by Scout.com.
Though Miller is merely entering his junior year, Nelson said Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado and Tulsa had already told him they planned to offer him a scholarship next month. Cal Poly and Rice also were teams of high interest with Miller, whose grade-point average is better than 4.0, Nelson said.
In addition, after two recent tournaments pitting the top AAU teams in the country, Arizona Premier received inquiries about Miller from Oregon, Northwestern, Stanford and Arizona State. Stanford and ASU sent coaches to the Mullin Showcase just to watch Miller play.
"We've received a bunch of phone calls from schools that are shocked," Nelson said of Miller's early commitment. "He's probably a Mountain West-caliber player."
Miller, who couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday, isn't bound to his commitment until he signs a letter of intent, which can't happen until November 2008. MSU coach Brad Huse can't comment on Miller's recruitment until a letter is signed.
But the decision to come to Big Sky country isn't out of nowhere.
Miller's mother, Carol, is from Beaverhead County and he has an aunt who lives in Bozeman. Though he now lives on the edge of the Phoenix metropolitan, loves the outdoors, Nelson said.
Being "a big fish in a small pond" is an apt analogy.
"He's going to end up there," Nelson said adamantly. "I would be very, very shocked, because of his family ties and situation, if he didn't."
Indeed, his parents, ironically underestimating their son's gifts at first, urged him to attend Montana-Western, Montana Tech or Montana State-Northern. MSU-Northern coach Shawn Huse, Brad's younger brother, recognized that Miller belonged at the other MSU.
Yet it's Danny Sprinkle who noticed Miller as a freshman, when the current MSU assistant was at Cal State-Northridge. Already, Miller had set the school record for 3-pointers in a game with six.
"He'll be playing Division I basketball after he graduates," Basha coach Matt Strom said of Miller during his freshman year. "There's a lot of upside to Tyler's game. He's very polished."
Miller came to MSU's team camp several weeks ago and his parents came for a visit near the end. He scrimmaged with a number of Bobcat players and "held his own with those guys," Nelson said.
Nelson said Miller mostly plays guard, though by the time he reaches college he should be built for anything from shooting guard to power forward.
"He's the most gangly kid I've ever seen in my life," Nelson said. "He's probably got two or three more inches in him."
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