Senior 6-8 Mason County
- Battled foul trouble at Vanderbilt, playing a season-low 15 minutes. Scored five points, but hit a big three and had a big basket off a pass from Marquis Teague when the point guard was falling down.
- Had nine points but just one rebound in 24 minutes in win over Florida.
- Scored just four points in 25 minutes at South Carolina, breaking a streak of four straight double-figure scoring games.
- Cooled off against Tennessee on Jan. 31, missing all four of his three-point attempts. Finished with four points and one rebound in 25 minutes.
- Scored 13 points, hitting three three-pointers, in win over LSU on Jan. 28. In his last three games, Miller has made nine of 13 three-pointers.
- Scored 19 points at Georgia to tie his season-high against Portland on Nov. 26.
Miller is the first Cat to go four-for-four from three-point range since Terrence Jones was four-of-four from behind the arc against Connecticut last year in Maui. Derrick Jasper was four-of-four from three against Florida on March 9, 2008. Ramel Bradley went five-for-five from three against South Carolina on Jan. 26, 2008.
- The senior played 29 minutes against Alabama, most since he logged 31 against Arkansas-Little Rock on January 3. Miller played all 20 minutes in the first half, then nine in the second. His 11 points marked his second straight game in double figures. He made a three-pointer with 14:18 left in first half to give UK a 14-8 lead. He made another three with 2:38 left in first half when his man left to double-team Terrence Jones. That gave the Cats a 34-27 lead.
He missed the second of two free throws with 4:09 remaining, and UK up 65-61, but then went a perfect four-for-four at the line inside the final minute. He made the first two with 54.7 seconds left to make it 71-67, the second two with 14 seconds left to make it 75-71. Miller also was credited with four assists, the eighth game this season in which he has produced four-or-more assists. He has only four rebounds in his last three gmaes.
- Knocked for a listless effort in SEC opening-game win over South Carolina. The senior scored four points in 19 minutes, hitting just one of six shots. Did have four assists, but grabbed just one rebound. His four points were his fewest since he failed to score against Penn State on Nov. 19.
- Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in UK’s win over UALR at Freedom Hall.
- Turned it over eight times in win over Louisville, but Calipari said afterward he was pleased with the senior’s play. Scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds.
- Had one of his better games against Lamar, scoring 15 points in 31 minutes. The senior was four-of-seven from the floor, including a sparkling four-of-six from the three-point line. Also pulled down a season-high six rebounds.
- Calipari was not happy Darius Miller had one rebound in 30 minutes against Loyola. Miller has averaged 15 points the last two games in Terrence Jones’ absence. After hitting three-of-six threes against Samford, Miller was 0-for-3 from three against the Greyhounds.
- Scored 17 points, hitting six of 10 shots, including three of six three-pointers in win over Samford. Had been in a shooting slump, making just three of 17 threes in his previous four games. Had just two rebounds. Calipari said he liked Miller’s game, but he still needs to get more loose balls.
- Scored 12 points in 25 minutes against Chattanooga, just his second double-figure scoring game in his last five. Made just two of seven three-pointers and is three-of-17 from the three over his last four games. Did not have an assist for the third straight game.
- Scored eight points in 28 minutes at Indiana. Missed all three of his three-point shots. Is now 1-of-10 from three-point territory over his last three games.
- Scored 12 points in 23 minutes in win over North Carolina.
- Scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in 27 minutes against St. John’s. Turned in the dunk of the night with a one-hand slam off a pass from Doron Lamb. The senior also contributed six assists.
- Scored 19 points in 23 minutes in win over Portland. Miller made seven of 11 shots, including four-of-five from three-point land. After game, Calipari said that the senior could be working his way back into starting lineup.
- Miller scored 13 points and dished five assists in win over ODU. Scored seven of team’s last nine points of first half. The former Mason County star now has 18 assists in four games, an average of 4.5 per game. His 13 points was his highest scoring output since he scored 17 against Princeton in first round of NCAA tournament last year.
- Played just 20 minutes against Kansas, his fewest since he played 18 minutes at Vanderbilt on Feb. 12, 2011. Scored five points and grabbed four rebounds in those 20 minutes. Miller also had four assists. Through two games, his minutes-per-assist ratio is best on the team. He has nine assists in 48 minutes of action.
- Scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in team’s opening win over Marist. After game, Calipari said he was happy with the way Miller played the final 10 minutes, but wants him to play that way all the time.
- Darius Miller’s UK athletics profile page
Related links:
- Video: Darius Miller, Anthony Davis after UALR game
- Video: Darius Miller talks about the win over Louisville
- Videos: Lamb, Miller, Teague and Wiltjer post-Samford
- Video: Lamb and Miller after loss to the Hoosiers
- Videos: Calipari, Miller and more after UK win over ODU
- Darius Miller doesn’t start, he finishes for Kentucky
- Video: Darius Miller on his improvement
- Darius Miller grabs eight rebounds in USA exhibition win
- Video: Darius Miller talks about his trip to China
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