Champaign, ILL.– Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Wednesday the signing of consensus top-40 recruit Adam Miller to a national letter of intent. The 2020 Illinois Mr. Basketball and two-time Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year, Miller is a 6-foot-3-inch, 180-pound combo guard from Peoria, Illinois, who starred at Chicago's Morgan Park High School.
Miller averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals during his senior season, also earning Player of the Year accolades from the Champaign News-Gazette and Daily Southtown. He helped lead Morgan Park to a 22-9 record and IHSA Class 3A sectional finals before the state tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. Miller was selected to a series of national showcase events that also were unable to be held including the Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit. Prior to the season, he was invited to compete in the Nike Basketball Academy and USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamps.
Miller is a five-star prospect by Rivals (No. 30) and four-star by ESPN (No. 29) and 247Sports (No. 33 composite). He is the fourth top-50 recruit signed by Underwood and his staff and will become the 13th Illinois Mr. Basketball to play for the Fighting Illini.
Miller joins point guard Andre Curbelo (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Long Island Lutheran) and power forward Coleman Hawkins (Sacramento, California/Prolific Prep) in the Illini Class of 2020. Illinois' recruiting class ranks second in the Big Ten and No. 15 nationally by 247Sports composite and No. 16 by Rivals.
ADAM MILLER
Guard, 6-3, 180
Hometown: Peoria, Ill.
High School / Coach: Morgan Park / Nick Irvin
AAU Program / Coach: Mac Irvin Fire / Mike Irvin
Notes on Miller: Illinois Mr. Basketball … Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year … Champaign News-Gazette Player of the Year … Daily Southtown Player of the Year … Consensus first-team All-State selection, receiving accolades by the Associated Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals during his senior season … Helped lead Morgan Park to a 22-9 record and IHSA Class 3A sectional finals before the remainder of the state tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 … Selected to Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit, national showcase events that also were canceled … Ranked No. 29 by the recruiting services consensus index, checking in at No. 29 by ESPN, No. 30 by Rivals and No. 33 by 247Sports composite … Five-star prospect by Rivals and four-star by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked the No. 7 shooting guard by 247Sports composite, No. 8 by ESPN, and No. 10 by Rivals … Participated in USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamps in July and October 2019 … One of 32 high school players chosen to compete in the Nike Basketball Academy in August 2019 … Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals while helping Morgan Park to a 30-5 record and sectional finals appearance … Finalist at June 2018 USA Men's U17 World Cup Team trials and participated in USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp in October 2018 … Started as a sophomore on the Morgan Park team that won the 2018 IHSA Class 3A state championship with a 25-9 record … Played at Peoria's Manual High School as a freshman.
Underwood on Miller: "Adam made a memorable impact on me the very first time I saw him as a sophomore. He did an individual workout right after a team workout at his high school, and I was so impressed by his work ethic and his attention to detail with fundamentals. He went on to win a state championship with Morgan Park that year, dominating on the defensive end in the title game. Adam has only continued to blossom and grow his game from there. He is an elite scorer, a multi-talented two-play player with the ball in his hands, as a shooter with great range and with his defensive prowess. Adam is a winner. He was headed toward another high school state title before the season was cut short, and excelled in USA Basketball settings with his ability to compete and play alongside the nation's top players. Adam is a great student who will also fit well with the tremendous academic setting here at the University of Illinois."
Miller averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals during his senior season, also earning Player of the Year accolades from the Champaign News-Gazette and Daily Southtown. He helped lead Morgan Park to a 22-9 record and IHSA Class 3A sectional finals before the state tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. Miller was selected to a series of national showcase events that also were unable to be held including the Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit. Prior to the season, he was invited to compete in the Nike Basketball Academy and USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamps.
Miller is a five-star prospect by Rivals (No. 30) and four-star by ESPN (No. 29) and 247Sports (No. 33 composite). He is the fourth top-50 recruit signed by Underwood and his staff and will become the 13th Illinois Mr. Basketball to play for the Fighting Illini.
Miller joins point guard Andre Curbelo (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Long Island Lutheran) and power forward Coleman Hawkins (Sacramento, California/Prolific Prep) in the Illini Class of 2020. Illinois' recruiting class ranks second in the Big Ten and No. 15 nationally by 247Sports composite and No. 16 by Rivals.
ADAM MILLER
Guard, 6-3, 180
Hometown: Peoria, Ill.
High School / Coach: Morgan Park / Nick Irvin
AAU Program / Coach: Mac Irvin Fire / Mike Irvin
Notes on Miller: Illinois Mr. Basketball … Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year … Champaign News-Gazette Player of the Year … Daily Southtown Player of the Year … Consensus first-team All-State selection, receiving accolades by the Associated Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Averaged 27.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals during his senior season … Helped lead Morgan Park to a 22-9 record and IHSA Class 3A sectional finals before the remainder of the state tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 … Selected to Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit, national showcase events that also were canceled … Ranked No. 29 by the recruiting services consensus index, checking in at No. 29 by ESPN, No. 30 by Rivals and No. 33 by 247Sports composite … Five-star prospect by Rivals and four-star by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked the No. 7 shooting guard by 247Sports composite, No. 8 by ESPN, and No. 10 by Rivals … Participated in USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamps in July and October 2019 … One of 32 high school players chosen to compete in the Nike Basketball Academy in August 2019 … Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals while helping Morgan Park to a 30-5 record and sectional finals appearance … Finalist at June 2018 USA Men's U17 World Cup Team trials and participated in USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp in October 2018 … Started as a sophomore on the Morgan Park team that won the 2018 IHSA Class 3A state championship with a 25-9 record … Played at Peoria's Manual High School as a freshman.
Underwood on Miller: "Adam made a memorable impact on me the very first time I saw him as a sophomore. He did an individual workout right after a team workout at his high school, and I was so impressed by his work ethic and his attention to detail with fundamentals. He went on to win a state championship with Morgan Park that year, dominating on the defensive end in the title game. Adam has only continued to blossom and grow his game from there. He is an elite scorer, a multi-talented two-play player with the ball in his hands, as a shooter with great range and with his defensive prowess. Adam is a winner. He was headed toward another high school state title before the season was cut short, and excelled in USA Basketball settings with his ability to compete and play alongside the nation's top players. Adam is a great student who will also fit well with the tremendous academic setting here at the University of Illinois."
