PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Dane Miller committed to Rutgers nearly two years ago during his junior season at Rochester (N.Y.) Rush Henrietta High School, long before a single other program could offer him a scholarship.
“Nobody really offered him because he committed so early,” said Mickey Walker, who coached Miller with the Upstate Basketball Club. “At the time he committed, he hadn’t projected [academically] yet.”
Now a freshman, the 6-foot-7, 210-pound Miller enters Wednesday’s game against Syracuse (15-1, 2-1 Big East) as one of the bright lights on a struggling team at Rutgers (9-6, 0-3).
Miller is coming off a 26-point, 7-rebound performance in Saturday’s loss at Providence and is averaging 7.4 points and 5.6 rebounds on the season.