Recruiting Report: Austin Miller (2016)

October 15, 2016Last season Austin Miller led Mason City in scoring, and connected on an impressive 44 percent of his 3-point attempts. Those accomplishments have not gone unnoticed, and he has seen his recruitment soar over the past few months. “I’ve talked to Luther, University of Chicago, and I’ve visited Morningside and worked out with their team and assistant coach. I’ve also talked to the University of Minnesota-Morris. And then I went to elite camps at UND (North Dakota), Upper Iowa, and Augustana (SD) also. I also talked to Northwest Missouri State last week, and sent them my highlight video,” said Miller who mentioned the schools after him the most right now. “Morningside sends me stuff pretty much every three days. Luther sends me something about every week. Minnesota-Morris, I’m supposed to go visit there Dec. 5th, and I’m supposed to visit Luther sometime in the next month.” The 6-foot-2 guard is pleased with how his recruitment has materialized thus far, and says he’d like to see some more Division II interest come his way. “I’m pretty happy with it so far, my name has really gotten out there,” said Miller. “Over the next six months I’m hoping that a lot more D2s will see my shooting ability and how much my athletic ability has improved this offseason. My ultimate goal is just to play D2 somewhere.” Miller, who shined at our Prime Time Prospects Combine last month, characterized his style of play to PHI. “My best strength is being able to shoot the ball, being able to pull-up and hit jump shots or moving without the ball and finding open spots to shoot the ball is probably my best strength,” he said. “I would probably say my athletic ability, just working on getting a higher vertical and agility is something I’ll need to continue to work on.” After averaging a team best 11.7 points last season with the Mohawks, Miller says he’ll focus on defense more this season, and he’d like to once again be an elite shooter. “I’ll be more of a defensive guy than I was last year, I plan to guard more of the other team's’ top players,” he said. “And I want to shoot the ball a little better, my goal is to shoot the ball 46 percent or better from the 3-point line, or higher.”