Oliver Miller Inducted into Southwest Conference Hall of FameOliver Miller Inducted into Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Former Razorback basketball standout Oliver Miller has been inducted into the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas, on August 13, 2024. Miller played for the Razorbacks from 1989 to 1992, during which time the team won three consecutive SWC regular season and tournament championships. He was a key player in Arkansas’ run to the 1990 Final Four and helped the team win the SEC regular-season title in 1992, its first year in the conference. Known as “The Big O” to Razorback fans, Miller holds several program records, including all-time leader in field goal percentage (.636) and blocked shots (345). He also ranks third in rebounds (886) and ninth in points (1,674). Miller was an All-SWC selection in 1991 and earned SWC Coaches’ Player of the Year honors that same year. He was also recognized three times by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as an All-District selection. After his Razorback career, Miller was drafted in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns and played in the league for eight years. In addition to his SWC Hall of Fame induction, Miller has been inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor (2016) and the Southeastern Conference’s Legends class (2017).
WACO, TX – Razorback basketball great Oliver Miller has been inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame announced today. The SWC Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will be held at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday, August 13.
Miller’s 2024 Hall of Fame classmates are Alfred Anderson (Baylor), Jason Phillips (Houston), Claudia Haywood Minor (Rice), John Ross (SMU), Sherri Steinhauer (Texas), Tony Franklin (Texas A&M), Janice Dziuk (TCU) and Brad Hastings (Texas Tech).
Miler is the 63rd Razorback selected to the SWC Hall of Fame and the 10th from the men’s basketball program that includes Sidney Moncrief (2014), Nolan Richardson (2014), Eddie Sutton (2014), Rodd Day (2015), Joe Kleine ( 2016), Lee Mayberry (2016), Rob Brewer (2017), Darrell Walker (2017) and Marvin Delph (2018).
Miller was part of three consecutive Southwest Conference regular season (1989-91) and tournament championship teams during Arkansas’ final three years in the league from 1989-91. In all, Miller played four seasons (1989-92) for Naismith Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson. Included in those four seasons, during which the Razorbacks went an impressive 115-24, was a trip to the 1990 Final Four and an SEC regular-season title in 1992, the program’s first year in the league.
One of the most versatile big men in Arkansas history, Miller still holds the record as the program’s all-time leader in field goal percentage (.636) and blocked shots (345) while ranking third in rebounds (886) and ninth in points. (1,674).
Miller, known to Razorback fans as “The Big O,” was an All-SWC selection in the Razorbacks’ final year in the conference and was SWC coach’s Player of the Year in 1991. He earned National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District honors three times. As a junior, Miller became the first player in program history to earn more than 100 blocks and 100 assists in the same season. During the 1990–91 campaign, Miller set the SWC single-season record with 112 blocks while leading the NCAA in field goal percentage (704). Additionally, he led the SWC in blocked shots in 1988-89 with 60.
Following his Razorback career, Miller was selected in the first round (22nd overall pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns and played in the league for eight years.
In 2016, Miller was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. In 2017, he was honored as part of the Southeastern Conference’s Legends class.
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