Lefty Driesell All-Americans
GREENSBORO, N.C. - After earning SoCon Defensive Player of the Year honors earlier in the season, UNCG men's basketball guard
Isaiah Miller represents the Southern Conference on 2020's Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American Team.
The Lefty Driesell All-American honor is doled out to the top-defensive players in the country, and is named after 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lefty Driesell. One of only three coaches to take four different teams to the NCAA tournament, Driesell's teams were known for their tenacious defense, finishing his coaching career ranked eighth on the Division I victories list.
Isaiah Miller
Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American
Junior | Guard | Covington, Ga.
• Back-to-back SoCon Defensive Player of the Year; second straight First Team All-Socon selection
• First ever SoCon player to earn Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
• NABC All-District Selection
• Finished second in the nation with 89 steals in 2019-20; 241 career steals are a program record
• Currently ranks 10th in program history with 1,410 career points and fourth with 594 field goals
Becoming the first player in SoCon history to earn both conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, Miller won the former for a second consecutive year after his 89 steals finished second in the country. Through three seasons with UNCG, Miller has already recorded 241 steals in his career, beating Spartan alum Ricky Hickman's program record of 236. On the offensive side of the ball, the junior guard already ranks 10th in UNCG scoring all-time with 1,410, while his 594 made field goals sit fourth.
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