UC Santa Barbara
2021-22 All-Big West First Team
2019-20 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2018-19 All-Big West Second Team
2021-22
• For the first time in her career, Miller: led UCSB in scoring (12.5 ppg); was named All-Big West First Team; won Big West Player of the Week (3/1)
• Big West ranks: 3rd in FT% (.819), 5th in A/TO (1.3), 6th in 3FG per game (1.8), 8th in APG (3.0)
• Big West ranks (Conf. Only): 7th in PPG (13.8), 5th in MIN (35.0), 5th in 3FG made (35)
• Moved past a handful of Gaucho greats to No. 4 all-time in career assists (443), No. 6 in three-pointers (158) and No. 18 in points (1,289)
• On Senior Day against UC Davis (2/26), led UCSB to its first win over UC Davis in nearly five years, setting career-high of 35 points, the most of any Big West player all season; also hit 9-12 free throws and made more threes (6/10 3FG) than ever before, giving her 153 total to move past Melissa Zornig (148, 2010-14) and Makala Roper (152, 2014-18) for No. 6 all-time
• Following that, was named Big West Player of the Week with averages of 21.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 spg and a .421 3FG% (8/19 3FG)
• On Dec. 2, she became the 28th member of the Gaucho 1,000 point club with 14 points in an 89-80 win over Denver
• Against Cal State Fullerton (1/15), scored nine of UCSB's 11 overtime points while recording her first career double-double (21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists) and becoming the seventh Gaucho in program history to cross the 400 assist milestone
• Scored in double-figures 17 times, including three 20+ point performances; had a five-game double-digit scoring streak from Jan. 13-25
• Had a team-high eight 5+ assist games, tying her season-high of six on two occasions
2020-21
Started all 21 games as a senior, playing 33.6 minutes per game ... Scored a career high 26 points against Cal Poly on Mar. 6 ... Scored double digits 12 times ... 3rd in scoring on her team ... Averaged 12.1 points per game
2019-20
• Made All-Conference (HM) for the second straight season after averaging career-highs 13.5 points and 4.0 assists per game
• Was on the court for the most minutes in the Big West, averaging 36.4 per game
• Heading into the postseason, had the second-most assists in the conference (72), was 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6), and 10th in scoring
• Ranked second in free throw percentage at 83 percent during the regular season, missing just 11 times
• Reached double-figures 16 times, including her first 30-point performance against San Jose State in the third game of the year where she hit 9/16 FG and 11/14 FT
• Her second-highest scoring total was 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including five triples in the conference-opener against Cal State Fullerton
• She hit the buzzer beater in a 57-56 win at Hawai'i on March 4, securing the second seed for the Gauchos in the Big West Tournament which was cancelled due to COVID-19
2018-19
Averaged 9.7 points per game in 26 games played, including 24 starts ... Missed first four games of season due to injury ... Made her season debut at Lady Rebel Roundup Thanksgiving tournament at UNLV, playing 10 minutes ... Recorded a career-high nine assists in 66-55 win against Grand Canyon on Dec. 2 ... Reached double-digit points 10 times, including six games in a row from Dec. 21 to Jan. 24 ... Scored a career-high 22 points on Dec. 30 vs New Mexico State ... Averaged a team-high 37.3 minutes per game in 16 conference games played, all starts ... Was second on the team in scoring in Big West play with 11.2 points per game ... Named to All-Big West Second Team
2017-18
Played 25 games as a freshman, including 21 starts...Averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 assists in 19.7 minutes per game...Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting with four assists in her Gaucho debut at NAU (Nov. 10)...Tied her season-high of eight points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field in a 71-58 loss to San Diego (Nov. 27)...Reached six assists on three occasions, the first coming in her second career game at Santa Clara (Nov. 14)...Had 10 games of 4+ assists...Played a season-high 32 minutes against LBSU (Jan. 4)
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Long Beach Polytechnic High School under coach Carl Buggs…Three-time First Team All-Moore League selection…Averaged 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 assists in 117 career games for the Jackrabbits…As a freshman, led her team to the CIF Open Division State Championship and was named to the CIF All-Freshman Team…Won the CIF Open Division Southern Section Championship as a senior…Earned Second Team All-CIF honors as a junior and First Team All-CIF honors as a sophomore…Averaged 9.0 points, 3.1 steals and 2.9 rebounds per game as a senior…As a junior, averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game…Averaged a career-best 10.4 points per game as a sophomore…Scored 28 points against Alemany (Jan. 30, 2016) after draining six three’s in-a-row…Scored 15 of her 21 points against Ribault (Dec. 30, 2016) in the fourth quarter to win the Title IX Tournament Championship…Tallied 15 points, 13 rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks in a road win against Millikan…Notched nine steals in a game on multiple occasions…Named to the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal
Danae Nycoll Miller was born on Mar. 6, 1999 in Torrance, Calif. to parents Darrell and Nicole…has a younger sister named Dionna…Plans to major in biology with a minor in Japanese at UCSB…Aspires to become a physical therapist or athletic trainer…Roots for the Los Angeles Sparks, Dodgers and Lakers…Favorite athletes are Damian Lillard, Odyssey Sims, Courtney Williams and Chris Paul…Enjoys listening to Daniel Caesar, Musiq Soulchild, Chance the Rapper, SWV and Hi-Five…Favorite movies include You Got Served, Love & Basketball, Battle of the Year, The Perfect Guy and The Blind Side…Favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds, Law & Order SVU and Scooby-Doo…Likes to read The Hardy Boys, Kite Runner and Brave New World…Also recruited by Utah, Santa Clara, Weber State, UC Davis, CSUN, UCI, Princeton, Sacramento State, Harvard, USF and New Mexico State.
