WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- Shortly after escaping with a one-point overtime road win against Monmouth in mid-January, Iona basketball coach Rick Pitino could be heard praising Hawks big man Walker Miller.
Miller had just outplayed highly touted sophomore Nelly Junior Joseph and nearly helped lead Monmouth to an upset, finishing with 22 points and seven rebounds despite starting slow and dealing with second-half foul trouble.
"He's a great finesse big man," Pitino said of Miller. "He's got a very unorthodox jump hook. He's a very good passer.