Oliver Miller, a former basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks passed away at the age of 54 on Wedensday, march 12, 2025.Miller's carer with the Razorbac

Oliver Miller was known as the "The Big O" for his 6-foot-9, 280-pound frame that ballooned to well over 300 pounds during his NBA career.

Oliver J. Miller, a former star athlete at Southwest High School and later a standout at Arkansas and in the NBA, has died. He was 54. Nicknamed “The Big O” because of his 6-foot-9, 300-plus pound body frame, Miller died on Wednesday, March 12, according to longtime Phoenix Suns television analyst Eddie Johnson.

It truly is hard to think about Arkansas basketball history without Oliver "The Big O" Miller coming to mind. The 6-foot-9, 280-pound Fort Worth native played on the Razorbacks fr

Oliver Miller, the towering center who led the Arkansas Razorbacks to the Final Four before becoming an NBA star, has died. He was 54.

Miller, affectionately known as "The Big O," played in parts of three seasons during two stints in Toronto from 1995 to 1998. The six-foot-nine, 280-pound centre from Fort Worth, Texas, was drafted in the first round,