Oliver Miller, a former NBA player known for an impressive skill set packaged in an unusual physique, died at 54, according to the University of Arkansas. Miller played from 1988 to 1992 at Arkansas,

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.

Miller graduated from Fort Worth Southwest High School in 1988 and was selected 22nd overall in the 1992 NBA draft after a standout college career at Arkansas.