Brandon Miller Freshman of the Year The 6-9 Forward becomes the first Alabama player to win Wayman Tisdale Award

Freshman Brandon Miller has become the most prominent rising star among college prospects this season. Leading all SEC players in scoring and fourth in the league in rebounds, he has led the Crimson Tide to its second Sweet 16 appearance in the last three years and ninth in program history. Miller continues to make history by becoming the first Alabama player to win the Wayman Tisdale Award as the National Freshman Player of the Year.

Before this season, the Antioch, Tenn. native was one of the top-rated players to ever sign at Alabama. In 2021 and 2022, Miller was named Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and the No. 1-ranked prospect in the state. In his first collegiate season alone, the spotlight on Miller has only grown along with his accomplishments. He became the first player to sweep the SEC Player of the Year,

Freshman of the Year and Tournament MVP awards in the same season. Miller is also a First Team All-SEC and All-Tournament selection, named a USBWA Second-Team All-America honoree and is the only freshman to make the 15-man roster. He became the fourth player in the last 50 years to lead the SEC in scoring as a freshman (19.6 ppg), joining Tennessee’s Bernard King (1975) and LSU’s Chris Jackson (1989) and Cameron Thomas (2021).

Among his other milestones on the court, Miller is the only player in Division I in the last 30 years to score 685 points, record 290 rebounds and make 105 three-pointers this season. Adding to his achievements, the Alabama forward is now the 2023 Wayman Tisdale Award winner.