Brandon Miller note
- Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller was the lone former Alabama player in the Play‑In visuals. - Roll Tide Wire’s photo roundup noted Miller as the only ex‑Alabama participant in the Play‑In. - Since the Hornets were eliminated, Miller’s Play‑In chapter closed quickly in the postseason photo coverage (rolltidewire.usatoday.com).
Brandon Miller’s 2026 postseason lasted two Play-In games, and he was the only former Alabama player who appeared in this year’s tournament. (rolltidewire.usatoday.com) Roll Tide Wire published a photo gallery on April 19 built entirely around Miller, noting that no other Alabama alumnus reached the Play-In field. Charlotte had kept its season alive on April 14 with a 127-126 overtime win over Miami. (rolltidewire.usatoday.com) (nba.com) Miller scored 23 points against the Heat, then had 14 points in Charlotte’s 121-90 loss at Orlando on April 17. That defeat ended the Hornets’ bid for the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. (espn.com) (nba.com) The Play-In is the National Basketball Association’s four-team, last-chance bracket for the No. 7 and No. 8 playoff seeds in each conference. Charlotte entered as the East’s No. 9 team, beat No. 10 Miami, then had to win once more against No. 8 Orlando to advance. (sports.yahoo.com) (nba.com) For Alabama followers, the note was less about a deep playoff run than about representation. Miller, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 National Basketball Association draft after one season in Tuscaloosa, was the program’s only visible link to this year’s Play-In stage. (wikipedia.org) (rolltide.com) His second National Basketball Association season also gave the Hornets their top scorer. Miller averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 65 games, edging LaMelo Ball by a tenth of a point for the team lead. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) At Alabama in 2022-23, Miller averaged 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds and swept Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. That résumé made him one of the program’s quickest one-year jumps from college star to National Basketball Association centerpiece. (sports-reference.com) (rolltide.com) Charlotte’s season is over now, so the postseason gallery ends where the Hornets did: with Miller in the Play-In, and then out before the first round began. (nba.com) (rolltidewire.usatoday.com)
