Oliver Miller, a 6-9 forward/center, helped lead the Arkansas Razorbacks to the 1990 Final Four and the Phoenix Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals.

Fort Worth native and basketball center Oliver Miller, who helped Arkansas get to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died at age 54.

Oliver Miller, the former NBA big man and a member of the Phoenix Suns team that reached the NBA Finals in 1993, has died at the age of 54. The NBA Players Union announced the news on X, writing: “The basketball community has lost a Legend. Our hearts are with the family, friends and fans of Oliver Miller.”

A star at Arkansas whose NBA career included helping the Suns to the 1993 Finals, Miller had an unusual physique for a basketball player that belied impressive athleticism and feel for the game.

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.

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,