Freshman guard Jalen Miller made his collegiate debut on Tuesday night for Rutgers in the 74-64 win over Clemson. He played 7 minutes, scoring 2 points on 1 of 3 shooting and committing one foul. However, Miller impacted the game in way that don’t show up in the box score.
His on ball defense stood out as expected. Head coach Steve Pikiell raved about his defensive chops in the offseason and in seeing him perform in practice, it was clear Miller had a chance to be a factor this season. He also showed willingness to pick up his man in the full court, which slowed Clemson down a bit.