A key member of the rising Golden Eagle men's basketball teams of the mid-1990's, Shad Miller set a new standard when he was named John Brown University's first NAIA All-American in any team sport in 1996-97. He followed up his third-team accolades a year later by earning an honorable mention All-America nomination in 1997-98.

The Tahlequah, Okla. native set numerous men's basketball records during his time from 1994-98. In 1996-97, he finished with an NAIA-best 93.5 percent mark from the free throw line, still a program record, but his single-season mark also currently sits third in the all-time NAIA record book. A year later, Miller led the nation again in conversions from the charity stripe. This time he posted a 90.8 percent clip from the line, which still paced the nation in that category. During his historic two-year run, Miller knocked down 64 consecutive free throws, which landed him just 10 shy of the all-time NAIA record but tied him with the then-current NCAA I record. Over his four-year career, Miller hit 88.9 percent of his free throws (506-of-569), which placed him sixth all-time in the NAIA's 51-year history.

At the time of his graduation, Miller paced JBU records in free throws made, free throw percentage, steals (197) and games played (124), having never missed a collegiate contest. He was also awarded All-Conference first team honors during his junior and senior campaigns while notching the 1997-98 Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year award.