ABOUT YOOPER SECRETS
AND PAT MILLER
August 9, 2026
I was raised in Menominee, the southernmost town of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I graduated from Menominee High School and went on to Michigan State University.
I played basketball at Menominee High School the year we won the state championship. The team and myself were both inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.
I won an athletic scholarship to Michigan State University and played both basketball and football for the Spartans, earming a Bachelors Degree in history and a Masters Degree in education.
My career after college included being an assistant basketball coach at Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, and head basketball coach and admissions director for many years at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan.
I also have a business - Pat Miller's U-Can-Shoot Camps and Clinics - and taught hundreds of kids around the U.P. and beyond about the basics of teamwork and basketball shooting skills. I also personally tutored many college and NBA players on shooting techniques.
Over the years I have made hundreds of trips around the U.P. and currently keep a boat in the Menominee Marina and have a property in Manistique.
This website is a family affair that includes contributions from my niece, Suzy Miller; nephews Jim and Lee Miller; sister Nancy Miller; and brother Mike Miller.
By Mike Miller, Copyright 2020-2026 YooperSecrets.com
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