Oliver Miller, former Arkansas star and NBA player, dead at 54

Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 54.

Several of Miller's former teams announced his death on Wednesday, as did the National Basketball Retired Players Association. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Arkansas had announced during an event honoring its 1990 Final Four team that Miller had cancer, and Miller thanked the team for its video tribute to him while posting it on social media last month.

"The basketball community has lost a Legend," the National Basketball Retired Players Association wrote on social media. "Our hearts are with the family, friends and fans of Oliver Miller."