River earns Gabe Miller Award at post-season banquet

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team hosted their post-season banquet at Velzy Commons in Ullsvik Hall last Saturday night, where senior Peyton River was presented with the 2016 Gabe Miller Award. 

Pioneers only give out one team award at its post-season banquet, the prestigious Gabe Miller Award. The Gabe Miller Award goes to the individual that exemplifies hard work on and off the court, dedication to the team and community, and being an all-around good person.

Last year's recipient, Jameson Collin, presented the honorary award to Peyton.

Gabe Miller was a member of the 1995 National Championship team at UW-Platteville.  Miller represented everything you could ask for in a student athlete.  He worked hard on and off the basketball court, as well as in the classroom.  He was well like by his teammates, and by others that were around him.  In the words of a former teammate Aaron Lancaster, "Gabe was the ultimate teammate.  He didn't say much, but he made sure that things were done the right way.  He was a 'Glue Guy', and kept everything together. Gabe was a very dependable friend.  If you had a problem, Gabe was the guy to talk to."

Unfortunately, Miller's time was cut short.  He died of a heart condition a few weeks after the 1995 National Championship Game. 

Peyton truly represented everything that Gabe Miller stood for and the UW-Platteville basketball team is proud to announce him as the 2016 recipient.