 Born in Barrington Illinois, Miller attended Barrington High School, where he graduated in 2003 and finished his prep career with 100 points, on 36 goals and 28 assists.He attended University of Notre Dame and as a fifth year senior in 2007, he was a Second Team NSCAA All-American and earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honors.He finished his time with the Fighting Irish with 86 straight starts, the most in the team's history.