Mike Miles (basketball)
![]() Miles with TCU in 2021 | ||||||||||||||
No. 1 – TCU Horned Frogs | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | Big 12 Conference | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | August 24, 2002 | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Lancaster (Lancaster, Texas) | |||||||||||||
College | TCU (2020–present) | |||||||||||||
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Michael Derrell Miles Jr. (born August 24, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference.
Early life and high school career[]
Miles grew up playing basketball for the Texas Titans on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit alongside Cade Cunningham.[1] When Miles was in fourth grade, his AAU highlight videos drew national attention; Yahoo Sports labeled him "the elementary school Allen Iverson."[2][3] He attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Texas.[4] As a junior, he averaged 18 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game, leading his team to a 31–3 record. As a senior, Miles averaged 21.4 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals per game, leading his team to a 36–1 record. He was named SportsDayHS All-Area Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News, as well as Class 5A Player of the Year.[5][6] Miles committed to playing college basketball for TCU over offers from LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma State, among other programs.[7]
College career[]
On January 30, 2021, Miles recorded a freshman season-high 28 points and five assists in a 102–98 overtime loss to Missouri.[8] As a freshman, he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Miles was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team and earned All-Big 12 honorable mention.[9]
National team career[]
Miles represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Latvia. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game, helping his team win the gold medal.[10]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | TCU | 25 | 21 | 32.9 | .413 | .360 | .827 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.6 |
References[]
- ^ Unruh, Jacob (December 15, 2021). "OSU basketball: Cade Cunningham faces unique challenge this week — his close friends". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Nicholson, Eric (July 6, 2012). "Meet DISD's Other Mike Miles, The 9-Year-Old Basketball Prodigy". Dallas Observer. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Mike Miles, the elementary school Allen Iverson". Yahoo Sports. July 5, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Riddle, Greg (December 22, 2019). "Lancaster's Mike Miles, the Dallas area's No. 2-ranked basketball recruit, commits to TCU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Hoyt, Joseph (March 27, 2020). "2020 SportsDayHS boys basketball Player of the Year: Lancaster's Mike Miles". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Clark, Jeremy (May 4, 2020). "TCU basketball signee Mike Miles named TABC Class 5A POY". 247Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Davison, Drew (December 22, 2019). "TCU basketball lands much-needed point guard for 2020 class". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Davison, Drew (January 30, 2021). "TCU basketball can't close out No. 12 Missouri as Tigers rally for overtime victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Davison, Drew (May 7, 2021). "TCU's Mike Miles invited to USA Basketball's U19 training camp in Fort Worth next month". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Riddle, Greg (July 11, 2021). "Former Lancaster star Mike Miles, former St. Mark's star Harrison Ingram help U.S. win U19 World Cup". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links[]
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- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- People from Lancaster, Texas
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- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball players