Eddie Miles

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Eddie Miles
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Miles, circa 1961
Personal information
Born (1940-07-05) July 5, 1940 (age 84)
North Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Scipio A. Jones
(North Little Rock, Arkansas)
College Seattle (1960–1963)
NBA draft 1963: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1963–1972
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number14, 15, 42
Career history
1963–1970 Detroit Pistons
1970–1971 Baltimore Bullets
1971–1972 New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,120 (13.4 ppg)
Rebounds 1,860 (3.1 rpg)
Assists 1,225 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Edward Miles Jr. (born July 5, 1940) is a retired American basketball player. His shooting ability was such, that he was known as "The Man With the Golden Arm".

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Early life

Miles was born on July 5, 1940, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. [1] He was a graduate of Scipio A. Jones High School, in North Little Rock. He averaged 18, 25, 30 and 32 points per game, respectively, in his four years as a varsity high school player, and he led Jones to four state championships. [2] He was a two-time All American in high school, [3] and was recruited by 50 colleges, but he chose to attend Seattle University because of his admiration for its alumnus Elgin Baylor (1958), and because Baylor had called Miles to recruit him to Seattle. [2]

Miles was nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Arm" by Seattle's sports information director Bill Sears, because of his shooting prowess. [2] He played three varsity seasons with Seattle and ranked seventh in the nation in scoring during his senior year (1962–63), with a 25.8 points per game average. [4] [5] He led his team in scoring all three years, and remains Seattle's third leading scorer with a 23.1 average, Baylor being number one at 31.1. [2] [3]

Seattle went to the NCAA tournament all three years Miles played, with a 57–22 record, losing in close games all three times; by two points in one game, and four points in two other games, including one in overtime. [2] [6] As a senior, Miles was All-Coast and third-team AP (Associated Press) and United Press International (UPI) All-America. [6]

In 2011, he was inducted into the Seattle University Athletics Hall of Fame. [3] [7]

Professional basketball career

A 6 ft 4 in guard, Miles was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the fourth pick of the 1963 NBA draft. [2] He played nine NBA seasons with Detroit, the Baltimore Bullets, and the New York Knicks. He had suffered an Achilles tendon injury and had surgery in the offseason before the 1971-1972 season, but the injury shortened his career. [2] [8] His best years came in Detroit where he average 19.6, 17.6 and 18.5 points per game in consecutive seasons from 1965-1968. [1]

He was traded from the Pistons to the Bullets for Bob Quick on February 1, 1970, in a transaction that also involved both teams exchanging selections in the subsequent draft with Baltimore receiving a fourth-round pick (54th overall– Bill Stricker) and Detroit a second-rounder (32nd overall– Ken Warzynski). [9] [10] He was waived by the Bullets after the 1970-71 season, and the Knicks acquired him with two of their guards (Mike Riordan/broken wrist and Walt Frazier/hospitalization) unavailable to play. [8] He would play in 42 games, averaging only 4.7 minutes a game. [1]

Miles averaged 13.4 points per game in his NBA career and represented the Pistons at the 1966 NBA All-Star Game, [1] scoring 17 points, [2] high on the West team. [11]

In 1971, he was on the Baltimore Bullets team that defeated the New York Knicks 4–3 to win the Eastern Conference finals, averaging nearly 10 points a game for the season coming off the bench. [12] He did not play in those seven games, or the 1971 playoffs, because of the Achilles injury; but ironically played in nine playoff games for the Knicks in 1972. [1]

Post retirement

Since retiring as a player, Miles has served as a coach at the college and high school levels, and has worked as a private basketball trainer. [3] [6] He also worked as an accountant for the government and as a financial services agent. [6] As of 2024, he has been married for 64 years to Carolyn Miles, with five children and six grandchildren. [2]

He received the Seattle University Alumni Award in 2020. [3]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1963–64 Detroit 6013.5.353.7131.61.05.4
1964–65 Detroit 7627.3.442.7443.42.113.7
1965–66 Detroit 8034.9.447.7413.82.819.6
1966–67 Detroit 8129.9.427.7723.72.217.6
1967–68 Detroit 7630.3.475.7643.52.818.5
1968–69 Detroit 8028.2.449.6673.52.313.3
1969–70 Detroit 4428.3.435.7653.91.913.5
1969–70 Baltimore 317.3.700.6001.31.35.7
1970–71 Baltimore 6324.5.426.8032.71.69.9
1971–72 New York 424.7.359.889.4.41.5
Career60525.9.440.7473.12.013.4
All-Star128.0.500.2001.00.017.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1968 Detroit 632.8.411.7503.72.514.5
1970 Baltimore 512.6.400–1.0.01.6
1972 New York 91.9.000.800.9.1.4
Career2013.9.387.7651.8.85.0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eddie Miles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hanson, Scott (May 17, 2024). "Seattle U great Eddie Miles' Golden Arm carried him to long NBA career". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eddie Miles '63 Among Seattle U Alumni Awards Recipients". Seattle University. February 4, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eddie Miles College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "1962-63 Men's College Basketball Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 RALEY, By DAN (December 28, 2005). "Where Are They Now? Eddie Miles, Seattle U. basketball". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eddie Miles (2011) - Hall of Fame". Seattle University. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "KNICKS GET MILES AS BACKUP GUARD". New York Times. October 23, 1971.
  9. ↑ "Pistons Deal Bellamy; Oscar On Mart," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, February 2, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ 1970 NBA Draft Pick Transactions, March 23, 1970 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ "1966 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "1970-71 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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