![]() Miles with TCU in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
No. 0–Texas Legends | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Atlanta, Texas, U.S. | August 24, 2002||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Lancaster (Lancaster, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | TCU (2020–2023) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2023–present | Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Derrell Miles Jr. (born August 24, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at TCU.
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]
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] As a sophomore, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 as a sophomore. [10] On March 30, 2022, Miles declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. [11] However, he later clarified that he did not hire an agent and is maintaining his college eligibility. [12] On April 11, Miles withdrew from the draft and announced he would return to TCU for his junior season. [13] He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 as a junior. [14]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Miles signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. [15] However, he was waived on October 14. [16] On October 29, he joined the Texas Legends. [17]
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. [18]
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 |
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 |
2021–22 | TCU | 31 | 31 | 33.4 | .382 | .295 | .759 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.4 |
2022–23 | TCU | 27 | 26 | 31.9 | .497 | .362 | .749 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 17.9 |
Career | 83 | 78 | 32.7 | .426 | .334 | .767 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.6 |
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