Miles McBride

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Miles McBride
No. 2–New York Knicks
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 (age 23)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Moeller
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College West Virginia (2019–2021)
NBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–present New York Knicks
2021–2023 →Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2021)
  • Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2020)
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Miles James "Deuce" McBride (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

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High school career

McBride was a two-sport athlete at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, playing basketball and football as a quarterback. [1] He played alongside teammate Jaxson Hayes from 2015 to 2018. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game for the Division I state runners-up in basketball. [2] He suffered a season-ending left foot injury during a football game as a junior. McBride was sidelined from all but the final two games of the basketball season and helped Moeller win the Division I state title. He opted out of playing football in his senior season to focus on basketball. [3] As a senior, McBride averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, leading Moeller to a 29–0 record and another Division I state championship. [4] His team achieved the first undefeated season in its division since 1995. [5] A three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for West Virginia. [2]

College career

On November 8, 2019, McBride made his debut for West Virginia, recording 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 94–84 win over Akron. [6] On December 29, he scored 21 points in a 67–59 win against Ohio State. [7] On January 11, 2020, McBride scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 66–54 victory over Texas Tech. [8] As a freshman, McBride averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 40.2 percent from the field, mostly coming off the bench. [9] He was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. [10]

In his sophomore season debut on November 25, 2020, McBride scored 23 points in a 79–71 win over South Dakota State. [11] On February 6, 2021, he posted 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a 91–79 win against Kansas. [12] In the first round of the NCAA tournament, McBride recorded a career-high 30 points, six rebounds and six assists in an 84–67 victory over Morehead State. [13] As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors. On April 2, McBride declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft, foregoing his college eligibility. [14]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2021–present)

McBride was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 36th pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder and then traded to the New York Knicks. [15] On August 6, 2021, the Knicks announced that they had signed McBride. [16] Through the 2021 NBA Summer League, McBride averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. He made his regular season debut on October 24, 2021. [17] On February 1, 2022, McBride was assigned to the Westchester Knicks, and he scored 39 points in a 117-107 win over the Delaware Blue Coats. [18]

On December 30, 2023, the Knicks announced they had signed McBride to a contract extension, which was reported to be for 3 years and $13 million. [19] With the trade of guards RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, a spot was cleared for McBride to be a permanent fixture in the Knicks rotation. On March 18, 2024, McBride started in place of an injured OG Anunoby, recording a career–high 29 points, a career-high 6 three-pointers in a career-high 47 minutes as the Knicks defeated the Golden State Warriors on the road, 119–112. [20] On March 23, McBride played in all 48 minutes of the Knicks' victory over the Brooklyn Nets, joining his teammate Josh Hart as the only players to not be subbed out of a game during the 2023/24 season. [21]

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 New York 4029.3.296.250.6671.11.0.4.02.2
2022–23 New York 64211.9.358.299.667.81.1.6.13.5
2023–24 New York 681419.5.452.410.8601.51.7.7.18.3
Career1721814.3.404.355.7601.11.3.6.15.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 New York 802.5.250.333–.3.1.0.1.4
Career802.5.250.333–.3.1.0.1.4

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 West Virginia 31222.2.402.304.7472.41.81.1.59.5
2020–21 West Virginia 292834.2.431.414.8133.94.81.9.315.9
Career603028.0.419.368.7853.13.31.5.412.6

Personal life

McBride is the son of Walt and Kim McBride. His father played basketball for Xavier, while his mother played tennis for Ohio State. McBride's older brother, Trey, is playing basketball for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen in Germany. He has been nicknamed "Deuce" since he was in third grade. [22]

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