Miro Little

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Miro Little
Utah Utes
Position Point guard
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 (age 20)
Tampere, Finland
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
Sunrise Christian Academy
(Bel Aire, Kansas)
College Baylor (2023–2024)
Utah (2024–present)
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2022 HBA-Märsky

Miro Little (born 30 May 2004), is a Finnish college basketball player for the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference. He represents the Finland national team. [1] [2]

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Early career

Little started to play basketball in Tampereen Pyrintö. [3] He joined Helsinki Basketball Academy in 2019 and played with HBA-Märsky in Finnish second tier Koripallon I-divisioona. In 2022, he played at the Adidas Next Generation tournament with HBA in Patras, Greece, [4] and later in the same year, he moved to United States to attend Sunrise Christian Academy high school. In April 2023, Little was invited to the Nike Hoop Summit event. [5] [6]

College career

Little started his college career in 2023 and joined Baylor for the 2023–24 season. He had committed to Baylor already a one year before over several other offers. On 26 April 2024, Little registered to the NCAA transfer portal, [7] and on 7 May 2024, he joined the Utah Utes. [8] [9]

International career

Little debuted in Finland senior national team aged 17. He was part of the Finland squad in the EuroBasket 2022 [10] and in the FIBA World Cup 2023. [11] He also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain, [12] averaging 7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in three games against Bahamas, Poland and Spain.

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Baylor 3407.1.429.360.7221.20.70.10.01.7

National team

TeamTournamentPos.GPPPGRPGAPG
Finland EuroBasket 2022 7th
7
2.4
0.9
2.1
2023 FIBA World Cup 21st
5
5.0
1.8
4.6

Personal life

Little was born in Tampere, Finland, to Finnish basketball player Kati Packalén and American basketball player La Trice Little  [ fi ]. His father played basketball in Finland, and later worked as a basketball referee in Finnish Korisliiga. [13] [14] His mother Kati Packalén was named the CEO of the Basketball Association of Finland in September 2022. [15]

At the age of seven, Little was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miro Little - Men's Basketball". Baylor University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Miro Little, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  3. ↑ Miro Little, 19, puhuu avoimesti NBA-unelmastaan, Yle, 3 September 2023
  4. ↑ Miro League EuroLeague profile
  5. ↑ Miro, 18, pääsi valiojoukkoon – Vasta toinen suomalainen maailman parhaiden tapahtumassa, Iltalehti, 25 March 2023
  6. ↑ Miro Little kohosi USA:n yliopistopelaajien eliittiin – ”Jotain on tehty oikein”, suomikoris.com, 19 June 2023
  7. ↑ Suomi-koriksen suurlupaus Miro Little jättää huippuyliopiston, Helsingin Sanomat, 26 April 2024
  8. ↑ Susijengin Miro Little siirtyy Utahin yliopistoon, Yle, 7 May 2024
  9. ↑ Miro Littlen ura jatkuu Utahin yliopistossa, basket.fi, 8 May 2024
  10. ↑ "Team Finland 2022". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Team Finland 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024
  13. ↑ Lehtinen, Lauri (1 September 2023). "Miro Little, 19, söi pari viikkoa hampurilaisia – muutos kehossa tuntui heti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Susijengin 18-vuotias suurlupaus saa huiman näytönpaikan NBA-kykyjenetsijöiden edessä – "Merkitsee todella paljon"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Kati Packalén Koripalloliiton toimitusjohtajaksi, basket.fi, 30 September 2022
  16. ↑ Tähtäimessä USA ja NBA, diabeteslehti.fi, 21 August 2019
  17. ↑ Miro Little, 18, on suomalaisen koripallon suurin lupaus sitten Lauri Markkasen – heittää viikossa 2 000 kertaa omalla ajalla, Yle, 30 June 2022
  18. ↑ Interview: Miro Little, eurospects.com, 12 May 2023
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