Myles Cale

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Myles Cale
Myles Cale (cropped).jpg
Cale with Seton Hall in 2019
No. 3Aquila Basket Trento
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League LBA
Personal information
Born (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)
Middletown, Delaware
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Appoquinimink
(Middletown, Delaware)
College Seton Hall (2017–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022 Greensboro Swarm
2022–2024 Limburg United
2024–present Dolomiti Energia Trento
Medals
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Peru Team

Myles Cale (born March 5, 1999) [1] is an American professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates of the Big East Conference. He attended Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Delaware. Cale is the son of a police officer and founded the “Cale Cares” mentoring program in Middletown, which connects police with local teenagers.

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Early life and high school career

Cale grew up in Middletown, Delaware, and began playing basketball at the age of six when his father enrolled him in a program at the local Boys and Girls Club. He also played baseball and football but decided to focus on basketball. [2] Cale attended Appoquinimink High School, where he was coached by Steve Wright. [3] As a junior in 2015–16, he averaged 26.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.4 steals per game to lead the team to a 13–8 record and a second round berth in the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Tournament. Cale earned First Team All-State honors. [4] He considered transferring to The Patrick School for his senior season, but eventually opted to remain at Appoquinimink. [5] Cale averaged 22 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior and was again named to the First Team All-State. [6] He was considered a four-star recruit ranked 63rd overall and 17th among shooting guards in the Class of 2017 according to ESPN. Cale committed to Seton Hall in November 2016 over offers from Xavier, La Salle, James Madison, Maryland and Temple. [4]

College career

Cale suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder and had surgery prior to his freshman season. In his debut, he scored 12 points and had five rebounds, four assists, and two steals in a win against Fairleigh Dickinson. [7] As a freshman, Cale averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He scored 17 points in an 84–83 overtime upset of Kentucky during his sophomore season, and hit the game-winning three-pointer with 9.5 seconds remaining. [8] Cale scored 23 points in a 78–74 upset of Maryland on December 22, 2018. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helping the team finish 20–14 and reach the 2019 NCAA tournament. [9] Cale’s production dipped as a junior due to the offense of Myles Powell and Quincy McKnight, and he stated he did not accomplish what he wanted due to making sacrifices for the team. [3] He averaged six points and 3.7 rebounds per game and made 25 starts. [10] The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]

On December 23, 2020, Cale scored a career-high 30 points in a 78–67 win against Georgetown. [12] As a senior, he averaged 11.6 points per game while shooting 44.8 percent. Following the season, Cale announced that he would take advantage of the NCAA’s offer of an additional season of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] In his fifth season debut, he passed 1,000 career collegiate points and finished with 15 points, six rebounds and two assists in a 93–49 win against Fairleigh Dickinson. [14] On November 22, 2021, Cale strained his groin during a loss against Ohio State, causing him to miss several games. [15] He returned from the injury on December 4, in a win against Nyack College. [16] As a fifth-year senior, Cale averaged 9.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. [17]

Professional career

In November 2022, Cale signed with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. [18] On December 2, he signed with Limburg United of the BNXT League. [19]

On June 16, 2024, he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [20]

National team career

Cale represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru. [21] He averaged 3.8 points per game, helping his team win the bronze medal after a 92–83 win over the Dominican Republic in the third-place game. [22]

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
2017–18 Seton Hall 34517.2.467.283.6291.6.6.6.14.3
2018–19 Seton Hall 343430.1.411.378.6674.11.2.8.110.2
2019–20 Seton Hall 302523.0.387.284.5833.7.91.0.16.0
2020–21 Seton Hall 272730.9.448.369.7243.6.91.0.111.6
2021-22 Seton Hall 292928.9.422.359.6253.91.01.5.19.8
Career15412025.8.424.346.6523.4.91.0.18.2

Personal life

Cale is the son of George and Shevena Cale. His father is a retired police officer and played basketball for North Carolina A&T, where he was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1987. His mother is a school administrator in the Christiana School District and played basketball at Howard. Cale has an older sister, Amber, who played basketball at Lincoln University. [2] Cale participated in the George Floyd protests in Delaware and gave a speech at a rally. He founded the “Cale Cares” mentoring program in Middletown, connecting police with local teenagers. Cale graduated from Seton Hall in 2021, with a degree in social behavioral sciences. [3]

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