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 19)
Tampere, Finland
Listed height1.92 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
2019–2022HBA-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] Little joined Helsinki Basketball Academy in 2019 and played with HBA-Märsky in Finnish second tier Koripallon I-divisioona. In 2022, he moved to United States to attend Sunrise Christian Academy high school.

College career

Little started his college career in 2023 and joined Baylor for the 2023–24 season. On 26 April 2024, Little registered to the NCAA transfer portal, [4] and on 7 May 2024, he joined the Utah Utes. [5] [6]

International career

Little debuted in Finland senior national team aged 17. He was part of the Finland squad in the EuroBasket 2022 [7] and in the FIBA World Cup 2023. [8]

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

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. [9] [10] His mother Kati Packalén was named the CEO of the Basketball Association of Finland in September 2022. [11]

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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. ↑ Suomi-koriksen suurlupaus Miro Little jättää huippu­yliopiston, Helsingin Sanomat, 26 April 2024
  5. ↑ Susijengin Miro Little siirtyy Utahin yliopistoon, Yle, 7 May 2024
  6. ↑ Miro Littlen ura jatkuu Utahin yliopistossa, basket.fi, 8 May 2024
  7. ↑ "Team Finland 2022". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Team Finland 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Lehtinen, Lauri (1 September 2023). "Miro Little, 19, söi pari viikkoa hampurilaisia – muutos kehossa tuntui heti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Susijengin 18-vuotias suurlupaus saa huiman näytönpaikan NBA-kykyjenetsijöiden edessä – "Merkitsee todella paljon"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Kati Packalén Koripalloliiton toimitusjohtajaksi, basket.fi, 30 September 2022
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