Mike Miles | |
Position: | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 195 |
League: | NBA G League |
Team: | Iowa Wolves |
Number: | 23 |
Birth Date: | 24 August 2002 |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Texas, U.S. |
High School: | Lancaster (Lancaster, Texas) |
College: | TCU (2020–2023) |
Draft Year: | 2023 |
Career Start: | 2023 |
Team1: | Texas Legends |
Years2: | 2024–present |
Team2: | Iowa Wolves |
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Michael Derrell Miles Jr. (born August 24, 2002) is an American professional basketball for the Iowa Wolves 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]
On July 26, 2024, Miles signed with Greek club Aris Midea,[18] but parted ways with the team, citing personal reasons in August.
On October 25, 2024, Miles joined the Iowa Wolves.[19]
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.[20]
Miles is the son of Jeanee Miles.[21]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 25 || 21 || 32.9 || .413 || .360 || .827 || 3.5 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 31 || 31 || 33.4 || .382 || .295 || .759 || 3.5 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .2 || 15.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 27 || 26 || 31.9 || .497 || .362 || .749 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .3 || 17.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 83 || 78 || 32.7 || .426 || .334 || .767 || 3.3 || 3.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 15.6