Aaron Miles (basketball)
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Aaron Miles at Golden State Warriors 2010 Media Day
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Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Portland, Oregon |
April 13, 1983
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson (Portland, Oregon) |
College | Kansas (2001–2005) |
NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2006 | Golden State Warriors |
2006 | Fort Worth Flyers |
2006–2007 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2007–2008 | Cajasol Sevilla |
2008–2009 | Panionios |
2009–2010 | Aris BC |
2010–2011 | Reno Bighorns |
2011–2014 | Krasnye Krylya |
2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron Marquez Miles (born April 13, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. At 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) in height, he plays at point guard.
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High school career
Miles played for the Jefferson Democrats in Northeast Portland. The Democrats won the 2000 4A Oregon state championship, beating Tualatin 58-44, and capping a 28-0 season.[1] The Democrats finished the year with a No. 4 national ranking and several other players went on to play in college, such as Michael Lee (Kansas), Thomas Gardner (Missouri), and Brandon Brooks (USC).
College career
After being named the Oregon 4A High School basketball player of the year in the state of Oregon as well as McDonalds Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year, Miles attended the University of Kansas, where he starred at the point guard position for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. He helped lead the Jayhawks to two consecutive Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2003 and an appearance in the 2003 national championship game. He is the all-time assists leader (with 954 career assists) of both Kansas and the Big 12 Conference. He was named to the All-Big 12 Team in both 2004 and 2005.
He was also named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team 3 times and he finished his college career in 8th place in NCAA history in assists and also in 2nd place all time in Kansas history in steals.
Professional career
NBA (2005–2006)
Miles signed in September 2005, as an undrafted rookie free agent with the NBA's Golden State Warriors for the 2005-06 season,[2] but was released in January 2006, before his contract became guaranteed.[3] He played for the Fort Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League for the remainder of that season. There, he teamed with his Kansas class of 2005 teammate Keith Langford.
Europe (2006–2010)
He signed for the 2006–07 season with the French League club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, a team that played in the Euroleague that season and with PAU he won the French National Cup championship that year. He played with the Spanish ACB club Cajasol Sevilla in the 2007–08 season.
In August 2008, Miles joined one of the three Euroleague teams from the Greek League for the 2008–09 season, Panionios.[4] In October 2009, he signed with another Greek team Aris BC for the 2009–10 season.[5]
Return to America (2010–2011)
In 2010, Miles joined the try-outs for the Warriors, but was released days before the start of the season.[6] He signed with the Reno Bighorns. He was sent to the Bakersfield Jam, but was quickly waived due to injury.
Back to Europe (2011–present)
Miles returned to Europe in August 2011, when he signed with BC Krasnye Krylya.[7] In 2012 and 2013, he won the Russian Cup with Krasnye, in the second he was named Finals MVP. With the team he also won the 2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge. In July 2014, he left Krasnye Krylya.[8]
On July 9, 2014, Miles signed a one-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban.[9]
Statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | Reno Bighorns | D-League | 17 | 34.5 | .511 | .000 | .786 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
2011–12 | BC Krasnye Krylya | PBL | 17 | 31.5 | .413 | .500 | .845 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
VTB United | 16 | 33.1 | .487 | .300 | .746 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 10.8 | ||
2012–13 | BC Krasnye Krylya | PBL | 17 | 32.1 | .391 | .154 | .811 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
VTB United | 18 | 34.6 | .423 | .158 | .831 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 10.2 |
See also
References
- ↑ [1] OSAA.org Basketball records.
- ↑ Warriors officially announce Miles signing
- ↑ Warriors waive guard Aaron Miles
- ↑ Panionios lands assists ace Miles.
- ↑ ARIS: Aaron Miles takes over at point
- ↑ Warriors Waive Aaron Miles
- ↑ Aaron Miles inks with Krasnye Krylya Samara
- ↑ Aaron Miles leaves Krasnye Krylya Samara
- ↑ Lokomotiv Kuban signs Aaron Miles
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players at the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Oregon
- American men's basketball players
- BC Krasnye Krylia players
- CB Sevilla players
- Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez players
- Fort Worth Flyers players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Greek Basket League players
- Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Panionios B.C. players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Point guards
- Reno Bighorns players
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players