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Aaron Miles (basketball)

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Aaron Miles
Aaron Miles at Golden State Warriors 2010 Media Day
New Orleans Pelicans
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 41)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolJefferson (Portland, Oregon)
CollegeKansas (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2015
PositionPoint guard
Number0
Career history
As player:
2005–2006Golden State Warriors
2006Fort Worth Flyers
2006–2007Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2007–2008Cajasol Sevilla
2008–2009Panionios
2009–2010Aris
2010–2011Reno Bighorns
2011–2014Krasnye Krylya
2014–2015Lokomotiv Kuban
As coach:
2015–2016Kansas (assistant)
2016–2017Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2017–2019Santa Cruz Warriors
2019–2021Golden State Warriors (player development)
2021–2023Boston Celtics (assistant)
2023–presentNew Orleans Pelicans (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

Aaron Marquez Miles (born April 13, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former player working as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and had a brief stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he played at the point guard position. Miles was previously an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and a head coach for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. In 2019, he was hired as a player development coach with the Golden State Warriors.

High school career

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Miles played for the Jefferson Democrats in north 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

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After being named the Oregon 4A High School basketball player of the year as well as McDonald's 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 three times and he finished his college career, in eighth place in NCAA history in assists [2] and in second place all-time in Kansas history in steals.

Professional career

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NBA (2005–2006)

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Miles signed in September 2005, as an undrafted rookie free agent with the NBA's Golden State Warriors for the 2005–06 season,[3] but was released in January 2006, before his contract became guaranteed.[4] He played for the Fort Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League for the remainder of that season where he played with his Kansas teammate Keith Langford.

Europe (2006–2010)

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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 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.[5] In October 2009, he signed with another Greek team Aris BC for the 2009–10 season.[6]

Return to America (2010–2011)

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In 2010, Miles joined the try-outs for the Warriors, but was released days before the start of the season.[7] He signed with the Reno Bighorns. He was sent to the Bakersfield Jam, but was quickly waived due to injury.

Back to Europe (2011–2015)

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Miles returned to Europe in August 2011, when he signed with BC Krasnye Krylya.[8] 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.[9]

On July 9, 2014, Miles signed a one-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban.[10]

Coaching career

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College coaching career (2015–2017)

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Following his career as a player, Miles was hired at the University of Kansas as assistant director of student-athlete development for the 2015–16 season.[11] The following year, he accepted a position as assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University under head coach Joe Dooley, a former coach of Miles at Kansas.[12][13]

Santa Cruz Warriors / Golden State Warriors (2017–2021)

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On August 10, 2017, Miles was named head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League developmental team of the Golden State Warriors.[14] After two seasons, he was promoted to staff with Golden State as a player development coach.[15]

Boston Celtics (2021–2023)

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In the summer of 2021, Miles was hired as an assistant coach by the Boston Celtics[16]

New Orleans Pelicans (2023–present)

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On June 23, 2023, Miles was hired as an assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Statistics

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Legend
  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
2010–11 United States Reno Bighorns D-League 17 34.5 .511 .000 .786 4.1 8.8 2.5 0.2 15.1
2011–12 Russia 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 Russia 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

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References

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  1. ^ [1] OSAA.org Basketball records.
  2. ^ "Assists Career Leaders and Records".
  3. ^ Warriors officially announce Miles signing
  4. ^ Warriors waive guard Aaron Miles
  5. ^ Panionios lands assists ace Miles.
  6. ^ ARIS: Aaron Miles takes over at point Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Warriors Waive Aaron Miles
  8. ^ Aaron Miles inks with Krasnye Krylya Samara
  9. ^ Aaron Miles leaves Krasnye Krylya Samara
  10. ^ Lokomotiv Kuban signs Aaron Miles
  11. ^ Former Jayhawks guard Aaron Miles joins KU basketball coaching staff
  12. ^ Former Kansas Standout Aaron Miles Named New @FGCU_MBB Assistant Coach
  13. ^ "College basketball: FGCU names former Kansas star Aaron Miles as new assistant". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Name Aaron Miles Head Coach
  15. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Name Kris Weems Head Coach". OurSports Central. August 15, 2019.
  16. ^ Adams, Luke (September 10, 2021). "2021 NBA Offseason In Review: Boston Celtics". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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