Miles Named to Watch List for NABC Player of the Year
11/3/2022 11:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The junior guard was one of 20 on the watch list for player of the year
FORT WORTH – Mike Miles Jr. was named to the watch list for the 2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year on Thursday.
It's the latest in a long list of preseason accolades for the junior from Highland Hills, Texas, who is the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year. Miles was named to the watch list for the Bog Cousy Award last month and was named Preseason All-American by CBS Sports and The Athletic.
Miles is the Big 12's top returning scorer after averaging 15.2 points per game last season. He also averaged 3.8 assists per game to become the Big 12's only player to finish in the top six in points (fifth) and assists (sixth). The junior guard led TCU in scoring in 18 of the 31 games he played, scored in double figures in 16 games and recorded 20 or more points eight times.
Miles and TCU will open the regular season at home on Nov. 7 against Arkansas - Pine Bluff at 7 p.m.
2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kendric Davis, Memphis
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Zach Edey, Purdue
Adam Flagler, Baylor
Keyonte George, Baylor
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Caleb Love, North Carolina
Mike Miles Jr., TCU
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
Adama Sanogo, UConn
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Isaiah Wong, Miami (Fla.)
It's the latest in a long list of preseason accolades for the junior from Highland Hills, Texas, who is the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year. Miles was named to the watch list for the Bog Cousy Award last month and was named Preseason All-American by CBS Sports and The Athletic.
Miles is the Big 12's top returning scorer after averaging 15.2 points per game last season. He also averaged 3.8 assists per game to become the Big 12's only player to finish in the top six in points (fifth) and assists (sixth). The junior guard led TCU in scoring in 18 of the 31 games he played, scored in double figures in 16 games and recorded 20 or more points eight times.
Miles and TCU will open the regular season at home on Nov. 7 against Arkansas - Pine Bluff at 7 p.m.
2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kendric Davis, Memphis
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Zach Edey, Purdue
Adam Flagler, Baylor
Keyonte George, Baylor
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Caleb Love, North Carolina
Mike Miles Jr., TCU
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
Adama Sanogo, UConn
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Isaiah Wong, Miami (Fla.)
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