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Isaiah Miles
Isaiah Miles (born June 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University. Early life and high schoolMiles was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in the suburb of Owings Mills. He attended Glenelg Country School for three years before transferring to Milford Mill Academy before his senior year. He was a standout basketball player at both schools and was an All-Metro selection by The Baltimore Sun in his junior and senior seasons.[1] College careerMiles played four seasons for the St. Joseph's Hawks, starting out as a reserve player and gradually gaining more playing time until he was a starter his final two seasons.[2] In his first season as a starter, he averaged 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds.  In his senior season, Miles averaged 18.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game as the Hawks won the Atlantic 10 Conference title.[3] In the first round of the 2016 NCAA tournament, Miles hit a three-pointer with nine seconds left to put the Hawks ahead against Cincinnati.[4] Miles was named second team all conference and Most Improved Player by both the Atlantic 10 and the Big 5 at the end of the season.[5] He credited his improvement to losing over 20 pounds during the offseason by eliminating fast food, specifically the Wendy's Baconator, from his diet.[6] Over the course of his college career, Miles averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 107 games played (68 starts).[7] He graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a degree in business.[8] Professional careerJDA Dijon Miles earned an invitation to the NBA Draft Combine but was not selected in the 2016 NBA draft. After a stint with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team, Miles signed with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A on July 24, 2016.[9][10] In 34 games with the team, he averaged 12.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. After his performance with Dijon, Miles was offered a spot on the Philadelphia 76ers Summer League roster.[3] Uşak SportifMiles signed with Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Super League on June 17, 2017.[3] In 16 league games he averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and was again a member of the 76ers Summer League team.[11] Miles was the 76ers second-leading scorer at 10.4 points per game and shot 47.6 percent on 3-point attempts in five games (two starts) of Summer League competition.[12] LimogesMiles returned to France after signing with Limoges CSP on July 21, 2018.[13] He was named the Most Valuable Player for the 4th round of the 2018–19 EuroCup after scoring 23 points and grabbing seven rebounds against Tofaş S.K.[14] Miles averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 34 LNB Pro A games as Limoges finished 7th in the league and lost to Monaco in the first round of the playoffs. Miles also averaged 10.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 14 EuroCup games. Following the end of the season, Miles was named to the Orlando Magic's Summer League roster and averaged 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in four games.[15] Miles participated in The Basketball Tournament for Team Hines after the conclusion of Summer League.[16] Delaware Blue CoatsOn August 8, 2019, Miles signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[17][18] He was waived by the 76ers on October 19, 2019, and was added to the roster of the team's NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.[19][20] Miles was waived by the Blue Coats on January 21, 2020. He appeared in 11 games, averaging 6.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[21] Cholet BasketOn February 26, 2020, he has signed with Cholet of the LNB Pro A.[22] Hapoel HolonOn August 15, 2020, Miles signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[23] Promitheas PatrasOn August 20, 2021, Miles signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras which competes in the EuroCup.[24] AEK AthensOn November 18, 2022, Miles signed with Greek club AEK Athens which competes in the Basketball Champions League.[25] In 12 domestic league games, he averaged 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists, playing around 26 minutes per contest. Hapoel Tel AvivOn April 28, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[26] Personal lifeMiles is an avid fan of Superhero comics, a hobby that he picked up from his father, and has numerous comic book characters tattooed on the full length of his right arm.[27] References
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