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Daxter Miles Jr.
Daxter Miles Jr. (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. High school career Miles was born on January 5, 1996, the son of Daxter Miles Sr, who played basketball as a youth, and Renee Reid. He has a twin sister, Diamond. The younger Miles grew up at 240 Bond Street in East Baltimore and has a "240" tattoo. Miles played two years of high school basketball at Archbishop Curley High School and one at IMG Academy in Florida. As a senior, he transferred to Dunbar High School where he was coached by Cyrus Jones, a friend of his father's. He led the Poets to a Class 1A state basketball championship and scored 15 points in the title game. He was named to ''The Baltimore Sun'' All-Metro First Team. Michael Carvelli described him as "a prep star who focused much of his energy on the different ways he could find his way into the scorin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Cowboys Men's Basketball
The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. All women's teams at the school are known as Cowgirls. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. In 2020, CBS Sports ranked Oklahoma State the 25th best college basketball program of all-time, ahead of such programs as Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma State men’s basketball has a very rich history of success, having won more national titles and advanced to the NCAA Championship, Final Four, Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen more times than any Big 12 program other than Kansas. Oklahoma State has won a combined 23 regular season conference titles and conference tournament titles, which is the most of any program in the state of Oklahoma. NBA greats from Oklahoma State include Cade Cunningham (the number One overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft), Tony Allen (whose number was retired by the Memphis Grizzlies), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
