Michael Donnell Niles (born March 31, 1955) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
[Mike Niles NBA stats]
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 20, 2014. He was selected in the
1979 NBA draft by the
Philadelphia 76ers, although he played for the
Phoenix Suns in 44 games during the
1980–81 season.
[ Niles scored 115 points in his NBA career.][ He also played for the ]Lancaster Red Roses
The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named fo ...
of the Continental Basketball Association after his stint with the Suns.
On January 24, 1989, Niles was convicted of killing his wife.[
]
References
1955 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Los Angeles
Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball players
Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) alumni
Lancaster Red Roses (CBA) players
Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
Phoenix Suns players
Small forwards
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