Miles James "Deuce" McBride (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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High school career

McBride was a two-sport athlete at

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, playing basketball and

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as a

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. He played alongside teammate

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from 2015 to 2018. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game for the Division I state runners-up in basketball. He suffered a season-ending left foot injury during a football game as a junior. McBride was sidelined from all but the final two games of the basketball season and helped Moeller win the Division I state title. He opted out of playing football in his senior season to focus on basketball. As a senior, McBride averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, leading Moeller to a 29–0 record and another Division I state championship. His team achieved the first undefeated season in its division since 1995. A three-star

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, he committed to playing college basketball for

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College career

On November 8, 2019, McBride made his debut for West Virginia, recording 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 94–84 win over

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. On December 29, he scored 21 points in a 67–59 win against

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

. On January 11, 2020, McBride scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 66–54 victory over

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sys ...

. As a freshman, McBride averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 40.2 percent from the field, mostly coming off the bench. He was named to the

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All-Freshman Team. In his sophomore season debut on November 25, 2020, McBride scored 23 points in a 79–71 win over

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. On February 6, 2021, he posted 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a 91–79 win against

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. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, McBride recorded a career-high 30 points, six rebounds and six assists in an 84–67 victory over

Morehead State Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-year residential ea ...

. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors. On April 2, McBride declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft, foregoing his college eligibility.

Professional career

New York Knicks (2021–present)

McBride was selected in the second round of the

with the 36th pick by the

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and then traded to the

. On August 6, 2021, the Knicks announced that they had signed McBride. Through the 2021 NBA Summer League, McBride averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. He made his regular season debut on October 24, 2021. On February 1, 2022, McBride was assigned to the

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, and he scored 39 points in a 117-107 win over the

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Career statistics

NBA

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College

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Personal life

McBride is the son of Walt and Kim McBride. His father played basketball for Xavier, while his mother played

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for

. McBride's older brother, Trey, is playing basketball for the

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in Germany. He has been nicknamed "Deuce" since he was in third grade.

References

External links

West Virginia Mountaineers bio
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