Miles Thompson (born December 8, 1990) is an

Iroquois The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/ Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to ...

professional

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player who played for the

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college lacrosse and plays for the

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in the

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and

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in the

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. He shared the 2014

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with his brother Lyle.

Early life

Miles grew up in the

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with parents Doloris and Jerome Thompson. He was one of five children in the family, which included brothers Jeremy, Lyle, and Jerome Jr. (Haina). Miles attended LaFayette High School, outside Syracuse, New York, and was a standout in their lacrosse program.

College

Miles attended the

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, where he played lacrosse with his brother Lyle and cousin Ty Thompson. The three Thompsons all played attack and scored 259 points in 2013. In 2014, Miles and Lyle were the first Native American players to win the

; ''tewaaraton'' is the

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term for the precursor of modern lacrosse. He finished at the University of Albany with 293 total points and holds an NCAA Record for scoring a goal in every game he played in.

Major League Lacrosse

Miles Thompson was drafted in the third round, 20th overall, in the 2014 MLL Draft by the

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. He was then traded to the

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and was on the active roster with them in their inaugural season. In 2015, the Launch selected Miles' brother Lyle first overall in the 2015 MLL Draft. The brothers' first game together was against the

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National Lacrosse League

Miles was drafted third overall in the 2014 NLL draft by the Minnesota Swarm. After his rookie season in Minnesota, the Swarm relocated to Georgia, becoming the

. Thompson's younger brother Lyle was also drafted by the Swarm the next season, and older brother

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

was acquired by the Swarm in 2016.

Premier Lacrosse League

Thompson signed with the PLL and was selected to play for the Chaos Lacrosse Club prior to the PLL's inaugural season in 2019.

International competition

As a player for the

Iroquois men's national lacrosse team The Haudenosaunee Nationals Men’s Lacrosse Team, formerly known as the Iroquois Nationals, represents the Iroquois Confederacy in international field lacrosse competition. They are currently ranked third in the world by World Lacrosse after wi ...

in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, Miles helped the Iroquois Nationals place third, their best-ever result in international field lacrosse competition. Miles played for the

Iroquois national indoor lacrosse team The Haudenosaunee Nationals Indoor Lacrosse Team, known as the Haudenosaunee Nationals, represents the Iroquois Confederacy in international box lacrosse competitions. They are currently ranked second in the world by World Lacrosse and have won Si ...

at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. The Iroquois won the silver medal, falling to Canada in the final match on September 27, 2015. Miles again led the Iroquois to a 3rd place finish at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.

NLL career statistics

PLL career statistics

References

External links

New York Times profile

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501102242/http://laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2014-15/news/043015_overtime_with_paul_carcaterra_lyle_thompson_albany_lacrosse Lacrosse Magazine interview with Lyle Thompson]

* https://thompsonbrotherslacrosse.us/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Miles 1990 births Living people Iroquois nations lacrosse players Native American sportspeople Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse players Onondaga people People from Onondaga County, New York Native American people from New York (state)