Aaron Miles (basketball)

Aaron Miles
Aaron Miles
Born	April 13, 1983 (age 43); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Basketball coach, former player
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans; former NBA player for Golden State Warriors; head coach of Santa Cruz Warriors

Aaron Marquez Miles (born April 13, 1983) is an American former basketball player and current coach, serving as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played collegiate basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks and had a brief stint in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. Standing 6 feet 1 inch tall, he occupied the point guard position. Miles has held assistant coaching roles with the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and was head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA G League. In 2019, he transitioned to a player development coaching role with the Golden State Warriors.

High school career

Miles competed for the Jefferson Democrats located in north Portland. The team completed an undefeated 28–0 season by capturing the 2000 4A Oregon state championship with a 58–44 win over Tualatin. They achieved a No. 4 national ranking, and several teammates including Michael Lee, Thomas Gardner, and Brandon Brooks went on to play college basketball.

College career

Following recognition as Oregon's 4A High School Player of the Year and receiving the McDonald's Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year award, Miles enrolled at the University of Kansas. As the point guard for the Kansas Jayhawks, he guided the squad to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2003, advancing to the national championship game in 2003. Miles set the all-time assist record at Kansas as well as in the Big 12 Conference, accumulating 954 assists during his collegiate career. He earned All-Big 12 Team selections in both 2004 and 2005 and was named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team three times. His career totals placed him eighth all-time in NCAA history for assists and second in Kansas history for steals.

NBA (2005–2006)

Miles signed with the Golden State Warriors as an undrafted rookie free agent for the 2005–06 NBA season but was released in January 2006 before his contract became fully guaranteed. Subsequently, he joined the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League, reuniting with former Kansas teammate Keith Langford.

Europe (2006–2010)

During the 2006–07 season, Miles played for French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, competing in the Euroleague and securing the French National Cup title. The following season, he was part of Spanish ACB team Cajasol Sevilla.

In August 2008, he signed with Greek Euroleague team Panionios for the 2008–09 campaign. The next season, starting October 2009, he joined another Greek club, Aris BC, for 2009–10.

Return to America (2010–2011)

Miles participated in tryouts with the Warriors again in 2010 but was released shortly before the season commenced. He then signed with the Reno Bighorns and was assigned to play for the Bakersfield Jam, though he was waived due to injury.

Back to Europe (2011–2015)

In August 2011, Miles inked a deal with Russian club BC Krasnye Krylya. He helped secure back-to-back Russian Cup victories in 2012 and 2013, earning Finals MVP honors during the latter triumph. Additionally, he contributed to winning the 2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge. In July 2014, after leaving Krasnye Krylya, he signed a one-year contract with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban.

Collegiate coaching tenure (2015–2017)

Following his retirement from professional play, Miles took on the role of assistant director for student-athlete development at the University of Kansas during the 2015–16 academic year. The subsequent season, he transitioned to an assistant coaching position at Florida Gulf Coast University, working under head coach Joe Dooley, who had previously served as his coach at Kansas.

Santa Cruz Warriors and Golden State Warriors (2017–2021)

On August 10, 2017, Miles was named head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate team of the Golden State Warriors. After leading the team for two seasons, he earned a promotion to a player development coaching capacity within Golden State’s staff.

Boston Celtics (2021–2023)

In the summer of 2021, Miles joined the coaching staff of the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach.

New Orleans Pelicans (2023–present)

Miles was appointed as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans on June 23, 2023.

Statistics

Regular season

|- |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Reno Bighorns | align=center | D-League | 17 || 34.5 || .511 || .000 || .786 || 4.1 || 8.8 || 2.5 || 0.2 || 15.1 |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| BC Krasnye Krylya | align=center | PBL | 17 || 31.5 || .413 || .500 || .845 || 3.9 || 6.0 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 8.6 |- | align=center | VTB United | 16 || 33.1 || .487 || .300 || .746 || 4.3 || 3.8 || 2.5 || 0.2 || 10.8 |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| BC Krasnye Krylya | align=center | PBL | 17 || 32.1 || .391 || .154 || .811 || 3.8 || 5.6 || 1.9 || 0.1 || 8.5 |- | align=center | VTB United | 18 || 34.6 || .423 || .158 || .831 || 4.2 || 7.3 || 2.2 || 0.1 || 10.2 |- }}

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