Personal
Parents are Don Miles and Julie Babb ... one of six children ... wifes name is Ashley ... they have a daughter named Taimi ... invited to the NBA Players Camp during the summer of 2003, where he was rated No. 47 among the nations top high school players ... ranked as high as the No. 2 post player in the West ... also recruited by Gonzaga, Utah State, Utah, Kansas, Oregon State, Connecticut, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Wyoming and Texas Tech.
Before BYU
(Timpview HS): Two-time 4A State MVP ... averaged 14.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks for the Thunderbirds as a senior ... also two-time Deseret News 4A MVP ... finished his career at Timpview with nearly 300 blocks, second all-time in the Utah High School record book to former BYU and NBA center Shawn Bradley ... led Timpview to the Region 6 title -- the toughest league in 4A -- in 2004 ... Region 6 MVP came up big in the final two games to clinch the league title, scoring 27 points against cross-town rival Provo and tossing in 24 in the region-clinching win at Payson ... as a junior, the local standout averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and five blocks for a balanced Thunderbird team that won the state title ... named the 4A State Tournament MVP.
Summary
A two-time 4A State MVP out of Timpview High School in Provo, Miles returned from a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and averaged 8.6 minutes per game in 34 contests in 2007-08. In 2009-10 as a senior Miles started 35 games and averaged 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds. He helped the Cougars to a program record 30 wins and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. As a junior in 2008-09 he started all 33 games and averaged 7.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 57.0 percent from the field. He averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game as a freshman for BYU in 2004-05, using his quickness and versatility to make an impact in his first season with the Cougars. An excellent shot-blocker and defender who runs the floor well, he was ranked as high as the No. 2 post player in the West out of high school.
Stats
CAREER HIGHSPOINTS: 24 vs. Cal Poly (2008)FG MADE: 12 vs. Cal Poly (2008)FG ATT: 17 vs. Cal Poly (2008)FG %: 1.000 (4-4) at CSU (2010)FT MADE: 7 vs. Eastern New Mexico (2009)FT ATT: 11 vs. LBSU (2008)FT %: 1.000 (4-4) vs. Jackson St. (2008), vs. Santa Clara (2005), at AFA (2009)REB: 11 vs. TCU (2010)ASSISTS: 4 at Wake Forest (2008), vs. Portland (2008)STEALS: 3 at Utah (2009)BLOCKS: 4 vs. Colorado State (2005)MINUTES: 37 at Utah (2009)MILES YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATSYear GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct2004-05 28-6 382--13.6 29-81 .358 0-0 .000 17-24 .7082007-08 34-0 291--8.6 31-72 .431 0-0 .000 22-51 .4312008-09 33-33 725--22.0 94-165 .570 0-0 .000 47-91 .5162009-10 36-35 588--16.3 62-119 .521 0-0 .000 37-55 .673Total 131-74 1986--15.2 216-437 .494 0-0 .000 123-221 .557Year Off-Def-Tot--Avg PF-FO A--Avg TO Blk Stl Pts--Avg2004-05 28-36-64--2.3 54-0 19--0.7 20 30 5 75--2.72007-08 20-32-52--1.5 58-1 20--0.6 24 13 9 84--2.52008-09 50-82-132--4.0 90-2 42--1.3 46 26 23 235--7.12009-10 36-87-123--3.4 78-0 34--0.9 26 20 13 161--4.5Total 134-237-371--2.8 280-3 115--0.9 116 89 50 555--4.2