C. J. Miles

C. J. Miles

Miles in 2010.
No. 34 – Utah Jazz
Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1987-03-18) March 18, 1987 Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	Skyline High School (Dallas, Texas)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	2005–present
Stats at NBA.com

Calvin Andre "C. J." Miles, Jr. (born March 18, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Dallas, Miles was drafted in 2005 by the Utah Jazz after finishing high school and has played on that team his entire career.

High school

Miles attended Skyline High School for Architecture in Dallas where he was named to the Parade Magazine All-America First Team. He averaged 23.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a junior and 23.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists as a senior.

Miles led Skyline to the Class 5A Region II quarterfinals as a senior and was named All-Dallas Area Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News. He was also named a 2005 McDonald's High School All-American. He was listed as the 19th best senior prospect by Rivals.com and ranked the 10th best senior in the country by Scout.com.

Skyline retired his No. 34 jersey making him only the second player in school history to receive the honor, joining former NBA star Larry Johnson.

He capped off his high school career by scoring 13 points in the McDonald's High School All-America Game and 16 points in the Michael Jordan Classic.

NBA

Miles committed to the University of Texas at Austin, stating that if he was not selected in the first round of the NBA Draft he would play for the Longhorns. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round, with the 34th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft but decided to forego college when the Jazz offered a two-year guaranteed contract equivalent to that of a late first round selection. At age 18, he became the youngest player in Jazz franchise history.

During the 2005–06 season, the Jazz assigned Miles to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League (D-League) in order for him to attain more experience.

After playing 21 games during the 2006–07 NBA season, he was again assigned by the Jazz to the D-League, this time to the Idaho Stampede.

Miles is known as the subject of one of the most memorable post-game interviews of the 2006–07 NBA season, where coach Jerry Sloan stated, "I don't care if he's 19 or 30. If he's going to be on the floor in the NBA, he's got to be able to step up and get after it. We can't put diapers on him one night, and a jockstrap the next night. It's just the way it is." Miles at the time was the youngest player on the Jazz roster. However in the 2008–2009 season Miles became a starter.

Miles saw limited playing time in his first 3 seasons with the Jazz, occasionally being sent down to the NBA Development League in his first two seasons. His impressive preseason showing gave him the starting job in the 2006–07 NBA season, which he quickly lost. After Gordan Giricek was removed from the Jazz's lineup partway through the 2007–08 NBA season, his playing time increased significantly and he showed significant signs of improvement, although when Kyle Korver arrived in 2008, his playing time again decreased.

On July 18, 2008, C.J. Miles signed a 4 year, 14.8 million offer sheet with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since he was a restricted free agent, the Jazz had seven days to decide to match the offer or not. They matched the deal on July 25, making Miles stay in Utah. At the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season Miles was assigned the role of the Jazz's sixth man. On November 20, 2010, set a career high in three point field goals made with 7. On March 16, 2011. C.J. Miles recorded a career-high 40 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Utah	23	0	8.8	.368	.250	.750	1.7	.7	.3	.1	3.4
2006–07	Utah	37	13	10.1	.345	.219	.609	.9	.7	.3	.1	2.7
2007–08	Utah	60	13	11.5	.479	.390	.788	1.3	.9	.5	.1	5.0
2008–09	Utah	72	72	22.5	.459	.352	.876	2.3	1.5	.6	.2	9.1
2009–10	Utah	63	28	23.8	.429	.341	.695	2.7	1.7	.9	.3	9.9
2010–11	Utah	78	19	25.2	.407	.322	.811	3.3	1.7	1.0	.5	12.8
Career		333	145	19.1	.427	.333	.785	2.2	1.3	.7	.2	8.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Utah	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.500	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
2007–08	Utah	7	0	3.7	.357	.250	.000	.7	.0	.3	.0	1.7
2008–09	Utah	5	0	11.6	.300	.250	.750	1.4	.2	.4	.2	3.4
2009–10	Utah	10	10	33.7	.443	.326	.897	2.5	2.8	.6	.6	14.4
Career		23	10	18.4	.414	.306	.867	1.6	1.3	.4	.3	7.6

Career highs

• Points - 40 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, March 16, 2011
• Rebounds - 10 @ San Antonio Spurs, November 21, 2008
• Assists - 5 @ Washington Wizards, March 31, 2008
• Steals - 4 @ Milwaukee Bucks, March 3, 2010
• Blocks - 3 vs. Phoenix Suns, January 10, 2008

External links

• C. J. Miles at NBA.com
• C.J. Miles at Basketball-Reference.com