Miles Julian Simon (born November 21, 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Simon was born in Stockholm to an American father and a Norwegian mother.[1] He played guard for the University of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team,[2] where he formed a formidable backcourt duo with current New York Knicks point guard Mike Bibby. He won the Most Outstanding Player award in the 1997 NCAA Tournament in which Arizona defeated the University of Kentucky in overtime to win the national championship.[3]
After college, Simon played briefly with the Orlando Magic of the NBA.[2] He played for two seasons for the Dakota Wizards of the CBA, whom he led to a CBA championship in 2002.[2] Simon earned enough awards and honors in 2001–2002 to make him the most decorated player in CBA history. He received honors as Player of the Week four times. He was named the CBA Newcomer of the Year, the CBA MVP, and the Playoff MVP.[2] He also holds the CBA record for most free throws made in a row at 60.
In 2005, Simon was announced as an assistant coach under his collegiate head coach Lute Olson at his alma mater and served until May 2008,[2] when it was announced by the Arizona athletics department that his coaching contract would not be renewed.[4]
Simon has worked with ESPN as an analyst and is a Las Vegas real estate agent during the off-season.
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American basketball player-coach |
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1975-11-21 |
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