Miles Simon
Miles Julian Simon (born November 21 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's men's basketball team and former professional basketball point guard who played in Europe and briefly with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He played for two seasons for the Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND) of the Continental Basketball Association, and led the Wizards to a CBA championship in 2002. 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 Play-off MVP. He also holds the CBA record for "Most Free Throws Made in a Row" at 60.
Simon played guard for the University of Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball team. He won Most Outstanding Player award in the 1997 NCAA Tournament in which Arizona defeated the University of Kentucky in overtime to win the national championship. In 2005, Simon was announced as an assistant coach under head coach Lute Olson at Arizona.
Career averages
Season | Team | Country | Notes | |
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1994-1995 | Arizona (NCAA) | |||
1995-1996 | Arizona (NCAA) | Did not play | ||
1996-1997 | Arizona (NCAA) | |||
1997-1998 | Arizona (NCAA) | |||
1999-2000 | Orlando Magic | |||
2000-2001 | Maccabi Ra'anana | |||
2001 | Mabo Livorno | |||
2001-2002 | Dakota Wizards | |||
2002 | Metis Varese | |||
2002-2003 | NBA Preseason Seattle SuperSonics | |||
2002-2003 | Dakota Wizards |