Wahoos add Oklahoma guard Duke Miles

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia continued to fill its backcourt on Monday night when former Oklahoma combo guard Duke Miles announced his commitment to the Cavaliers.

Miles, who has one year of eligibility remaining, joins a UVA roster that includes two previous transfer guards Sam Lewis (Toledo), Jacari White (North Dakota State), Chance Mallory (St. Anne’s-Belfield), Elijah Gertrude (only remaining player on Virginia roster) and forward Silas Barksdale from Newport News. All but Barksdale are guards.

This will be Miles’ sixth year of college basketball, having started his career at Troy (3 years), a year at High Point and a year at Oklahoma.

Last season with the Sooners, the 6-foot-2 Mils averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field (65.4 percent around the rim) and a team-leading 43 percent from the 3-point arc.

At High Point in 2023-24, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 33 games, including 27 starts.

Described as a disruptor on defense, Miles is a strong on-ball defender. He is considered the No. 79 overall player in the portal according to On3.com’s portal rankings. Miles is also the No. 5-rated combo guard in the portal rankings.

Miles was also being pursued by Virginia Tech, LSU, Memphis and Creighton.