Xavier University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Dieonte Miles
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Walton, Ky.
- High School:
- Walton-Verona
2022-23
Contributed seven points and five rebounds in 13 minutes of action vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 30 ... Played 10 minutes vs. Montana on Nov. 11 and nine vs. Gonzaga on Nov. 27.
2021-22
layed 20 minutes vs. Niagara on Nov. 9, contributing nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks; all of his points and all but one rebound came in the second half ... Made his first nine career starts in the first 13 games ... Sat out three games (Virginia Tech, Morehead State and at DePaul) with illness .... Second on the team in blocks at 0.8 bpg.
AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Logged four minutes vs. UConn on Feb. 13, his first game action since Dec. 9 vs. Oklahoma ... Injury has limited him to eight games ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 6-8 shooting in the win over Oakland on Nov. 25 to go with three assists and two blocked shots.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
AT WALTON-VERONA HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect … Kentucky “Mr. Basketball” candidate along with XU teammate KyKy Tandy … First Team All-State (Louisville Courier-Journal) and First Team All-Region, while earning Eighth Region Player of the Year (Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches), 32nd District MVP honors and NKCK Conference Player of the Year … Cincinnati.com First Team Kentucky All-Star … Averaged 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 3.0 assists as a senior, while shooting 64.4 percent from the field … Led Walton-Verona to the state tournament for the first time since 1942 … Finished his career with a school-record 350 blocks despite missing the majority of his junior year with a shoulder injury … Led his team to three straight All-“A” Region Championships and three straight District Championships … Team finished 28-7, falling in the state quarterfinals to Campbell County despite a state-tournament record 12 blocks from Miles …. MVP of the 8th Region Tournament, while leading his team to its first title in 77 years … MVP of the All -“A” Regional Tournament and Sweet 16 All-Tournament Team honors ... Basketball coach: Grant Brannen.
PERSONAL
Full name is Dieonte Alexander Miles ... Nicknamed Raff (as in Giraffe) ... Liberal arts major … Parents are Roman and Tiechia Miles … Siblings are Jasmine, Johnasia, Matthew and Melanie … Born on August 23, 2001 in Walton, Ky.
| XAVIER CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Points | 12 | Oakland (November 25, 2020) |
| Field Goals Made | 6 | Oakland (November 25, 2020) |
| Field Goals Attempted | 8 | Oakland (November 25, 2020) |
| 3-Pt Field Goals Made | - | |
| 3-Pt Field Goals Attempted | 1 | Oakland (November 25, 2020) |
| Free Throws Made | 3 | Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022), at Oklahoma State (December 5, 2021) |
| Free Throws Attempted | 5 | Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022), at Oklahoma State (December 5, 2021), Central Michigan (December 1, 2021), Norfolk State (November 21, 2021) |
| Rebounds | 7 | Niagara (November 7, 2021) |
| Assists | 3 | Oakland (November 25, 2020) |
| Blocks | 3 | Ball State (December 8, 2021) |
| Steals | 1 | Four Times |
