Miles Aiken
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 27, 1941 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | St. Bonaventure (1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1965–1970 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1965–1966 | Águilas Escolapios Schuss de Bilbao |
| 1966–1969 | Real Madrid |
| 1969–1970 | Fides Napoli |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Miles Aiken (born December 27, 1941) is a 6' 6" (1.98 m) American former professional basketball player, coach of the British Olympic basketball team, and sportscaster of basketball and American football.
He was a center in college for St. Bonaventure University in the 1960s, and averaged over 23 points a game before suffering a knee injury. After college, he played as a power forward in the EuroLeague. There, he won two championships with Real Madrid. He also won the FIBA Saporta Cup with Partenope Napoli.
Aiken coached the British Olympic basketball team in the 1970s, and later became a sportscaster of basketball and American football.
Aiken was born in New York City. He grew up in the neighborhood of Harlem in the New York City borough of Manhattan, playing basketball in its playgrounds.
Aiken attended St. Bonaventure University in New York State, and played center for their basketball team. He averaged more than 20 points a game on the school's freshman squad in 1960–61.
As a sophomore, he started for the Bonnies, and averaged 23.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. By December 1961, he was rated one of the outstanding prospects in the United States. On December 16, 1961, he broke Elgin Baylor's Bluegrass invitational basketball tournament record by scoring 58 points in two games. On February 13, 1962, he was named to the weekly major college All-East Basketball Team by the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Aiken averaged 23 points per game in his first two years of varsity play.
In early 1963, after averaging 23 points per game and 14 rebounds per game in 10 games, he injured his left knee in a game against Duquesne University. He underwent surgery, and was sidelined for a good portion of the year.
When he was not drafted in the 1964 NBA draft, Aiken went to Europe to play basketball. He used a brace on his injured knee.
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