Miles Simon

Miles Julian Simon (born November 21, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player and current television college basketball analyst.

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 future NBA point guard Mike Bibby. He won the Most Outstanding Player award in the 1997 NCAA Tournament in which Arizona defeated three #1 ranked teams University of Kansas, University of North Carolina, and University of Kentucky in overtime to win the national championship.^[3][4]

After college, Simon played five games with the Orlando Magic during the 1999 NBA season.^[5] 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 winning the conference championship and reaching the Elite Eight in March 2005. He remained an assistant coach until May 2008,^[2] when it was announced by the Arizona athletics department that his coaching contract would not be renewed.^[6]

Simon currently works with ESPN as an analyst.

Team affiliations

Season	Team	Country	Notes
1994–1998	Arizona Wildcats (NCAA)
1998–1999	Orlando Magic
2000–2001	Maccabi Raanana
2001	Mabo Livorno
2001–2002	Dakota Wizards
2002	Metis Varese
2002–2003	Dakota Wizards
2004	Tuborg Pilsener
2005–2008	Arizona Wildcats (assistant coach)	United States

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