Gary Bedore's thoughts: Somewhat underrated for reasons unbeknownst to me, Miles is a true point guard and a great leader on the floor. He passes first, shoots second.

Again, two Final Fours in two years. Not a bad track record.

Miles is not a bad shooter, though his 24 of 98 three-point numbers last season, do not show that. He probably just needs to shoot it with more confidence.

An excellent ballhandler, he is on track to crush KU's all-time assists record, which says a lot for the Portland product.

You've all seen Miles play. You know how good he is. He's a keeper. If he improves his shooting percentage Ñ it's 40.6 for his career Ñ he'll be an All-America candidate someday soon. For the record, I think he will improve his shooting percentage as Adonis Jordan did steadily at Kansas.

MILES AT A GLANCE
Favorite food: Peanut Butter Capn. Crunch. Favorite TV show: Martin. Nickname: Makmoo.

After college I plan on: Playing in NBA. Favorite hobby other than basketball: Bowling. Favorite actor: Chris Tucker, Martin Lawrence, Denzel Washington. Try to mold my game after: Jason Kidd, Terrell Brandon. Chose jersey number because: I wore it in high school.

Favorite vacation spot: Portland. Favorite TV sports personality: Charles Barkley. Favorite NBA player: Jason Kidd. Following actor would play in movie about my life: Chris Tucker.

Favorite movie: Friday, Money Talks, Barbershop. Best player I've faced: Kirk Hinrich. Favorite non basketball pro athlete: Jerry Rice. Favorite rap artist: Jay-Z; F-40.

Overview (courtesy of kuathletics.com)
A true point guard who is on pace to crush the Kansas career assists record... Has started all but one game (senior day his freshman year) the past two years, serving as the floor general for a team which has been to the Final Four each of his two seasons at the point... Looks to pass first and shoot second... An excellent ball handler... One of KU?s best perimeter defenders, Miles led the Big 12 in steals last season... Can score when called upon by hitting the open jumper or driving to the rack... The team?s best free throw shooter.

Sophomore season (2002-03)
Named honorable mention All-Big 12... Earned two awards -- the Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award and the Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award at the team?s annual postseason awards ceremony... Started all 38 games, averaging 30.8 minutes per contest... Scored a career-high 8.9 points to go with 3.3 rebounds per game... Led the team, ranked second in the Big 12 and 11th in the nation with 6.4 assists per game... Shot a team-best 75.0 percent from the line... Hit 24 three-point field goals... Led the team and the Big 12 while ranking 17th in the country with 2.4 steals per game... His 91 total steals tie for the second-most in a single-season in KU history with Darnell Valentine?s 1979 effort... His 244 total assists check-in fourth on the Kansas single-season assists list... Scored in double-figures 17 times while leading the team in assists on 29 occasions... Posted a career-high 20 points and tied a career-best with seven rebounds against Central Missouri State on Dec. 4... Set a school record with nine steals against Iowa State on Feb. 16, as he narrowly missed the first official triple-double in school history (14 points, nine assists, nine steals).

Freshman season (2001-02)
Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Earned the Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists award at the team?s annual postseason banquet... Started 36 of KU?s 37 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and a team-high 6.8 assists per game... His 252 assists shattered the previous freshman record of 181, set in 1994 by Jacque Vaughn... In fact, Miles? 252 dimes rank second on the Jayhawks? single-season list, trailing only Cedric Hunter?s 1986 effort of 278 assists... His 6.8 assists per game average ranked second in the Big 12 and fourth in KU history... Tallied 60 steals on the year -- good for second on the team and second-most by any Jayhawk freshman... Dished out 119 assists to just 31 turnovers in Big 12 games... Poured in a then-career-high 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Princeton on Dec. 12... Recorded the first double-digit assist game of his career against Nebraska on Jan. 9, as he dished out 12 assists versus the Cornhuskers... Recorded his first career double-double at Texas on Feb. 11, with 10 points and 13 assists against the Longhorns... Opened his first career Big 12 Tournament with eight points, two boards and 11 assists against Colorado on March 8... Came back the next day to tally 15 points and a careerhigh 15 assists against Texas Tech on March 9 -- breaking his own KU freshman record, checkingin as the most assists by any player under Roy Williams and ranking as the third-most assists in a single-game in school history... Had 13 points, five assists and a career-high seven rebounds against No. 13 Illinois on March 22... Finished the season with a double-double -- 12 points and 10 assists -- in the loss to eventual national champion Maryland on March 30.

High school
Jefferson High School (2001)... Coached by Marshall Haskins... Named Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon... Earned the prestigious Morgan Wooten Award for the national player of the year with regards to academics and athletics... A McDonald?s High School All-American... A Parade All-American as a senior... Named the Portland Oregonian?s class 4A Player of the Year... Voted a class 4A All-State selection by the state?s coaches... Posted averages of 20 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals per game as a senior... Set a new record with 27 steals in four games in the class 4A state tournament before being ousted in the semifinals... Scored 13 points per game to go with four rebounds and seven assists per contest as a junior while leading the Democrats to a 28-0 record and the state title... Carried a 3.7 grade point average and was the Jefferson student body vice president... Listed as the No. 4 prep point guard prospect in the country and the 11th-best prep senior overall by ESPN.com.

Off the court
Has a reputation for being the team prank artist... Joins teammate Michael Lee in becoming the first players from Oregon to suit up for the Jayhawks... Convinced by teammates to suit up for Jefferson High?s football team as a senior, Miles earned the starting quarterback job and led the Democrats to a league championship with fellow KU teammate Lee (a standout tight end) as his favorite target... Chose Kansas over a host of schools including UCLA and Arizona... Follows in the footsteps of other notable Oregon point guards Damon Stoudamire and Terrell Brandon... Other notable KU players to wear No. 11 include Jacque Vaughn, Mark Turgeon and Otto Schnellbacher.

Career honors
2003: Honorable mention All-Big 12... Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award... Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award. 2002: Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award.