Report: Virginia Basketball to Host Oklahoma Transfer Guard Duke Miles

A 6'2", 188 -pound redshirt senior guard from Montgomery, Alabama, Miles spent the first three seasons of his collegiate career at Troy. He played in 43 games in his first two seasons, including 20 starts as a true freshman, but then played just six games and medically redshirted the 2022-2023 season. Miles then transferred to High Point, where he had a breakout campaign in the 2023-2024 season. In 33 games and 27 starts, Miles averaged 17.5 points and 3.6 assists per game and shot 52.8% from the floor en route to earning Big South Newcomer of the year and First-Team All-Big South honors.

Miles parlayed that strong season into his first major conference opportunity, as he transferred to Oklahoma. In his lone season as a Sooner, Miles started all 34 games, averaging 9.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Though he was not relied upon as a big-time scorer or volume shot taker, Miles still recorded 15 games in double figures and scored a season-high 29 points against Central Arkansas as well as 18 points at Missouri and 15 points at Ole Miss. He shot 51.4% from the floor and 43% from three-point range on 2.7 attempts per game. Miles is also a solid defender, with his 1.4 steals per game ranking in the top 20 in the SEC.

At the end of the year Miles entered the transfer portal looking for a new home for his final season of college basketball. Given his experience and two-way abilities, it makes sense that so many major conference suitors have emerged for his services.

Ryan Odom and the Cavaliers are still searching for their first transfer committment of the offseason. Virginia hosted three transfer targets last weekend- VCU freshmen Branden Jennings and Luke Bamgboye and Nevada forward Nick Davidson. Jennings and Bamgboye have yet to announce their decisions and Davidson has since committed to Clemson. Meanwhile, 10 Cavaliers have entered the transfer portal, and five of them have committed to other schools: Blake Buchanan (Iowa State), Dai Dai Ames (Cal), Isaac McKneely (Louisville), Andrew Rhode (Wisconsin), Anthony Robinson (Xavier).

As it stands, Virginia has only three scholarship players projected to be on its roster next season, Elijah Gertrude and incoming freshman Chance Mallory and Silas Barksdale, and it seems unlikely that any of the remaining Cavaliers in the portal will end up returning to UVA. Odom and his staff have plenty of work to do when the recruiting dead period ends.

Keep track of all of the players Virginia has contacted in the transfer portal here: Virginia Basketball: Transfer Portal Contact Live Tracker

Stay up to date on all the latest Virginia basketball transfer portal activity, including outbound transfers from the current roster and UVA's effort to pursue players in the portal, here: Virginia Basketball Transfer Portal: Latest News and Updates