| No. 2 – New York Knicks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard /Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-09-08)September 8, 2000 (age 24) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | West Virginia (2019–2021) |
| NBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 36th overall pick |
| Selected by theOklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–present | New York Knicks |
| 2021–2023 | →Westchester Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
[1]Miles James "Deuce"McBride (born September 8, 2000) is an American professionalbasketball player for theNew York Knicks of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theWest Virginia Mountaineers.
McBride was a two-sport athlete atMoeller High School inCincinnati, Ohio, playing basketball andfootball as aquarterback.[2] He played alongside teammateJaxson Hayes from 2015 to 2018. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game for the Division I state runners-up in basketball.[3] He suffered a season-ending left foot injury during a football game as a junior. McBride was sidelined from all but the final two games of the basketball season and helped Moeller win the Division I state title. He opted out of playing football in his senior season to focus on basketball.[4] As a senior, McBride averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, leading Moeller to a 29–0 record and another Division I state championship.[5] His team achieved the first undefeated season in its division since 1995.[6] A three-starrecruit, he committed to playing college basketball forWest Virginia.[3]
On November 8, 2019, McBride made his debut for West Virginia, recording 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 94–84 win overAkron.[7] On December 29, he scored 21 points in a 67–59 win againstOhio State.[8] On January 11, 2020, McBride scored a freshman season-high 22 points in a 66–54 victory overTexas Tech.[9] As a freshman, McBride averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 40.2 percent from the field, mostly coming off the bench.[10] He was named to theBig 12 All-Freshman Team.[11]
In his sophomore season debut on November 25, 2020, McBride scored 23 points in a 79–71 win overSouth Dakota State.[12] On February 6, 2021, he posted 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a 91–79 win againstKansas.[13] In the first round of theNCAA tournament, McBride recorded a career-high 30 points, six rebounds and six assists in an 84–67 victory overMorehead State.[14] As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors. On April 2, McBride declared for the2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft, foregoing his college eligibility.[15]
McBride was selected in the second round of the2021 NBA draft with the 36th pick by theOklahoma City Thunder and then traded to theNew York Knicks, alongsideRokas Jokubaitis, forJeremiah Robinson-Earl.[16] On August 6, 2021, the Knicks announced that they had signed McBride.[17] Through the 2021 NBA Summer League, McBride averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. He made his regular season debut on October 24, 2021.[18] On February 1, 2022, McBride was assigned to theWestchester Knicks, and he scored 39 points in a 117–107 win over theDelaware Blue Coats.[19]
On December 30, 2023, the Knicks announced they had signed McBride to a contract extension, which was reported to be for 3 years and $13 million.[20] With the trade of guardsRJ Barrett andImmanuel Quickley, a spot was cleared for McBride to be a permanent fixture in the Knicks rotation. On March 18, 2024, McBride started in place of an injuredOG Anunoby, recording a career–high 29 points, a career-high 6 three-pointers in a career-high 47 minutes as the Knicks defeated theGolden State Warriors on the road, 119–112.[21] On March 23, McBride played in all 48 minutes of the Knicks' victory over theBrooklyn Nets, joining his teammateJosh Hart as the only players to not be subbed out of a game during the 2023–24 season.[22]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | New York | 40 | 2 | 9.3 | .296 | .250 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 2.2 |
| 2022–23 | New York | 64 | 2 | 11.9 | .358 | .299 | .667 | .8 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2023–24 | New York | 68 | 14 | 19.5 | .452 | .410 | .860 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Career | 172 | 18 | 14.3 | .404 | .355 | .760 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New York | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | .250 | .333 | — | .3 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .4 |
| 2024 | New York | 13 | 2 | 26.7 | .435 | .368 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | 11.0 |
| Career | 21 | 2 | 17.5 | .430 | .366 | .833 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 7.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | West Virginia | 31 | 2 | 22.2 | .402 | .304 | .747 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .5 | 9.5 |
| 2020–21 | West Virginia | 29 | 28 | 34.2 | .431 | .414 | .813 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | .3 | 15.9 |
| Career | 60 | 30 | 28.0 | .419 | .368 | .785 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .4 | 12.6 | |
McBride is the son of Walt and Kim McBride. His father played basketball forXavier, while his mother playedtennis forOhio State. McBride's older brother, Trey, is playing basketball for theBayer Giants Leverkusen in Germany. He has been nicknamed "Deuce" since he was in third grade.[23]
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