Myles Powell

Myles Powell (born July 7, 1997) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.

Myles Powell
Powell against Butler in January, 2018
No. 13 – Seton Hall Pirates
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997
Trenton, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSeton Hall (2016–2020)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2019 Lima National team

High school career

Powell attended Medford Tech, Trenton Catholic, and the South Kent School for high school, playing at the varsity level all four years of his high school career. He averaged 25 points per game and 3 rebounds per game at South Kent and averaged 17 points as a junior and 18.5 points as a sophomore at Trenton Catholic. Powell played AAU basketball for NJ Playaz under head coach Jimmy Salmon averaging over 18 points. He was also a participant in the Nike EYBL Peach Jam where he averaged 19.8 points. Powell also scored 17 points in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game and was the winner of the 2015 Big Strick Classic 3-point contest. He also participated in the 2016 National High School Three-Point Contest, held in Houston the weekend of the NCAA Final Four.[1]

College career

As a sophomore, he was named to the Big East All-Academic team.[1] He was also named the conference Most Improved Player.[2]

In the 2018-19 season, Powell finished second in the Big East Conference in scoring with a 23.1 point average. He had eight games of 30 or better, including a season-high 40 against Grand Canyon and 31 against Providence (1/30/2019). After losing 4 seniors from the previous year, Powell was ready to take the reins on his team, saying, “Last year, we rode Angel (Delgado) and I watched Angel go through it. Learning from the seniors and watching what they went through, now it’s on me. I am definitely ready for it. I’m built for it. My coaching staff believes in me and most of all my teammates believe in me.”[3]

In one of his most impressive performances, Powell scored 31 points against Big East rival Butler at the Prudential Center on January 9, 2019. After the game, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard joked about Powell's performance, saying “We’ve kept it real simple — get the ball to Myles and get out of the way... That’s a special play call towards the end of the game.”[4] During the season, Powell received national attention as a part of the Wooden Award mid season watch list.[5]. Powell leads the Pirates in scoring[6] At the close of the season, Powell was named first-team All-Big East and won the Haggerty Award as the top college player in the New York City metro area.[7]

Entering his senior season, Powell was named a preseason first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP)[8] and was named preseason Big East Player of the Year.[9] In his second game of the season, against Stony Brook, Powell suffered a serious ankle injury.[10] Even though suffering the injury, he proceeded to play in the next game vs. #3 Michigan State and scored a game-high 37 points, though the Pirates fell 76–73.[11] On December 14, Powell suffered a concussion during a loss to Rutgers and was ruled out indefinitely.[12] He returned after missing two games and had 27 points, five rebounds, and five steals in a 74–66 win over DePaul on December 30.[13] On January 15, 2020, Powell scored 29 points in a 78–70 win over fifth-ranked Butler.[14]

On January 18, 2020, Powell surpassed the 2,000 point milestone, becoming the fifth player in school history to pass the mark.[15] At the conclusion of the regular season, Powell was selected first-team All-Big East for the second consecutive season.[16] Powell averaged 21.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.[17]

At the close of his senior season, Powell was named Big East Player of the Year and won the Jerry West Award. He also became the Pirates' first consensus first-team All-American since 1953 (Walter Dukes) and became the first player in school history to win the Haggerty Award twice.[18]

National team career

In the summer of 2019, Powell was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won bronze.[19]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Seton Hall 33223.8.392.332.8172.2.9.9.210.7
2017–18 Seton Hall 343331.7.433.379.7892.62.81.0.215.5
2018–19 Seton Hall 343436.0.447.363.8404.02.92.0.223.1
2019–20 Seton Hall 282831.5.398.306.7954.32.91.2.221.0
Career 1299730.8.421.346.8143.32.31.3.217.5

References
  1. "Myles Powell - Men's Basketball". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  2. "Creighton's Thomas Repeats As Defensive Player of the Year". Big East Conference. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. "Despite losing 4 seniors, Seton Hall exceeding expectations". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. Braziller, Zach (2019-01-10). "Myles Powell, game-clinching clutch play propel Seton Hall". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. "Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 announced". ESPN.com. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  7. Carino, Jerry (April 30, 2019). "Myles Powell wins Haggerty Award as metro area's top player". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. John, Marshall (October 22, 2019). "Winston, Howard Top AP preseason All-America men's team". AP.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. "Myles Powell Named 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Seton Hall Pirates. October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  10. Boone, Kyle (November 9, 2019). "Seton Hall star Myles Powell out indefinitely with 'serious' ankle injury, facing 'prolonged absence'". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  11. Austin, Kyle (November 15, 2019). "Malik Hall, Cassius Winston lead Michigan State to win in thriller vs. Seton Hall". mlive. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. Borzello, Jeff (December 17, 2019). "Seton Hall's Myles Powell out indefinitely with concussion". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. "Seton Hall's Myles Powell scores 27 in return from concussion". ESPN. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  14. "No. 18 Seton Hall rallies in 2nd half to stun No. 5 Butler". ESPN. Associated Press. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  15. Zagoria, Adam (January 18, 2020). "Seton Hall outlasts St. John's for 8th straight as Myles Powell surpasses milestone". NJ.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  16. Braziller, Zach (March 8, 2020). "Myles Powell could get more hardware after being named to Big East first team". New York Post. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  17. Dauster, Rob (March 10, 2020). "NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. "Myles Powell Wins Second Haggerty Met Player of the Year Award". Seton Hall Pirates. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  19. "U.S. Men Rally To Win Bronze Medal at Pan American Games". USA Basketball. August 4, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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