Khris Middleton

• Porter-Gaud High School
• All State.
• All Star
• All Lowcountry
• Reebok All American and All Star.
• ESPNs #1 shooter in the country.
• Top 150 Rivals.
• Full scholarship to Texas A&M
• 39th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft to Detroit Pistons
• Traded in 2013 to Milwaukee Bucks

College career

Freshman

Coming into his freshman year, Middleton expected to fill the three point shooting void of departed senior Josh Carter. Middleton’s college career started slowly, connecting on 1-of-12 field goals in limited action of his first three games.[7] After a season-ending leg injury to Derrick Roland on December 11, 2009, Middleton was forced to take a larger role in the offense and started 18 of the last 20 games. On February 3, 2010, he scored 16 points to help Texas A&M erase an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Missouri 77-74.[8] In a 69-53 NCAA Tournament Round of 64 victory over Utah State, Middleton scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting.[9] Texas A&M’s season ended with a loss in the Round of 32 to Purdue; the Aggies finished with a record of 24-10.[10] Overall Khris Middleton averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game and led the team in scoring five times.[2]

Sophomore

As a sophomore, Middleton led the team and finished ninth in the Big 12 in scoring at 14.3 points per game while also contributing 5.2 rebounds per game. He hit 45 percent of his shots from the floor and 78.4 percent of his free throws. Middleton scored in excess of 10 points in 27 games and led the team in scoring 16 times.[2] He scored a career-high 31 points in a 71-62 overtime victory over Arkansas, including 11 of the team’s las 12 points in regulation. This earned him Big 12 Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors for the week of December 13–19, 2010.[11] On January 15, 2011, Middleton tallied 28 points, including 11 in overtime, to defeat Missouri 91-89.[12]

Middleton-led Texas A&M went 24-9 and lost in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 to Florida State 57-50, in a contest in which Middleton contributed 16 points.[13] He was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team at the conclusion of the regular season.[14] The U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Middleton to the 10-man All-District VII team covering college basketball players in the states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.[15] He was recognized as an All-Eighth District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams.[16] Since the Big 12 Conference was its own district, this is equivalent to being named second team All-Big 12 by the NABC.[17]

Junior

Prior to Middleton’s junior season, head coach Mark Turgeon left to take the same position at the University of Maryland and was replaced by Billy Kennedy of Murray State. Middleton was impressed with Kennedy’s coaching acumen and chose to remain an Aggie.[18] He was listed on the preseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.[19] Middleton was a unanimous choice to the preseason All-Big 12 team.[20]

Despite being the preseason co-favorite in the league, Texas A&M finished 14-18 overall and 4-14 in the Big 12. The team was hampered by a rash of injuries, including a knee injury that forced Middleton to sit for 12 games. He averaged 13.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, down from the previous season. On April 9, 2012, Middleton declared for the NBA Draft, forgoing his final season of collegiate eligibility. He thanked Texas A&M in a statement.[21]

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2012–2013)

Middleton was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. On August 15, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons.^[22] On December 12, 2012, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.^[23] A week later, he was recalled by the Pistons.^[24] He finished his rookie season having managed just 27 games for the Pistons while averaging 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.6 minutes per game.

Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present)

On July 31, 2013, Middleton was traded, along with Brandon Knight and Viacheslav Kravtsov, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard Brandon Jennings.^[25] In contrast to his limited action in 2012–13, Middleton played all 82 games in 2013–14, while starting 64 and averaging 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.0 minutes per game. On December 6, 2013, he scored a then career-high 29 points in a 109–105 win over the Washington Wizards.^[26]

On December 15, 2014, the Bucks were down by one to the Phoenix Suns with under four seconds remaining in regulation as Middleton hit a contested game-winning buzzer beater to defeat the Suns, 96–94. In just under 29 minutes of action off the bench, he recorded 14 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal.^[27] On March 7, 2015, he scored a then career-high 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting in a 91–85 win over the Washington Wizards.^[28] In his second season with the Bucks, Middleton emerged as an important “3-and-D” player, shooting 46.7 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from behind the three-point arc. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.^[29]

On July 9, 2015, Middleton re-signed with the Bucks to a five-year, $70 million contract, with a player option for the fifth year. This constituted a significant pay raise for Middleton, as he earned $915,000 the prior year.^[29][30] On December 29, 2015, in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, he scored a career-high 36 points on 13-of-22 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range.^[31] On March 4, 2016, in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, he scored 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including 8-of-9 on three-pointers, marking the most three-pointers made by a Bucks player since Carlos Delfino had eight on March 18, 2011.^[32] He tied his career high of 36 points on April 10, 2016 in a 109–108 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers

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