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Big 12 Basketball: Top 10 point guards entering 2021-22 season

Jan 2, 2021; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Keylan Boone (20) works the ball against Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Kevin McCullar (15) in the first half at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2021; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Keylan Boone (20) works the ball against Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Kevin McCullar (15) in the first half at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Big 12 Basketball Mike Miles TCU Horned Frogs (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Big 12 Basketball Mike Miles TCU Horned Frogs (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

4. Mike Miles, TCU

2020-2021 stats: 13.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.1 APG

Miles closes out the back-to-back freshman from last season on this list, who made instant impacts within each program. Miles led

Miles is an excellent athlete, who possesses nifty shot-creating. Some of his best games from last year were against some of the better competition on the schedule.

Even with Miles good play, headlined by 28 points against Missouri, the Horned Frogs struggled mightily in conference play. TCU won three games in 2021

One of the question marks is how much higher is Miles ceiling with consistency, especially near the end of the season.  His final four games, were the worst of the year, combining for 12-40 from the field and eight turnovers in the last two games.

Miles gets help through the portal and should be a much better TCU team, with adding key players in Shahada Wells (UT-Arlington) and Micah Peavy (Texas Tech) in the backcourt.

Miles had a chance to transfer or declare, but choose to stay in Fort Worth. He will become a leader to a unit that is keeping Head Coach Jamie Dixon further away from his seat getting warmer.