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UC San Diego

2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

Scott Flanders/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

9 Miles Wilson

  • Position Attacker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • High School Orange Lutheran
  • Major International Business
  • College Muir

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Four-time ACWPC All-Academic (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
• Big West Fall All-Academic Team (2023)
• Two-time WWPA All-Academic (2022, 2021)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• WWPA All-Freshman Team (2021)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Team captain ... ACWPC All-Academic ... Big West All-Academic Team ... One of eight Tritons to play in all 30 games ... Finished with 43 points on 11 goals and 32 assists ... His assist total ranked third on the team ... Also had 12 steals and four field blocks on the season ... Collected multiple points in 12 contests ... Assisted on multiple goals 10 times and matched his career-high with four against California Baptist (10/1) ... Had a career-high four steals against Occidental (9/23).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
ACWPC All-Academic ... WWPA All-Academic ... Played in 26 games and rang up 38 points on 16 goals and 22 assists ... Scored a pair of goals against Fresno Pacific (9/8) and Air Force (10/21) ... Had multiple assists in four games, including four against Austin College (10/7) ... Also had four points with a goal and three assists against Pepperdine (9/3) and UC Santa Barbara (9/4).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2021
WWPA All-Freshman Team ... ACWPC All-Academic ... WWPA All-Academic ... Played in all 24 games and finished with 55 points on 29 goals and 26 assists ... His 26 assists tied for the team lead ... His 55 points and 29 goals were the fifth-most on the squad ... Had at least one point in all but three games ... Totaled multiple points 13 times ... Amassed at least three points 10 times ... Had a whopping nine points with two goals and seven assists against Biola (9/16) ... Finished with five points on two goals and three assists vs. Fresno Pacific (10/29) ... Top scoring effort was four goals vs. Concordia  (9/9) ... Racked up eight points with five goals and three assists over three games at the WWPA Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Redshirt ... ACWPC All-Academic.

CLUB
• Played for Northwood starting with the U-10 team
• Took bronze at the 2017 Junior Olympics

HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2020 graduate of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif.
• Second Team All-CIF in 2018 and 2019
• First Team All-Trinity League in 2019
• Second Team All-Trinity League in 2018
• Orange Lutheran was Division I CIF Champion in 2016
• State Champion in 2017
• Team won Trinity League titles in 2016 and 2019

PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 20 in Newport Beach, Calif.
Parents: Father attended Cal State Fullerton
Siblings: Has a young sister and two younger brothers
Major: International business with a minor in finance
College: Muir
Future plans: Start his own business
Most memorable moment in water polo: Winning a CIF championship in 2016 with Orange Lutheran High School
Most memorable UC San Diego moment: Buzzer-beating win over LMU in 2021
Hobbies: Spearfishing, surfing, scuba diving, cooking
Roots for: LA Lakers
Favorite athlete: Serbian water polo player Dusan Mandic
Favorite movie: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Listens to: Tame Impala
Favorite food: Enchiladas
Fun fact: Can speak and understand some German and Spanish

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 4 vs. UC Davis 9/24/21
Assists 7 vs. Biola 9/16//21
Points 9 vs. Biola 9/16/21
Shots 6 vs. California Baptist 10/15/21
Steals 4 vs. Occidental 9/23/23
Field Blocks 1 8 times 10/21/23 at LMU
Drawn Exclusions 2 2 times 9/4/22 vs. UC Irvine
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2023 30 11 32 43 34 .324 20 2 12 4
2022 26 16 22 38 40 .400 11 5 2 1
2021 24 29 26 55 59 .492 15 3 6 3
Totals 80 56 80 136 133 .421 46 10 20 8

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 7

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Utility
    5'11" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'11" 0 lbs
    7
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Attacker
    5'11" 0 lbs
    9

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