Myles Stute

AWARDS/HONORS

• SEC Honor Roll (2022-23)

2023-24

• Saw action in 27 games, making 17 starts in first season in Garnet & Black ; helped the team tie a school record with 26 wins capped off by an appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017
• Averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game despite battling shoulder and knee injuries throughout the season
• Scored in double-figures 13 times, leading the team in scoring twice
• Shot 41.0 percent (77-of-188) from the floor and 38.5 percent (45-of-117) from behind the arc
• Had seven games with 3 or more made 3s and the team was 7-0 in those contests
• Scored a season-high 21 points in 35 minutes to lead team to victory over Virginia Tech (Nov. 10) in the Hall of Fame Series at Spectrum Center ; went 5-of-6 from behind the arc
• Went 5-of-9 and had 12 points to help lead team to win in the Arizona Tipoff title game vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 19)
• Knocked down a trio of 3s and had 15 points in a road victory at East Carolina (Dec. 9)
• Hit a trio of 3s again, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and two assists in the SEC opener victory vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 6)
• Scored in double-figures in road wins at Missouri (Jan. 13) and at No. 5/5 Tennessee (Jan. 30) ; was 3-of-3 from deep with 13 points against the Vols in his first game back from a shoulder injury suffered vs. Georgia (Jan. 16) ; hit four clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the win which was the team’s first true road win against a top-five opponent since 1997
• Went 4-of-5 from distance wit 12 points in a home victory vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 6)

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

• Played in 91 games in three seasons at Vanderbilt (2020-23), making 59 starts
• Averaged 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 22.6 minutes per contest
• Logged the best season of his career to date in 2022-23, averaging 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 34 games (26 starts) ; his 74 made 3s were T-6^th most in the league with Kentucky’s Antonio Reeves
• Scored in double figures 14 times during the 2022-23 season with three 20-point performances ; made 3 or more 3s on 14 occasions as will and had two games where he knocked down seven 3s: at Temple (11/15/22) and at Texas A&M (1/28/23)
• Was 78-of-183 from deep as a junior in 2021-22, leading the SEC in 3-point field goal percentage
• He averaged 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds and tied the single-season school record for games played at 36 ; was one of just two players on the team to play in all 36 contests

PRE-COLLEGE

• Played at Gonzaga College (D.C.) where he was a four-year letterwinner
• Earned all-state and all-conference honors helped lead the team to the 202 DC State Athletic Association (DCSAA) championship
• Named to the all-tournament team twice at the DC Classic, helping his team win titles in 2017 and 2019
• Played AAU for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit

PERSONAL

• Son of Natalie and Will Stute ; has an older brother, Kai, and two younger brothers: Malik and Malcom
• Mother was a bowler at Florida A&M and grandfather, Melvin Henderson, played football at Minnesota
• Born in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Played bass cello growing up and first job was a custodian at the neighborhood barbershop when he was 11-years-old