2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Miguel, Rifen
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Jersey Number 22
Rifen Miguel
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Luanda, Angola
- Previous School:
- Troy
- High School:
- West Oaks Academy
Bio
BEFORE UTM: Played last season at Troy alongside fellow Skyhawk teammate Desmond Williams...Helped the Trojans to a 20-12 mark and a postseason trip to the College Basketball Invitational last season...Saw playing time in 29 contests and cracked the starting lineup three times for head coach Scott Cross, ranking second on the squad with a .532 field goal percentage (41-of-77)...Averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds over 8.7 minutes per contest...His best game in 2021-22 came on Dec. 18 against Arkansas Baptist as he tallied season-highs in points (17) and rebounds (10) while sinking eight of his 11 shot attempts in just 22 minutes of playing time...Also snared nine rebounds and swiped a career-best four steals in only 16 minutes against Rust on Dec. 1...Spent the 2020-21 season at Ohio University, playing under head coach Jeff Boals...Was part of a Bobcat squad that went 17-8, captured the Mid-American Conference tournament championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after upsetting defending national champion Virginia (marking Ohio’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine years)...Playing in 12 games in a Bobcat uniform, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds while logging 7.7 minutes per contest...Was one of the team’s best free throw shooters, converting 73.3 percent (11-for-15) of his tries from the charity stripe...Scored a season-best 10 points – thanks in large part to a 7-of-8 performance from the free throw line – in just nine minutes against Cleveland State on Dec. 6, 2020...Earned All-Panhandle Conference second team accolades in 2019-20 at Tallahassee Community College, where he helped the Eagles go 27-6, win their first outright conference championship since 2001 and qualify for the NJCAA Tournament before the event was cancelled...Playing for head coach Zach Settembre, Miguel averaged 7.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game, seeing time in 21 contests before suffering a season-ending injury in mid-February...Scored in double figures 10 times, including a 15-point effort in his season debut against Florida State College on Nov. 2...His best field goal percentage was a perfect 6-for-6 performance on the way to 13 points against Lamar State College on Nov. 25...Hauled in at least six rebounds on eight separate occasions, including season-highs of nine rebounds against Enterprise State (Nov. 8) and Trinity Valley (Nov. 26)...Additionally displayed a clutch gene, nailing the game-tying and go-ahead free throws in the final seconds of a victory at Pensacola State on Feb. 1...Played his freshman campaign at the College of Central Florida under head coach Tim Ryan...Took part in 29 games in 2018-19, collecting 5.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per outing while shooting 54.9 percent (78-of-142) from the floor...Helped guide the Patriots to a 19-13 record...Cracked double digits in the scoring column on three different occasions as a collegiate rookie, tossing in a season-best 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Eastern Florida State on Feb. 9...Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Pensacola State on Dec. 9...Prepped at West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla., where he was a force for head coach Kenny Gillion...Had several big performances for the Flames, including a 27-point, 16-rebound effort in a win against defending Florida 6A state champion Leesburg during his senior campaign...Also boasts international experience as he represented his home country of Angola in the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in 2017...Averaged 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in that event against some of the top competition in the world.
PERSONAL: Born on May 4, 1999...Son of Rifen and Susanna Miguel...Has one younger brother, Selton, who plays basketball at South Florida after playing his first two seasons at Kansas State...Mother Susanna was a mamber of the Angola National Handball Team...Majoring in sports administration.
PERSONAL: Born on May 4, 1999...Son of Rifen and Susanna Miguel...Has one younger brother, Selton, who plays basketball at South Florida after playing his first two seasons at Kansas State...Mother Susanna was a mamber of the Angola National Handball Team...Majoring in sports administration.
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