Selton Miguel

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Luanda, Angola
Prev School:
Kansas State
High School:
West Oaks Academy

Accolades
2023-24 AAC Sixth Man of the Year
2023-24 AAC Most Improved Player
2023-24 AAC All-Conference Second Team
AAC Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2024)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 11, 2023)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll Week (Dec. 18, 2023)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 28, 2022)

South Florida Records
Tied for No. 9 with 28 games in double figures (single season)
Tied for No. 3 with five made 3-pointers (AAC game)
Tied for No. 2 with 13 made free throws (AAC game)
No. 4 with a free throw percentage of 92.9 percent (single AAC game)
Tied for No. 2 with four made 3-pointers (NIT game)
No. 5 with eight 3-point field goal attempts (NIT game)
No. 4 with a 3-point percentage of 50 percent (NIT game)
Tied for No. 5 with a free throw percentage of 83.3 percent (NIT game)

2023-24 (USF): Named the 2023-24 AAC Sixth Man of the Year and AAC Most Improved Player … appeared in all 33 games, including five starts … recorded a career-high 25 points against No. 24 Florida Atlantic on Feb. 18, which earned him the AAC Player of the Week honors … blocked a career-best three shots against UAB on Jan. 7 … drained a career-high five 3-pointers against No. 10 Memphis (1/18), No. 24 Florida Atlantic (2/18), and UAB (3/16) … knocked down a career-best 13 free throws against Charlotte on Feb. 6 … made a season-high nine field goals against No. 10 Memphis (1/18) and No. 24 Florida Atlantic (2/18) … brought down a season-best seven rebounds against UNI on Nov. 19 and Temple on Jan. 4 … tied a career-best three steals against Central Michigan on Nov. 11 and East Carolina on March 15 … dished out a season-best six assists against UTSA on Jan. 27 … went 13-for-14 at the free-throw line for 92.9 percent, which is the fourth-best mark in a single AAC contest by a USF player … finished the season with 28 games in double digits, which is tied for ninth in USF history … made four 3-pointers against UCF on March 19, which is tied for second in program history in NIT contests … shot 50 percent from 3-point range against UCF, which is fourth in South Florida history in NIT games … recorded five games with 20 or more points … shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line, which is tied for fifth by a USF player in an NIT game … produced 484 points, 38 steals, and 10 blocks for the season, all career highs in a season … surpassed the 1,000 point plateau against Charlotte on Feb. 6.

2022-23: Played in 30 games and made 11 starts in his first season at USF … ranked third on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg) and tied for the lead in assists/game (3.3) … totaled 99 assists … shot 42 percent from the field (123-292) and 33 percent from downtown (34-103) … recorded 23 steals and five blocked shots … scored a career-high 23 points vs. NJIT (12/22/22)…dished out six assists four times … scored in double-digits 17 times … named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 28.

2021-22 (Kansas State): Saw action in 26 games with 14 starts … averaged 24.6 minutes per game … played 25 or more minutes in 14 games, including 30 or more on 5 occasions … posted a season-high 37 minutes at No. 12/12 Texas Tech (2/28/22) … averaged 7.2 points on 37.5 percent shooting (69-of-184), including 20.5 percent (8-of-39) from 3-point range, with 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.7 steals per game … connected on 69.5 percent (41-of-59) from the free throw line … scored in double-digits nine times (four times in Big 12 play) … matched his career-high with 17 points vs. McNeese (12/21/21) on 6-of-9 field goals, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 3-of-4 free throws in 23 minutes … broke through for his first double-double vs. UAlbany (12/1/21), posting 12 points on 4-of-8 field goals, including 1-of-2 from 3-point range, and 3-of-4 free throws with a career-high 10 rebounds to go with three assists in 25 minutes … ranked third on the team in rebounding at 4.0 per game … pulled down five or more rebounds in 8 games, including a season and career-high 10 vs. UAlbany (12/1/21) … saw action in 15 Big 12 games with 10 starts … averaged 6.3 points on 33.7 percent shooting (35-of-104), including 5.6 percent (1-of-18) from 3-point range, with 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 24.5 minutes per game in league play.

2020-21 (Kansas State): One of only three Wildcats to play in all 29 games (22 starts), doing so as a true freshman … averaged 27.5 minutes per game … ranked third on the team in minutes played … played 30 or more minutes in 14 games, including a season-high 39 vs. Oklahoma State (1/9/21) … also played 33 minutes in the upset of No. 7/8 Oklahoma (2/23/21) … averaged 7.2 points on 33 percent shooting (70-of-212), including 22.5 percent (20-of-89) from 3-point range, with 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game … connected on 68.6 percent (48-of-70) from the free throw line … ranked among the team’s leaders in a number of categories, including second in free throws (48), third in 3-point field goals (20), assists (64) and free throws attempted (70), fourth in field goals attempted (212), offensive rebounds (23) and steals (26) and fifth in scoring (7.2 ppg.), double-digit scoring games (7) and field goals made (70) … scored in double-digits seven times (four in Big 12 play) … twice scored a season-high 17 points, including in his first career start vs. Milwaukee (12/11/20) … matched that total at No. 18/19 Texas Tech (1/5/21) … hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 9.7 seconds left vs. Omaha (12/29/20) … pulled down five or more rebounds in nine games, including a season-high 7 at Oklahoma (1/19/21) … twice dished out a season-high 7 assists, including vs. Oklahoma State (1/9/21) and Iowa State (3/6/21) … also had 6 assists to go with 17 points at No. 18/19 Texas Tech (1/5/21) … recorded a season-best three steals at Iowa State (12/15/20) and vs. TCU (3/10/21) in the first round of the Big 12 Championship … started 17 of 18 Big 12 contests … averaged 7.2 points on 32.6 percent shooting (44-of-135), including 21.2 percent (11-of-52) from 3-point range, with 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 29.3 minutes per game in Big 12 play … ranked among the top-15 in the Big 12 in assists (2.61) per game in conference play … led the team in steals (17) in Big 12 play, while he was second in free throws (20), free throws attempted (42) and assists (47), third in 3-point field goals (11) and defensive rebounds (52) and fifth in scoring (7.2 ppg.) and rebounding (3.5 rpg.) …. scored in double figures 4 times in Big 12 play, including tying his season-high with 17 at No. 18/19 Texas Tech (1/5/21) to go with a team-high 6 assists.

High School: A consensus Top 150 prospect by several recruiting services, including No. 83 by Rivals.com and No. 145 by 247Sports.com … rated among the Top 30 small forwards in the country, including No. 23 by Rivals.com and No. 28 by 247Sports.com … rated as the No. 12 prospect in Florida by 247Sports.com … a three-year letterman at West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla., where he led the Flame to a 76-25 (.752) overall record, including at least 23 wins each season, and runner-up finishes in the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) in 2019 and 2020 … helped West Oaks continue its rise as one of the best prep schools in the country in 2019-20, collecting wins over No. 2 ranked squads from Prolific Prep (1/4/20) and Oak Hill Academy (1.27/20) en route to a 28-7 overall record and trip to the semifinals of The Grind Session World Championships … the Flame lost to eventual champion Prolific Prep in the tournament’s semifinals on March 12 despite playing without Miguel, who was lost for the season on February 29 due to a thumb injury in a 70-64 win over Victory Rock in SIAA state semifinals … earned several honors as a senior in 2019-20, highlighted by his selection to the 26th annual All-American Elite Team produced by BallisLife.com, earning Second Team All-America honors as a senior in 2019-20 … one of just 50 individuals nationally selected to the team … named the 2019-20 Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) Most Valuable Player…twice chosen to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC)/Source Hoops Independent All-State Team, including to the First Team in 2020 and Third Team in 2019 … the first team in 2020 included four McDonald’s All-Americans in Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Jaden Springer and Day’Ron Sharper … scored more than 1,500 points in his prep career, including more than 600 (608) as a senior in 2019-20 and more than 500 (537) as a junior in 2018-19 … averaged a team-leading 20.6 points on 57 percent shooting (118-of-207), including 33.9 percent (41-of-121) from 3-point range, with 4.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a senior in 2019-20 before missing the last 4 games of the season due to a hand injury … connected on 67.5 percent (77-of-114) from inside the 3-point arc, while hit on 71.2 percent (52-of-73) from the free throw line … led the team in scoring, field goals made and attempted, 3-point field goals made and attempted and free throws made and attempted … ranked second in assists and steals … recorded 19 games of at least 20 points with three 30-point contests … matched his season-high of 32 points twice, including against Potter’s House (11/12/19) to go with eight assists in the season opener and against St. Pete (2/1/20) … performed well against some of the best prep teams in the country, including a 23-point, 5-steal effort in a 70-63 win over No. 2 Prolific Prep (1/4/20) and a 27-point, 3-assist performance in helping the Flame snap No. 2 Oak Hill Academy’s 360-game home court winning streak with an 86-81 win … it was the prep power’s first home loss in 23 seasons … averaged a team-best 17.9 points on 50.8 percent, including 45.2 percent from 3-point range, to go with 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.6 assists in 23.8 minutes per game as a junior in 2018-19 … led the team in points, field goals, 3-point field goals and free throws made and attempted … scored in double figures in all but one game as a junior, including a season-high 29 points against Central Pointe Christian (11/10/18) … tallied 20-point outings against Wesley Christian (23 points; 11/24/18) and SPIRE Academy (24 points; 12/21/18).

Personal: Selton Ricardo Fernandes Miguel, Jr. was born October 24, 2000 in Luanda, Angola … parents are Henriques and Suzana Miguel … guardian is Barry Myers … has three siblings (Rifen, Henriques, Raica) … brother, Rifen, was a junior on the Troy men’s basketball team in 2021-22 … grew up in Angola before moving to Portugal at age 13 and finally moving to the United States when he was in the ninth grade … fluent in four languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French and English) … has a long history with the Angolan National Team, including playing with the Senior Team at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania on June 29-July 4, 2021 … was the youngest member of the team and the only collegiate player.