Caleb Mills (basketball)

Caleb Demond Mills (born July 24, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Houston Cougars.

Caleb Mills
Florida State Seminoles
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-07-24) July 24, 2000
Arden, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolAsheville Christian Academy
(Swannanoa, North Carolina)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2020)
  • AAC All-Rookie Team (2020)

High school career

Mills attended Asheville Christian Academy in Swannanoa, North Carolina. As a junior, he travelled with his team to a tournament in the Canary Islands, averaging 25.3 points per game in three games and earning tournament MVP honors. Mills was also named to the All-Southeast Super Region Team.[1] For his senior year, he transferred to T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina, where he did not play basketball, to graduate a semester early.[2] Mills competed for PSB Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[3] On August 6, 2018, he committed to playing college basketball for Houston over offers from Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Wake Forest, among others.[4] Mills was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals, ranked the No. 117 recruit in his class and sixth in North Carolina.[5] Head coach Kelvin Sampson called him the best offensive player he had ever recruited to Houston.[6]

College career

Mills joined Houston at the semester break in January 2019, following his early high school graduation.[7] He sat out his first season as a redshirt but practiced with the team and against backcourt starters Corey Davis Jr., Galen Robinson Jr. and Armoni Brooks.[5] On February 19, 2020, Mills scored a freshman season-high 27 points, including 22 in the second half, in a 76–43 win over Tulsa. He scored his team's first 19 points of the second half.[8] As a freshman, he mainly came off the bench and averaged a team-high 13.2 points per game, earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) and AAC All-Rookie Team honors.[9] Mills became the first Houston freshman to make the all-conference first or second team since Clyde Drexler, while joining Rob Williams as the only freshmen in program history to lead their team in scoring.[10] He was named AAC Player of the Year before his sophomore season. Mills suffered an ankle injury early in the season and came off the bench through four games. On January 5, 2021, he transferred from Houston.[11]

On January 12, 2021, Mills transferred to Florida State.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Houston
Redshirt
2019–20 Houston 31722.5.385.365.7532.61.1.5.213.2
2020–21 Houston 4019.0.448.2501.0001.3.31.3.09.8
Career 35722.1.390.362.7802.51.0.6.112.8

References
  1. "Caleb Mills Joins Houston Men's Basketball". Houston Cougars. November 17, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. Duarte, Joseph (January 9, 2020). "UH finding a new closer in Caleb Mills". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. Evans, Corey (July 14, 2018). "UAA Friday: Caleb Mills emerges as a high-major prospect". Rivals. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. Thompson, David (August 6, 2018). "ACA's Caleb Mills commits to Division I college". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. Yanez, Armando (November 6, 2019). "Heading into his first full season, Mills wants 'to win on this team'". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. Duarte, Joseph (January 29, 2019). "Cougars newcomer Caleb Mills in 'fantasy land' after joining hoops program". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  7. Reiss, Aaron (February 20, 2020). "Caleb Mills' early arrival at Houston made him an impact freshman for Cougars". The Athletic. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. Duarte, Joseph (February 19, 2020). "Caleb Mills leads UH to rout of Tulsa to take over first place in AAC". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. "Three Cougars Earn American Postseason Honors". University of Houston Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  10. Duarte, Joseph (March 10, 2020). "Cougars place three on all-AAC teams". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  11. Cobb, David (January 5, 2021). "Houston guard Caleb Mills, the AAC Preseason Player of the Year, transferring from Cougars". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  12. Weiler, Curt (January 12, 2021). "FSU basketball lands commitment from Houston transfer Caleb Mills". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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