Career Notes

• An athletic big man with outstanding leaping ability and foot speed
• Second on the team with a 35.0 inch vertical leap
• Possesses the ability to be a defensive presence as well as an offensive threat
• Has worked hard throughout the offseason to improve his strength and conditioning
• Efforts in the weight room have helped him gain 20 pounds from the end of the 2008-09 season
• Has extended his shooting range out to 15 feet and improved his ability to put the ball on the floor and get to the rim
• Added strength and confidence have him poised for a breakout sophomore campaign
• Joined on the team this season by his younger brother, Mason ... the pair becomes the 10th brother tandem to play at Duke ... the Plumlees’ are just the sixth pair of brothers to play at the same time

2008-09

• Played in 24 games with two starts ... averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
• Posted a .474 (18-of-38) field goal percentage
• Finished fifth on the team with 12 blocked shots
• Had one steal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Binghamton (3/19)
• Tallied four points, three rebounds and two blocked shots at St. John’s (2/19)
• Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting against Virginia (2/1) 
• Recorded two points and one steal at No. 6 Wake Forest (1/28)
• Tallied five rebounds and a season-high three blocked shots against Maryland (1/24)
• Made his only field goal attempt and was 2-of-2 from the foul line for four points against No. 13 Georgetown (1/17)
• Posted two points, two rebounds and one assist against Loyola (12/31)
• Recorded two points and one rebound in four minutes against No. 7 Xavier (12/20) 
• Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against UNC Asheville (12/17) 
• Blocked three shots and scored four points against Duquesne (11/28) 
• Made 3-of-4 from the field for six points to go with three rebounds against Montana (11/23)
• Pulled down four rebounds in the semifinals against Southern Illinois (11/20)
• Recorded five points and five rebounds against Georgia Southern (11/11) in the second round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer
• Became the 25th Duke freshman to start in his first collegiate game against Presbyterian (11/10)

High School

• Two-year letterwinner under David Gaines at Christ School in Arden, N.C.
• Led Christ School to a 63-6 record as a junior and senior
• Two-time NCISAA 3A all-state team selection
• An Asheville Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina first team pick as a junior and senior
• Averaged 15.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while leading his team to a 34-2 record and the 2008 NCISAA state championship
• Led the team to 14 straight victories, including a 50-41 win over Greensboro Day in state  championship game to close his high school career
• Scored 13 points and added 18 rebounds in a 77-60 win over Cannon in the state semifinals
• Posted 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 71-68 loss to national power Oak Hill Academy during his senior year
• Named to the Chick-fil-A Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 18.0 point per game in three wins ... scored 16 points in 75-73 win over Pinewood Prep in the championship game
• Led Christ School to a 29-4 record and the 2007 NCISAA state championship as a junior
• Scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 53-49 win over Greensboro Day in the state championship game
• Averaged 14.3 points and nearly 10.0 rebounds per game as the Christ School beat No. 6 Charlotte Latin,  No. 2 Charlotte Christian and No. 1 Greensboro Day to win the state championship
• Also lettered in track as a senior
• Posted a school record high jump of 6’9” and finished second in the state meet
• Played at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Ind. as a freshman and sophomore
• Ranked 40th overall and 14th among power forwards by Scout.com
• Listed 47th (15th at the power forward position) by ESPN 100 ... rated 101st by Rivals.com

Personal

• Born Miles Christian Plumlee on September 1, 1988, in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Son of Perky and Leslie Plumlee
• Father, Perky, is a lawyer and played basketball at Tennessee Tech
• Mother, Leslie, is a pharmacist and played basketball at Purdue
• Has two younger brothers, Mason and Marshall, and a younger sister, Madeline
• Marshall also attends and plays basketball at Christ School
• Grandfather, Albert Schultz, played basketball at Michigan Tech (1944) prior to joining the U.S. Air Force ... he also played on the U.S. Air Force Service Team in 1945
• Uncle, William Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1971-72) prior to being deployed to Vietnam ... 1972 NAIA National Runner-up
• Uncle, Chad Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 1983-86
• Class salutatorian in 2008 at Christ School
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Favorite athlete is LeBron James
• Received the W. Fleming Talman Memorial Award for outstanding 3A/4A male athlete in a major sport in 2008
• Participates in Role Model Speaker Series at the Emily K Center