Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Myles Powell was born on July 7, 1997 in Trenton, New Jersey. He is a guard in the NBA.

Powell attended Medford Tech, Trenton Catholic, and the South Kent School for high school, playing at the varsity level all four years of his high school career. He averaged 25 points per game and three rebounds per game at South Kent and averaged 17 points as a junior and 18.5 points as a sophomore at Trenton Catholic. Powell played AAU basketball for NJ Playaz under head coach Jimmy Salmon averaging over 18 points. He was also a participant in the Nike EYBL Peach Jam where he averaged 19.8 points. Powell also scored 17 points in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game and was the winner of the 2015 Big Strick Classic 3-point contest. He also participated in the 2016 National High School Three-Point Contest, held in Houston the weekend of the NCAA Final Four.

As a sophomore, he was named to the Big East All-Academic team. He was also named the conference Most Improved Player.  In the 2018–19 season, Powell finished second in the Big East Conference in scoring with a 23.1 point average. 

In the summer of 2019, Powell was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won bronze.

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Powell signed with the New York Knicks on November 29, 2020.

On December 19, 2021, Powell signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.