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Player Profiles – Returning Lettermen
#5 Julian Miranda Guard • 5’9” 195 R-Sr. • Dallas, TX • DeSoto HS
CAREER HONORS
2020-2021:
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2019-2020:
NABC Honors Court, Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2018-2019:
Spring Heartland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2017-2018:
Fall Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll, Spring Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll
2016-2017:
Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year, Heartland Conference All- Tournament Team, Spring Heartland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2020-2021 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Played in two games before being lost for the season to injury ... Averaged 7.5 points per game and totaled seven assists in limited action.
2016-2017 (FRESHMAN)
Named the Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year in his first season at DBU ... Led the Heartland Conference in assists (147), a mark that ranked as the fourth most in a single-season in school history ... Also led the league in assist per game (4.2) ... Ranked 30th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.59) ... Played in all 35 games and made 17 starts ... Averaged 8.7 points per game ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener versus Colorado Mesa (11/11), playing 15 minutes off the bench ... In his first career start against Baptist Bible College (12/2), set a single-game school record for assists with 13 ... Registered his first career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds at Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/29) ... Posted his second double-double of the year against Newman (2/18), breaking his own single-game record for assists with 14, while scoring 12 points ... Helped the Patriots clinch the Heartland Conference regular-season title with 19 points and nine assists in a win over Oklahoma Christian (2/25) ... Posted his seventh consecutive double-digit performance after scoring 20 points against UA Fort Smith in the Heartland Conference Tournament Championship game (3/5) and was named to the All-Tournament Team ... Went for 17 points and racked up nine assists versus Ohio Christian at the NCCAA National Tournament (3/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at DeSoto High School ... Coached by Chris Dyer ... Guided his team to a 34-2 record and the Class 6A state title as a senior ... Earned All-State honors following his senior season ... Two-time First Team All-District selection ... Tabbed the District Newcomer of the Year during the 2013-2014 season ... Ranked the No. 55 player in the state of Texas entering his senior year ... Also an Academic All-District selection during his prep career and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class ... Competed in the summers for Urban DFW Elite.
PERSONAL
Born on April 20, 1998 ... Parents are Paul and Adriana Miranda ... Earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and is currently pursuing a Masters in Sports Management.
2019-2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Played in 20 games and made 14 starts ... Averaged 8.3 points per game ... Finished the season second on the team in assists (72) ... Went a perfect 19-for-19 at the free throw line ... Shot 42 percent from three-point range, connecting on 40-of-96 shots from beyond the arc ... Finished his third year as a Patriot with the fourth most assists (292) in school history and ranks ninth in both steals (86) and three-point field goals (115) ... Dished out a season-best six assists versus Midwestern State (2/8) ... Registered a season-high 17 points, draining 5-of-8 shots from three-point land at Eastern New Mexico (2/13) ... Helped lift DBU to a win over then-ranked No. 7 St. Edward’s (2/20) with a season-high three steals to go along with five assists.
2018-2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Returned from injury to play in 21 games and make seven starts ... Averaged 6.6 points per game and his 73 assists were the third most on the team ... Led DBU to a win over Colorado Christian (11/9) with a season-high 20 points ... Totaled a season-best eight assists versus Oklahoma Christian (3/9).
2017-2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Received a redshirt season after missing the year to injury.
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