The former All-ASUN guard proved he could produce at North Florida, but an Indiana rotation centered around head coach Darian DeVries’ son left Miles without a legitimate opportunity to establish himself.

Jasai Miles is heading west with something to prove.

The 6-foot-6 South Florida guard and former BallerTube ambassador has officially signed with Loyola Marymount for the 2026–27 season after spending one year at Indiana.

His Indiana statistics tell one story. His complete college résumé tells another.

Miles appeared in 26 games for the Hoosiers but averaged only 9.5 minutes, 1.6 points and 1.9 rebounds. He did not start a game and attempted just 41 shots during the entire season.

Those numbers are a dramatic departure from what Miles produced when he received consistent opportunities at North Florida.

During the 2024–25 season, Miles started all 32 games and averaged 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He made 78 three-pointers, scored at least 20 points six times and recorded five double-doubles.

Miles was one of only two Division I players that season to score at least 450 points, grab 200 rebounds and make 75 three-pointers. He earned Third-Team All-ASUN honors and established himself as a productive, versatile wing.

That production earned him an opportunity at Indiana. It did not earn him a meaningful role once he arrived.

Indiana’s rotation was constructed around Tucker DeVries, the 6-foot-7 son of head coach Darian DeVries. Tucker started all 32 games and played a team-high 34.2 minutes per contest.

Those minutes remained secure throughout the season.



Tucker DeVries averaged 13.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, but shot 39.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three. Despite the inconsistent efficiency, his position in the rotation never seriously changed.

That stability came from more than his family connection. Tucker had previously won two Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year awards while playing for his father at Drake. He understood the system and entered Indiana as its most experienced player.

But the reality for the other wings remained the same: Tucker DeVries’ minutes were effectively nonnegotiable.

Miles became one of the casualties of that arrangement.

He was not given enough playing time or shot volume to recreate his North Florida production. Miles averaged fewer than 10 minutes and only 1.6 field-goal attempts per game. A player who had attempted 402 shots the previous season was reduced to 41 attempts across an entire year.

Miles still demonstrated his ability to affect the game without scoring. His rebounding translated to 8.1 boards per 40 minutes, an impressive figure for a guard. But short, inconsistent appearances made it difficult to develop rhythm or build on productive stretches.

That does not mean Miles played perfectly. He shot 34.1 percent from the field and 24 percent from three during his limited Indiana opportunities. Those percentages were below his established standards.

But evaluating a proven scorer through scattered minutes is different from allowing him to play through mistakes and rediscover his rhythm.

Tucker DeVries received that security. Miles did not.

Loyola Marymount now offers Miles an opportunity to reset his career under head coach Stan Johnson.

The Lions finished 15–17 overall and 6–12 in West Coast Conference play last season. They need experienced players capable of creating offense, defending multiple positions and competing on the glass.

Miles has already proven he can provide all three.

His North Florida résumé was not created by projection or potential. He produced 675 points, 352 rebounds, 85 assists and 37 steals during two seasons with the Ospreys. He started 51 games and reached double figures 34 times.

Indiana gave Miles high-major experience, but it never gave him the consistent role necessary to display that complete game.

Now he arrives at Loyola Marymount older, tested and motivated.

The move to Los Angeles is not about determining whether Jasai Miles can play Division I basketball. His All-ASUN season at North Florida already answered that question.

The bigger question is whether Miles can reestablish himself as an NBA-ready wing.

He has already watched a former North Florida teammate complete that journey. Chaz Lanier developed from a reserve into a 19.7-point-per-game scorer for the Ospreys before transferring to Tennessee. Lanier averaged 18 points for the Volunteers, earned the Jerry West Award as the nation’s top shooting guard and was selected No. 37 overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Miles now has an opportunity to build his own version of that path.

At 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds, he possesses legitimate positional size, rebounding ability and proven scoring production. To attract professional attention, Miles must restore his perimeter efficiency, defend multiple positions and demonstrate that his North Florida production can translate into winning basketball at Loyola Marymount.

Indiana interrupted his momentum. Loyola Marymount gives him an opportunity to rebuild it.

This season is not simply about earning more minutes or returning to double-figure scoring. It is about transforming himself from a productive college guard into a complete professional wing.

Miles has seen that road traveled before. Now he must prove he can follow it.