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Milos Uzan

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Milos Uzan
No. 7 – Houston Cougars
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-12-26) December 26, 2002 (age 22)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDesert Pines
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2025)
  • Big 12 All-Freshman team (2023)

Milos Uzan (born December 26, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Houston Cougars of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Early life and high school

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Coming out of high school, Uzan was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners over other schools such as UNLV, Utah, California, Arizona State, USC, and Creighton.[1]

College career

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Oklahoma

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As a freshman in 2022–23, Uzan appeared in 32 games with 24 starts, where he averaged 7.6 points, three assists, 2.7 rebounds and shot 41% from three.[2] In 2023–24, he was a team captain for the Sooners, where he started all 32 games, averaging nine points, 4.4 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.[3] After the season, Uzan entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[3]

Houston

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Uzan transferred to play for the Houston Cougars.[4] He missed three weeks of the preseason after breaking his nose.[5] On January 18, 2025, Uzan dropped eight points and a team-high five assists in a win over UCF.[6] On January 25, he notched 17 points, nine assists and nine rebounds while playing 41 minutes in a win over #12 Kansas,[7] earning Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors.[8] On February 15, 2025, Uzan scored a game-high 19 points in a win over #13 Arizona.[9]

Personal life

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Uzan is the brother of former USC basketball player Julian Jacobs, and Providence basketball player Capri Uzan.[10] Uzan's father, Mike is also the head coach at Desert Pines High School.[11]

Career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Oklahoma 32 24 28.6 .470 .408 .765 2.7 3.0 .8 .2 7.6
2023–24 Oklahoma 32 32 31.7 .392 .296 .676 3.4 4.4 1.2 .3 9.0
Career 64 56 30.2 .424 .339 .718 3.1 3.7 1.0 .2 8.3

References

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  1. ^ Tipton, Joe. "Milos Uzan, 2022 four-star, commits to Oklahoma". SoonerScoop.com. On3.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Grissom, Ashton. "Milos Uzan steps up as Houston's new floor general". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Young, Mason. "OU basketball guard Milos Uzan to enter NCAA transfer portal, per reports". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Duarte, Joseph. "New UH point guard Milos Uzan keeps his broken nose to the grindstone". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Baldwin, Chris. "The Power of Turnover Thursdays and Creating Milos Uzan, Houston's Big Game Point Guard — Kelvin Sampson Doesn't Believe In Accidents". Paper City Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Mussatto, Joe. "Former OU guards Otega Oweh, Milos Uzan thriving elsewhere bad look for Porter Moser". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Baldwin, Chris. "How Milos Uzan Made His Houston Teammates Believe When Everyone Else Doubted — "He's Our Point Guard"". Paper City Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Duarte, Joseph. "UH guard Milos Uzan named Big 12 Player of the Week after wins over Utah, Kansas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Marshall, John. "Milos Uzan scores 19 as No. 6 Houston grinds out 62-58 win over No. 13 Arizona". NewsChannel10. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "OU men's basketball: Milos Uzan is thriving as a freshman for Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Pascoe, Bruce. "Four-star point guard Milos Uzan has the attention of UA coaching staff". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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