Khris Middleton

James Khristian Middleton (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He is a three-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021.

Middleton attended high school at the Porter-Gaud School in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.

Middleton was born on August 12, 1991, in Charleston, South Carolina, to James and Nichelle Middleton.

He has one older sister named Brittney, and his cousin, Josh Powell, has played in the NBA.

Another cousin, Kenny Manigault, played basketball for Wichita State University and was teammates with Middleton on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team Carolina Celtics.

Two other teammates on the Carolina Celtics accepted Division I basketball scholarships, Jamal Curry (Radford) and Devin Booker (Clemson).

Middleton attended Porter-Gaud School and played basketball for the Cyclones under coach John Pearson.

As a sophomore, he averaged 12 points and eight rebounds per game.

In his junior season, Middleton posted averages of 21 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named state player of the year.

He repeated as player of the year as a senior, scoring 22.4 points per game and grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game in leading Porter-Gaud to the state title game.

Middleton was named Most Valuable Player of the Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic, scoring 22 points in the championship.

He chose Texas A&M, and signed with the Aggies on May 30, 2008.

He liked the college town atmosphere, and got along well with the coaching staff.

Middleton was recruited by then-Texas A&M assistant coach Scott Spinelli.

Coming into his freshman year, Middleton expected to fill the three-point shooting void of departed senior Josh Carter.

Middleton's college career started slowly, connecting on 1-of-12 field goals in limited action of his first three games.

He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2009 to 2012.

He earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the Aggies in scoring with 14.3 points per game during his sophomore season.

He was nominated for the 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, but was not selected to participate.

ESPN ranked him the 64th-best prospect in the Class of 2009, and noted he was the best shooter at his position.

Middleton was recruited by Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Michigan and Saint Joseph's.

After a season-ending leg injury to Derrick Roland on December 11, 2009, Middleton was forced to take a larger role in the offense and started 18 of the last 20 games.

On February 3, 2010, he scored 16 points to help Texas A&M erase an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Missouri 77–74.

In a 69–53 NCAA tournament round of 64 victory over Utah State, Middleton scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Texas A&M's season ended with a loss in the round of 32 to Purdue; the Aggies finished with a record of 24–10.

Overall, Khris Middleton averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game and led the team in scoring five times.

As a sophomore, Middleton led the team and finished ninth in the Big 12 in scoring at 14.3 points per game while also contributing 5.2 rebounds per game.

He hit 45 percent of his shots from the floor and 78.4 percent of his free throws.

Middleton scored in excess of 10 points in 27 games and led the team in scoring 16 times.

He scored a career-high 31 points in a 71–62 overtime victory over Arkansas, including 11 of the team's last 12 points in regulation.

This earned him Big 12 Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors for the week of December 13–19, 2010.

On January 15, 2011, Middleton tallied 28 points, including 11 in overtime, to defeat Missouri 91–89.

Middleton-led Texas A&M went 24–9 and lost in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 to Florida State 57–50, in a contest in which Middleton contributed 16 points.

Middleton declared for the 2012 NBA draft after his junior season and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick.

He saw limited action with the Pistons and spent time with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League during his rookie season.

Middleton was traded to Milwaukee in 2013 and became an immediate contributor to the team.

He received his first All-Star selection in 2019.

In 2021, Middleton helped lead the Bucks to their first NBA championship since 1971.

The same summer, he won a gold medal at the Olympics.