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Miles Barnstable Helps Lead Tommies Men As Team's Star Rises
"There's a lot of great Division 3 players, now they're not all as good as Miles," said Tommies head coach Johnny Tauer. "He's special."
January 9, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's hard to quantify growth, but it's worth a try for a University of St. Thomas basketball team that entered Division 1 in 2021. By any measure, this season is another step forward.
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"We've had some big wins and we've had some tough losses, too," said Tommies head coach Johnny Tauer. "But to be 12-5 at this point in the season, ranked in the top 100 in the NET rankings for the first time in program history, the excitement around the program, holistically, I don't think I could be much happier."
When reloading from three key graduating starters, the Tommies turned to Division 3 UW-Whitewater junior transfer guard Miles Barnstable. He has been a high-scoring revelation, averaging 15 points a game and coming off a 30-point explosion.
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