Caleb Mills

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 185
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Arden, N.C.
Prev School:
Florida State

2023-2024 (Fifth Year at Memphis)

Played in 14 games and started in 5
Average 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game
Got injured on Jan. 4th at Tulsa

2022-23 (Redshirt-Senior at Florida State)

Averaged 13.0 points (third on the team), 3.0 rebounds (fifth), a career-high 3.4 assists (first) and 1.3 steals (first) while playing in a career-high 32 games
Played in all 32 of Florida State’s games while starting a career-high 31 games
Tied for the team-high in games played (32) and led the Seminoles in free throws made (112), free throws attempted (134), assists (110), and steals (416)
His only non-start came on Senior Night when Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff inserted Florida State’s lone senior into the Seminoles’ starting lineup against North Carolina
Finished ninth in the ACC with his .836 free throw shooting percentage – he was one of only nine players in the ACC who shot better than 83 percent from the free throw line during the 2022-23 season
Finished 13^th in the ACC with his career-high 110 assists and his career-high 3.4 assists per game average
Earned career-high statistics for games played (32), free throws made (112), free throws attempted (134), points scored (416), defensive rebounds (79), assists (110), blocked shots (19), steals (43), minutes played (948) and minutes played per game (29.6) while tying his career-high for games started (31)
Shot 83.6 percent at the free throw line (112-134), a percentage which ranks as the 17^th highest single-season percentage in school history
Tied his career-high with 27 points on his career-high of 17 made free throws against Boston College (Feb. 18)
Was 17-of-21 from the free throw line against the Eagles, which ranks as the most free throws in an ACC game by a Florida State player and are tied for the fourth most free throws in a game by a Seminole player in school history
Led Florida State in scoring 21 times in his two seasons in Tallahassee, including nine times during the 2022-23 season
Two-career 5-steal games including one during his second season as a Seminoles (five at UCF, Nov. 11)
Totaled 82 steals and led the team in steals in both seasons at FSU (39 in 2022 and 43 in 2023)
Totaled his single-game career-high of eight assists against St. John’s in the Orange Bowl Classic and earned five or more assists in six different games during his second season at Florida State
Scored a team-leading 21 points with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in Florida State’s game against Florida (Nov. 18)
Crossed the 1,000-point mark with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s game at Wake Forest (Jan. 11)
Totaled 14 points, a career-high tying 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots in Florida State’s game in Tallahassee against Virginia (Jan. 14)
Poured in a team-leading 19 points with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in Florida State’s game against North Carolina at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Feb. 27)
Averaged 17.7 points (53 total points), 6.6 rebounds (20 total rebounds) 2.7 assists (8 total assists) and 1.3 steals (4 total steals) .596 from the field (28 of 47) in Florida State’s 3-game tour of Canada in August of 2022
Florida State’s leading scorer with 20 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field (.625 percent) and 7 rebounds in Florida State’s 86-66 win over Ottawa in its first of three games on the tour of Canada

2021-22 (Redshirt-Junior at Florida State)

Averaged 12.7 points (first), 2.4 rebounds (eighth), 2.4 assists (third) and a career-high 1.5 steals (first) while making 30 3-point shots (third)
Played in 26 of Florida State’s 31 games with 23 starts as he helped lead Florida State to a 17-14 overall record and a 10-10 mark in ACC play
Scored in double figures 16 times including 11 times in ACC play
Tied his career-high of 27 points in Florida State’s win at Louisville (Jan. 8)
Tied his career high with nine field goals made and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line in scoring his 27 points in the Seminoles’ 79-70 win over the Cardinals in Tallahassee
Totaled 20+ points in three different games with 22 against Purdue in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 30), 27 against Louisville and 21 against North Florida (Jan. 20)
Continued to shoot the ball well from 3-point range as he was one of two Seminoles who made 30 or more triples with 20 coming in ACC play
In his two full seasons, (2019-20 at Houston and 2021-22 at Florida State) of collegiate basketball, he has made 80 3-point shots and is shooting .360 from the 3-point line (80 of 222)
Made a career-high tying five 3-point shots in scoring 19 points in Florida State’s 76-71 win at Syracuse and totaled 11 of his 19 points in the second half as the Seminoles rallied from a halftime deficit to gain the win (Jan. 15)..also made four 3-point shots in scoring 19 points against Pittsburgh in the Donald
Led the Seminoles with 39 steals and a career-high 1.5 steals per game average
Totaled multiple steals in 13 of his 26 games played with a career-high five swipes in the Seminoles’ victory over Boson University in the final game of the inaugural Jacksonville Classic (Nov. 24)
His ACC high of three steals came in back-to-back games against Clemson (Feb. 2) and Wake Forest (Feb. 5) and also earned three steals against Purdue in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge (Nov 30)
Finished third on the team in assists with 63 and a 2.4 apg average as one of the Seminoles’ lead guards
Achieved a season-high six assists in the Seminoles defeat of Lipscomb, 97-60, (Dec. 15)
Three or more assists in 10 games including in five different ACC games
His ACC season-high of five assists (and 19 points) came in the Seminoles’ 76-71 win on the road at Syracuse
Scored 14 points, pulled down 5 rebounds, totaled 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot as a starter in his Florida State debut to lead the Seminoles to a 105-70 win over Penn (Nov. 10)
Tied for the team-high with 21 points to go along with 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in Florida State’s 86-73 win over UNF (Jan. 20)
Led Florida State with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in the Seminoles’ 61-60 win over Miami at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables (Jan. 18)
Double figure scoring with 15 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots against Wake Forest (Feb. 5)
Totaled 19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in Florida State’s game against Pittsburgh in Tallahassee (Feb. 9)
A team-high 19 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s 89-76 win over NC State on Senior Day

2020-21 (Redshirt-Sophomore at Houston)

Averaged 9.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in four games at Houston before making the decision to leave the program
Scored in double figures three times coming off the bench in all four of his appearances
Made his season debut in a win over Boise State in Southwest Showcase, where he totaled 12 points on four-of-six shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line
Scored 12 points on four-of-four shooting from the free throw line with two steals in win at UCF (Dec. 26).

2019-20 (Redshirt-Freshman at Houston)

Averaged a career-high 13.2 points (first on the team) and 3.2 rebounds (seventh) while making 50 3-point field goals (second) in his only full season at Houston
Competed in 31 games with seven starts, one of four Cougars to play in all 31 games
Helped lead the team to a 23-8 overall record and a share of the AAC regular season championship as one of the nation’s top freshmen while leading the Cougars in scoring - 13th in the AAC (13.2 points per game)
Finished 12^th in the league on 3-point percentage (.365, 50-of-137), his scoring average of 13.2 points per games ranks as the fourth highest in Houston basketball history for a freshman
Also third in Houston freshman single-season history with 409 points scored
Attempted 371 field goals, setting the freshman single-season record for field goals attempted
Shot .753 from the free throw line (73 of 97) and .385 from the field (143 of 371)
Named the AAC Freshman of the Week twice (Jan. 27, 2020 and Dec. 16, 2019)
Made his career debut with seven points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals against Alabama State (Nov. 12)
Scored a game-high 17 points with two rebounds and two assists coming off the bench against BYU (Nov. 15)
Led the Cougars past No. 11 Oregon with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and four rebounds (Nov. 22)
Scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and grabbed three rebounds in victory over UT Arlington (Dec. 11)
Scored a game-high 23 points, pulled down two rebounds, and earned one blocked shot against Oklahoma State (Dec. 15)
Totaled 17 points and three rebounds as a first time starter against UTEP (Dec. 18)
Tied for team-high scoring honors with 19 points, with three rebounds and two steals in a win over Washington at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic championship game (Dec. 25)
Scored a game-high of 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting in victory at Temple (Jan. 7)
Totaled 22 points and pulled down three rebounds at Tulsa (Jan. 11) and scored 15 points in win over SMU (Jan. 15)
Scored a game-high 20 points, grabbed two rebounds, and added one block and one steal against UConn (Jan. 23)
Gave Houston the lead for the remainder of the game with a baseline jumper and 50 seconds on the clock to beat UConn
Scored a team-high of 18 points with three 3-pointers, six assists, and five rebounds in win at ECU (Jan. 29)
Scored a game-high of 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting (four-of-seven from the 3-point line) in win over Tulane (Feb. 6)
Totaled a game and career-high 27 points in win over Tulsa (Feb. 19) with 22 of his points coming in the second half
Game-high 21 points and grabbed three rebounds at Memphis (Feb. 22)
Ended the season with 20 points and six rebounds at UConn (March 5).

2018-19 (Freshman at Houston)

Enrolled at the University of Houston as an early high school graduate but did not play in any games
Earned a redshirt season while practicing with his Cougar teammates.

High School

Graduated from T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville, N.C. in December of 2019 before leaving school early and enrolling at the University of Houston
Attended T.C. Roberson for one semester but did not play basketball for the Rams
Attended Asheville Christian Academy in Swannanoa, N.C. as a sophomore (2017) and a junior (2018)
Ranked as the No. 6 overall player and the No. 17 combo guard in the state of North Carolina
Named to the All-Southeast Super-Region Team as a junior (2017-18)
Named as the tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 25.3 points over three games during the international tour in the Canary Islands
Named to NCSAA Large-School Division First-Team as a sophomore (2016-17)

Personal

Born July 24, 2000
Caleb is the son of Sheree and Demond Mills
Has two brothers, Collin and Jalen, and one sister, Micayela
His sister graduated from Winston-Salem State in 2018 and his brother (Collin) played basketball player at Montreat College in North Carolina
Originally selected Houston over Florida State, Marquette, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech
Earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science on July 29, 2022