Miro Little
No. 1 Baylor Bears
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNCAA Division I
Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-05-30) May 30, 2004
Tampere, Finland
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kansas)
CollegeBaylor (2023–)
Playing career2019-–present
Career history
2019–2022HBA-Märsky

Miro Little (born 30 May 2004) is a Finnish basketball player for Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference and the Finland national team.[1][2][3] Little started to play basketball in Tampereen Pyrintö. He was part of the Finland senior national team squad in the EuroBasket 2022[4] and the FIBA World Cup 2023.[5]

Personal life

Little was born in Tampere, Finland, to Finnish basketball player Kati Packalén and American basketball player La Trice Little. His father played basketball in Finland.[6][7] His mother Kati Packalén was named the CEO of the Basketball Association of Finland in September 2022.[8]

References

  1. "Miro Little - Men's Basketball". Baylor University Athletics.
  2. "Miro Little, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  3. Miro Little, 19, puhuu avoimesti NBA-unelmastaan, Yle, 3 September 2023
  4. "Team Finland 2022". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. "Team Finland 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. Lehtinen, Lauri (1 September 2023). "Miro Little, 19, söi pari viikkoa hampurilaisia – muutos kehossa tuntui heti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. "Susijengin 18-vuotias suurlupaus saa huiman näytönpaikan NBA-kykyjenetsijöiden edessä – "Merkitsee todella paljon"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. Kati Packalén Koripalloliiton toimitusjohtajaksi, basket.fi, 30 September 2022
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