Milos James Uzan (born December 26, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and Houston Cougars.
Early life and high school 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.
College career Oklahoma 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. 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. After the season, Uzan entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Houston Uzan transferred to play for the Houston Cougars. He missed three weeks of the preseason after breaking his nose. On January 18, 2025, Uzan dropped eight points and a team-high five assists in a win over UCF. On January 25, he notched 17 points, nine assists and nine rebounds while playing 41 minutes in a win over #12 Kansas, earning Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors. On February 15, 2025, Uzan scored a game-high 19 points in a win over #13 Arizona. On March 15, 2025, Uzan scored a career-high 25 points to lead Houston over Arizona in the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game.
Personal life Uzan is the brother of former USC basketball player Julian Jacobs, and Providence basketball player Capri Uzan. Uzan's father, Mike is also the head coach at Desert Pines High School.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma | 32 || 24 || 28.6 || .470 || .408 || .765 || 2.7 || 3.0 || .8 || .2 || 7.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma | 32 || 32 || 31.7 || .392 || .296 || .676 || 3.4 || 4.4 || 1.2 || .3 || 9.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 40 || 40 || 31.5 || .453 || .428 || .783 || 3.1 || 4.3 || .9 || .1 || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 37 || 37 || 32.9 || .380 || .343 || .741 || 2.7 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 11.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 141 || 133 || 31.3 || .419 || .364 || .746 || 3.0 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 9.9
References
External links Oklahoma Sooners bio Houston Cougars bio