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  Milton Lyles
Milton Lyles

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Miami Gardens, Fla.

High School:
Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, Mass.)

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
Defenseman

Birthdate:
10/24/1988

Experience:
Two-Year Letterman

Major:
Economics

Coach Joe Breschi on Milton Lyles
•Best athlete on the team
•Possesses terrific speed
•Has great one-on-one abilities

General: Returning letterman who has shown great improvement over the past two years...will be in the rotation at the rope position for the Tar Heels...the best athlete on the team...possesses spectacular speed.

2008 Season (Freshman): Played in three games as a freshman, seeing action against Bellarmine, Duke and Marist.

Prep: A 2007 alumnus of Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass. ...was a four-year letterman as a forward on the ice hockey team...four-year letter winner as a cornerback on the football team...on the lacrosse field, he was a four-year letterman as a long-stick midfielder...was captain of the football team his senior year...on the gridiron he led the team to league championships as a sophomore and senior...led squad to an undefeated season as a senior...named to All-League Team and was nominated for defensive player of the year.

Personal: Full name is Milton Eugene Lyles, II...is the son of Mary Dorsainvil and Milton Lyles...was born October 24, 1988 in Miami, Fla. ...has three sisters - Tiffany, 32, Ternesha, 30, and Marie, 23, and a brother, Malcolm, 18.

Mulling Over Milton
Academic Major at Carolina: Economics
Career Plans: Become a stay-at-home dad
Hobbies: Reading, writing
Athlete I Most Admire: Alexander Ovechkin, Matt Bocklet
Biggest Sports Thrill: Beating our rival school to clinch the championship in high school
People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence On Your Athletic Career: My parents
Favorite Book: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Favorite Magazine: ESPN The Magazine
Favorite Food: Bodo's Bagels
Favorite Movie: Meet The Robinsons
Favorite TV Shows: House, Chuck, The Office, Heroes, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Favorite Website To Visit: YouTube