Emmanuel Christian basketball standout Miles III transfers to West Virginia prep school

Emmanuel Christian junior standout basketball player Nate Miles III will transfer to a prep school program in West Virginia.

Miles, a 6-foot-5 guard, earned All-Ohio first-team honors last season at Emmanuel Christian as a sophomore.

The junior announced on social media he will attend Huntington Expression Prep in Huntington, W.Va., this upcoming season. Huntington Prep is a basketball-focused college preparatory school that features some of the top high school players in the nation, including 2013 graduate Andrew Wiggins.

ESPN rates Miles as a four-star recruit, Ohio's No. 4 player in the class of 2026, and the No. 14 player for his class in the Midwest. He has reported offers from Toledo, Kent State, Ohio, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, and College of Charleston.

Miles averaged 24.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore for Emmanuel Christian. Miles was named Toledo Area Athletic Conference player of the year.