Warren shares his journey from professional player to coach and discusses the many things he learned along the way. Additionally, Warren shares the biggest challenge of transitioning from a player to a coach and elaborates on what made him chose this path. Things get a tad bit heated when the Practice Players and Warren discuss player comparisons and NBA trade deadline news.
Niles began his playing career at Oral Roberts University in 2009. With the Golden Eagles, he was a four-year starter and appeared in the most games in program history. Niles finished his career eighth on the program's all-time scoring list and third on the three-point field goals made list. As a freshman, earned All-America honors and set the freshman single-game scoring record with 39 points. In addition to his All-America nod, Niles earned NABC First Team All-District, First Team All-Southland, Honorable Mention All-Summit, Summit League All-Newcomer, and several Player of the Week accolades over his career. After wrapping up his collegiate career, Niles played professionally overseas for five years. He played for: Poiters and Boulonge in France, Massagno in Switzerland, OKC Blue in the NBA G-League, Yokohama in Japan, and Imola in Italy. Niles served as a graduate assistant for the Oregon Men's Basketball Team from 2020-22. While with the Ducks, Niles helped with the day-to-day operations, travel arrangements, and film. Niles joined the Omaha men's basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2022.