Education
William Cullen Bryant High School.
William Cullen Bryant High School.
Standing at 6"8" (203 m), he played the power forward position. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League. He also holds a Spanish passport.
Middleton played college basketball with the Baylor Bears.
After college, Middleton was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1988 National Basketball Association Draft. However, he never played in the National Basketball Association. He did however, have a prosperous basketball career in Europe, with teams such as: Çukurova Sanayi, Aresium Milan, Girona, Football Club Barcelona, Joventut Badalona, Caja San Fernando, Panathinaikos, and Dynamo Saint St. Petersburg.
He then continued to play with Girona, as part of the re-founded Sant Josep. In March 2011, he signed a contract with Valencia Basket.
After Girona, he signed with Central Bank Lucentum Alicante, that despite finishing Liga ACB in a great 6th position and having right to play in Europa League, sold their place and played in 2nd division LEB Oro on season 2012-2013 because of financial issues.
He was part of the team on this year, and help them to finish 3rd on this championship, and after winning the playoffs, they return to the Liga ACB. In October 2013, at the age of 47, Middleton signed for Servigroup Benidorm of Liga EBA, Spanish fourth division. In June 2014, Middleton was appointed as an assistant coach for Dimitrios Itoudis in the Russian team CSKA Moscow.
He won 3 Spanish League Most Valuable Player awards (1992, 1993, 2000). He also won 2 Spanish Championships (1995, 1996), while playing with Football Club Barcelona. From 2000 to 2005, Middleton played with Panathinaikos, and with them he won 4 Greek Championships (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), 2 Greek Cups (2003, 2005), and the Euroleague 2001-2002 Championship. In 2007, Middleton won the International Basketball Federation EuroCup, while playing with Girona.
