Diamond Miller

Miller grew up playing basketball and soccer. In her childhood, she played basketball with her two older sisters, Adreana and LaNiya,^[1] who inspired her to pursue the sport.^[2][3] Miller looked up to Candace Parker, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.^[4][5] She was coached by her father, Lance, with Team Miller Lightning in the Amateur Athletic Union.^[4] Miller was a four-year varsity player at Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey.^[2] She averaged 15.5 points per game as a freshman.^[6] In her sophomore season, Miller averaged 18.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game,^[2] leading Franklin to a New Jersey Tournament of Champions and Group 4 state titles.^[7][8]

As a junior, Miller averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.8 blocks per game, and was named Courier News Player of the Year for 2018. She broke her own program single-season scoring record and surpassed her sister, Adreana, as Franklin's all-time leading scorer.^[9] Miller led her team to the Group 4 state championship, scoring 27 points against Toms River High School North in the title game.^[10] In her senior season in 2018–19, she averaged 21.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, repeating as Courier News Player of the Year. Miller led her team to a 34–0 record, another Tournament of Champions title,^[11] and the Group 4 state title.^[12] She was named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year,^[13] NJ.com Player of the Year,^[14] and USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year.^[15] She was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.^[16]

Miller was considered a five-star recruit and the number 17 player in the 2019 class by ESPN.^[17] She received her first college basketball scholarship offer from Villanova, her father's alma mater, in eighth grade.^[3] On March 10, 2018, she committed to playing college basketball for Maryland over an offer from Notre Dame. Miller was drawn to the program by its coaching staff and proximity.^[18] On November 14, she signed her National Letter of Intent with Maryland.^[19]

In her freshman season at Maryland, Miller was a key reserve for Maryland.^[20] On November 24, 2019, she scored a season-high 17 points in a 107–52 win against Quinnipiac.^[21] As a freshman, Miller averaged 7.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.^[1] Her team won the Big Ten tournament and were contenders for the NCAA tournament, which was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Miller assumed a leading role alongside Ashley Owusu in her sophomore season.^[22] On December 3, 2020, she scored a season-high 28 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range, in a 112–78 win over Towson.^[23] Miller posted 15 points and six assists in a 104–84 win against Iowa to capture her second Big Ten tournament title. She was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.^[24] As a sophomore, Miller averaged 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors.^[25]

She was limited to begin her junior season due to a lingering knee injury, and missed 10 of her first 12 games.^[26] On January 6, 2022, Miller scored a season-high 24 points in a 106–78 victory over Penn State.^[27] She scored 24 points, with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals, in an 89–65 win over Florida Gulf Coast at the second round of the 2022 NCAA tournament.^[28] As a junior, Miller averaged 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, making the All-Big Ten second team.^[29][30] Following the season, she underwent knee surgery and was sidelined for three to six months.^[31] On November 20, 2022, Miller recorded a career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds in a 73–68 win over Baylor.^[32] On December 1, she had 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, making the game-winning buzzer-beater, in a 74–72 victory over Notre Dame.^[33] Miller was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches and media.^[34] She was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association, and made the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coaches' All-America team.^[35] As a senior, Miller averaged 19.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and set the program single-season record with 201 free throws made.^[36][37] She declared for the 2023 WNBA draft, where she was considered one of the top prospects.^[37]

Miller represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Argentina. She averaged 6.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and two steals per game, helping her team win the gold medal.^[54] Miller recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 91–46 win over Canada in the final.^[4] She was a late addition to the United States team for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand.^[5] Miller averaged two points and 1.3 rebounds per game en route to a gold medal.^[55] She made her debut for the United States senior national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Puerto Rico.^[56] Miller averaged 4.7 points, four rebounds and two assists per game for the gold medal-winning team.^[57]

Miller is the daughter of Dreana and Lance Miller.^[58] Her father played professional basketball in Europe after a college career at Villanova. Miller's two sisters have played college basketball: Adreana at La Salle and Ohio State, and LaNiya at Stony Brook and Wagner.^[1] She majored in family science at the University of Maryland, College Park.^[58]

In 2023, Miller attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.^[59]