Olivia Miles
American basketball player (born 2003)
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Olivia Rose Miles (born January 29, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and TCU Horned Frogs.
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Miles with the Minnesota Lynx in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 29, 2003 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2026: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2026–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026–present | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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High school career
Born in Summit, New Jersey and later a resident of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Miles played basketball for Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey.[1] In her junior season, she averaged 13.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game,[2] leading her team to the Prep A state title.[3] Miles competed for the Philadelphia Belles on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit, with whom she won a Nike Elite Youth Basketball League title in June 2019.[4] In addition to basketball, she played soccer in high school.[5] Miles was selected to the Jordan Brand Classic roster.[6] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for Notre Dame after also considering Stanford and North Carolina.[7]
College career
Miles opted to enroll early at Notre Dame and joined the team on January 25, 2021.[8] Over six games in her first season, she averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game.[9] On November 21, 2021, Miles posted 14 points and 14 assists, three short of the program single-game record, in a 94–35 win over Bryant.[10] On December 8, she joined Marina Mabrey as the only Notre Dame freshmen to record a triple-double, with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in a 73–56 win against Valparaiso.[11] Miles scored a season-high 30 points in a 74–61 win against Boston College on January 30, 2022.[12] In the first round of the NCAA tournament, she became the first freshman in women's or men's tournament history to register a triple-double, with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in an 89–78 victory over UMass.[13] As a freshman, Miles averaged 13.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, ranking second to Caitlin Clark in assists among NCAA Division I players.[14] She was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[15]
On December 10, 2022, Miles posted 13 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists in a 108–44 win over Merrimack, surpassing Skylar Diggins and Jackie Young for the most triple-doubles in Notre Dame history, with three.[16] On February 16, 2023, she made the game-winning shot as time expired, while recording 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, in a 78–76 victory over Louisville.[17] Miles suffered a season-ending knee injury during her team's regular season finale against Louisville on February 26. As a sophomore, she averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. Miles was named first-team All-ACC, second-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and third-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[18]
On March 31, 2025, Miles entered the transfer portal, instead of choosing to enter the WNBA draft where she was anticipated as the #2 pick.[19]
Professional career
WNBA
Minnesota Lynx (2026–present)
On April 13, 2026, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miles as the second overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft.[20] On May 10, she made her 2026 season debut, recording 21 points, 8 assists, and 3 rebounds in a 91–90 loss to the Atlanta Dream, becoming the fifth player in league history to record at least 20 points and 5 assists on debut.[21] On May 14, in a 90–86 victory over the Dallas Wings, Miles recorded 15 points, 6 assists, and 2 rebounds, becoming the first player in WNBA history to record at least 45 points and 20 assists in their first three games.[22] On June 1, Miles had her first double-double, with 19 points and 10 assists in a 111–77 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.[23] On June 3, she was named Rookie of the Month after averaging 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5,9 assists in May.[24] On June 4, in an 87–84 victory over the Golden State Valkyries, Miles scored 28 points and set the WNBA rookie record for the most three-point field goals in a single game (8).[25] She was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for June 1-7, 2026.[26] On June 15, Miles joined Paige Bueckers in becoming the fastest player to score 250+ points and 50+ assists in the league.[27]
Unrivaled
On April 12, 2026, Miles signed a multi-year contract with Unrivaled, a 3x3 basketball league. She will make her league debut in the 2027 season.[28][29]
National team career
Miles played for the United States national under-16 team at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Chile. She averaged 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, helping her team win the gold medal.[30]
She made her senior international debut at the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup and won a gold medal. [31] Miles led the team in efficiency and the competition in assists.[32]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2020–21 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 | 22.7 | 51.1 | 10.0 | 46.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
| 2021–22 | Notre Dame | 33 | 33 | 33.4 | 45.5 | 27.0 | 67.7 | 5.7 | 7.4° | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 13.7 |
| 2022–23 | Notre Dame | 28 | 28 | 31.7 | 46.0 | 22.8 | 76.7 | 7.3 | 6.9° | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 14.3 |
| 2023–24 | Notre Dame | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2024–25 | Notre Dame | 34 | 34 | 33.0 | 48.3 | 40.6 | 79.0 | 5.6 | 5.8° | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 15.4 |
| 2025–26 | TCU | 38 | 38 | 35.4 | 48.1 | 35.1 | 83.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 19.6 |
| Career | 139 | 133 | 33.0 | 47.2 | 33.1 | 76.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 15.6 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[33] | |||||||||||||
Personal life
Miles graduated from Notre Dame in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in political science. She followed up by earning a master's degree in nonprofit administration from Notre Dame in 2025.[34] A dream of hers is to start a nonprofit organization to help support kids in sports.[35] She won the Kay Yow Scholar Athlete of the Year award in 2025. [36][37] Miles has earned the nickname "The Spectacle" given by Lynx fans to honor her exciting play and her vision-correcting goggles.[38]
Business interests
On July 21, 2025, Miles was signed by Unrivaled, a 3x3 basketball league, to NIL deals as part of "The Future is Unrivaled Class of 2025".[39]