Diamond Miller (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played

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for the

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. Miller attended Franklin High School in

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, where she was rated a five-star recruit by

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and earned

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honors in 2019. At Maryland, she was named an

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as a senior, won Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 Big Ten tournament and left as a three-time All-Big Ten selection. Miller won a gold medal with the

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at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. She was selected 2nd overall in the

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by the

Early life

Miller grew up playing

and

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. In her childhood, she played basketball with her two older sisters, Adreana and LaNiya, who inspired her to pursue the sport. Miller looked up to

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and

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. She was coached by her father, Lance, with Team Miller Lightning in the

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. Miller was a four-year varsity player at Franklin High School in

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. She averaged 15.5

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per game as a freshman. In her sophomore season, Miller averaged 18.1 points, 6.6

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and 3.8 blocks per game, leading Franklin to a New Jersey Tournament of Champions and Group 4 state titles. As a junior, Miller averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.8 blocks per game, and was named ''

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'' 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. Miller led her team to the Group 4 state championship, scoring 27 points against

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in the title game. 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, and the Group 4 state title. She was named New Jersey

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Player of the Year, and ''

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'' New Jersey Player of the Year. She was selected to play in the

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. Miller was considered a five-star recruit and the number 17 player in the 2019 class by

. She received her first college basketball scholarship offer from Villanova, her father's alma mater, in eighth grade. On March 10, 2018, she committed to playing

for

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over an offer from Notre Dame. Miller was drawn to the program by its coaching staff and proximity. On November 14, she signed her

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with Maryland.

College career

In her freshman season at Maryland, Miller was a key

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for Maryland. On November 24, 2019, she scored a season-high 17 points in a 107–52 win against

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. As a freshman, Miller averaged 7.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Her team won the

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and were contenders for the NCAA tournament, which was canceled amid the

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. Miller assumed a leading role alongside

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in her sophomore season. 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

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. Miller posted 15 points and six assists in a 104–84 win against

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to capture her second

title. She was named tournament Most Outstanding Player. As a sophomore, Miller averaged 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists, earning first-team All-

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honors. She was limited to begin her junior season due to a lingering knee injury, and missed 10 of her first 12 games. On January 6, 2022, Miller scored a season-high 24 points in a 106–78 victory over

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. 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. As a junior, Miller averaged 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, making the All-Big Ten second team. Following the season, she underwent knee surgery and was sidelined for three to six months. On November 20, 2022, Miller recorded a career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds in a 73–68 win over Baylor. 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. Miller was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches and media. She was named a second-team

by the

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and the

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, and made the

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Coaches' All-America team. 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. She declared for the

, where she was considered one of the top prospects.

Professional career

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2023–present)

Miller was selected 2nd overall in the

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by the

. Miller made her WNBA debut on May 19, 2023, against the

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as a starter scoring 9 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. In the July 26, 2023, Lynx home game against the Washington Mystics, she became the first WNBA rookie to ever score 20 or more points (she had 21), have 9 or more assists, and only have 1 or no turnovers. The WNBA named her the Rookie of the Month for July 2023. She was named to the 2023 WNBA All-Rookie team along with her teammate,

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. In her rookie year, Miller became the third Lynx player to tally "at least 380 points, 110 rebounds, 30 steals and 10 blocks, joining Napheesa Collier (2019) and Maya Moore (2011) to achieve this feat." In her second season with the Lynx, Miller started the first three games. However, an injury sustained in the third game sidelined her for more than a month. With Bridget Carleton replacing her successfully in the starting lineup, Miller played only sporadically for the remainder of the season and averaged only 10.1 minutes and 2.9 points per game in the regular season. She saw the floor for only a few minutes total during the Lynx’s successful playoff run to the WNBA Finals.

Overseas

SERCO UNI Győr

Miller signed with SERCO UNI Győr of the

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for the 2023–2024 season. However, she ended up playing only one

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game (vs

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: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) and one Hungarian League game (vs BEAC: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists). On 13 December 2023, Miller was waived by Győr because of her knee injury.

Gorzów

Miller signed with AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski of the

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for the 2024–2025 season. She won the Polish Cup with the team and reached the Polish league finals, where Gorzów fell 0–3 to

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Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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National team career

Miller represented the United States at the

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in Argentina. She averaged 6.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and two steals per game, helping her team win the gold medal. Miller recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 91–46 win over

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in the final. She was a late addition to the United States team for the

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in Thailand. Miller averaged two points and 1.3 rebounds per game en route to a gold medal. She made her debut for the United States senior national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Puerto Rico. Miller averaged 4.7 points, four rebounds and two assists per game for the gold medal-winning team.

Personal life

Miller is the daughter of Dreana and Lance Miller. 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

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, and LaNiya at Stony Brook and

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. She majored in

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at the

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. In 2023, Miller attended

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's Dawg Class, an

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-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.

References

External links

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Maryland Terrapins bio
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