Olivia Miles makes stunning decision to forgo WNBA Draft, enter transfer portal

Olivia Miles shook up the WNBA draft landscape with a bombshell Monday night.The Notre Dame star, who was widely projected to be the No.

2 pick in the draft, will forgo the draft and enter the transfer portal, according to ESPN.After missing the entire 2023-24 season due to a knee injury, Miles, 22, averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game this year, leading Notre Dame to a Sweet 16 appearance.

In December, she became the first player in ACC history to record consecutive triple-doubles — against Loyola and Virginia — and her three total triple-doubles this year led the nation.No.

3 Notre Dame was eliminated from March Madness 2025 on Saturday by No.TCU.

She had hinted after the loss that he was done with college, but seemingly came to a different decision.“I love college, I think I’ve outgrown it,” Miles said after the game.

“That kind of makes my decision tougher to stay.”Miles has one season of eligibility remaining after using a medical redshirt last year.“I trust in myself for whatever decision I make,” Miles previously said.“Either decision would be good for me.

I’m just trusting in myself.I’ll be confident in my decision that I make, for sure.”...