Notre Dame women's basketball star Olivia Miles is currently undecided about her basketball future. The Fighting Irish were defeated 71-62 by TCU on Saturday, and Miles is currently pondering her next big decision. She will likely be a top three selection if she enters the draft, but that doesn't mean she isn't considering utilizing her final season of college eligibility.
"I am still thinking about what I want to do, but leaning towards the draft," Miles said following the defeat, via Michael Voepel of ESPN. "But tomorrow, I might wake up and be like, 'I want to come back.' So, it just changes every day.
"I love college. I think I've outgrown it a little bit, though, so that makes my decision tougher to stay. It's comfortable, a place where you have security. The W ... the volatility is up and down. So I don't know. I'm deciding between a bunch of factors."
TCU's emergence as a championship contender ultimately led to Notre Dame's departure from the NCAA Tournament. Still, it was a quality campaign for Miles and Notre Dame.
Olivia Miles' 2024-25 season with Notre Dame women's basketball
Hannah Hidalgo received no shortage of attention this past season as she established herself as a true superstar. Olivia Miles' play often went underrated at times as a result, but she is still a top-tier prospect with a chance to become a superstar at the next level.
The guard averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per outing in 2024-25. She shot 48.3 percent from the field and 40.6 percent on her three-point attempts. Miles connected on 2.1 of her 5.3 three-point attempts per outing, taking a huge leap forward as a long-range threat.
See, her most efficient three-point shooting campaign before this past season came in 2021-22, when she recorded a long-range mark of just 27 percent. She also finished that season with a career-high (at the time) 3.7 attempts per game from deep.
Miles has clearly worked hard to improve her shooting from beyond the arc. Sure enough, she recorded new career-highs in both shooting percentage and attempts per outing this season.
Regardless of whether or not she enters the 2025 WNBA Draft, Olivia Miles' basketball future is bright. She will have an argument to be selected first overall next year if she remains in college for another season. If Miles does declare for this year's draft, though, she will likely be selected second or third overall.