1. Diamond Miller was born on February 11,2001 and is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.
34 Facts About Diamond Miller
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Diamond Miller won a gold medal with the United States national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.
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Diamond Miller was selected 2nd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
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Diamond Miller looked up to Candace Parker, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.
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Diamond Miller was coached by her father, Lance, with Team Miller Lightning in the Amateur Athletic Union.
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Diamond Miller was a four-year varsity player at Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey.
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Diamond Miller averaged 15.5 points per game as a freshman.
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Diamond Miller broke her own program single-season scoring record and surpassed her sister, Adreana, as Franklin's all-time leading scorer.
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Diamond Miller led her team to the Group 4 state championship, scoring 27 points against Toms River High School North in the title game.
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Diamond Miller was named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, NJ.
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Diamond Miller was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.
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Diamond Miller was considered a five-star recruit and the number 17 player in the 2019 class by ESPN.
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Diamond Miller received her first college basketball scholarship offer from Villanova, her father's alma mater, in eighth grade.
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Diamond Miller was drawn to the program by its coaching staff and proximity.
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Diamond Miller's team won the Big Ten tournament and were contenders for the NCAA tournament, which was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Diamond Miller assumed a leading role alongside Ashley Owusu in her sophomore season.
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Diamond Miller was limited to begin her junior season due to a lingering knee injury, and missed 10 of her first 12 games.
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Diamond Miller was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches and media.
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Diamond Miller 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.
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Diamond Miller declared for the 2023 WNBA draft, where she was considered one of the top prospects.
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Diamond Miller was selected 2nd overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
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Diamond Miller made her WNBA debut on May 19,2023, against the Chicago Sky as a starter scoring 9 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.
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Diamond Miller was named to the 2023 WNBA All-Rookie team along with her teammate, Dorka Juhasz.
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Diamond Miller saw the floor for only a few minutes total during the Lynx's successful playoff run to the WNBA Finals.
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On 13 December 2023, Diamond Miller was waived by Gyor because of her knee injury.
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Diamond Miller represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Argentina.
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Diamond Miller averaged 6.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and two steals per game, helping her team win the gold medal.
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Diamond Miller was a late addition to the United States team for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand.
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Diamond Miller averaged two points and 1.3 rebounds per game en route to a gold medal.
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Diamond Miller made her debut for the United States senior national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Puerto Rico.
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Diamond Miller averaged 4.7 points, four rebounds and two assists per game for the gold medal-winning team.
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Diamond Miller's father played professional basketball in Europe after a college career at Villanova.
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Diamond Miller majored in family science at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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In 2023, Diamond Miller attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.