Diamond Miller

Diamond Miller (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. Miller attended Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey, where she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and earned McDonald's All-American honors in 2019. At Maryland, she was named an All-American 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 United States national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. She was selected 2nd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Early life and high school career Miller grew up playing basketball and soccer. 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 Candace Parker, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. She was coached by her father, Lance, with Team Miller Lightning in the Amateur Athletic Union. Miller was a four-year varsity player at Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey. She averaged 15.5 points per game as a freshman. In her sophomore season, Miller averaged 18.1 points, 6.6 rebounds 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 Courier News 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 Toms River High School North 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 Gatorade Player of the Year, NJ.com Player of the Year, and USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year. She was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. Recruiting Miller was considered a five-star recruit and the number 17 player in the 2019 class by ESPN. She received her first college basketball scholarship offer from Villanova, her father's alma mater, in eighth grade.