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After bypassing the 2025 WNBA draft, Olivia Miles is going to play her final college season at TCU.
Per Talia Goodman of On3.com, Miles has committed to the Horned Frogs after entering the transfer portal following a successful four-year run at Notre Dame.
Miles had an extra year of eligibility remaining after missing the entire 2023-24 season due to a torn ACL suffered in February 2023.
B/R’s Rachel Galligan projected Miles to be the No. 3 pick by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft before she decided to remain in college.
There’s been a noticeable trend of top prospects eligible for this year’s draft opting to stay in college. LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson and UCLA’s Lauren Betts being two of the most prominent.
Given where things stand with WNBA after players opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement, as well as the money coming into the league when the new television rights deal takes effect in 2026, rookie contracts for the incoming 2025 class are a big topic.
Colin Salao of Front Office Sports noted it’s unclear if the next CBA will impact rookie contracts. If Miles had been selected with the No. 3 overall pick in 2025, she would be locked into a deal that pays her under $100,000 annually for her first three seasons.
Instead, Miles can wait an additional year to turn pro when there will likely be a resolution to the WNBA collective bargaining agreement. She also gets the chance to push a TCU team that just had the best season in program history over the top in 2025-26.
Miles, the second-ranked player in the transfer portal, was named to the All-ACC first team in each of her last three seasons. She averaged a career-high 15.4 points on 40.6 percent three-point shooting and tied for the ACC lead with 5.8 assists per game in 34 starts this season.
TCU won a program-record 34 games this season, defeating Miles and Notre Dame in the Sweet 16. The Horned Frogs’ 2024-25 campaign ended with a 58-47 loss to Texas in the Elite Eight.
Miles will take over as TCU’s starting point guard next season with Hailey Van Lith moving onto the WNBA.
