Olivia Miles to Transfer Portal - forgoes WNBA draft, too

[UConnCat]

i wonder if this means Prince is coming back?

I sure hope that won't be a factor for Miles.

The NIL $$ for sure. Maybe Miles knows of others who will be transferring to Fort Worth.

 

[Vowelguy]

I sure hope that won't be a factor for Miles.

The NIL $$ for sure. Maybe Miles knows of others who will be transferring to Fort Worth.

If Prince doesn’t return wouldn’t TCU be making a decent step back next year? The $$ is great but playing for mediocre team could seemingly hurt draft prospects?

Yes others could be coming as well. But pretty nuts to have that figured out so fast … I mean her season ended 2 days ago.

 

[Txhoopsalot]

So, by some reports Miles is not even officially in the portal. And TCU just finished its season on Saturday. But supposedly TCU is close to or has already gotten a commitment from Miles and lined up a $700,000 NIL deal to boot? Interesting. Did Coach Campbell recruit her in the handshake line?

Edit- oh boy. I mean TCU just finished its season today. TCU ended Notre Dame’d season Saturday.

 

[Hayven]

So, by some reports Miles is not even officially in the portal. And TCU just finished its season on Saturday. But supposedly TCU is close to or has already gotten a commitment from Miles and lined up a $700,000 NIL deal to boot? Interesting. Did Coach Campbell recruit her in the handshake line?

More like the old adage, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”

 

[UConnCat]

If Prince doesn’t return wouldn’t TCU be making a decent step back next year? The $$ is great but playing for mediocre team could seemingly hurt draft prospects?

Yes others could be coming as well. But pretty nuts to have that figured out so fast … I mean her season ended 2 days ago.

I agree. After the way Prince played tonight I can't imagine her presence on next year's team would be a huge factor for Miles. Maybe she knows of other players who will join her?

I can understand Miles transferring if she's not going to the WNBA -- she didn't look or sound like someone who was interested in returning to ND next season -- but TCU is a head-scratcher.

 

[Baller29]

7 years of college? How much more eligibility does she have?

 

[Plebe]

Yeah that's about the biggest "Danger, Will Robinson" warning sign I can think of for a program. There must be some really bad juju in South Bend right now.

It really tears me up to see this. Where oh where might I find a GIF to aptly express my anguish …

 

[Vowelguy]

It really tears me up to see this. Where oh where might I find a GIF to aptly express my anguish …

 

[JstVisiting]

If Prince doesn’t return wouldn’t TCU be making a decent step back next year? The $$ is great but playing for mediocre team could seemingly hurt draft prospects?

For 700k, most collegians would suit up for the Minnesota State Screaming Eagles.

 

[maple]

1 year
she has only played 3 eligible years

I am not a fan of Prince so maybe I’m biased, but if she actually comes back for an 8th (!!!) year I’m going to start throwing hands at the NCAA. Ridiculous.

 

[Dublin]

7 years of college? How much more eligibility does she have?

Can you play WBB with your gray hair roots showing? Or, better yet, can you play WBB while collecting Medicare?

 

[LwrcasefaN]

If Prince plays another year she will be the first active player with an AARP membership.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I'm sure this thread will be shifted to wbb.... but thought folks would be interested.

Sources: Miles to forgo WNBA draft, enter portal

After her team's exit in the Sweet 16 on Saturday, Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles has decided to forgo the WNBA draft, despite being projected as the No. 2 overall selection, and enter the transfer portal, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[Vowelguy]

I am a not a fan of Prince so maybe I’m biased, but if she actually comes back for an 8th (!!!) year I’m going to start throwing hands at the NCAA. Ridiculous.

Why does this bother people . She’s played 3 eligible years. Plus 1 year that didn’t count. Plus she was injured several times and had to sit out a year under the old transfer rules.

 

[packwrap]

We talked about this on other board.

Obviously, could be Notre Dame intrique, always fun...

But also...Miles already has bs econ/biz and masters in non profit 5/25 from ND. Even with no ill will to ND, this move gives her a chance for another Masters at another school, and a chance to be a 1 yr hero in hoops, while WNBA collective bargaining sorts out.

She's a top student, so Stanford, USC, Vandy & Duke all realistic options. TCU and LSU options too.

My guess is she will go to USC and do exactly same masters in entrepreneurship that Iriafen did. (and earn a little pocket money too)

Incredible surprising, but at the same time very clever from O Miles.

 

[packwrap]

I agree. After the way Prince played tonight I can't imagine her presence on next year's team would be a huge factor for Miles. Maybe she knows of other players who will join in.

This board is tough on someone like Prince, who can win you 36 games, but then wilts against the toughest bigs on TX or SC.

To a player like Miles, it's more like: awesome with Prince we can win 36 games! Now with me here, we can get together with Coach and scheme up a way to win those other 2 games.

Why TCU? Money, Dallas/Ft Worth, likable good coach, she just watched how they used 1 yr transfer Hailey Van Lith.

In WNBA she makes $80,000 plus what she earns from sponsors.

At TCU she will make her NIL transfer fee of $xxx,xxx, plus what she earns from sponsors, plus a 1 year masters program.

She can do this while she awaits new WNBA contract agreement.

 

[From France]

Can't help but think it's an April fools news

 

[DRBackup]

We talked about this on other board.

Obviously, could be Notre Dame intrique, always fun...

But also...Miles already has bs econ/biz and masters in non profit 5/25 from ND. Even with no ill will to ND, this move gives her a chance for another Masters at another school, and a chance to be a 1 yr hero in hoops, while WNBA collective bargaining sorts out.

She's a top student, so Stanford, USC, Vandy & Duke all realistic options. TCU and LSU options too.

My guess is she will go to USC and do exactly same masters in entrepreneurship that Iriafen did. (and earn a little pocket money too)

Incredible surprising, but at the same time very clever from O Miles.

A masters degree in "entrepreneurship" is quite the irony

 

[UConnCat]

Masters in N$L.

Campbell can make her the featured guard in his offense. He needs to bring in more transfers.

 

[triaddukefan]

It will be interesting to see where she lands. Is she looking to win a championship or what? If she wants to stay in school only to lose in the sweet 16, she can stay at ND.

 

[nickp91]

Waiting for the new WNBA CBA while pursuing a college championship is the best option

 

[maple]

Why does this bother people . She’s played 3 eligible years. Plus 1 year that didn’t count. Plus she was injured several times and had to sit out a year under the old transfer rules.

It’s not just Prince, I hate it when any player in any sport just keeps playing past a 5th year. I’ve seen football players playing a 7-8th year and I find it equally annoying.

 

[WBBTakeover]

It’s not just Prince, I hate it when any player in any sport just keeps playing past a 5th year. I’ve seen football players playing a 7-8th year and I find it equally annoying.

Exactly! If I'm not a fan of seeing 26-year-old men dominating 18-year-olds in college, why would I make excuses for a 26-year-old woman for doing the same?

It's time for Prince to move on and figure out what to do with the rest of her life.

 

[Dillon77]

Good morning all. After I pulled out the bottle of Irish Whiskey from between my hip and the TV room floor..........I will admit to finding this out from an ESPN scroll. A few of you reached out to see what was up and -- as is my wont -- took some time to ponder and research (post-game presser and local press write-ups.) My take:

• Liv admitted to being conflicted about staying in college vs. WNBA, as she explained in post-game comments. In retrospect, I should've honed in on the way she referred to "college" rather than Notre Dame.
• Plus, she just turned an ankle in the NCAA tourney and her knee may be bothering her after a whole first season back. In short, her body can use a break rather than plunge into yet another intense season. And there is no Olympic break this summer for WNBA rookies.
• As noted, she's leery of a lot of things in the WNBA, so perhaps the CBA negotiations can address some of these concerns before the '26 draft.

Meanwhile....

• She's a Double Domer (undergraduate degree and masters from ND) and a bit tiring of the school scene. Plus -- this is important -- her best two friends on the team, Maddy Westbeld and Sonia Citron, are out of eligibility and won't be back. Miles and Westbeld live together.
• NIL. It's rumored U$C paid Kiki Iriafen some $800,000 leave Stanford for the Trojans. Chavez went to Oklahoma for monies reported to be north of that.
• So, Liv could be looking for an NIL deal, play somewhere new for a year while being rewarded financially and see what the redone CBA contract does for rookies....got to be better, less restrictive than it is now.

Yes, it would/will be shocking to see 'Liv anywhere else in college, but this is a whole new ballgame. Yikes.
Once again, I thank her for all the thrills she supplied to Irish fans, the effort she gave and wish my fellow ND alum the best going forward.

 

[Jonathan14]

This board is tough on someone like Prince, who can win you 36 games, but then wilts against the toughest bigs on TX or SC.

I think some of us also have complicated feelings toward Prince, given the abuse accusations against her by multiple former partners beginning in 2019. (As far as I know, at this point, they are only allegations, and she has not been found guilty of anything in court.)