Miller Named to USBWA Drysdale Watch List

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Senior Diamond Miller of the ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (13-3, 4-1 B1G) was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List for national player of the year Wednesday. Miller is one of 21 top players in the country named to the list.

Miller is leading the Terrapins with 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The two-time All-Big Ten honoree has scored in double figures in 14 of 15 games this season and has led the Terps to three wins over top-25 teams.

Miller is leading the Big Ten in blocks (1.87) and is 12^th in the nation in free throws made (83).

Miller has three double-doubles on the year, including at No. 17 Baylor and in a win at No. 7 Notre Dame. She scored a career-high 32 points over Baylor and hit a buzzer-beating jumper to clinch the win over the Irish. Her 18.7 points per contest are the most by a Terrapin since Brionna Jones averaged 19.9 in 2016-17.

Maryland will play at No. 6 Indiana (14-1, 4-1) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET in Bloomington, Ind. The Terps-Hoosiers matchup will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

Maryland will return home to host Rutgers (7-10, 1-4) Sunday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. The Terps-Scarlet Knights game will be streamed on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

Diamond Miller

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