ATLANTA – Senior Diamond Miller of No. 8 Maryland (19-5, 10-3 B1G) was added to the "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the 2023 Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Wednesday.
 
Miller is leading the Terrapins with 19.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. She is third in the Big Ten and top 25 in the country in scoring. The two-time All-Big Ten honoree has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games played this season. Miller has led the Terps to five wins over top-25 teams, three over top 10 teams.
 
Miller four three double-doubles on the year, including in wins at No. 17 Baylor, at No. 7 Notre Dame and vs. No. 10 Ohio State. Against ranked teams, Miller is averaging 25.4 points and 7.4 rebounds in seven games. She scored a career-high 32 points over Baylor and hit a buzzer-beating jumper to clinch the win over the Irish.
 
She is fifth in the nation in free throws made (137) and fourth in the Big Ten in steals (49).
 
Miller's 19.4 points per contest are the most by a Terrapin since Brionna Jones averaged 19.9 in 2016-17.
 
The Wade Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2023 Wade Trophy will be announced in late March or early April on a date to be determined.
 
Miller and Maryland will play at Northwestern (8-15, 1-11) Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET in Evanston, Ill. The Terps-Wildcats matchup will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
 
​Maryland ​will host Illinois (18-6, 8-5) Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. Sunday's game will be the Terrapins' Senior Day game. The Terps-Illini matchup will be streamed on B1G+.