Miles Pads Preseason Awards Haul with Wade Watch List Selection
11/5/2025 11:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Set to make her TCU debut on Thursday against North Carolina A&T
FORT WORTH – Olivia Miles is now featuring on three national player of the year watch lists.
On Wednesday, Miles was named to the "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the 2026 Wade Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top player, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Miles, a three-time WBCA All-American, was one of only 15 players selected. She joined Iowa State center Audi Crooks, her teammate with USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup, as one of two Big 12 players on the watch list.
In addition to the Wade Watch List, Miles is also featuring on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year and Naismith Trophy watch lists.
Miles averaged 14.2 points, 6.5 assists and six rebounds per game across three-and-a-half seasons on the court at Notre Dame from 2021-25 before transferring to TCU in April. She enters the 2025-26 campaign as the most accomplished point guard in college basketball. Miles leads all D1 players in career assists per game average, career assists (654) and triple-doubles (five). The 5-10 graduate student is also the nation's lone player with at least 25 career double-doubles and five triple-doubles.
She was tabbed Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year and was a unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team selection in October.
Miles and TCU open the 2025-26 season at 4 p.m. on Thursday vs. North Carolina A&T.
About the Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy — now in its 49th year — 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 Player of the Year since 2001.
The Wade Watch list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee. The committee will review the list midseason to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2025-26 season. The winner of the award will be announced in April during the 2025 WBCA Convention in Phoenix — site of the 2026 NCAA Women's Final Four.
Wade Trophy Watch List
Raegan Beers – UCLA
Lauren Betts – UCLA
Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt
Madison Booker – Texas
Audi Crooks – Iowa State
Joyce Edwards – South Carolina
Azzi Fudd – UConn
Hanna Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Flau'Jae Johnson – LSU
Ta'Niya Latson – South Carolina
Olivia Miles – TCU
Khamil Pierre – NC State
Sarah Strong – UConn
Serah Williams – UConn
Mikaylah Williams – LSU
On Wednesday, Miles was named to the "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the 2026 Wade Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top player, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Miles, a three-time WBCA All-American, was one of only 15 players selected. She joined Iowa State center Audi Crooks, her teammate with USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup, as one of two Big 12 players on the watch list.
In addition to the Wade Watch List, Miles is also featuring on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year and Naismith Trophy watch lists.
Miles averaged 14.2 points, 6.5 assists and six rebounds per game across three-and-a-half seasons on the court at Notre Dame from 2021-25 before transferring to TCU in April. She enters the 2025-26 campaign as the most accomplished point guard in college basketball. Miles leads all D1 players in career assists per game average, career assists (654) and triple-doubles (five). The 5-10 graduate student is also the nation's lone player with at least 25 career double-doubles and five triple-doubles.
She was tabbed Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year and was a unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team selection in October.
Miles and TCU open the 2025-26 season at 4 p.m. on Thursday vs. North Carolina A&T.
About the Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy — now in its 49th year — 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 Player of the Year since 2001.
The Wade Watch list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee. The committee will review the list midseason to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2025-26 season. The winner of the award will be announced in April during the 2025 WBCA Convention in Phoenix — site of the 2026 NCAA Women's Final Four.
Wade Trophy Watch List
Raegan Beers – UCLA
Lauren Betts – UCLA
Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt
Madison Booker – Texas
Audi Crooks – Iowa State
Joyce Edwards – South Carolina
Azzi Fudd – UConn
Hanna Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Flau'Jae Johnson – LSU
Ta'Niya Latson – South Carolina
Olivia Miles – TCU
Khamil Pierre – NC State
Sarah Strong – UConn
Serah Williams – UConn
Mikaylah Williams – LSU
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