{"id":249474,"date":"2025-10-24T22:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249474\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:04:09","slug":"olivia-miles-doubles-down-on-not-going-pro-amid-wnba-cba-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249474\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Miles doubles down on not going pro amid WNBA CBA woes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Miles’ blockbuster decision to transfer to TCU<\/a> from Notre Dame stole the spotlight in the NCAA offseason. Instead of making the choice to enter the 2025 WNBA Draft alongside Fighting Irish teammate and No. 3 pick Sonia Citron, Miles shocked spectators when she opted to use her final year of college eligibility. Now, with the WNBA CBA negotiations causing turmoil for the league and its players, the Horned Frogs’ new star is declaring she’s happy she followed her gut.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WNBA is figuring out their own stuff [with the CBA] as we’re watching,\u201d Miles said. \u201cSo let them figure it out, and for one more year, I’ll enjoy college.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the Big 12 women’s basketball media day, Miles detailed why not being a part of the ongoing chaos<\/a> in the W is the better move for her career, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, it’s still all opinions on what is going to change. We hear there is going to be a lot of [player] movement, and the league will look different next season,\u201d Miles said about the league’s CBA negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for now, I just prioritize what is right in front of me. I’ll start thinking about everything else later on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old further explained her decision to skip this year’s WNBA draft despite being projected by ESPN to be the No. 2 pick in the 2025 class.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The potential to be a high draft pick] was a lot to leave on the table. My parents thought I was crazy. Everyone thought I was crazy. Heck, I still hear comments like, \u2018It doesn’t make sense. Why would she come back? Why did she go there?’\u201d Miles added with a smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I wasn’t in great shape, still, mentally. I had a great season last year, but I still wanted to get more consistent and more disciplined and in better shape physically. I didn’t think I was ready,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

The ongoing WNBA CBA<\/a> talks will still have an impact on Miles’ entry into the league since the ability to have a draft and season in 2026 will depend on the league’s and players’ ability to reach an agreement. But for the time being, Miles says she’s more than content with staying put and capping off her collegiate playing days with the current Big 12-favorite Horned Frogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing at TCU feels so aligned. I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity, especially with their style of play. Why not stay in college? The pros will still be there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olivia Miles’ blockbuster decision to transfer to TCU from Notre Dame stole the spotlight in the NCAA offseason.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[400,128182,99,434,43883,1765],"class_list":["post-249474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaa-sports","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-stories","tag-womens-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}