Maryland women’s basketball’s Diamond Miller wins gold medal with USA U-19 team

Last November, Maryland women’s basketball signed the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class for 2019, adding four blue-chip recruits to their already-deep rotation. In May, one of those highly-touted incoming freshmen, Diamond Miller, the No. 18 overall prospect in the Class of 2019, was named to the Team USA roster for the FIBA Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Miller and the USA team capped off their journey Sunday by beating Australia 74-70 in a thrilling overtime game in Bangkok, Thailand, marking the eighth time that the USA U-19 Women have taken home the gold medal.

Miller, a 6’1 shooting guard, appeared in every game but the championship, averaging seven minutes and two points per game as Team USA posted an undefeated 7-0 overall record. Miller’s best performance came in the quarterfinals against Canada, where she logged 11 minutes and scored six points.

This is the second time that Miller has medalled with a national team, earning her first gold medal in 2017 with the USA U-16s in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With her second medal, Miller is the 10th Terp under head coach Brenda Frese to win a gold medal in international play.

Miller, the 2019 Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year and 2018-19 NJ.com Player of the Year, has had a lot of recent on-court success, leading her team to a 34-0 record during her senior season before this international accomplishment. She will look to build on that success when she arrives to Maryland in the fall for her freshman season.

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