Olivia Miles - #2 Then. #2 Now. Everything In Between.

#2 Then. #2 Now. Everything In Between. | Olivia Miles | Beyond the JerseySome stories don't start with glory. They start with a little girl in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, who fell in love with a game — and refused to let anything take it from her.This week on Beyond the Jersey, I sat down with my best friend, Olivia Miles. The #2 recruit coming out of high school. The Notre Dame record-setter. The girl who tore her ACL and watched an entire season from the sideline. She made the hardest decision of her college career and transferred, while the whole world had something to say about it. And then the woman who came back quieter, stronger, and more herself than she'd ever been.Her senior season at TCU was unlike anything women's college basketball had seen — 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 48% from the field. But the numbers only tell half the story.On April 13th, 2026, Olivia Miles heard her name called as the #2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. The same number she carried in. Full circle.In this episode, we go beyond the jersey. We talk about the little girl who started it all, the silence of the sideline, the mental health battles she fought behind closed doors, the moment she finally chose herself, and what it felt like to stand on that draft stage carrying every version of herself that got her there.This one is for every girl who's been counted out, every athlete who's had to rebuild from nothing, and every person who's ever had to choose themselves when it was the hardest thing to do.This episode will move you. Don't watch alone.CHAPTERS00:00 — Introduction02:30 — The little girl from Phillipsburg07:00 — Arriving at Notre Dame as #213:00 — The ACL. The silence. The sideline.22:00 — The mental health journey no one saw31:00 — Leaving Notre Dame & choosing herself40:00 — The TCU era & the breakout season51:00 — April 13th — the WNBA Draft58:00 — What she's chasing next1:02:00 — What she'd tell the next girlIf this episode moved you, subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a story like this.📲 Follow Olivia Miles:Instagram: @oliviamilesTwitter/X: @oliviamiles📲 Follow Beyond the Jersey:Instagram: @beyondthejerseyYouTube: youtube.com/@BeyondTheJerseyTikTok: @beyondthejersey—#OliviaMiles #BeyondTheJersey #WNBA #WNBADraft #MinnesotaLynx #WomensBasketball #TCU #NotreDame #MentalHealth #Resilience #Athletes #Podcast #BlackExcellence #WomenInSportsSupport the show