Colorado University Athletics
Miller Commits to Final Year in Boulder
March 31, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Will use fifth COVID year to stay with the Buffs
BOULDER — In a surprise-Friday night announcement, Colorado senior Quay Miller posted her intentions to use her extra year of eligibility with the Buffaloes on Instagram.
"First, I would like to give a huge thank you to Buff Nation for the unconditional love and support during my time at Colorado," Miller said in her post. "It has been one of the greatest experiences in my life and I'm not ready to let that go. Plus, we have some unfinished business to take care of. Let's run it back!"
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Miller put up career numbers in the 2022-23 season. She posted a career-high 444 points and 301 rebounds while helping the Buffs to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and the team's first Sweet 16 appearance in 21 years.
"We are so excited that Quay is coming back for one more year at Colorado," head coach JR Payne stated. "She is such an instrumental part of our program's success both on and off the court. I can't wait to see how she will continue to grow and flourish as a Buff."
Miller came to CU by way of Washington, where she spent her first two seasons. She surpassed 1,000 combined points between the two schools with her 13-point performance against USC. Miller has totaled 774 points as a Buff, averaging 11.9 points per game in her two seasons.
The Renton, Wash., native, wrapped up her senior season with her 12th double-double in CU's Sweet 16 loss to Iowa. She scored in double figures 27 times this season and had 10 or more rebounds on 12 occasions. She tied the CU record for rebounding average in an NCAA Tournament with 12.0 per game and is third in tournament games with her 36 rebounds in CU's three contests. She recorded 14 rebounds in back-to-back tournament games against Duke and Iowa, placing third in CU's tournament records.
Miller, a Pac-12 All-Conference selection this year, finished with 301 total rebounds, good for sixth in CU history. It was just the seventh 300-rebound season in program history. Her rebound totals marked the most since Jackie McFarland had 325 in 2006-07. Miller and McFarland have the only two 300-rebound seasons at CU since 1981-82. Miller was big on the defensive glass, setting a new CU record with 219 defensive rebounds in a season. She had 10 defensive boards against Iowa, moving from a tie for third all the way to the record, passing Chucky Jeffrey (213, 2011-12) and LeaAnn Banks (217, 1985-86).
The 2021 Pac-12's Sixth Player of the Year, started every game in the 2022-23 season and led the Buffs in points (13.1), rebounds (8.9) and minutes (31.6).
Colorado has the potential to return four starters from this past season as the team still awaits a decision from senior guard Jaylyn Sherrod. Senior Tayanna Jones was the lone Buff to exhaust her eligibility this season.
The NCAA granted student-athletes who competed in the 2020-21 season an additional year of eligibility due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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