How a knee injury made Olivia Miles a better 3-point shooter and turned Notre Dame into a contender

Olivia Miles says that she sees the game of basketball as art.

A self-taught hooping wizard with a wicked handle, the Notre Dame point guard has said that she learned all her highlight-worthy dribble moves on her own, experimenting in games, practices and after-hours, testing her skills and pushing her potential. In her first few seasons playing for the Fighting Irish, that’s what caught everyone’s attention: Miles’ combination of fearlessness, creativity and precision when it came to making plays for herself and others. Her elusiveness helped her lead Notre Dame in scoring as a freshman and sophomore, and her vision placed her amongst the top six nationally in assists

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