The 6-foot-2 senior forward had led the Pioneers to a 24-3 record and a berth in the first round of the Class 5 state tournament at the time of her selection. Miller averaged 18.4 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists through 27 games. An All-State honoree as a sophomore, Miller missed most of her junior year with a knee injury. She returned late in the 2015-16 season and helped lead Kirkwood to the Class 5 state title game.
Miller has maintained a weighted 3.98 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at UCLA beginning this fall.
A member of Quill and Scroll, an international high school journalism honor society, Miller has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and has donated her time to multiple community-service initiatives through the Kirkwood High National Honor Society. "Lauryn Miller can post up and score with her back to the basket and she has extended her range to the 3-point line," said Dan Rolfes, head coach of Incarnate Word Academy. "She is a good shot-blocker and rebounds well on both ends."
