SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jalen Stroman watched from the stands, seated just behind the Notre Dame bench. He wasn’t quite an idle bystander inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the Virginia Tech transfer wasn’t an active participant, either.

Less than a day after Olivia Miles unexpectedly announced she would enter the transfer portal, the Notre Dame women's basketball team has been bitten by that portal twice more. It's the latest example of the current era of college athletics.

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles, the projected No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, has decided not to turn pro this year. However, she will not return to Notre Dame, and will instead enter the transfer portal,

The top of the 2025 WNBA Draft experienced a major shakeup when Olivia Miles entered the transfer portal. Miles was projected to be the No. 2 pick in April’s draft and likely fall no lower than third overall,

Notre Dame freshman Kate Koval and sophomore Emma Risch to follow Olivia Miles into the women's basketball transfer portal

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles is returning for another year of college basketball. That sentence doesn't even feel real. Writing that statement out on April Fool's Day feels like some wild internet joke you stumble upon and don't even read because you know it possibly can't be true.