"Kyrie of women's basketball": Fans in awe over Rutgers star Kiyomi McMiller's incredible skills

Rutgers star Kiyomi McMiller
Rutgers star Kiyomi McMiller (IG: rutgerswbb)

Rutgers freshman Kiyomi McMiller is making waves in college basketball with her dazzling plays that have captivated fans across the nation. McMiller is averaging an impressive 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game so far.

In the Scarlet Knights' 72-65 win over Lafayette on Saturday, the 5-foot-8 guard delivered one of the jaw-dropping moves of the season. With four minutes left in the second quarter and Rutgers down 19-29, McMiller performed a slick double behind-the-back dribble before finishing with a soft lefty floater to cut the deficit.

An X/Twitter user shared a highlight reel of the play, which has already accumulated over half a million views

"We looking at the Kyrie of Women’s Basketball," the caption read.

Fans were left awestruck by Kiyomi McMiller's ballhandling wizardry. Here are some of the replies on the post.

"Her throwing it to the left hand before the double behind the back makes it even more beautiful," one fan wrote.
"This what womens basketball needs in general. More exciting plays for the casual fan," a fan commented.
"Kiyomi been a dawg since highschool idk how she wasnt a top 3-5 recruit," another added.
"Best female handles of all time at this point and it may not be close," a fan wrote.

Here are a few more reactions:

"She’s incredible! Watched her live and she’s unreal," another user said.
"Yeahhhhhhh it’s gonna get real spooky for the WNBA with this new gen of hoopers coming. Oh my god that was nasty," one more chimed in.

Kiyomi McMiller drops career best 31 points against Lafayette

Kiyomi McMiller, a Maryland native, followed up her viral highlight with a career-best performance, pouring 31 points to power Rutgers past the Lafayette Leopards at Jersey Mike's Arena.

The freshman guard shot 12 of 25 from the field, including 5 of 11 from 3-point range and added 5 rebounds and 3 assists to complete a comeback victory for the Scarlet Knights.

Lafayette jumped out to a double-digit lead early in the second quarter, but Kiyomi brought Rutgers back scoring eight points in the second quarter and nine in the third.

Here is the full stat line for Kiyomi McMiller vs Lafayette:

  • 40 minutes played
  • 31 points
  • 5 rebounds
  • 3 assists
  • 0 steals
  • 0 blocks
  • 4 turnovers
  • 12-25 FG
  • 5-11 3PT
  • 2-2 FT

McMiller, Rutgers' leading scorer, failed to score 20 points or more in just four games. She also has three double-double performances and two 30-point outbursts so far in her breakout campaign.

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