Florida Women’s Basketball Lands Forward Mallory Miller

And then there were three.

That’s how many players Florida women’s basketball has committed to its 2026-27 roster after rising junior forward Mallory Miller’s signing was confirmed Monday by coach Tammi Reiss. 

“I’m so excited to welcome Mallory to our Gators family,” Reiss said. “Mallory is a skilled, versatile offensive post.” 

Miller entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Butler Bulldogs. After averaging 3.2 points per game with Arizona State in her freshman year, she missed her first season with Butler due to a right arm injury. 

In her second season with the Bulldogs, Miller led the team in scoring with — believe it or not — 9.6 points per game.  She did that on 39.8% shooting, including 31.8% from the 3-point line. 

It’s by no means a dig at Miller, however. If you put her on Florida’s roster from last season, and took out Liv McGill, Laila Reynolds and Me’Arah O’Neal (and you can already take out McGill and Reynolds for next season because they entered the portal), she would be leading the team in scoring. So the move is good as a means of providing more balance to the roster. 

It seems like Reiss is thinking the same.

“She can score on the low block with her back to the basket, and has the ability to face-up and shoot the three ball,” Reiss said. “Her offensive versatility fits our system perfectly.” 

The 6-foot-4 forward also led Butler in assists and blocks, averaging 2.7 and 1.1, respectively. She’ll need to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, however. She averaged 3.4 turnovers per game — the most from any Bulldog last season. 

Looking at the move from a big-picture perspective, Florida now has three players, and they’re all forwards. If the Gators are looking to be competitive in the SEC, they will need to hit the portal hard after losing big scoring power in McGill and Reynolds.

From Reiss’ perspective, however, this move is about more than the stat sheet.

“She is a great culture young woman, and checks every intangible box for me: work ethic, coachability, competitiveness and hunger to improve her game through player development,” Reiss said. “I cannot wait to watch her grow and help rebuild our program.”

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