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Miranda Ayim Canada

Miranda Ayim

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball

One of the most decorated women's basketball players in Pepperdine program history, Ayim was a three-time All-WCC first-team selection during her four-year career. Ayim is Pepperdine's eighth-leading scorer with 1,377 points, ranks ninth with 735 career rebounds and is the program leader with 182 career blocks.

As a senior, Ayim helped the Waves reach the WCC Championship game and earn a WNIT berth. During her senior year, Ayim made the WCC All-Tournament team, was a WCC first-team selection and set the single-season Pepperdine record with 85 blocks.

In the classroom, Ayim excelled as well. She was the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and a three-time WCC All-Academic team selection during her career. 

Ayim is one of three Pepperdine alumnae to be drafted in the WNBA. She played for the Tulsa Shock in 2011 before enjoying a long and successful career overseas. In 2012, Ayim became the first Pepperdine women's basketball player to compete in the Olympics, as she helped Canada reach the quarterfinals at the London Games. She also competed in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics for Team Canada.

A native of London, Ontario, Canada, Ayim was inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.

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