CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame graduate guard Olivia Miles was named the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2024-25 Kay Yow Award for women’s basketball, while Stanford senior forward/center Maxime Raynaud was chosen as the recipient of the ACC’s 2024-25 Skip Prosser Award for men’s basketball.
The ACC women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal. Yow, who passed away in January 2009, is also remembered for her leadership and courage in her fight against breast cancer.
The Skip Prosser Award is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men’s basketball. It is named in memory of Wake Forest head basketball coach George Edward “Skip” Prosser, who passed away on July 26, 2007. Prosser compiled a 291-146 career record in 14 seasons as a head coach, including a 126-68 mark in his six years with Wake Forest. Every Wake Forest senior he coached graduated, and the Demon Deacons placed nine players on the All-ACC Academic Basketball Team during his tenure.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishment.
A native of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Miles was named First-Team All-ACC for the third time in her career in 2025. She is averaging 16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game this season while leading the Fighting Irish to a top-10 national ranking and a share of the ACC regular-season championship.
Miles has been honored nationally on multiple lists including the Naismith Player of The Year Midseason Team, USBWA Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Top 50, Lieberman Award finalist, Wooden Award Late Midseason Top 20 and Dawn Staley Award Later Watch List. She twice has earned ACC Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week honors. Miles owns a pair of triple-doubles this season and leads all active NCAA players with six triple-doubles, which has tied an ACC record. She is the only active NCAA player with 25+ double doubles and five or more triple-doubles. Miles notched her 500th career rebound in the Virginia game, becoming just the third player in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists (Skylar Diggins and Lindsay Allen).
Miles earned her undergraduate degree in political science with a minor in business economics in 2024. She now is pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit administration. Miles has been named to the 2021-22 and 2022-23 All-ACC Academic Team and 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
A native of Paris, France, Raynaud is averaging 20.2 points and 10.9 rebounds per game while leading Stanford to its most wins since the 2019-20 season. He is tied for the national lead with 21 double-doubles, which is a school single-season record. He also leads the ACC in rebounding and ranks second in scoring and ranks in the top 20 nationally in both categories. He is just the fifth player in Stanford history to reach 1,400 career points and 900 career rebounds.
Raynaud has been selected to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team, Wooden Award Late Midseason Top 20 Watch List, USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Top 10 list. He is a three-time ACC Player of the Week and was named the USBWA National Player of the Week on November 19.
Raynaud is majoring in computer science and mathematics, one of the most difficult major combinations at Stanford. He also is very active in the community. Raynaud was a speaker at Stanford's 'Democracy Day' to encourage civil engagement and has been an active participant with Team IMPACT, as the men’s basketball program has adopted an 11-year-old cancer survivor. He has volunteered at the Powwow Festival at Stanford, the largest Native American Festival in California.
The basketball All-ACC Academic Teams will be announced following the completion of the 2024-25 season.
Kay Yow Award Winners
2024-25: Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
2023-24: Elizabeth Kitley Virginia Tech
2022-23: Elizabeth Kitley Virginia Tech
2021-22: Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
2020-21: Dana Evans, Louisville
2019-20: Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia
2018-19: Asia Durr, Louisville
2017-18: Lexie Brown, Duke
2016-17: Lexie Brown, Duke
2015-16: Ashley Williams, NC State
2014-15: Elizabeth Williams, Duke
2013-14: Kody Burke, NC State
2012-13: Marissa Kastanek, NC State
2011-12: Marissa Kastanek, NC State
2010-11: Jasmine Thomas, Duke
2009-10: Jasmine Thomas, Duke
2008-09: Laura Haskins, Virginia Tech
2007-08: Crystal Langhorne, Maryland
Skip Prosser Award Winners
2024-25: Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
2023-24: Norchad Omier, Miami
2022-23: Hunter Tyson, Clemson
2021-22: Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech
2020-21: Aamir Simms, Clemson
2019-20: Trent Forrest, Florida State
2018-19: Luke Maye, North Carolina
2017-18: Luke Maye, North Carolina
2016-17: Davon Reed, Miami
2015-16: Marcus Paige, North Carolina
2014-15: Marcus Paige, North Carolina
2013-14: Cameron Wright, Pitt
2012-13: Mason Plumlee, Duke
2011-12: Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
2010-11: Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
2009-10: Jerome Meyinsse, Virginia
2008-09: Jack McClinton, Miami
2007-08: Cliff Hammonds, Clemson