MIRANDA AYIM
Position: Power Forward
Born: May 6, 1988
Height: 6’3
Hometown: London, Ontario
High School: Saunders Secondary School
College/University: Pepperdine University ‘10 (NCAA)
Professional: Basket Landes (France)
Years With The Canadian National Team: 11
Number of International Games Played: 130
Number of Senior International Games: 98
National Team Statistics
YEAR TEAM
TOURNAMENT
2005 CWNT
USAB Youth Festival
5
2006 JWNT
Colorado Exhibition
3
JWNT
GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT A PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
0
62.0
12.4
2
11 .182
0
0
.000 2
7
.286
7
13
20 3 9
0
4
9
4
6
4.0
0.6
1.2
Statistics Unavailable
FIBA AM Qualifier
5
- 105.0 21.0 11
28 .393
0
0
.000 11 15 .733 16
13
29 3 9
0
4
9
4
33
5.8
0.6
6.6
2007 YWNT
FIBA World Champ.
8
- 198.0 24.8 21
49 .429
0
1
.000 7
11 .636 14
34
48 3 13 0
22
6
8
49
6.0
0.4
6.2
JWNT
FIBA World Champ.
8
- 215.0 26.9 36
83 .434
0
1
.000 6
15 .400 21
57
78 8 19 0
9
27
9
78
9.8
1.0
9.8
2008 DWNT
Exhibition vs. China
3
-
64.0
21.3
9
15 .600
0
0
.000 0
1
.000
4
2
6
1 8
0
2
8
2
18
2.0
0.3
6.0
2010 SWNT
Exhibition vs. Chile
4
-
48.0
12.0
3
11 .273
0
0
.000 0
0
.000
1
10
11 2 1
0
2
4
4
6
2.7
0.5
1.5
Exhibition vs. Sweden
2
-
26.0
13.0
2
4
.500
1
1
1.00 0
0
.000
3
1
4
1 3
0
3
4
2
5
2.0
0.5
2.5
SWNT
3
-
37.1
12.4
4
10 .400
0
0
.000 1
2
.500
7
7
14 1 5
0
1
5
0
9
2.3
0.3
3.0
2011 SWNT
SWNT France Exhibition Game
Exhibition vs. Japan
3
-
59.8
19.9
8
18 .444
0
0
.000 7
9
.780
3
4
7
2 5
0
0
4
1
23
2.3
0.7
7.7
SWNT
Exhibition vs. China
3
-
65.1
21.7 12
21 .571
0
0
.000 1
2
.500
4
9
13 4 0
0
3
6
3
25
4.3
1.3
8.3
SWNT Exhibition vs. Puerto Rico 2
FIBA Americas Olympic
SWNT
5
Qualif.
2012 SWNT
Exhibition vs. China
3
-
37.5
19.8
9
.556
0
0
.000 2
3
.667
4
5
9
2 7
-
1
5
0
12
4.5
1.0
6.0
-
96.0
19.2 11
31 .355
0
0
.000 15 23 .652
6
12
18 9 9
-
3
12
6
37
3.6
1.8
7.4
-
71.0
23.7
6
11 .545
0
1
.000 2
4
.500
3
8
11 5 6
-
2
1
2
14
3.7
1.7
4.7
2
-
38.7
19.4
1
13 .077
0
0
.000 0
0
.000
1
2
3
4 1
-
0
4
0
2
1.5
2.0
1.0
3
-
49.5
16.5
3
17 .176
0
0
.000 5
5
1.00
7
9
16 2 6
-
3
4
1
11
5.3
0.7
3.7
5
-
80.0
16.0
9
30 .300
0
0
.000 4
6
.667
3
10
13 5 12
-
6
8
5
22
2.6
1.0
4.4
SWNT Exhibition vs. Great Britain
France Exhibition
SWNT
Tournament
Olympic Qualifying
SWNT
Tournament
SWNT
Olympics
5
5
-
32.0
6.4
2
9
.100
0
0
.000 2
2
1.00
1
6
7
1 5
-
0
2
0
6
1.4
0.2
1.0
2013 SWNT
France Tournament
3
-
71.1
23.7
6
25 .240
0
1
.000 3
5
.600
3
9
12 3 7
-
1
4
3
15
4.0
1.0
5.0
SWNT
China Tournament
6
- 101.4 16.9 13
26 .500
1
3
.333 7
11 .636
9
11
20 8 13
-
8
5
8
36
3.3
1.3
6.0
SWNT
Brazil Tournament
3
-
24.0 11
21 .523
0
0
.000 7
10 .700
5
8
13 5 11
-
3
9
6
29
4.3
1.7
9.7
1.00 13
6.0
SWNT
2014 SWNT
SWNT
SWNT
SWNT
SWNT
72.0
FIBA Americas
6
- 108.0 18.0 17
42 .405
0
0
.000 2
2
17
30 9 18
-
5
16
5
36
5.0
1.5
Exhibition vs. Brazil
Turkey Exhibition
Tournament
Czech Exhibition
Tournament
Spain Exhibition
Tournament
3
-
53.4
17.8 11
17 .647
0
1
.000 8
12 .667
5
8
13 0 9
-
2
9
5
30
4.3
0.0 10.0
3
-
90.8
30.3 12
26 .462
0
0
.000 3
4
.750
2
10
12 3 6
-
2
7
4
27
4.0
1.0
3
-
67.7
22.6 13
19 .684
1
1
1.00 7
8
.875
3
11
14 5 7
-
2
7
5
36
4.7
1.7 12.0
2
2 58.4
29.2
8
14 .570
0
0
.000 4
6
.670
3
7
10 2 7
-
1
8
1
20
5.0
1.0
10
8.3
9.0
FIBA Worlds
7
7 155.0 22.1 22
54 .410
0
0
.000 14 16 .888 17
21
38 7 11
-
1
9
6
58
5.4
1.0
2015 SWNT
Spain Exhibition
3
- 73.4
24.5 14
28
.50
1
1
.33
1
1
100
5
8
13 3 2
-
2
3
3
30
4.3
0.7 10.0
SWNT
France Exhibition
3
- 68.9
22.9 11
21
.52
0
1
.000 3
6
.500
4
14
18 6 6
-
1
6
0
25
6.0
2.0
8.3
SWNT
Pan American Games
5
- 84.9
17.7 16
37
.43
0
0
.000 7
12 .583
4
11
15 6 8
-
4
4
3
28
3.0
7.4
5.6
SWNT
FIBA Americas
6
- 101
16.8 24
44
.55
1
1
.100 7
12 .583
9
22
8
7 11
-
4
8
5
64
5.2
1.2
10
2016 SWNT
Spain Exhibition
2
- 38.7
19.4 10
17
.59
0
0
.000 0
0
.000
2
6
8
4 4
-
1
4
0
20
4.0
2.0 10.0
SWNT
France Exhibition
3
- 82.9
27.7 28
18
.64
1
1
1.00 3
3
1.00
2
4
6
7 7
-
3
7
6
40
2.0
2.3 13.3
NATIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS:
2016: Played 2 exhibition games in Spain averaged 10 points per game. Played 3 exhibition games in France averaging 27.7 minutes
per game, 13.3 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game.
2015: Played 3 exhibition games in Spain averaged 10 points in 24.5 minutes per game. Played 3 exhibition games in France averaged
8.3 points in 22.99 minutes. Member of the 2015 Pan American Games team that won Canada’s first ever gold medal finished top 10 in
blocks for the tournament. Helped the SWNT achieve gold at the FIBA Americas, qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics …averaged 16.8
mins with 10 points per game
2014:Played in all 9 of the Senior Women’s exhibition games; In the Turkey exhibition tournament was 2nd on the team with 9 points per
game and 3rd in the tournament with 1.3 blocks per game while leading the team with 30.3 minutes per game. Led the team in RPG at
FIBA Worlds with 5.43 as well as averaging 8.3 PPG and shot .888% from the free throw line throughout the tournament
2013: Helped the Senior Women’s National team take home silver from the FIBA America finals; playing 6 games and averaging 6
points and 18 mins per game… Also played her 90 th international game in Xalapa Mexico.
2012: Played in all 5 games at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament where she helped the team to qualify for the Olympic Games…
averaged 16 minutes and 4.4 points per game…Member of the 2012 Olympic team that qualified for the quarter-finals in London,
averaging 1.2 points and 6.4 minutes per game.
2011: Played in 5 games at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier… 1 st overall in blocks during the Qualifiers in Colombia. Played in
both Exhibition games against Puerto Rico. Played in all six games during the Senior Women’s Team Asian tour in phase two of
training camp. She averaged 7.7 points per game in three games versus Japan and 8.3 points per game against China.
2010: In her first year with the senior women’s national squad, she averaged 12.3 minutes, 2.22 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in
2010 over all games…
2008: Played in all three games of exhibition series in China against Chinese Olympic Team… Scored 12 points on 6-9 shooting and
grabbed two rebounds in 23 minutes on the floor in game three of the series…
2007: Saw action in all eight games of FIBA U21 World Championships for Women averaging 6.2 points and 6.0 rebounds…Helped
Canada to best ever finish for age-group women’s team with sixth place finish…Scored 13 points in win over China…Recorded 14
rebounds in win over Brazil…Saw action in all eight games of FIBA U19 World Championships for Women averaging 9.8 points and 9.8
rebounds per game…Led Canada in rebounding average, third in scoring average…Recorded 15 rebounds in win over Japan…Scored
14 points and 14 rebounds in loss to Czech Republic…Scored 12 points and 13 rebounds in win over China
2006: Played in all five games of the FIBA Americas U18 Qualifier averaging 21.0 minutes…Finished fifth in the tournament with 11
free-throws made and tenth in blocked shots, averaging 0.8…Tallied 6.6 points and 5.8 boards
2005: Competed in all five games of the USBA Youth Festival… Averaged 4.0 rebounds and 0.8 steals for the tournament.
Professional Statistics
YEAR
LEAGUE
CLUB
2010-11
Turkey
Alanya BLD
GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT A PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
22
-
698 .317 248 120 .484
2
0
.000 55 42 .764 61
-
32 45
42
282
8.1
1.1
12.8
2011
WNBA
Tulsa Shock
3
-
42.0 14.0
.444
0
0
.000 0
4
3
7
7
0
2
4
1
8
2.3
0.7
1.3
2011-12
Turkey
Istanbul Uni
16
- 422.4 26.4 60 140 .430
0
1
.000 30 37 .520 25
45
70 12 54
-
19
-
21
150
4.7
0.8
10.0
2012-13
Turkey
Orduspor
27
- 828.1 30.7 202 373 .540
0
8
.000 85 108 .790 104 171 275 33 63
-
60 72
43
489 10.0
1.0
18.0
2013-14
France
Toulouse
23
-
719 31.3 138 278 .496
0
3
.000 57 65 .877 47
113 160 16 53
-
30 54
25
333
7.0
0.7
14.5
2014-15
France
Toulouse
26
-
852 32.7 154 336 .458
1
10
.100 46 55 .836 44
100 144 32 59
-
28
27
380
5.5
1.2
14.6
2015-16
France
Basket Landes 43
-
1088 18.8 210 468 .448
6
18
.333 55 67 .821 61
147 208 38 86
-
52 81
59
481
4.7
0.8
11.4
4
9
2
.000
118 179 24 56
2
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
2015-16: Played 30 games for Basket Landes and 13 games in Eurocup… averaging 18.8 minutes per game, 11.4 points per game,
and 4.7 rebounds per game…Received Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup Honorable Mention and went to the Eurocup semifinals.
2014-15: Played 26 games for Toulouse…Averaging 32.7 minutes per game, 14.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and 1.2
assists per game.
2013-14: Played 23 games for Toulouse… 6th in points (14.8), 8th in defensive rebounds (5.1), 6th in blocks per game (1.0), 10th FT%
(91.5%) per game in the France- LFB
2012-13: Playing for Orduspor in the Turkish league. Played 27 games averaging 18.0 points, 30.67 minutes and 10.0 rebounds per
game, the highest scoring player on the Orduspur team in the season also averaging the most minutes.
2011-12: Playing for Istanbul Uni in the Turkish league. Played 16 games averaging 10 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Sat out 6
games in January/ Early February as team can only dress a certain amount of international players.
2010-11: Made her professional debut with Alanya in the Turkish league. Played 22 games and averaged 12.8 points and 8.1 rebounds
per game… Signed with the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA as a free agent. Appeared in three games, averaging 1.3 points and 2.3
rebounds per game.
University/College Statistics
YEAR
LEAGUE
SCHOOL
GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT A PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
2006-07
NCAA
Pepperdine 33 13 643 20.7 85
170 .500
0
0
.000 39 59 .661
58
70
128 15 84
5
20
55
13
209
4.1
0.5
6.7
2007-08
NCAA
Pepperdine 28 28 881 31.5 152 273 .557
0
0
.000 64 88 .727
72
171 243 59 82
1
26
59
55
368
8.7
2.1
13.1
2008-09
NCAA
Pepperdine 28 27 781 27.9 140 302 .464
2
6
.333 39 51 .765
53
97
150 5.4 81
-
43
-
29
321
5.4
0.6
11.5
2009-10
NCAA
Pepperdine 32 32 1029 32.2 204 456 .447
5
26
.192 66 94 .702
76
138 214 35 81
-
52
68
85
479
6.7
1.1
15.0
UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS: (Source: Pepperdine University Athletics)
SENIOR (2009-10): Named Nation's Top Division I-AAA Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete ... The senior center was named to the
All-West Coast Conference (WCC) first team in 2010 for the third time, becoming only the fourth player in Pepperdine history to earn
first team honors three times and the first since 2002 ... She was two-time WCC Player of the Week and made the All-Tournament
teams at the WCC Championships and the Arizona State Classic ... Pepperdine University Athlete of the year ... She became
Pepperdine's all-time leader in career blocked shots with 182, and tied the single-game record with nine ... Appears prominently
elsewhere in the career records lists, ranking fifth in field goals made (581), sixth in games played (119), eighth in points (1,377) and
eighth in rebounds (735)
JUNIOR (2008-09): Made the All-WCC first team for the second time as a junior ... Named to the All-Tournament teams at both the
Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament and the Rainbow Wahine Classic ... Was selected as Pepperdine’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the
Year, made the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District third team and was on the WCC All-Academic team for the second
time ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... Named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar second team.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Led Pepperdine squad in rebounds per game and field goal percentage, second in points per game, selected
first team All-Conference, earned WCC All-Academic honours… 2nd in WCC in rebounding, 1st in FG%...19th in NCAA in FG%... Top 50
in NCAA in blocks per game (1.96)
FRESHMAN (2006-07): In her first year with the Wave, finished 2nd on team in FG% at 50%...5th on team in scoring at 6.7ppg…Led
team in offensive rebounds with 58…5th on team in minutes…Led team in scoring on three occasions with 20 points against Tennessee
Tech, 15 points against San Diego State, 14 points against Portland.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
Career: 2006 and 2005 City Champions… 2006 TVDSB and WOSSA Champions… OFSAA Quarter-finalists 2006… Sr. Girls’ MVP
2006…2006 Miss Basketball Ontario Finalist.
PERSONAL:
Parents are Gus and Sandy Ayim ... Father played collegiate basketball at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Canada... Has one
brother, Kyler.