Miranda (Ristau) Obaniana graduated from Northern State University with a Bachelor of Science in honoribus in 2018, following a 4-year career on the women's basketball team. She appeared in 105 games, making 63 starts for the Wolves in her career. Obaniana tallied 1,461 points, shooting 54.7% from the floor and 75.4% from the foul line, 680 rebounds, 180 assists, and 172 blocks in her career.
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She holds school records in single game blocked shots (10), single season points scored (635), single season field goals made (254), and sits top-5 in the NSU record book in single game points, single game field goal attempts, single game free throw attempts, single game rebounds, single season points per game, single season field goal attempts, single season free throws made, single season free throw attempts, single season blocked shots, career field goal percentage, career field goals made, and career blocked shots. Obaniana ranks seventh all-time in career points with 1,461 and 16th in career rebounds with 680.
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Obaniana was a 2-time NSIC All-Conference selection, NSIC/
Sanford Health Basketball Tournament All-Tournament team member, the 2018 NSIC Player of the Year, a D2CCA and WBCA All-American, NSIC Myles Brand Award winner, the 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American® of the Year, the first in school history, and the 2018 Hildred Wolfe Award recipient. In addition, she earned the 2018 Butch Raymond Scholarship, the 2018 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the NSIC Willis R. Kelly Award winner, and was the NSIC nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year. The Wolves went 99-27 in her career, winning three NSIC North Division Championships, two NSIC Tournament titles, and the 2017-18 NSIC Championship. In addition, NSU qualified for the NCAA Central Region Tournament each season.
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Miranda and her husband Justin reside in Watertown, South Dakota. She works as a physical therapist at Sanford Canby Medical Center and is a volunteer assistant coach for the Florence-Henry girls basketball program.
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