Nika Mühl

Nika Mühl
Mühl with UConn in 2022
No. 1 besiktas JK
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001
Zagreb, Croatia
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight71 kg (157 lb)
Career information
High schoolIII Gymnasium Zagreb
(Zagreb)
CollegeUConn (2020–2024)
WNBA draft2024: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Drafted bySeattle Storm
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2016–2020ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009
2024–presentSeattle Storm
2024–presentBeşiktaş JK
Career highlights
  • Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East (2023, 2024)
  • All-WABA League Second team (2019)
  • UConn career assist record (686)
  • UConn single season assist record (284, 2022-23)
  • UConn most double-digit assist games (17)
  • UConn single-game assist record (15)
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Nika Mühl (/mjl/ MEWL; born 9 April 2001) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball as a point guard for the UConn Huskies. Twice named Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year while in college, Mühl is UConn's all-time leader in career assists, with 686, and also holds the program records for most assists in a single season (284, set in 2022–23) and in a single game (15 against NC State on November 20, 2022). She was selected 14th overall by Seattle in the 2024 WNBA draft and also plays for Beşiktaş JK of the Women's Basketball Super League in Turkey.