After a historic NCAA Match run, ladies's faculty basketball's finest and brightest took the subsequent step Monday evening within the WNBA Draft in New York.
Caitlin Clark began the evening going No. 1 total to the Indiana Fever after serving to Iowa to the nationwide championship recreation in back-to-back seasons.
Clark completed his faculty profession averaging 31.6 factors and eight.9 assists per recreation, each main the nation.
Stanford's Cameron Brink was subsequent, going to the Los Angeles Sparks, and Tennessee's Kamilla Cardoso went No. three to the Chicago Sky.
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WNBA draft order
First spherical
1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark, PG, Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink, PF, Stanford
three. Chicago Sky: Kamilla Cardosa, C, South Carolina
four. Los Angeles Sparks: Rickea Jackson, SF, Tennessee
5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon, SG, Ohio State
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards, UConn
7. Chicago Sky: Angel Reese, F, LSU
eight. Minnesota Lynx: Alyssa Pili, F, Utah
9. Dallas Wings: Carla Leite, SG, France
10. The Connecticut Solar: Leïla Lacan, PG, France
11. New York Liberty: Marquesha Davis, SF, Ole Miss
12. The Atlanta Dream: Nyadiew Puoch, PF, Australia
The second spherical
13. Chicago Sky: Brynna Maxwell, G, Gonzaga
14. Seattle Storm: Nika Muehl, PG, UConn
15. Indiana Fever: Celeste Taylor, PG, Ohio State
16. Las Vegas Aces: Dyaisha Fiar, G, Syracuse
17. Freedom of New York
18. Las Vegas Aces
19. The Connecticut Solar
20. The Atlanta Dream
21. Washington Mystics
22. The Connecticut Solar
23. Freedom of New York
24. Las Vegas Aces
The third spherical
25. Phoenix Mercury
26. The Seattle Storm
27. Indiana fever
28. Los Angeles Sparks
29. Phoenix Mercury
30. Washington Mystics
31. Minnesota Lynx
32. The Atlanta Dream
33. Dallas Wings
34. The Connecticut Solar
35. Freedom of New York
36. Las Vegas Aces
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Nika Mühl confirmed off in that Ultimate 4 defensive efficiency towards Caitlin Clark. If he stays on Seattle's roster, he’ll study behind veteran level guard Skylar Diggins-Smith. Very particular second for her, and clearly for her UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, who’re watching from the gallery.
Angel Reese brings her again to highschool, describing the primary recreation towards Kamilla Cardoso, her new teammate. She stated she's excited to see the Chicago duo up towards the Los Angeles duo of Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson.
An essential level within the back-to-back worldwide elections of Dallas and Connecticut. Groups will usually draft and stash these gamers with a view to convey them onto the roster in a later season. They may do it due to a scarcity of roster this yr or figuring out a participant isn’t but prepared to hitch the WNBA whereas remaining with their Olympic or home groups.
Jacy Sheldon talks to reporters. She is the primary massive shock on the board in Dallas and brings a robust protection. The Wings are on the verge of constructing the highest 4. They lacked expertise in final yr's postseason with a younger group constructed round Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally.
