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List of UConn Huskies in the WNBA draft

October 21, 2023

The UConn Huskies women's basketball team, representing the University of Connecticut in NCAA Division I college basketball, has had 45 players selected in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Of these selections, 27 were in the first round of the draft; five players—Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, and Breanna Stewart in 2016—were picked first overall. At least one UConn women's basketball alumna was selected or allocated in every WNBA Draft from 2009 to 2020, with the 2021 draft being only the third in which no Huskies player was chosen.[General]

Sue Bird was the first UConn Huskies alumna to be drafted first overall.

Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft; the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first picks are decided, the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record.[1] The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons, have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility, or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league.[2]

In addition to the 45 draftees, two UConn women's basketball players—Rebecca Lobo in 1997 and Nykesha Sales in 1999—were allocated to specific teams during the initial formation of the WNBA.[3][4] Lobo was assigned to the New York Liberty and is considered one of the WNBA's first players.[3] Sales was the first player for the expansion Orlando Miracle;[4] the team would later relocate and become the Connecticut Sun.[5][6]

UConn women's basketball alumni have had a significant impact on the WNBA. Six players—Taurasi, Charles, Moore, Stewart, Napheesa Collier, and Crystal Dangerfield—were named WNBA Rookie of the Year, and the first four named players were later named WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Several other UConn alumni have been named to All-WNBA teams or selected as WNBA All-Stars on multiple occasions. Ten UConn players have been named to the All-Rookie Team, including five of the school's six Rookies of the Year (Taurasi's rookie season predated the 2005 establishment of the All-Rookie Team). Fourteen Huskies alumni have been part of WNBA championship teams, and three have been named WNBA Finals MVP: Maya Moore in 2013, Diana Taurasi in 2009 and 2014 and Breanna Stewart in 2018 and 2020. The current all time leader of assists in the WNBA is Sue Bird (drafted 1st in 2002) and the current all time scoring leader is Diana Taurasi (drafted first in 2004).

Player selection Edit

 
First-overall selection and UConn women's basketball alumna Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2009.
 
Tina Charles was the third UConn player to be selected first overall, in 2010. She was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2012.
 
The fourth UConn alumna to be selected first overall, Maya Moore was the 2014 WNBA Most Valuable Player.
 
Breanna Stewart is the fifth and most recent UConn women's basketball player (as of 2018) to be drafted first overall, and the fourth to be named both WNBA Rookie of the Year (2016) and Most Valuable Player (2018).

Allocations Edit

Year Player name Position WNBA team[Note 1] Notes Refs
1997 Rebecca Lobo F/C New York Liberty All-WNBA Second Team (1997)
All-Star (1999)
Hall of Fame (2017) 		[3][7][8]
1999 Nykesha Sales G/F Orlando Miracle All-WNBA Second Team (2004)
All-Star (1999–2006) 		[4][6][9]

Regular draft Edit

Year Rnd Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team[Note 1] Notes Refs
1998 2 3 13 Rita Williams G Washington Mystics All-Star (2001) [10][11]
1999 3 12 36 Kara Wolters C Houston Comets WNBA champion (1999) [12][13]
1999 4 12 48 Jennifer Rizzotti G Houston Comets WNBA champion (1999, 2000) [14][15]
2000 2 15 31 Paige Sauer C Los Angeles Sparks — [16][17]
2001 1 7 7 Svetlana Abrosimova F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2010) [18][19]
2001 1 14 14 Kelly Schumacher F/C Indiana Fever WNBA champion (2007, 2008) [20][21]
2001 3 8 40 Shea Ralph G Utah Starzz [Note 2] [22]
2002 1 1 1 Sue Bird G Seattle Storm WNBA champion (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)
WNBA All-Decade Team (2006)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
The W25 (2021)
All-WNBA First Team (2002–05, 2016, 2018)
All-WNBA Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011)
All-Star (2002–03, 2005–07, 2009, 2011, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22) 		[23][24][25]
2002 1 2 2 Swin Cash F Detroit Shock WNBA champion (2003, 2006, 2010)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
The W25 (2021)
All-WNBA Second Team (2003, 2004)
All-Star (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011) 		[26][27][25]
2002 1 4 4 Asjha Jones F Washington Mystics WNBA champion (2015)
All-WNBA Second Team (2008)
All-Star (2007, 2009) 		[28][29]
2002 1 6 6 Tamika Williams F Minnesota Lynx — [30][31]
2004 1 1 1 Diana Taurasi G Phoenix Mercury WNBA champion (2007, 2009, 2014)
MVP (2009)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
The W25 (2021)
Rookie of the Year (2004)
All-WNBA First Team (2004, 2006–11, 2013–14, 2018)
All-WNBA Second Team (2005, 2016–17, 2020)
All-Star (2005–07, 2009, 2011, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021) 		[32][33][25]
2005 2 11 24 Jessica Moore C Charlotte Sting — [34][35]
2005 2 12 25 Ashley Battle F Seattle Storm — [36][37]
2006 1 11 11 Barbara Turner G Seattle Storm — [38][39]
2006 2 1 15 Ann Strother G Houston Comets — [40][41]
2006 2 8 22 Willnett Crockett F Los Angeles Sparks — [42][43]
2008 1 12 12 Ketia Swanier G Connecticut Sun WNBA champion (2009) [44][45]
2008 3 2 30 Charde Houston F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2011)
All-Star (2009) 		[46][47]
2009 1 4 4 Renee Montgomery G Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2015, 2017)
All-Star (2011)
All-Rookie Team (2009) 		[48][49]
2010 1 1 1 Tina Charles C Connecticut Sun MVP (2012)
The W25 (2021)
Rookie of the Year (2010)
All-WNBA First Team (2011, 2012, 2015–17)
All-WNBA Second Team (2010, 2013–14, 2021)
All-Star (2011, 2013–15, 2017–19, 2021) 		[50][51][25]
2010 3 1 27 Kalana Greene G New York Liberty WNBA champion (2015)
All-Rookie Team (2010) 		[52][53]
2011 1 1 1 Maya Moore F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
MVP (2014)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
The W25 (2021)
Rookie of the Year (2011)
All-WNBA First Team (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
All-WNBA Second Team (2012, 2018)
All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)
WNBA Finals MVP (2013)
All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2017, 2018) 		[54][55][25]
2012 2 2 14 Tiffany Hayes G Atlanta Dream All-WNBA First Team (2018)
All-Rookie Team (2012)
All-Star (2017) 		[56]
2013 1 11 11 Kelly Faris G Connecticut Sun — [57]
2014 1 6 6 Stefanie Dolson F Washington Mystics All-Star (2015, 2017) [58]
2014 1 7 7 Bria Hartley G Seattle Storm All-Rookie Team (2014) [58]
2015 1 3 3 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F Seattle Storm WNBA Champion (2018) [59]
2015 1 11 11 Kiah Stokes C New York Liberty All-Rookie Team (2015) [59]
2016 1 1 1 Breanna Stewart F / C Seattle Storm WNBA Champion (2018, 2020)
MVP (2018, 2023)
The W25 (2021)
Rookie of the Year (2016)
All-WNBA First Team (2018, 2020–23)
All-WNBA Second Team (2016)
All-Rookie Team (2016)
All-Star (2017–18, 2021–23)
WNBA Finals MVP (2018, 2020) 		[60][61][25]
2016 1 2 2 Moriah Jefferson G San Antonio Stars All-Rookie Team (2016) [60][62]
2016 1 3 3 Morgan Tuck F Connecticut Sun WNBA Champion (2020) [60][63]
2017 3 2 26 Saniya Chong G Dallas Wings — [64]
2018 1 4 4 Gabby Williams F Chicago Sky — [65]
2018 1 6 6 Azurá Stevens F Dallas Wings All-Rookie Team (2018) [65]
2018 1 10 10 Kia Nurse G New York Liberty All-Star (2019) [65][66]
2019 1 4 4 Katie Lou Samuelson G-F Chicago Sky — [67]
2019 1 6 6 Napheesa Collier F Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year (2019)
All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023)
All-WNBA First Team (2023)
All-WNBA Second Team (2020) 		[67][68][69]
2020 1 9 9 Megan Walker G New York Liberty — [70]
2020 2 4 16 Crystal Dangerfield PG Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year (2020) [70][71]
2022 2 2 14 Christyn Williams SG Washington Mystics [72]
2022 2 7 19 Olivia Nelson-Ododa SF Los Angeles Sparks [72]
2022 2 9 21 Evina Westbrook PG Seattle Storm [72]
2023 1 5 5 Lou Lopez Sénéchal SG/SF Dallas Wings [73]
2023 2 4 16 Dorka Juhász F Minnesota Lynx All-Rookie Team (2023) [73][74]

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not the player's most recent team.
  2. ^ Despite being drafted, Shea Ralph never played in the WNBA. After suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in February 2002—the third ACL tear in her left knee and her fifth ACL tear overall—she opted to retire from playing and start a coaching career.[22]

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The UConn Huskies women s basketball team representing the University of Connecticut in NCAA Division I college basketball has had 45 players selected in the Women s National Basketball Association WNBA draft Of these selections 27 were in the first round of the draft five players Sue Bird in 2002 Diana Taurasi in 2004 Tina Charles in 2010 Maya Moore in 2011 and Breanna Stewart in 2016 were picked first overall At least one UConn women s basketball alumna was selected or allocated in every WNBA Draft from 2009 to 2020 with the 2021 draft being only the third in which no Huskies player was chosen General Sue Bird was the first UConn Huskies alumna to be drafted first overall Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate After the first picks are decided the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win loss record 1 The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons have either graduated from a four year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league 2 In addition to the 45 draftees two UConn women s basketball players Rebecca Lobo in 1997 and Nykesha Sales in 1999 were allocated to specific teams during the initial formation of the WNBA 3 4 Lobo was assigned to the New York Liberty and is considered one of the WNBA s first players 3 Sales was the first player for the expansion Orlando Miracle 4 the team would later relocate and become the Connecticut Sun 5 6 UConn women s basketball alumni have had a significant impact on the WNBA Six players Taurasi Charles Moore Stewart Napheesa Collier and Crystal Dangerfield were named WNBA Rookie of the Year and the first four named players were later named WNBA Most Valuable Player MVP Several other UConn alumni have been named to All WNBA teams or selected as WNBA All Stars on multiple occasions Ten UConn players have been named to the All Rookie Team including five of the school s six Rookies of the Year Taurasi s rookie season predated the 2005 establishment of the All Rookie Team Fourteen Huskies alumni have been part of WNBA championship teams and three have been named WNBA Finals MVP Maya Moore in 2013 Diana Taurasi in 2009 and 2014 and Breanna Stewart in 2018 and 2020 The current all time leader of assists in the WNBA is Sue Bird drafted 1st in 2002 and the current all time scoring leader is Diana Taurasi drafted first in 2004 Contents 1 Player selection 1 1 Allocations 1 2 Regular draft 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksPlayer selection Edit nbsp First overall selection and UConn women s basketball alumna Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2009 nbsp Tina Charles was the third UConn player to be selected first overall in 2010 She was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2012 nbsp The fourth UConn alumna to be selected first overall Maya Moore was the 2014 WNBA Most Valuable Player nbsp Breanna Stewart is the fifth and most recent UConn women s basketball player as of 2018 to be drafted first overall and the fourth to be named both WNBA Rookie of the Year 2016 and Most Valuable Player 2018 Allocations Edit Year Player name Position WNBA team Note 1 Notes Refs1997 Rebecca Lobo F C New York Liberty All WNBA Second Team 1997 All Star 1999 Hall of Fame 2017 3 7 8 1999 Nykesha Sales G F Orlando Miracle All WNBA Second Team 2004 All Star 1999 2006 4 6 9 Regular draft Edit Year Rnd Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team Note 1 Notes Refs1998 2 3 13 Rita Williams G Washington Mystics All Star 2001 10 11 1999 3 12 36 Kara Wolters C Houston Comets WNBA champion 1999 12 13 1999 4 12 48 Jennifer Rizzotti G Houston Comets WNBA champion 1999 2000 14 15 2000 2 15 31 Paige Sauer C Los Angeles Sparks 16 17 2001 1 7 7 Svetlana Abrosimova F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion 2010 18 19 2001 1 14 14 Kelly Schumacher F C Indiana Fever WNBA champion 2007 2008 20 21 2001 3 8 40 Shea Ralph G Utah Starzz Note 2 22 2002 1 1 1 Sue Bird G Seattle Storm WNBA champion 2004 2010 2018 2020 WNBA All Decade Team 2006 WNBA Top 20 20 2016 The W25 2021 All WNBA First Team 2002 05 2016 2018 All WNBA Second Team 2008 2010 2011 All Star 2002 03 2005 07 2009 2011 2014 15 2017 18 2021 22 23 24 25 2002 1 2 2 Swin Cash F Detroit Shock WNBA champion 2003 2006 2010 WNBA Top 20 20 2016 The W25 2021 All WNBA Second Team 2003 2004 All Star 2003 2005 2009 2011 26 27 25 2002 1 4 4 Asjha Jones F Washington Mystics WNBA champion 2015 All WNBA Second Team 2008 All Star 2007 2009 28 29 2002 1 6 6 Tamika Williams F Minnesota Lynx 30 31 2004 1 1 1 Diana Taurasi G Phoenix Mercury WNBA champion 2007 2009 2014 MVP 2009 WNBA Top 20 20 2016 The W25 2021 Rookie of the Year 2004 All WNBA First Team 2004 2006 11 2013 14 2018 All WNBA Second Team 2005 2016 17 2020 All Star 2005 07 2009 2011 2013 14 2017 18 2021 32 33 25 2005 2 11 24 Jessica Moore C Charlotte Sting 34 35 2005 2 12 25 Ashley Battle F Seattle Storm 36 37 2006 1 11 11 Barbara Turner G Seattle Storm 38 39 2006 2 1 15 Ann Strother G Houston Comets 40 41 2006 2 8 22 Willnett Crockett F Los Angeles Sparks 42 43 2008 1 12 12 Ketia Swanier G Connecticut Sun WNBA champion 2009 44 45 2008 3 2 30 Charde Houston F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion 2011 All Star 2009 46 47 2009 1 4 4 Renee Montgomery G Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion 2015 2017 All Star 2011 All Rookie Team 2009 48 49 2010 1 1 1 Tina Charles C Connecticut Sun MVP 2012 The W25 2021 Rookie of the Year 2010 All WNBA First Team 2011 2012 2015 17 All WNBA Second Team 2010 2013 14 2021 All Star 2011 2013 15 2017 19 2021 50 51 25 2010 3 1 27 Kalana Greene G New York Liberty WNBA champion 2015 All Rookie Team 2010 52 53 2011 1 1 1 Maya Moore F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion 2011 2013 2015 2017 MVP 2014 WNBA Top 20 20 2016 The W25 2021 Rookie of the Year 2011 All WNBA First Team 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 All WNBA Second Team 2012 2018 All Star 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 WNBA Finals MVP 2013 All Star Game MVP 2015 2017 2018 54 55 25 2012 2 2 14 Tiffany Hayes G Atlanta Dream All WNBA First Team 2018 All Rookie Team 2012 All Star 2017 56 2013 1 11 11 Kelly Faris G Connecticut Sun 57 2014 1 6 6 Stefanie Dolson F Washington Mystics All Star 2015 2017 58 2014 1 7 7 Bria Hartley G Seattle Storm All Rookie Team 2014 58 2015 1 3 3 Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis F Seattle Storm WNBA Champion 2018 59 2015 1 11 11 Kiah Stokes C New York Liberty All Rookie Team 2015 59 2016 1 1 1 Breanna Stewart F C Seattle Storm WNBA Champion 2018 2020 MVP 2018 2023 The W25 2021 Rookie of the Year 2016 All WNBA First Team 2018 2020 23 All WNBA Second Team 2016 All Rookie Team 2016 All Star 2017 18 2021 23 WNBA Finals MVP 2018 2020 60 61 25 2016 1 2 2 Moriah Jefferson G San Antonio Stars All Rookie Team 2016 60 62 2016 1 3 3 Morgan Tuck F Connecticut Sun WNBA Champion 2020 60 63 2017 3 2 26 Saniya Chong G Dallas Wings 64 2018 1 4 4 Gabby Williams F Chicago Sky 65 2018 1 6 6 Azura Stevens F Dallas Wings All Rookie Team 2018 65 2018 1 10 10 Kia Nurse G New York Liberty All Star 2019 65 66 2019 1 4 4 Katie Lou Samuelson G F Chicago Sky 67 2019 1 6 6 Napheesa Collier F Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year 2019 All Star 2019 2021 2023 All WNBA First Team 2023 All WNBA Second Team 2020 67 68 69 2020 1 9 9 Megan Walker G New York Liberty 70 2020 2 4 16 Crystal Dangerfield PG Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year 2020 70 71 2022 2 2 14 Christyn Williams SG Washington Mystics 72 2022 2 7 19 Olivia Nelson Ododa SF Los Angeles Sparks 72 2022 2 9 21 Evina Westbrook PG Seattle Storm 72 2023 1 5 5 Lou Lopez Senechal SG SF Dallas Wings 73 2023 2 4 16 Dorka Juhasz F Minnesota Lynx All Rookie Team 2023 73 74 Notes Edit a b This is the team that drafted the player not the player s most recent team Despite being drafted Shea 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