After a historic NCAA tournament, women’s college basketball’s best and brightest took their next step Monday night in the WNBA Draft in New York.
Caitlin Clark started the night going No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever after helping Iowa to the national championship game in back-to-back seasons.
Clark finished her college career averaging 31.6 points and 8.9 assists per game, both of which led the country.
Stanford’s Cameron Brink was next, going to the Los Angeles Sparks, and Kamilla Cardoso from Tennessee went No. 3 to the Chicago Sky.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports’ WNBA crew all night long.
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WNBA Draft order
First round
1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark, PG, Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink, PF, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Kamilla Cardosa, C, South Carolina
4. 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
8. Minnesota Lynx: Alissa Pili, F, Utah
9. Dallas Wings: Carla Leite, SG, France
10. Connecticut Sun: Leïla Lacan, PG, France
11. New York Liberty: Marquesha Davis, SF, Ole Miss
12. Atlanta Dream: Nyadiew Puoch, PF, Australia
Second round
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. New York Liberty: Esmery Martinez, PF, Arizona
18. Las Vegas Aces: Kate Martin, SG, Iowa
19. Connecticut Sun: Taiyanna Jackson, C, Kansas
20. Atlanta Dream: Isobel Borlase, PG, Australia
21. Washington Mystics: Kaylynne Truong, PG, Gonzaga
22. Connecticut Sun: Helena Pueyo, PG, Arizona
23. New York Liberty: Jessika Carter, C, Mississippi State
24. Las Vegas Aces: Elizabeth Kitley, C, Virginia Tech
Third round
25. Phoenix Mercury: Charisma Osborne, PG, UCLA
26. Seattle Storm
27. Indiana Fever
28. Los Angeles Sparks
29. Phoenix Mercury
30. Washington Mystics
31. Minnesota Lynx
32. Atlanta Dream
33. Dallas Wings
34. Connecticut Sun
35. New York Liberty
36. Las Vegas Aces
Live50 updates
Dyaisha Fair feels like a fitting pick for Las Vegas. Aces head coach Becky Hammon knows what it’s like to be an undersized and overlooked point guard with a will to be great. It could be a great learning opportunity for Fair to play behind Chelsea Gray (who often takes a coach role in practices) and learn from Hammon. She’s third on the all-time NCAA DI scoring list.
Nika Mühl showed out in that Final Four defensive performance against Caitlin Clark. If she sticks on the Seattle roster, she’ll learn behind veteran point guard Skylar Diggins-Smith. Very special moment for her, and clearly for her UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd watching from the gallery.
Angel Reese brings it all the way back to high school describing first playing against Kamilla Cardoso, her new teammate. Said she’s excited to see the Chicago frontcourt duo against the Los Angeles duo of Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson.
One important point on the back-to-back international picks by Dallas and Connecticut. Teams will often draft-and-stash these players to bring onto the roster in a later season. They might do it because of a lack of roster room this year or with the knowledge that a player isn’t ready to join the WNBA yet while they remain with their Olympic teams or domestic teams.
Jacy Sheldon is speaking with reporters. She’s the first big surprise off the board to Dallas and brings strong defense. The Wings are on the cusp of breaking into the top four teams. They lacked experience in last year’s postseason with a young group built around Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally.
