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Former Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is headed to the WNBA, and will likely be selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the draft on Monday. Ahead of the draft, Caitlin Clark made a statement thanking the women’s basketball pioneers that came before her. “Thanks to all the great […]

The 2024 WNBA Draft is tomorrow and teams are already jockeying for position to select from the next generation of stars in women’s basketball. The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx are finalizing a trade that will include a swap of first-round picks in tomorrow’s draft, according to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times. The trade […]

The WNBA Draft is just days away (April 15) and it’s widely expected Caitlin Clark will go No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever. She’s become a superstar during her college days in Iowa and her superstardom is now heading to the pros. Despite that, she’s received some flack from current and former WNBA stars. […]

The WNBA is gearing up for its 2024 draft event on Monday, a much-anticipated annual showcase of young talent poised to make an impact on the women’s professional basketball scene. Leading the pack of 15 elite prospects invited to attend the 2024 draft is Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who has made headlines with her extraordinary scoring […]

Savannah State University graduate student Amari Heard has declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Heard joins Jackson State’s Angel Jackson and Virginia Union’s Ny Langley as the only three HBCU students to declare for the draft this season.  Heard is a standout for the Tigers. The forward from West Point, Mississippi was named the 2020 […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark had a phenomenal college career. Now, she looks to take the next step en route to professional play. Clark is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, which is owned by the Indiana Fever. Excitement for Clark’s arrival is being further hyped by a draft […]

Indiana women’s basketball star Mackenzie Holmes announced on Wednesday that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Holmes, who is the leading scorer in Indiana women’s basketball history, is set to undergo knee surgery and will not be available until the 2025 season, per Seth Tow of The Daily Hoosier. Holmes made the announcement […]

Women’s basketball has never been bigger, and the new generation of female basketball stars are taking the game to new heights. Some of those stars are bound for the next level, and with the college basketball season officially over, the WNBA Draft is the next big women’s basketball event to look forward to. South Carolina […]

With the 2024 WNBA Draft on the horizon, the declaration of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark for the draft, Paige Bueckers’ decision to remain at UConn and Angel Reese’s announcement to go pro have reshaped first-round predictions from our previous WNBA mock draft. The WNBA Draft is Monday, April 15. Clark, despite Iowa’s 87-75 loss to South […]

Angel Reese recently announced that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Reese and LSU women’s basketball fell just short against Caitlin Clark and Iowa in an NCAA Tournament rematch of last year’s championship game. Reese, of course, led LSU to a championship a season ago, but it was Iowa who won this Elite […]

Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder is definitely happy to see Caitlin Clark take the next step in her career, though it’s hard to blame the Hawkeyes tactician for feeling some disappointment as well that her best player and undoubtedly the most electrifying college hoops player today is leaving her program. Bluder said as much […]

Caitlin Clark has officially declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft, and sure enough, the Iowa women’s basketball star couldn’t be more relieved about her decision. For months, Clark’s future has been a major talking point. As the biggest superstar in college hoops and women’s sports in general, several fans waited for Clark’s decision whether to […]

Iowa women’s basketball obviously knew this day was coming, but they were hoping to delay the inevitable for one more year. The phenomenal Caitlin Clark is officially declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft, where she will almost certainly be selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever. The decision, however, is sparking […]

Aliyah Boston could already be getting some help in the Indiana Fever system. Caitlin Clark is on her way to the big league as she declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft. The Iowa legend has been selling out stadiums and has become beloved in the state too. This move has got the team with the […]

The expected is now official. Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark, who recently broke the NCAA scoring record, is entering the 2024 WNBA Draft. Clark made the announcement in a lengthy post on X on Thursday afternoon: “While this season is far from over and we have a lot more goals to achieve, it will […]

As Caitlin Clark continues to sell out arenas, WNBA franchises dream about the opportunity of having a player of Clark’s caliber on their team. The Indiana Fever may just turn that dream into a reality. Clark is the consensus top prospect in April’s draft and the Fever have the honor of selecting first overall. The […]

The 2024 WNBA Draft promises to be a transformative event for several franchises, with the Indiana Fever leading the way. Topping our mock draft predictions is Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, a player whose stellar offensive capabilities have made her one of the most talked-about prospects in women’s college basketball. Note that the Dallas Wings and Los […]

For the second consecutive year, the Indiana Fever will select first overall in the WNBA Draft, per Indiana Pacers beat writer Scott Agness. The Fever beat 11 other teams for the distinction during the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery on Sunday. BREAKING: Indiana Fever land the No. 1 pick for the second year in a row […]

A handful of generational women’s basketball prospects have come out of the college ranks over the last handful of seasons, which means that having the number one overall pick in the WNBA Draft has never been more important. We have seen this firsthand with recent number one overall picks like Sabrina Ionescu and A’ja Wilson […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks became the third program to have five or more players selected in a single WNBA draft, according to a Tuesday tweet from Just Women’s Sports. Forward Aliyah Boston was selected with the No. 1-overall pick by the Indiana Fever, prompting a message from Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton. “Let’s Go!! Welcome to Indy […]

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark couldn’t be more hyped up after her former Hawkeyes teammate Monika Czinano got drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks during Monday’s WNBA Draft. The Sparks picked Czinano with the 26th overall pick in the third round of the WNBA Draft. The Iowa standout now joins an LA team that could […]

There’s no question that Dawn Staley has emerged as one of the absolute best college coaches in the nation. She’s transformed South Carolina into a perennial powerhouse. So it comes as no surprise that she had her fingerprints all over the WNBA draft. Staley had four seniors in Aliyah Boston, Zia Cooke, Laeticia Amihere and […]

Things got a bit awkward at the WNBA Draft Monday night when ESPN’s Holly Rowe made a comment about prospect Brea Beal’s lack of scoring in college. Holly rowe told brea beal she’s Russell Westbrook during the wnba draft on live tv lmaooo pic.twitter.com/OCQrMbo2Zs — John (@iam_johnw) April 10, 2023 Rowe referred to Beal as […]

Coming into the WNBA draft, Haley Jones from Stanford was one of the top overall prospects. She was projected to go as high as No. 2 in the draft to somewhere late in the first round. She ended up being drafted at No. 6 overall to the Atlanta Dream. Draft night is a big night […]

The Dallas Wings used their No. 11 pick in the first round of the 2023 WNBA Draft to select Maryland Terrapins star Abby Meyers, who was erroneously listed as a 6-10 behemoth by ESPN. maryland 6 foot 10 legend abby meyers pic.twitter.com/zhTwnOS9Tz — Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) April 11, 2023 Of course, that simply is not […]

Zia Cooke was one of the best point guards in college basketball this past season with South Carolina and now she’ll get to take her talents to the WNBA. Cooke was projected to go anywhere from the late first round to the early/mid second round. The Los Angles Sparks saw enough talent in her to […]

The WNBA draft is fully underway and to nobody’s surprise the No. 1 overall pick was South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston by the Indiana Fever. As the draft continued, one of the more surprising picks of the day was the No. 4 overall selection of Iowa State’s Stephanie Soares by the Washington Mystics. It wouldn’t be […]

To nobody’s surprise, the Indiana Fever made Aliyah Boston the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft on Monday. Boston has long been considered the top prospect heading into the draft. While there was a little bit of uncertainty as to whether or not Boston would use her COVID year and return for another […]

The 2023 WNBA draft is here. For many players, they don’t get much of a break. Almost immediately after the NCAA season ends, WNBA draft preparation begins. The draft will be held on Monday, Apr. 10 at 7 P.M. EST and will consistent of three rounds with 12 picks per round. After some uncertainty, South […]

Out of the names on the list of players who declared for the 2023 WNBA draft, two were from HBCUs, according to HBCU Gameday author Domonique Whitehurst: Alabama State guard Ayana Emmanuel and North Carolina A&T center Jazmin Harris. Jackson State center Ameshya Williams-Holliday became just the sixth player from an HBCU to be drafted into […]

With the college season over for a lot of schools and players now, their attention has turned to the WNBA draft. In the world of women’s basketball things are a little bit different. With only 12 WNBA teams and 144 roster spots, many top college players find themselves on the outside looking in once the […]

If a WNBA team were to try to swing for the fences with its top draft selection, this is the year to do it. This incoming rookie class doesn’t have the same depth as the next two will but any player has a chance to thrive in the right situation. Here is where we stand […]

The 2023 WNBA Draft will be held on Apr. 10 in New York City at Spring Studios, according to WNBA and NCAA women’s basketball reporter Lila Bromberg. Bromberg adds that the draft will be televised on ESPN from 7 -9PM. Most 2023 WNBA Draft prospects will make their decision about whether they will return to […]

As women’s college hoops inches towards conference play, the top prospects in the 2023 WNBA draft continue to make their cases to lottery teams for why they should be selected. Just as important is the situations those prospects end up on. The WNBA is one of the most competitive leagues when it comes to roster […]

The WNBA draft lottery commenced yesterday, paving a clearer picture for front offices preparing for April when they get to choose from the best women’s basketball prospects in the country and abroad. The Indiana Fever landed the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history while the Minnesota Lynx nabbed the second selection […]

The 2023 WNBA season won’t start for another six months but teams are already thinking about who to select in the draft. Here is how we think the first round will look. 1. Indiana Fever: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina After perennially finishing in the bottom half of the standings, the Fever finally got the top […]

The 2022 WNBA Draft was held on Monday night, with Northwestern standout Veronica Burton getting selected seventh overall by the Dallas Wings after a stellar season. To make the day even better, none other than the legendary Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady gave her a call to congratulate her on the special moment. TB12 […]

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker was taken down a few pegs by her own daughter on Thursday during the WNBA draft. While Parker is already considered by many as one of the greatest female basketball players of all time, her 11-year-old daughter Lailaa Nicole Williams does not seem too impressed. While watching the 2021 WNBA […]

As part of an official statement that was released on Thursday morning, the WNBA announced that it will honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant, as well as Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, during a virtual 2020 WNBA Draft on April 17. The 2020 WNBA Draft will look a bit different. In light of ongoing concerns surrounding […]