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NCAA PLAYERS RENOUNCE NCAA ELIGIBILITY TO OPT-IN FOR CONSIDERATION FOR WNBA DRAFT 2024 PRESENTED BY STATE FARM!


NEW YORK, April 4, 2024 – The WNBA announced today that the following players from colleges and universities have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm®, scheduled for April 15 at the famed Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET).

 

The following is the list of NCAA players no longer competing who as of today have filed for consideration as a candidate for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm

Shalexxus Aaron

Houston

G

6-1

Brinae Alexander

Maryland

G-F

6-0

Jillian Archer

St. John’s

F

6-2

Erynn Barnum

Mississippi State

F

6-2

Sara Bejedi

Florida State (Finland)

G

5-7

Grace Berg

Drake

F

6-0

Aijha Blackwell

Baylor

G-F

5-11

Daisha Bradford

Louisiana Monroe

G

5-8

Cameron Brink

Stanford

F

6-4

Zippy Broughton

Florida

G

5-7

Kassondra Brown

Rutgers

C

6-2

Kennedy Brown

Duke

C

6-6

Jakia Brown-Turner

Maryland

G

6-0

Sam Brunelle

Virginia

F

6-2

Jacinta Buckley

Eastern Washington

G

6-1

Jessika Carter

Mississippi State

C

6-5

Leilani Correa

Florida

G

6-0

Makayla Daniels

Arkansas

G

5-8

A’Jah Davis

Seton Hall

F-C

6-1

Domonique Davis

Southern Mississippi

G

5-6

Kaitlyn Davis

USC

F

6-2

Marquesha Davis

Ole Miss

G

6-0

Unique Drake

St. John’s

G

5-7

Faith Dut

Florida

F

6-4

Dre’Una Edwards

Baylor

F

6-0

Derin Erdogan

Northeastern (Turkey)

G

5-7

Dyaisha Fair

Syracuse

G

5-5

McKenzie Forbes

USC

G-F

6-0

Zakiyah Franklin

Kansas

G

5-8

Katia Gallegos

Tulsa

G

5-7

Shaylee Gonzales

Texas

G

5-10

Gabby Gregory

Kansas State

G

6-0

Madison Griggs

Memphis

G

5-9

Lauren Hansen

Michigan

G

5-9

Dayshanette Harris

Clemson

G

5-7

Amari Heard

Savannah State

G

6-0

Camille Hobby

Illinois

C

6-4

Mackenzie Holmes

Indiana

F

6-3

Abbey Hsu

Columbia

G

5-11

Rita Igbokwe

Ole Miss

C

6-4

Angel Jackson

Jackson State

F

6-6

Rickea Jackson

Tennessee

F

6-2

Taiyanna Jackson

Kansas

C

6-6

Kiki Jefferson

Louisville

G

6-1

Hannah Jump

Stanford

G

6-0

Holly Kersgieter

Kansas

G

5-11

Jordan King

Marquette

G

5-11

Elizabeth Kitley

Virginia Tech

C

6-6

Ny Langley

Virginia Union

F

5-10

Kamryn Lemon

Texas Permian Basin

G

5-8

Jada Lewis

San Diego State

G

5-9

Esmery Martinez

Arizona

F

6-2

Brynna Maxwell

Gonzaga

G

6-0

Leilani McIntosh

California

G

5-5

Danae McNeal

East Carolina

G

6-0

Rebeka Mikulášiková

Ohio State (Slovakia)

F

6-4

Quay Miller

Colorado

F

6-3

Javyn Nicholson

Georgia

F

6-2

Charisma Osborne

UCLA

G

5-9

Lauren Park-Lane

Mississippi State

G

5-3

Taiyier Parks

Ohio State

F

6-3

Anaya Peoples

DePaul

G

5-11

Alissa Pili

Utah

F

6-2

Chanaya Pinto

Penn State (Mozambique)

F

6-1

Jasmine Powell

Tennessee

G

5-6

Abby Prohaska

San Diego State

G

5-9

Angel Reese

LSU

F

6-3

Nina Rickards

Louisville

G

5-9

Amari Robinson

Clemson

F

6-0

Klarke Sconiers

Delaware

C

6-2

Honesty Scott-Grayson

Auburn

G

5-9

Jacy Sheldon

Ohio State

G

5-10

Jaz Shelley

Nebraska (Australia)

G

5-9

Jaylyn Sherrod

Colorado

G

5-7

Anne Simon

Maine (Luxembourg)

G

5-9

Tyia Singleton

Ole Miss

F

6-2

Camryn Taylor

Virginia

F

6-2

Celeste Taylor

Ohio State

G

5-11

Sydney Taylor

Louisville

G

5-9

Taniyah Thompson

Georgia

G

5-11

Kayleigh Truong

Gonzaga

G

5-9

Kaylynne Truong

Gonzaga

G

5-8

Alexis Tucker

Florida State

G

5-11

Antwainette Walker

Eastern Kentucky

G

5-11

Chloe Webb

California Baptist

G

5-8

Savannah Wheeler

Middle Tennessee State

G

5-6

Charlotte Whittaker

Colorado (New Zealand)

F

6-3

Desi-Rae Young

UNLV

C

6-1

Tiara Young

SMU

G

5-9

Since the NCAA granted, in 2021, every winter sport student-athlete an additional year of NCAA eligibility as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, intercollegiate women’s basketball players – even those who are finishing their senior year or graduate studies – may have remaining NCAA eligibility after the 2023-24 season.  Accordingly, the WNBA and the WNBPA previously agreed on an opt-in process for NCAA players who are otherwise eligible for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

 

Players who have exhausted all NCAA eligibility, including the additional year granted due to Covid-19, are not required to renounce in order to be available for selection in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm but are nonetheless encouraged to notify the WNBA of their intent to be eligible for the Draft and may therefore be included in this list. Eligible international players (as that term is defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement) also are not required to opt into the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm in order to be selected.

 

Players whose college teams are still active will have 48 hours following the conclusion of their final game to renounce their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

 

During the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm on April 15, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.  The draft, along with the special, pre-draft edition of WNBA Countdown (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET) will also be available live on the ESPN App. Top prospects will take part live in-person when the WNBA Draft presented by State Farm tips off at the acclaimed Brooklyn Academy of Music, located in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

 

The Indiana Fever own the top pick in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

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