NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Plum is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, going to the San Antonio Stars on Thursday night.
The Washington guard, who set the NCAA career scoring record, is the first player from the school to be taken first. The Stars finished with the worst record last season and held the top pick for the first time in franchise history. Plum finished her college career with 3,527 points.
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It’s the second straight year that the Stars have drafted a guard. They took Moriah Jefferson with the No. 2 pick last season.
The draft was held in an event space in New York with WNBA President Lisa Borders announcing the picks from a deejay booth.
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Washington’s Chantel Osahor picked in second round
Washington’s Chantel Osahor (0) gets a pass off between Montana
State’s Blaire Braxton (44) and Peyton Ferris during the first half of
a first-round game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament
Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Washington Husky center Chantel Osahor is off to Chicago. The Huskies all-time leading rebounder was selected by the Chicago Sky with the 9th pick in the second round of the WNBA Draft.
The AP second team All-American and All Pac-12 star led the nation in rebounding at 15.3 per game as a senior
Osahor along with NCAA all-time scoring leader Kelsey Plum helped lead Washington to a 29-and-6 record and a Sweet 16 appearance this past season.
(KPUG – Doug Lange)
