The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women's Basketball players set for WNBA Draft
04.13.2020 | Women's Basketball
Lashann Higgs, Joyner Holmes and Sug Sutton all look to realize their WNBA dreams.
The 2020 WNBA Draft will take place on Friday, April 17. The virtual event will begin at 6 p.m. CT live on ESPN and the ESPN app.
Former Texas women's basketball players Lashann Higgs, Joyner Holmes and Sug Sutton all look to realize their dreams of playing professional basketball when the three-round, 36-pick draft takes place on Friday.
Ten players in program history have been selected in the WNBA Draft, including five first-round picks. The most recent Texas player drafted was Ariel Atkins, who was selected by Washington with the seventh pick in the 2018 draft.
| Year | Player | Round | Overall Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Edna Campbell | 1st | 10 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2000 | Edwina Brown | 1st | 3 | Detroit Shock $ |
| 2004 | Stacy Stephens | 3rd | 37 | Houston Comets # |
| 2005 | Jamie Carey | 3rd | 31 | Phoenix Mercury * |
| 2005 | Heather Schreiber | 3rd | 39 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2007 | Tiffany Jackson | 1st | 5 | New York Liberty |
| 2010 | Brittainey Raven | 3rd | 33 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2015 | Nneka Enemkpali | 3rd | 26 | Seattle Storm |
| 2016 | Imani McGee-Stafford | 1st | 10 | Chicago Sky |
| 2018 | Ariel Atkins | 1st | 7 | Washington Mystics |
$ - 1st collegian taken in 2000 WNBA Draft
# - later traded to Detroit Shock
* - later signed with Connecticut Sun
