TCU center Sedona Prince reacts on the bench during the second half against Texas in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, March 31, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The WNBA draft is over, and nobody used one of the 38 selections on Sedona Prince.
She just finished off her seventh and final year of college basketball at TCU, helping the Horned Frogs reach the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Prince came into the spotlight with her viral video back in the NCAA Tournament bubble in 2021. She later was a lead plaintiff in a landmark antitrust lawsuit that will help get money for college athletes.
The 6-foot-7 center earned honorable mention AP All-America honors.
But Prince was not among the 16 prospects invited to attend Monday night’s draft at The Shed. The question now is does she get invited by a WNBA team for a tryout or is playing overseas her best option now.
Las Vegas Aces select Harmoni Turner as No. 35.
Atlanta Dream select Taylor Thierry as No. 36.
Minnesota Lynx select Aubrey Griffin as No. 37.
New York Liberty select Adja Kane as No. 38, the final pick of the 2025 draft.
Dallas Wings select Aaronette Vonleh as No. 31.
Washington Mystics select Zaay Green as No. 32.
Indiana Fever select Yvonne Ejim as No. 33.
Seattle Storm select Jordan Hobbs as No. 34.
Los Angeles Sparks select Liatu King as No. 28.
Seattle Storm select Madison Conner as No. 29.
Golden State Valkyries select Kaitlyn Chen as No. 30.
Sedona Prince, TCU
The 6-foot-7 center from Liberty Hill, Texas, may be known more for her social media post in 2021 helping point out the inequities between how the NCAA treated men and women during its basketball tournaments. Her post helped prompt an NCAA-commissioned report reviewing gender equity, which led to the use of the phrase March Madness and the start of paying women’s programs units for participating in the tournament. Prince played at Oregon before graduating in May 2022 and transferring to TCU for her last two seasons.
Prince averaged 17.2 points a game this season and started all 58 games played at TCU. She started 86 of 108 games played over five seasons.
Oregon forward Sedona Prince is introduced before an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women’s tournament Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)
JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
The 5-foot-8 guard from Norfolk, Virginia, started 108 of her 126 games played at West Virginia in her career. She averaged 20.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists this season. Quinerly is a two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma attends the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has another big number to his credit with Paige Bueckers now his sixth No. 1 pick overall in the WNBA draft.
Bueckers joins a gaudy and talented list that includes Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart.
Auriemma says he wouldn’t have questioned if the feisty guard started thinking of the games, Final Fours or national titles she didn’t win. Bueckers ended her career helping Auriemma win UConn’s 12th national title and his 1,250th career victory overall.
The UConn coach says the way it ended is almost prophetic for Bueckers.
The 5-foot-10 native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team player. James played in 105 straight games to finish her career at NC State. She capped her career averaging a career-high 17.9 points a game. She also grabbed an average of 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals starting 34 of 35 games.
James shot an average of 44.5% from the floor, 33.3% from 3-point range and 75% at the free throw line.
Van Lith is a 5-foot-9 guard who became the first player to play on three different teams in the Elite Eight after revitalizing her own college career at TCU. Van Lith averaged 17.9 points and 5.4 assists this season as TCU reach the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Van Lith also has some pro experience helping the U.S. win a bronze medal in 3-on-3 at last year’s Paris Olympics.
Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith drives past South Carolina’s Brea Beal during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women’s Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Sivka has size at 6-foot-4 that makes her a difficult matchup. She also is another European who won’t turn 20 until Nov. 23. Sivka is a multilevel scoring forward with efficient shot-making ability. She made over 42% from the 3-point line.
Sarah Ashlee Barker averaged 18.2 points per game this season, which ranked eighth in the Southeastern Conference. She was a two-time All-SEC First Team pick. She also held shooters to 23% shooting from the floor, which was the fifth-stingiest in Division I this season.
Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker (3) shoots next to Kentucky’s Ajae Petty (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament in Greenville, S.C., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
The Minnesota Lynx have acquired forward Karlie Samuelson in a trade with the Washington Mystics for their 2026 first-round draft pick.
Samuelson has career averages of 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game over six WNBA seasons. She scored a career-best 8.4 points per game last year while shooting 39.8% from 3-point range to rank 13th in the league. That was her first season with the Mystics. Samuelson was originally signed by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2018.
The Lynx acquired a different 2026 first-rounder in a separate trade Sunday with the Chicago Sky for their first-rounder this year.
The 6-foot-1 forward is coming off a season where she was All-ACC First Team and also Atlantic Coast Conference All-Defensive Team for a second straight year. She helped lead the Wolfpack to the Final Four last season. Rivers helped South Carolina win the 2022 national championship team her freshman year before transferring.
Rivers averaged 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists this past year starting all 37 games. She also is a good defender averaging 1.3 blocks and 1.6 steals.
South Carolina guard Saniya Rivers (44) drives to the hoop during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
The 6-foot-1 forward led the nation in double-doubles as she averaged 18.7 points and 13.5 rebounds a game. She is second in that category for a career, behind only Oklahoma great Courtney Paris, having more than 100 in her career with her last two seasons at LSU after playing her first two at DePaul. The native of Chicago has a toughness and nose for the basketball.
Amoore is a 5-foot-6 guard with lots of experience starting 155 of 157 games over five college seasons. Amoore averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists for Kentucky this season after transferring from Virginia Tech where she spent her first four seasons. She is from Ballarat, Victoria in Australia.
Virginia Tech’s Georgia Amoore drives past LSU’s Alexis Morris during the second half of an NCAA Women’s Final Four semifinals basketball game Friday, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The 6-foot Jocyte showcased her scoring skills with a 22-point effort against Belgium in the EuroBasket qualifiers.
She’s a versatile player who can play any guard position. She is really effective on the pick and roll with a toughness and fundamental skills that are impressive for someone who turns 20 on Nov. 19.
The 6-foot-3 forward was a star at Stanford before spending her last season at USC.
She averaged 18.2 points and 8.3 rebounds with the Trojans. Iriafen then raised her game when JuJu Watkins went down with an ACL tear helping USC get to the Elite Eight.
Citron is a 6-foot-1 guard. She averaged 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds during her career at Notre Dame where she worked hard enough on her defense to become one of the top defenders on the team.
She also shot over 90% from the free-throw line the past two seasons, one of the best percentages in the country. Citron started 107 of 124 games played over four seasons at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron (11) shoots a layup over Oklahoma guard Madi Williams (25) in the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/ Mitch Alcala)
The 6-foot-6 center played for the French Olympic team last year and has a bright future in the WNBA.
She averaged 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds so far this season while playing for Lyon. She is 19 and won’t turn 20 until November. But Malonga gave a glimpse of her dazzling athleticism last fall dunking for Lyon.
UConn’s Paige Bueckers, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Paige Bueckers is in the WNBA, and the Dallas Wings hope she’s the generational player she was at UConn even if she only won one national championship during her college career.
The 5-foot-11 guard from Hopkins, Minnesota, was the 2021 AP player of the year and a three-time AP All-American. She’s spent the past couple weeks celebrating the Huskies’ latest national championship.
Now Bueckers joins Arike Ogunbowale in the Wings’ backcourt. Bueckers averaged 19.9 points and shot 41.9% from behind the 3-point line this season. Bueckers was one of the most efficient players in college basketball playing 38 games this season for the Huskies and 123 in her career.
The 5-foot-11 guard from Hopkins, Minnesota, is considered a generational player.
Bueckers averaged 20.0 points and shot 42.4% from behind the 3-point line this season. Bueckers was one of the most efficient players in college basketball playing 38 games this season for the national champion Huskies and 123 in her career.
She will pair with Arike Ogunbowale in the Wings’ backcourt. Bueckers was the 2021 AP player of the year and a three-time AP All-American.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has kicked off the draft, putting the Dallas Wings on the clock with the No. 1 pick overall. That’s the first of five selections for Dallas in this draft, and the Wings also hold the 12th and final pick in the first round.
The Wings also hold the 14th pick overall and No. 27. Dallas holds the 31st selection in a deal with the Atlanta Dream.
