Virginia Tech Hokies | center | 6-foot-6 | senior
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Can she adjust to playing more on the perimeter, as she will need to in the pro game? Having former WNBA coach Nicki Collen guiding her this season at Baylor should be good preparation. She is quick, strong and has good instincts both offensively and defensively. Indiana Fever: Aijha Blackwellīaylor Bears | forward/guard | 5-foot-11 | seniorīlackwell is an outstanding rebounder, averaging 13.0 last season and 10.2 in her three years at Missouri. If she can have similar numbers this season, it will be good for the Lady Vols and her draft stock.Īijha Blackwell drills triple in Baylor's winĪijha Blackwell drills triple in Baylor's win 7. In her time with the Bulldogs, she averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals. She was the SEC's leading scorer when she left Mississippi State last January after two coaching changes. Jackson is in her first season at Tennessee and likely will have a lot to do with how far the Lady Vols go. Tennessee Lady Vols | forward | 6-foot-2 | senior While turnovers and shot selection have been issues, Horston averaged 16.2 points last season, along with 9.4 rebounds. She has great size and defensive instincts on the wing, which could make her valuable to the Sky. Despite the Lady Vols' loss at Ohio State in their opener Tuesday, expectations are high for Tennessee and Horston.
Tennessee Lady Vols | guard | 6-foot-2 | seniorĪn elbow injury cut short Horston's very good junior season. But provided Miller has a healthy overall season, she could be a strong offensive player, especially in transition for Minnesota, with room to grow on defense. Miller left the Terps' opener with an injury Monday, and she had injury issues last season, too. The Lynx missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2010, and they have to get used to life without retired center Sylvia Fowles. Maryland Terps | guard | 6-foot-3 | senior But she's even better on defense, and the Mystics led the league in defensive rating last season. A solid offensive player, Osborne led the Bruins at 16.4 PPG last season. Osborne was somewhat out of the spotlight with the Bruins missing the NCAA tournament last season, although they advanced to the WNIT semifinals. The Most Outstanding Player in the 2021 NCAA tournament, Jones could be an elite playmaker at the next level, along with becoming a more dynamic scorer than she has been at Stanford. But there might not be a one who really pushes Jones out of this spot. 1 pick last season, the Dream might see a post player as a better fit. Stanford Cardinal | guard| 6-foot-1 | seniorĪfter taking big guard Rhyne Howard with the No.
She is the most pro-ready college player, with elite finishing skills, footwork and defensive ability and savvy. Boston was the national player of the year last season and favored to repeat, as are the Gamecocks as national champions. She is the draft's sure thing, provided she doesn't pull a surprise and opt to stay a fifth season in college. South Carolina Gamecocks | forward | 6-foot-5 | senior
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We'll update the mock draft after Friday's lottery. With the information we have now, here is an early projection of the first round, with the first four picks in order of their lottery odds. With seniors still having the option of coming back for a fifth season because of the pandemic-affected 2020-21 academic year, there is no guarantee that all of them will make themselves eligible for April's 2023 draft. Sometimes, she alters the course of a franchise. But most of the time, a player in that slot brings significant value. There have been a few years - 2021 comes to mind - when the No. This year, the Fever had an early-season coaching change and - with a team heavily dependent on rookies - finished 5-31.
But it hasn't translated into the team being playoff-level competitive. The Fever have had draft success in that stretch with Kelsey Mitchell (No. But Indiana hasn't made the playoffs since Catchings retired following the 2016 season. 3 pick in 2001, is the best player in Fever history and one of the all-time greats in women's basketball. 1 pick, which the organization has never had. The Fever have the highest odds of getting the No. The Indiana Fever need a good break, and Friday's WNBA draft lottery (5:30 p.m.
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