WNBA mock draft 2019 – Predicting all three rounds
Six players projected to be first-round picks in our third WNBA mock draft will play Friday in the Women’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida. In all, 12 players from Baylor, UConn, Notre Dame and Oregon are included among espnW’s projection for all three rounds of the April 10 WNBA draft.
We’re including draft-eligible juniors, as designated by an asterisk, but these players have not officially announced their plans. Tynice Martin of West Virginia, who was projected as a late second-round pick in our last installment, announced last week that she would not enter the draft and is staying for her senior season.
South Florida’s Kitija Laksa, whom we also had as a second-round selection, announced Sunday she will not enter this WNBA draft, but did not say if she would return to the Bulls. The senior suffered a knee injury in South Florida’s third game and missed the rest of the season. She could get a medical hardship waiver to be able to play another year in college, but didn’t indicate if she would pursue that. She said she was focused on rehabbing her knee.
1. Las Vegas: Sabrina Ionescu*, Oregon, 5-11 guard
2. New York: Asia Durr, Louisville, 5-10 guard
3. Indiana: Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State, 6-7 center
4. Chicago: Kristine Anigwe, Cal, 6-4 forward
5. Dallas: Jackie Young*, Notre Dame, 6-0 guard
6. Minnesota: Napheesa Collier, UConn, 6-2 forward
7. Los Angeles: Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame, 5-8 guard
8. Phoenix: Ezi Magbegor, Australia, 6-4 forward
9. Connecticut: Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn, 6-3 guard
10. Washington: Alanna Smith, Stanford, 6-4 forward
11. Atlanta: Kalani Brown, Baylor, 6-7 center
12. Seattle: Megan Gustafson, Iowa, 6-3 center
Nobody in college basketball has mastered the triple-double like Sabrina Ionescu. Can she now lead the Oregon Ducks to an NCAA championship?
The WNBA draft will be held April 10 at Nike New York Headquarters in Manhattan, the league announced Tuesday.
Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu, Louisville’s Asia Durr and Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan are the projected top three picks in espnW’s mock draft.
13. Phoenix: Sophie Cunningham, Missouri, 6-1 guard
14. New York: Jessica Shepard, Notre Dame, 6-4 forward
15. Chicago: Paris Kea, North Carolina, 5-9 guard
16. Minnesota: Caliya Robinson, Georgia, 6-3 forward
17. Dallas: Han Xu, China, 6-9 center
18. Minnesota: Kiara Leslie, NC State, 6-0 guard
19. Los Angeles: Kennedy Burke, UCLA, 6-1 guard
20. Minnesota: Brianna Turner, Notre Dame, 6-3 forward
21. Connecticut: Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, 5-8 guard
22. Dallas: Anriel Howard, Mississippi State, 5-11 forward
23. Atlanta: Naomi Davenport, West Virginia, 6-0 guard/forward
24. Seattle:Bridget Carleton, Iowa State, 6-1 guard
25. Indiana: Kianna Ibis, Arizona State, 6-1 forward
26. New York: Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, 5-9 guard
27. Chicago: Marina Mabrey, Notre Dame, 5-11 guard
28. Indiana: Allazia Blockton, Marquette, 6-0 guard
29. Dallas: Kenisha Bell, Minnesota, 5-9 guard
30. Minnesota: Megan Huff, Utah, 6-3 forward
31. Los Angeles: Li Yueru, China, 6-7 center
32. Phoenix: Maite Cazorla, Oregon, 5-10 guard
33. Connecticut: Taylor Emery, Virginia Tech, 5-10 guard
34. Washington: Alexis Jennings, South Carolina, 6-3 forward
35. Atlanta: Chloe Jackson, Baylor, 5-8 guard
36. Seattle: Teniya Page, Penn State, 5-7 guard