Hey Loves,
April 10th, 2019 was a night that changed the lives of 36 young women and I had the chance to see it happen live. I attended the 2019 WNBA Draft sponsored by Statefarm and hosted at the Nike Headquarters in NYC. Heading into their 23rd season the WNBA these hard working young women represent the best of the best from around the country and world.
12 year old me was beyond excited because at one point in time I wanted to play in the WNBA. Like every little girl at the time, Lisa Leslie was the pinnacle of women’s basketball. So be in the midst of watching these young have the opportunity to live out their passion was just amazing.
The event was held at the 150,000 square ft. Nike Headquarters complete with an orange carpet, live broadcast from the 4,000-square-foot indoor basketball court, three intense rounds of draft picks, interview circuit, and Instagrammable moments at the “dreamboard” where friends, family, and newly drafted WNBA players shared their dreams, hopes and ambitions.
ROUND 1
1. Las Vegas Aces: Jackie Young (GF) — Notre Dame
2. New York Liberty: Asia Durr (G) — Louisville
3. Indiana Fever: Teaira McCowan (C) — Mississippi State
4. Chicago Sky: Katie Lou Samuelson (GF) — UConn
5. Dallas Wings: Arike Ogunbowale (G) — Notre Dame
6. Minnesota Lynx: Napheesa Collier (F) — UConn
7. L.A. Sparks: Kalani Brown (F) — Baylor
8. Phoenix Mercury: Alanna Smith (F) — Stanford
9. Connecticut Sun: Kristine Anigwe (C) — California
10. Washington Mystics: Kiara Leslie (G) — NC State
11. Phoenix Mercury: Brianna Turner (F) — Notre Dame
12. Seattle Storm: Ezi Magbegor (F) — Australia
ROUND 2
13. Phoenix Mercury: Sophie Cunningham (G) — Missouri
14. New York Liberty: Han Xu (C) — China
15. Chicago Sky: ChloeJackson (G) — Baylor
16. Minnesota Lynx: Jessica Shepard (C) — Notre Dame
17. Dallas Wings: Megan Gustafson (C) — Iowa
18. Connecticut Sun: Natisha Hiedeman (G) — Marquette
19. L.A. Sparks: Marina Mabrey (G) —Notre Dame
20. Minnesota Lynx: Cierra Dillard (G) — Buffalo
21. Connecticut Sun: Bridget Carleton (G) — Iowa State
22. Dallas Wings: Kennedy Burke (G) — UCLA
23. Atlanta Dream: Maite Cazorla (G) — Oregon
24. Seattle Storm: Anriel Howard (F) — Mississippi St
ROUND 3
25. Indiana Fever: Paris Kea (G) — UNC
26. New York Liberty: Megan Huff (F) — Utah
27. Chicago Sky: Maria Conde (F) — Spain
28. Indiana Fever: Caliya Robinson (F) — Georgia
29. Dallas Wings: Morgan Bertsch (F) — UC-Davis
30. Minnesota Lynx: Kenisha Bell (G) — Minnesota
31. L.A. Sparks: Angela Salvadores (G) — Spain
32. Phoenix Mercury: Arica Carter (G) — Louisville
33. Connecticut Sun: Regan Magarity (F) — Virginia Tech
34. Mystics: Sam Fuehring (F) — Louisville
35. Dream: Li Yueru (C) — China
36. Storm: Macy Miller (G) — South Dakota State
Congratulations to all of these ladies. I’m sure we will see nothing but the BEST from them in their careers. For more information all of these women, and up to date information on the 2019 season be sure to check out WNBA.com.
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xoxo, Shay