WNBA News: NCAA Players Renounce NCAA Eligibility to Opt-In for Consideration for WNBA Draft 2024 Presented by State Farm®

By Vickie Sellers

NEW YORK, April 4, 2024 – The WNBA announced today that the following players from colleges and universities have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm®, scheduled for April 15 at the famed Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET).

The following is the list of NCAA players no longer competing who as of today have filed for consideration as a candidate for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm:

Shalexxus Aaron Houston G 6-1
Brinae Alexander Maryland G-F 6-0
Jillian Archer St. John’s F 6-2
Erynn Barnum Mississippi State F 6-2
Sara Bejedi Florida State (Finland) G 5-7
Grace Berg Drake F 6-0
Aijha Blackwell Baylor G-F 5-11
Daisha Bradford Louisiana Monroe G 5-8
Cameron Brink Stanford F 6-4
Zippy Broughton Florida G 5-7
Kassondra Brown Rutgers C 6-2
Kennedy Brown Duke C 6-6
Jakia Brown-Turner Maryland G 6-0
Sam Brunelle Virginia F 6-2
Jacinta Buckley Eastern Washington G 6-1
Jessika Carter Mississippi State C 6-5
Leilani Correa Florida G 6-0
Makayla Daniels Arkansas G 5-8
A’Jah Davis Seton Hall F-C 6-1
Domonique Davis Southern Mississippi G 5-6
Kaitlyn Davis USC F 6-2
Marquesha Davis Ole Miss G 6-0
Unique Drake St. John’s G 5-7
Faith Dut Florida F 6-4
Dre’Una Edwards Baylor F 6-0
Derin Erdogan Northeastern (Turkey) G 5-7
Dyaisha Fair Syracuse G 5-5
McKenzie Forbes USC G-F 6-0
Zakiyah Franklin Kansas G 5-8
Katia Gallegos Tulsa G 5-7
Shaylee Gonzales Texas G 5-10
Gabby Gregory Kansas State G 6-0
Madison Griggs Memphis G 5-9
Lauren Hansen Michigan G 5-9
Dayshanette Harris Clemson G 5-7
Amari Heard Savannah State C 6-0
Camille Hobby Illinois F 6-4
Mackenzie Holmes Indiana C 6-3
Abbey Hsu Columbia G 5-11
Rita Igbokwe Ole Miss F 6-4
Angel Jackson Jackson State F 6-6
Rickea Jackson Tennessee C 6-2
Taiyanna Jackson Kansas G 6-6
Kiki Jefferson Louisville G 6-1
Hannah Jump Stanford G 6-0
Holly Kersgieter Kansas G 5-11
Jordan King Marquette G 5-11
Elizabeth Kitley Virginia Tech C 6-6
Ny Langley Virginia Union F 5-10
Kamryn Lemon Texas Permian Basin G 5-8
Jada Lewis San Diego State G 5-9
Esmery Martinez Arizona F 6-2
Brynna Maxwell Gonzaga G 6-0
Leilani McIntosh California G 5-5
Danae McNeal East Carolina G 6-0
Rebeka Mikulášiková Ohio State (Slovakia) F 6-4
Quay Miller Colorado F 6-3
Javyn Nicholson Georgia F 6-2
Charisma Osborne UCLA G 5-9
Lauren Park-Lane Mississippi State G 5-3
Taiyier Parks Ohio State F 6-3
Anaya Peoples DePaul G 5-11
Alissa Pili Utah F 6-2
Chanaya Pinto Penn State (Mozambique) F 6-1
Jasmine Powell Tennessee G 5-6
Abby Prohaska San Diego State G 5-9
Angel Reese LSU F 6-3
Nina Rickards Louisville G 5-9
Amari Robinson Clemson F 6-0
Klarke Sconiers Delaware C 6-2
Honesty Scott-Grayson Auburn G 5-9
Jacy Sheldon Ohio State G 5-10
Jaz Shelley Nebraska (Australia) G 5-9
Jaylyn Sherrod Colorado G 5-7
Anne Simon Maine (Luxembourg) G 5-9
Tyia Singleton Ole Miss F 6-2
Camryn Taylor Virginia F 6-2
Celeste Taylor Ohio State G 5-11
Sydney Taylor Louisville G 5-9
Taniyah Thompson Georgia G 5-11
Kayleigh Truong Gonzaga G 5-9
Kaylynne Truong Gonzaga G 5-8
Alexis Tucker Florida State G 5-11
Antwainette Walker Eastern Kentucky G 5-11
Chloe Webb California Baptist G 5-8
Savannah Weeler Middle Tennessee State G 5-6
Charlotte Whittaker Colorado (New Zealand) F 6-3
Desi-Rae Young UNLV C 6-1
Tiara Young SMU G 5-9

 

Since the NCAA granted, in 2021, every winter sport student-athlete an additional year of NCAA eligibility as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, intercollegiate women’s basketball players – even those who are finishing their senior year or graduate studies – may have remaining NCAA eligibility after the 2023-24 season.  Accordingly, the WNBA and the WNBPA previously agreed on an opt-in process for NCAA players who are otherwise eligible for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

Players who have exhausted all NCAA eligibility, including the additional year granted due to Covid-19, are not required to renounce in order to be available for selection in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm but are nonetheless encouraged to notify the WNBA of their intent to be eligible for the Draft and may therefore be included in this list. Eligible international players (as that term is defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement) also are not required to opt into the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm in order to be selected.

Players whose college teams are still active will have 48 hours following the conclusion of their final game to renounce their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available for the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

During the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm on April 15, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.  The draft, along with the special, pre-draft edition of WNBA Countdown (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET) will also be available live on the ESPN App. Top prospects will take part live in-person when the WNBA Draft presented by State Farm tips off at the acclaimed Brooklyn Academy of Music, located in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

The Indiana Fever own the top pick in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm.

 

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