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2019 WNBA Mock Draft Version 3.0

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

March Madness is officially underway, with the Sweet 16 games set to tip off on Friday. This also means that we have gotten another month plus some NCAA tourney games to watch certain draft prospects play. It also means since last month, the mock draft rankings have changed quite a bit since the last updated one. I will have a final WNBA Mock Draft which will be released next Thursday, so make sure to look out for that one.

First Round

  1. Sabrina Ionescu** – Las Vegas Aces
  2. Asia Durr – New York Liberty
  3. Teaira McCowan – Indiana Fever
  4. Jackie Young** – Chicago Sky
  5. Kalani Brown – Dallas Wings
  6. Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Arike Ogunbowale – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Katie Lou Samuelson – Phoenix Mercury
  9. Xu Han – Connecticut Sun
  10. Alanna Smith – Washington Mystics
  11. Megan Gustafson – Atlanta Dream
  12. Bridget Carleton – Seattle Storm

Second Round

  1. Sophie Cunningham – Phoenix Mercury
  2. Marina Mabrey – New York Liberty
  3. Kristine Anigwe – Chicago Sky
  4. Jessica Shepard – Minnesota Lynx
  5. Eziyoda Magbegor – Dallas Wings
  6. Cierra Dillard – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Maci Morris – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Anriel Howard – Minnesota Lynx
  9. Tynice Martin** – Connecticut Sun
  10. Kennedy Burke – Dallas Wings
  11. Brianna Turner – Atlanta Dream
  12. Kiara Leslie – Seattle Storm

Third Round

  1. Paris Kea – Indiana Fever
  2. Kayla Goth – New York Liberty
  3. Allazia Blockton – Chicago Sky
  4. Kitija Laksa – Indiana Fever
  5. Amy Okonkwo – Dallas Wings
  6. Hallie Thome – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Laura Stockton – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Morgan Bertsch – Phoenix Mercury
  9. Teniya Page – Connecticut Sun
  10. Kennedy Leonard – Washington Mystics
  11. Maite Cazorla – Atlanta Dream
  12. Zykera Rice – Seattle Storm

** – indicates that the player still has one year of college eligibility left.

2019 WNBA Mock Draft Version 2.0

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

The 2019 WNBA Draft is less than two months away from now and it’s starting to get really exciting as March and April are very busy for the women’s college basketball world and the WNBA world. Now that we are near the end of February, it’s time to release my second version of the WNBA Mock Draft. You can read the first version here. I will release another updated version next month in March, during the time of the NCAA Tournament. From now on, I have also listed college eligible juniors and international players.

ROUND ONE

  1. Las Vegas Aces – Sabrina Ionescu**
  2. New York Liberty – Asia Durr
  3. Indiana Fever – Kalani Brown
  4. Chicago Sky – Napheesa Collier
  5. Dallas Wings – Teaira McCowan
  6. Minnesota Lynx – Arike Ogunbowale
  7. Los Angeles Sparks – Katie Lou Samuelson
  8. Phoenix Mercury – Megan Gustafson
  9. Connecticut Sun – Jessica Shepard
  10. Washington Mystics – Jackie Young**
  11. Atlanta Dream – Kristine Anigwe
  12. Seattle Storm – Brianna Turner

ROUND TWO

  1. Phoenix Mercury – Sophie Cunningham
  2. New York Liberty – Marina Mabrey
  3. Chicago Sky – Natisha Hiedeman
  4. Minnesota Lynx – Anriel Howard
  5. Dallas Wings – Eziyoda Magbegor
  6. Minnesota Lynx – Tynice Martin
  7. Los Angeles Sparks – Alanna Smith
  8. Minnesota Lynx – Hallie Thome
  9. Connecticut Sun – Maci Morris
  10. Dallas Wings – Kennedy Burke
  11. Atlanta Dream – Bridget Carleton
  12. Seattle Storm – Kianna Ibis

ROUND THREE

  1. Indiana Fever – Maite Cazorla
  2. New York Liberty – Kayla Goth
  3. Chicago Sky – Allazia Blockton
  4. Indiana Fever – Kitija Laksa
  5. Dallas Wings – Amy Okonkwo
  6. Minnesota Lynx – Cierra Dillard
  7. Los Angeles Sparks – Laura Stockton
  8. Phoenix Mercury – Morgan Bertsch
  9. Connecticut Sun – Teniya Page
  10. Washington Mystics – Kiara Leslie
  11. Atlanta Dream – Kennedy Leonard
  12. Seattle Storm – Zykera Rice

 

 

 

2019 WNBA Mock Draft Version 1.0

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

The WNBA Draft is coming up in three months and with that in mind, I have released the first version of my WNBA Mock Draft. These versions of the mock draft will be updated monthly. Also, after the NCAA Tournament, the mock drafts will be updated weekly until the actual WNBA Draft.

NOTE:**This first version of the draft does not include international players and will be included in the next version. It also does not include possible early declaration players and possible WNBA Free Agency movement which impacts the draft. That will be in the later versions of the draft which will be out in March or April.

ROUND ONE

  1. Kalani Brown – Las Vegas Aces
  2. Asia Durr – New York Liberty
  3. Katie Lou Samuelson – Indiana Fever
  4. Napheesa Collier – Chicago Sky
  5. Teaira McCowan – Dallas Wings
  6. Jessica Shepard – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Arike Ogunbowale – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Megan Gustafson – Phoenix Mercury
  9. Sophie Cunningham – Connecticut Sun
  10. Alanna Smith – Washington Mystics
  11. Kristine Anigwe – Atlanta Dream
  12. Brianna Turner – Seattle Storm

ROUND TWO

  1. Natisha Hiedeman – Phoenix Mercury
  2. Marina Mabrey – New York Liberty
  3. Kianna Ibis – Chicago Sky
  4. Anriel Howard – Minnesota Lynx
  5. Maci Morris – Washington Mystics
  6. Kenisha Bell – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Danni Williams – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Hallie Thome – Minnesota Lynx
  9. Jenna Allen – Michigan State
  10. Kennedy Burke – Washington Mystics
  11. Bridget Carleton – Atlanta Dream
  12. Kennedy Leonard – Seattle Storm

ROUND THREE

  1. Kayla Goth – Indiana Fever
  2. Maite Cazorla – New York Liberty
  3. Allazia Blockton – Chicago Sky
  4. Kitjia Laksa – Indiana Fever
  5. Amy Okonkwo – Dallas Wings
  6. Ciara Duffy – Minnesota Lynx
  7. Morgan Bertsch – Los Angeles Sparks
  8. Laura Stockton – Phoenix Mercury
  9. Teniya Page – Connecticut Sun
  10. Kiara Leslie – Washington Mystics
  11. Rosemarie Julien – Atlanta Dream
  12. Zykera Rice – Seattle Storm

Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class! Week 14 & 15!

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

Wow. It’s been a busy two weeks since my last rankings post. I was sick for the last week, my day job was very hectic and the Winter Olympics started. This is why I am combining these two weeks. I know a lot has happened over these final weeks of conference play heading into March, but there is still so much to be decided.

You can find the previous week’s rankings here. Have questions? Check the FAQ page.

Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the weeks of Feb. 5th to Feb. 18th.

SENIORS

  1. A’ja Wilson – South Carolina (+2)
  2. Kelsey Mitchell – Ohio State
  3. Gabby Williams – Connecticut (-2)
  4. Victoria Vivians – Mississippi State (+7)
  5. Kia Nurse – Connecticut
  6. Jordin Canada – UCLA (-2)
  7. Jaime Nared – Tennessee (-1)
  8. Monique Billings – UCLA
  9. Lexie Brown – Duke (+4)
  10. Mercedes Russell – Tennessee (-2)
  11. Myisha Hines-Allen – Louisville (+1)
  12. Ariel Atkins – Texas (+2)
  13. Stephanie Mavunga – Ohio State (-3)
  14. Shakayla Thomas – Florida State (NR)
  15. Imani Wright – Florida State (NR)
  16. Marie Gulich – Oregon State (NR)
  17. Brooke McCarty – Texas (-2)
  18. Brittany McPhee – Stanford (-9)
  19. Katelynn Flaherty – Michigan (-1)
  20. Raigyne Louis – LSU (-4)
  21. Tyra Buss – Indiana (NR)
  22. Tyler Scaife – Rutgers (NR)
  23. Loryn Goodwin – Oklahoma State (-4)
  24. Kaylee Jensen – Oklahoma State (-4)
  25. Carlie Wagner – Minnesota
  26. Jessica Lindstrom – Green Bay (-5)
  27. Chelsea Nelson – NC State (NR)
  28. Allie LeClaire – Green Bay (-1)
  29. Maria Jespersen – South Florida (-3)
  30. Teana Muldrow – West Virginia (NR)
  31. Macy Miller – South Dakota State (NR)
  32. Erykah Davenport – Miami (-10)
  33. Emily Potter – Utah (NR)
  34. Kahlia Lawerence – Mercer
  35. Kylee Smith – Belmont (NR)
  36. Natalie Butler – George Mason (NR)

JUNIORS

  1. Kalani Brown – Baylor (+6)
  2. Asia Durr – Louisville
  3. Megan Gustafson – Iowa
  4. Teaira McCowan – Mississippi State (-3)
  5. Azura Stevens – Connecticut (+4)
  6. Napheesa Collier – Connecticut (-2)
  7. Katie Lou Samuelson – Connecticut (-1)
  8. Sophie Cunningham – Missouri (-3)
  9. Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame (+5)
  10. Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame
  11. Lashaan Higgs – Texas (NR)
  12. Hallie Thome – Michigan (NR)
  13. Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame (-5)
  14. Allazia Blockton – Marquette (NR)
  15. Khaalia Hillsman – Texas A&M (NR)
  16. Kenisha Bell – Minnesota (NR)
  17. Kristine Anigwe – California (NR)
  18. Kianna Ibis – Arizona State (NR)
  19. Kitija Laksa – South Florida (NR)
  20. Alanna Smith – Stanford (-7)
  21. Naomi Davenport – West Virginia (NR)
  22. Zykera Rice – Gonzaga (NR)
  23. Maite Cazorla – Oregon (NR)
  24. Danielle King – Marquette (-5)
  25. Amy Okonkwo – TCU (NR)
  26. Caliya Robinson – Georgia (-11)
  27. Marte’ Grays – DePaul (NR)

SOPHOMORES

  1. Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon
  2. Ruthy Hebard – Oregon (+2)
  3. Kaila Charles – Maryland (-1)
  4. Lauren Cox – Baylor (-1)
  5. Bella Alarie – Princeton (+13)
  6. Jackie Young – Notre Dame (NR)
  7. Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse
  8. Taryn McCutcheon – Michigan State
  9. Ciara Duffy – South Dakota State
  10. Stephanie Jones – Maryland (+6)
  11. Dominique Oden – Purdue (-5)
  12. Mikayla Pivec – Oregon State (-1)
  13. Kat Tudor – Oregon State (NR)
  14. Tyasha Harris – South Carolina (NR)
  15. Robbi Ryan – Arizona State (-5)
  16. Ayana Mitchell – LSU (-11)
  17. Becca Hitner – Drake (-3)
  18. Kelly Jekot – Villanova (NR)

FRESHMEN

  1. Chennedy Carter – Texas A&M
  2. Ana Llanusa – Oklahoma
  3. Rennia Davis – Tennesseee (NR)
  4. Satou Sabally – Oregon (+1)
  5. Janelle Bailey – North Carolina (NR)
  6. Kianna Williams – Stanford
  7. Kate Cain – Nebraska (+1)
  8. Elah Parker – Penn (NR)
  9. Hailey Brown – Michigan (NR)

Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class! Week 12

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

Wow. What a week. There’s so much that happened and I cannot believe that we are now into Week 12 of these weekly rankings. I only have 4 more weeks left of these rankings, so I hope you have enjoyed them and shared them among your friends and families.

We are now into the thick of conference play where teams are battling each other for the conference regular season title and we still have some top out of conference games to play. There is still so much basketball to be played, so I hope you keep tuning into watch.

You can view last week’s rankings here. Have questions? Read my FAQ page. Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the week of January 22nd to January 28th.

 

SENIORS

  1. A’ja Wilson – South Carolina
  2. Kelsey Mitchell – Ohio State (NR)
  3. Jordin Canada – UCLA (+6)
  4. Victoria Vivians – Mississippi State (+3)
  5. Katelynn Flaherty – Michigan (+6)
  6. Monique Billings – UCLA
  7. Kia Nurse – Connecticut (-3)
  8. Gabby Williams – Connecticut (-6)
  9. Myisha Hines-Allen – Louisville (+7)
  10. Aliyah Huland El – Virginia (NR)
  11. Lexie Brown – Duke (-1)
  12. Kristy Wallace – Baylor (NR)
  13. Chelsea Nelson – NC State (NR)
  14. Mercedes Russell – Tennessee (+3)
  15. Brittany McPhee – Stanford (NR)
  16. Rebecca Greenwell – Duke (NR)
  17. Linnae Harper – Ohio State (-3)
  18. Tyler Scaife – Rutgers (NR)
  19. Marie Gulich – Oregon State (-4)
  20. Erykah Davenport – Miami (NR)
  21. Maria Jespersen – South Florida (+4)
  22. Imani Wright – Florida State (NR)
  23. Kristen Simon – USC (NR)
  24. Kaylee Jensen – Oklahoma State
  25. Loryn Goodwin – Oklahoma State (-2)
  26. Alex Louin – Villanova (NR)
  27. Allie LeClaire – Green Bay (NR)
  28. Sydney Lamberty – Creighton (NR)
  29. JaVonna Layfield – Dayton (NR)
  30. Ivy Brown – Western Kentucky (+2)
  31. Stephanie Reid – Buffalo (NR)
  32. Sydni Means – Mercer (NR)
  33. China Dow – FGCU (NR)
  34. Taylor Rooks – Harvard (NR)

JUNIORS

  1. Kalani Brown – Baylor
  2. Katie Lou Samuelson – Connecticut (+3)
  3. Megan Gustafson – Iowa (+9)
  4. Teaira McCowan – Mississippi State (-1)
  5. Napheesa Collier – Connecticut (+4)
  6. Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame (+4)
  7. Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame (+1)
  8. Eleanna Christinaki – Maryland (NR)
  9. Hallie Thome – Michigan (-7)
  10. Sophie Cunningham – Missouri (-6)
  11. Asia Durr – Louisville
  12. Kristine Anigwe – California (+4)
  13. Naomi Davenport – West Virginia (NR)
  14. Bridget Carleton – Iowa State (NR)
  15. Khaalia Hillsman – Texas A&M (+5)
  16. Lashann Higgs – Texas (-9)
  17. Caliya Robinson – Georgia (NR)
  18. Chloe Jackson – LSU (NR)
  19. Kiara Leslie – NC State (NR)
  20. Jazmine Jones – Louisville (NR)
  21. Jatarie White – Texas (-8)
  22. Amy Okonkwo – TCU (+8)
  23. Alanna Smith – Stanford (NR)
  24. Maddie Simon – Nebraska (NR)
  25. Darby Maggard – Belmont (NR)
  26. Jen Fay – Quinnipiac
  27. Morgan Bertsch – UC Davis

SOPHOMORES

  1. Kaila Charles – Maryland (+4)
  2. Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon
  3. Lauren Cox – Baylor (-2)
  4. Ruthy Hebard – Oregon (+3)
  5. Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse (+7)
  6. Jackie Young – Notre Dame (+3)
  7. Ae’Rianna Harris – Purdue (NR)
  8. Mikayla Pivec – Oregon State (NR)
  9. Ayana Mitchell – LSU (NR)
  10. Dominique Toussaint – Virginia (NR)
  11. Stephanie Jones – Maryland (-3)
  12. Tyasha Harris – South Carolina (-2)
  13. Tamera Henshaw – South Florida (NR)
  14. Robbi Ryan – Arizona State (NR)
  15. Kayla Cooper-Williams – James Madison (NR)
  16. Sara Rhine – Drake (NR)
  17. Paige Cannon – Duquesne (NR)
  18. Briana Hardee – Bethune-Cookman (NR)

FRESHMEN

  1. Shaina Pellington – Oklahoma (-1)
  2. Rennia Davis – Tennessee (NR)
  3. Janelle Bailey – North Carolina (NR)
  4. Chennedy Carter – Texas A&M (NR)
  5. Sidney Cooks – Michigan State (NR)
  6. Satou Sabally – Oregon (NR)
  7. Kate Cain – Nebraska (-3)
  8. Jaelynn Penn – Indiana (NR)
  9. Honoka Ikematsu – Robert Morris (NR)