University of Connecticut Athletics
Collier, Samuelson Set for 2019 WNBA Draft
4/9/2019 10:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – UConn women's basketball seniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson were selected as two of 12 players invited to attend the 2019 WNBA Draft, set for Wednesday evening at the Nike New York Headquarters.
The first round of the draft will air at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The second and third rounds will be on ESPNU at 8 p.m.
UConn has had 36 WNBA draft selections since the league's inception in 1997. The Huskies have had at least one player selected in the draft 19 times in the last 21 years, including a current 11-year streak.
Since the WNBA was founded, UConn has had 23 first round picks. This season is potentially the 12th time multiple Huskies will be taken in the same draft.
Other players invited to the draft this year are Kristine Anigwe (Cal), Kalani Brown (Baylor), Sophie Cunningham (Missouri), Asia Durr (Louisville), Megan Gustafson (Iowa), Teaira McCowan (Mississippi State), Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame), Alanna Smith (Stanford), Han Xu (China) and Jackie Young (Notre Dame).
NAPHEESA COLLIER
- Two-time WBCA All-American
- Two-time AP First Team All-American
- Two-time USBWA First Team All-American
- 2019 Katrina McClain Award winner
- 2019 AAC Tournament MOP
- Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- 2019 AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Three-time All-AAC First Team
- Two-time NCAA Regional MOP
- Finished UConn career with 2,401 points, 1,219 rebounds and 251 blocks
KATIE LOU SAMUELSON
- Three-time WBCA All-American
- Two-time AP First Team All-American
- Two-time USBWA First Team All-American
- Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- Three-time All-AAC First Team
- 2017 AAC Tournament MOP
- Finished UConn career with 2,342 points, 627 rebounds, 455 assists and 382 three pointers
