Additional NCAA Players Renounce NCAA Eligibility To Opt-In For Consideration For 2023 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm®
NEW YORK, April 6, 2023 – The WNBA announced today the list of players from colleges and universities who have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm®, scheduled for April 10 at Spring Studios New York in Manhattan (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET).
Following is the list of NCAA players who have as of today filed for consideration as a candidate for the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
| Name | School | Position | Height |
| Adebola Adeyeye | Kentucky | Forward | 6-2 |
| Okako Adika | USC | Guard/Forward | 6-0 |
| Jaia Alexander | Coppin State | Guard | 5-11 |
| Laeticia Amihere | South Carolina | Forward | 6-4 |
| Ja’Mee Asberry | Baylor | Guard | 5-5 |
| Ketsia Athias | Iona | Forward/Center | 6-2 |
| Kadaja Bailey | St. John’s | Guard | 6-0 |
| Angel Baker | Mississippi | Guard | 5-8 |
| Elizabeth Balogun | Duke | Guard/Forward | 6-1 |
| Malury Bates | Georgia | Forward | 6-3 |
| Diamond Battles | Georgia | Guard | 5-8 |
| Brea Beal | South Carolina | Guard | 6-1 |
| Niyah Becker | Wake Forest | Forward | 6-2 |
| Robyn Benton | Kentucky | Guard | 5-9 |
| Grace Berger | Indiana | Guard | 6-0 |
| Caitlin Bickle | Baylor | Forward | 6-1 |
| Essence Booker | UNLV | Guard | 5-8 |
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | Forward-Center | 6-5 |
| Sam Breen | Massachusetts | Forward | 6-1 |
| Chrissy Brown | Southeastern Louisiana | Guard | 5-9 |
| Leigha Brown | Michigan | Guard | 6-1 |
| Juana Camilion | Iona | Guard | 5-10 |
| Chrislyn Carr | Louisville | Guard | 5-5 |
| Christianna “Chrissy” Carr | Arkansas | Guard | 6-1 |
| Jasmine Carson | LSU | Guard | 5-10 |
| Sha Carter | FGCU | Guard | 6-0 |
| Gina Conti | UCLA | Guard | 5-11 |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | Guard | 5-9 |
| Sidney Cooks | Seton Hall | Forward/Center | 6-4 |
| Taya Corosdale | Duke | Guard/Forward | 6-3 |
| Janai Crooms | Providence | Guard | 5-10 |
| Cherita Daugherty | Southern Utah | Guard | 5-10 |
| Christina Deng | Gardner-Webb | Forward | 6-0 |
| Asiah Dingle | Fordham | Guard | 5-6 |
| Liz Dixon | Louisville | Forward | 6-5 |
| Rokia Doumbia | USC | Guard | 5-9 |
| Camille Downs | Norfolk State | Guard | 5-10 |
| Lauren Ebo | Notre Dame | Center | 6-4 |
| Ayana Emmanuel | Alabama State | Guard | 5-9 |
| Jayla Everett | St. John’s | Guard | 5-10 |
| Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu | South Florida | Forward | 6-4 |
| Kierra Fletcher | South Carolina | Guard | 5-9 |
| Brooke Flowers | Saint Louis | Forward/Center | 6-5 |
| Alex Fowler | Portland | Forward | 6-2 |
| Deja Francis | Norfolk State | Guard | 5-7 |
| Marnelle Garraud | Vanderbilt | Guard | 5-7 |
| D’Asia Gregg | Virginia Tech | Forward | 6-2 |
| A’Niah Griffin | Evansville | Guard | 6-1 |
| Stephanie Guihon | McNeese State | Guard | 5-6 |
| Ciaja Harbison | Vanderbilt | Guard | 5-6 |
| Destiny Harden | Miami | Forward | 6-0 |
| Jazmin Harris | No. Carolina A&T | Center | 6-3 |
| Anastasia Hayes | Mississippi State | Guard | 5-7 |
| Da’Nasia Hood | Texas State | Forward | 6-1 |
| Jordan Horston | Tennessee | Guard | 6-2 |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | Guard/Forward | 6-1 |
| Asianae Johnson | Mississippi State | Guard | 5-8 |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Guard | 6-1 |
| Morgan Jones | Louisville | Guard | 6-2 |
| Dorka Juhász | Connecticut | Forward | 6-5 |
| Emily Kiser | Michigan | Forward | 6-3 |
| Dariauna Lewis | Syracuse | Forward | 6-1 |
| Destiny Littleton | USC | Guard | 5-9 |
| Ana Llanusa | Oklahoma | Guard | 6-0 |
| Lou Lopez Sénéchal | Connecticut | Guard/Forward | 6-1 |
| Jade Loville | Arizona | Guard/Forward | 5-11 |
| Dara Mabrey | Notre Dame | Guard | 5-7 |
| Chloe Marotta | Marquette | Forward | 6-1 |
| Kamaria McDaniel | Michigan State | Guard | 5-10 |
| Shaiquel McGruder | New Mexico | Forward | 6-0 |
| Rachel McLimore | Butler | Guard-Forward | 5-10 |
| Abby Meyers | Maryland | Guard | 6-0 |
| Taylor Mikesell | Ohio State | Guard | 5-11 |
| Diamond Miller | Maryland | Guard | 6-3 |
| Tishara Morehouse | FGCU | Guard | 5-3 |
| Alexis Morris | LSU | Guard | 5-6 |
| Sonya Morris | Texas | Guard | 5-10 |
| Amoria Neal-Tysor | Mercer | Guard | 5-6 |
| Trinity Oliver | Washington | Guard | 5-10 |
| Aaliyah Patty | Texas A&M | Forward | 6-3 |
| Shaina Pellington | Arizona | Guard | 5-8 |
| Lasha Petree | Purdue | Guard | 6-0 |
| Destiney Philoxy | Massachusetts | Guard | 5-7 |
| Elisa Pinzan | Maryland | Guard | 5-8 |
| Ashten Prechtel | Stanford | Forward | 6-5 |
| Cate Reese | Arizona | Forward | 6-2 |
| Taylor Robertson | Oklahoma | Guard | 6-0 |
| Paige Robinson | Illinois State | Guard | 5-11 |
| Victaria Saxton | South Carolina | Forward | 6-2 |
| Bre’Amber Scott | Texas Tech | Guard | 5-11 |
| Myah Selland | South Dakota State | Forward | 6-1 |
| Maddy Siegrist | Villanova | Forward | 6-2 |
| Kadi Sissoko | USC | Forward | 6-2 |
| Ahlana Smith | Mississippi State | Guard | 5-9 |
| Brittney Smith | Georgia | Forward | 6-3 |
| Madisen Smith | West Virginia | Guard | 5-5 |
| Stephanie Soares | Iowa State | Forward/Center | 6-6 |
| Taylor Soule | Virginia Tech | Forward | 5-11 |
| E’Lease Stafford | Missouri-Kansas City | Guard/Forward | 6-0 |
| Asia Strong | Syracuse | Forward | 6-2 |
| Cameron Swartz | Georgia Tech | Guard | 5-11 |
| Myah Taylor | Mississippi | Guard | 5-7 |
| Kayana Traylor | Virginia Tech | Guard | 5-9 |
| Elena Tsineke | South Florida | Guard | 5-7 |
| Haley Van Dyke | Washington | Forward | 6-1 |
| Audrey Warren | Georgia | Guard/Forward | 5-9 |
| Keishana Washington | Drexel | Guard | 5-7 |
| Kaela Webb | FGCU | Guard | 5-6 |
| LaDazhia Williams | LSU | Forward | 6-4 |
| Madi Williams | Oklahoma | Forward | 5-11 |
| Zakiyah Winfield | Buffalo | Guard | 5-7 |
| Bendu Yeaney | Oregon State | Guard | 5-10 |
In addition, four players have rescinded their prior decisions to opt-in for the draft and have removed their names from consideration: Esmery Martinez (Arizona), Charisma Osborne (UCLA), Sedona Prince (Oregon), Endyia Rogers (Oregon).
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 2022-23 season. Accordingly, the WNBA and the WNBPA previously agreed on an opt-in process for NCAA players who are otherwise eligible for the 2023 WNBA Draft 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 2023 WNBA Draft 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 in to the 2023 WNBA Draft in order to be selected.
During the WNBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm on April 10, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The draft 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 Spring Studios New York, located in the Tribeca section of Manhattan and the home to such iconic events as Fashion Week and The Tribeca Film Festival, serving as the venue for the evening’s events.
The Indiana Fever own the top pick in the WNBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm.
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