NCAA Players Renounce NCAA Eligibility To Opt-In For Consideration For 2023 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm®
NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 – The WNBA announced today that the following players from colleges and universities 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).
The following is the list of NCAA players who as of today have filed for consideration as a candidate for the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm:
| Adebola Adeyeye | Kentucky | Forward | 6-2 |
| Okako Adika | USC | Guard/Forward | 6-0 |
| Ja’Mee Asberry | Baylor | Guard | 5-5 |
| Ketsia Athias | Iona | Forward/Center | 6-2 |
| 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 |
| Robyn Benton | Kentucky | Guard | 5-9 |
| Grace Berger | Indiana | Guard | 6-0 |
| Caitlin Bickle | Baylor | Forward | 6-1 |
| Essence Booker | UNLV | Guard | 5-8 |
| Sam Breen | Massachusetts | Forward | 6-1 |
| Leigha Brown | Michigan | Guard | 6-1 |
| Juana Camilion | Iona | Guard | 5-10 |
| Sha Carter | FGCU | Guard | 6-0 |
| Gina Conti | UCLA | Guard | 5-11 |
| Sidney Cooks | Seton Hall | Forward/Center | 6-4 |
| Taya Corosdale | Duke | Guard/Forward | 6-3 |
| Christina Deng | Gardner-Webb | Forward | 6-0 |
| Asiah Dingle | Fordham | Guard | 5-6 |
| Rokia Doumbia | USC | Guard | 5-9 |
| 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 |
| Brooke Flowers | Saint Louis | Forward/Center | 6-5 |
| Stephanie Guihon | McNeese State | Guard | 5-6 |
| Ciaja Harbison | Vanderbilt | Guard | 5-6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chloe Marotta | Marquette | Forward | 6-1 |
| Esmery Martinez | Arizona | Forward | 6-2 |
| Kamaria McDaniel | Michigan State | Guard | 5-10 |
| Shaiquel McGruder | New Mexico | Forward | 6-0 |
| Tishara Morehouse | FGCU | Guard | 5-3 |
| Sonya Morris | Texas | Guard | 5-10 |
| Amoria Neal-Tysor | Mercer | Guard | 5-6 |
| Trinity Oliver | Washington | Guard | 5-10 |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | Guard | 5-9 |
| Shaina Pellington | Arizona | Guard | 5-8 |
| Lasha Petree | Purdue | Guard | 6-0 |
| Destiney Philoxy | Massachusetts | Guard | 5-7 |
| Ashten Prechtel | Stanford | Forward | 6-5 |
| Sedona Prince | Oregon | Forward | 6-7 |
| Cate Reese | Arizona | Forward | 6-2 |
| Taylor Robertson | Oklahoma | Guard | 6-0 |
| Paige Robinson | Illinois State | Guard | 5-11 |
| 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 |
| Stephanie Soares | Iowa State | Forward/Center | 6-6 |
| Asia Strong | Syracuse | Forward | 6-2 |
| Cameron Swartz | Georgia Tech | Guard | 5-11 |
| Myah Taylor | Mississippi | Guard | 5-7 |
| 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 |
| Madi Williams | Oklahoma | Forward | 5-11 |
| Bendu Yeaney | Oregon State | Guard | 5-10 |
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.
Players whose college teams were still active through March 26 will have 48 hours following the conclusion of their final game to renounce their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available for the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
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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