Additional NCAA Players renounce NCAA eligibility to opt-in for consideration for 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm®

NEW YORK – 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 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.