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Just over a week after winning the 2026 women’s college basketball national championship, UCLA had a record five WNBA first round draft picks and six taken overall. Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were taken with picks Nos. 4-6 on Monday night. Meanwhile, UConn’s Azzi Fudd went No. 1 overall.<\/p>\n

UCLA became the first team to have five first round selections \u2014 and the first with six players selected in a single night.<\/p>\n

Complete draft order<\/p>\n

First round<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPick
\n\t\t\tName
\n\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tWNBA Team<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tAzzi Fudd
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tOlivia Miles
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Lynx<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tAwa Fam
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Spain)
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm<\/p>\n

\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tLauren Betts
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tGabriela Jaquez
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky<\/p>\n

\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tKiki Rice
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tToronto Tempo<\/p>\n

\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tIyana Mart\u00edn
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Spain)
\n\t\t\tPortland Fire<\/p>\n

\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tFlau’Jae Johnson
\n\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tAngela Dugali\u0107
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tRaven Johnson
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tIndiana Fever<\/p>\n

\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tCotie McMahon
\n\t\t\tOle Miss
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tNell Angloma
\n\t\t\tN\/A (France)
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun<\/p>\n

\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\tMadina Okot
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Dream<\/p>\n

\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\tTaina Mair
\n\t\t\tDuke
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm<\/p>\n

\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\tGianna Kneepkens
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun<\/p>\n

Second round<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPick
\n\t\t\tName
\n\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tWNBA Team<\/p>\n

\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\tMarta Suarez
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm<\/p>\n

\t\t\t17
\n\t\t\tFrieda B\u00fchner
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Spain)
\n\t\t\tPortland Fire<\/p>\n

\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\tCharlisse Leger-Walker
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun<\/p>\n

\t\t\t19
\n\t\t\tCassandre Prosper
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

\t\t\t20
\n\t\t\tTa’Niya Latson
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks<\/p>\n

\t\t\t21
\n\t\t\tLatasha Lattimore
\n\t\t\tOle Miss
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky<\/p>\n

\t\t\t22
\n\t\t\tTeonni Key
\n\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\tToronto Tempo<\/p>\n

\t\t\t23
\n\t\t\tAshlon Jackson
\n\t\t\tDuke
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\tChance Gray
\n\t\t\tOhio State
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks<\/p>\n

\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\tJustine Pissott
\n\t\t\tVanderbilt
\n\t\t\tIndian Fever<\/p>\n

\t\t\t26
\n\t\t\tSaffron Shiels
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Australia)
\n\t\t\tToronto Tempo<\/p>\n

\t\t\t27
\n\t\t\tInes Pitarch-Granel
\n\t\t\tN\/A (France)
\n\t\t\tPhoenix Mercury<\/p>\n

\t\t\t28
\n\t\t\tIndya Nivar
\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Dream<\/p>\n

\t\t\t29
\n\t\t\tJaniah Barker
\n\t\t\tTennessee
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas Aces<\/p>\n

\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\tDari. Littlepage-Buggs
\n\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

Third round<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPick
\n\t\t\tName
\n\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tWNBA TEAM<\/p>\n

\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\tZee Spearman
\n\t\t\tTennessee
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings<\/p>\n

\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\tTonie Morgan
\n\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky<\/p>\n

\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\tSerah Williams
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun<\/p>\n

\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\tRori Harmon
\n\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics<\/p>\n

\t\t\t35
\n\t\t\tAmelia Hassett
\n\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks<\/p>\n

\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\tCharlisse Dunn
\n\t\t\tDavidson
\n\t\t\tToronto Tempo<\/p>\n

\t\t\t37
\n\t\t\tTaylor Bigby
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\tPortland Fire<\/p>\n

\t\t\t38
\n\t\t\tKokoro Tanaka
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Japan)
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

\t\t\t39
\n\t\t\tGrace VanSlooten
\n\t\t\tMichigan State
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm<\/p>\n

\t\t\t40
\n\t\t\tJessica Timmons
\n\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\tIndiana Fever<\/p>\n

\t\t\t41
\n\t\t\tManuela Puoch
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Australia)
\n\t\t\tNew York Liberty<\/p>\n

\t\t\t42
\n\t\t\tEszter Ratkai
\n\t\t\tN\/A (Hungary)
\n\t\t\tPhoenix Mercury<\/p>\n

\t\t\t43
\n\t\t\tKejia Ran
\n\t\t\tN\/A (China)
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Dream<\/p>\n

\t\t\t44
\n\t\t\tJordan Obi
\n\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas Aces<\/p>\n

\t\t\t45
\n\t\t\tLani White
\n\t\t\tUtah
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Lynx<\/p>\n

Draft selections by school<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Draftees<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n

\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouth Carolina, TCU
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tDuke, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UConn
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAlabama, Baylor, Davidson, LSU, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Utah, Vanderbilt
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

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