The 2026 WNBA Draft is still several months away — but with the NCAA women’s basketball season underway, fans and analysts are starting to get a clearer picture of how the big board might shake out.<\/p>\n
For the Indiana Fever<\/a>, this draft is important to continue supplementing the core around their star players: former #1 overall picks Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark. Despite Clark going down for the season in July, the Fever made a surprise playoff run and reached the fifth and deciding game of the WNBA semifinals. A fully-healthy Indiana team will probably start the 2026 season as a championship favorite.<\/p>\n The Fever are set to select 10th overall in the draft next spring — and in a deep draft class, Indiana could end up with a steal in the frontcourt.<\/p>\n Madina Okot to the Fever?<\/p>\n A new first-round mock draft on ESPN<\/a> has predicted that Fever general manager Amber Cox will select South Carolina center Madina Okot at 10th overall next April. But the Fever and other interested WNBA teams will have a fight on their hands to take her.<\/p>\n Though she is a senior at South Carolina, Okot has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining, which the NCAA may grant if the university files a waiver. And Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley will do everything she can to keep Okot<\/a>, who transferred from Mississippi State this season after one year in Starkville.<\/p>\n Okot, a native of Mumias, Kenya, came to the United States in time for the 2024\/25 season, when she helped Mississippi State reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. At South Carolina this season, Okot has emerged as the second-ranked Gamecocks’ anchor in the middle; through five games, she is averaging 13.2 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per night.<\/p>\n Madina Okot tonight \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n \u2022 23 points \u2014 Women\u2019s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) November 20, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n
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