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The 2025 WNBA draft brought a new wave of talent into the league, headlined by UConn\u2019s Paige Bueckers going No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings. In total, 33 of the 38 selections came from NCAA Division I programs, including multiple standouts from the national championship game just eight days prior.<\/p>\n

South Carolina, Alabama, Notre Dame and UConn led all schools with three players drafted each, while the SEC topped all conferences with 10 total picks.<\/p>\n

DRAFT HISTORY:\u00a0Every WNBA draft No. 1 overall pick<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a full breakdown of the conferences:<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCONFERENCE
\n\t\t\t# OF PICKS<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSEC
\n\t\t\t10<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig Ten
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

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

\t\t\tBig 12
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig East
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWCC
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIvy League
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\u00a0Here’s how schools with multiple picks were chosen round-by-round:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t# OF PICKS
\n\t\t\tSCHOOL
\n\t\t\tROUND(S)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t2nd: 3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tConnecticut
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 3rd: 2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tNC State
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 2nd: 1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 3rd: 1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\t1st: 1, 2nd: 1<\/p>\n

From pick No. 1 to 38, here’s the complete 2025\u00a0WNBA draft:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPICK
\n\t\t\tTEAM
\n\t\t\tPLAYER
\n\t\t\tSCHOOL\/COUNTRY
\n\t\t\tPOSITION<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFIRST ROUND
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings
\n\t\t\tPaige Bueckers
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm
\n\t\t\tDominique Malonga
\n\t\t\tFrance
\n\t\t\tC<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics
\n\t\t\tSonia Citron
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics
\n\t\t\tKiki Iriafen
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries
\n\t\t\tJust\u0117 Jocyt\u0117
\n\t\t\tLithuania
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics
\n\t\t\tGeorgia Amoore
\n\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun
\n\t\t\tAneesah Morrow
\n\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun
\n\t\t\tSaniya Rivers
\n\t\t\tNC State
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks
\n\t\t\tSarah Ashlee Barker
\n\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky
\n\t\t\tAj\u0161a Sivka
\n\t\t\tSlovenia
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky
\n\t\t\tHailey Van Lith
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings
\n\t\t\tAziaha James
\n\t\t\tNC State
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSECOND ROUND
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas Aces
\n\t\t\tAaliyah Nye
\n\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings
\n\t\t\tMadison Scott\u00a0
\n\t\t\tOle Miss
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Lynx
\n\t\t\tAnastasiia Olairi Kosu
\n\t\t\tRussia
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky
\n\t\t\tMaddy Westbeld
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t17
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries
\n\t\t\tShyanne Sellers
\n\t\t\tMaryland
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Dream
\n\t\t\tTe-hina Paopao
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t19
\n\t\t\tIndiana Fever
\n\t\t\tMakayla Timpson
\n\t\t\tFlorida State
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t20
\n\t\t\tIndiana Fever
\n\t\t\tBree Hall
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t21
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks
\n\t\t\tSania Feagin\u00a0
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t22
\n\t\t\tChicago Sky
\n\t\t\tAicha Coulibaly
\n\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t23
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics
\n\t\t\tLucy Olsen
\n\t\t\tIowa
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Lynx
\n\t\t\tDalayah Daniels
\n\t\t\tWashington
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\tConnecticut Sun
\n\t\t\tRayah Marshall
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\tC\/F<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTHIRD ROUND
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t26
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm
\n\t\t\tSerena Sundell
\n\t\t\tKansas State
\n\t\t\tPG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t27
\n\t\t\tDallas Wings
\n\t\t\tJJ Quinerly
\n\t\t\tWest Virginia
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t28
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Sparks
\n\t\t\tLiatu King
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t29
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm
\n\t\t\tMadison Conner
\n\t\t\tTCU
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\tGolden State Valkyries
\n\t\t\tKaitlyn Chen
\n\t\t\tConnecticut
\n\t\t\tPG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\tDallas WIngs
\n\t\t\tAaronette Vonleh
\n\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\tC<\/p>\n

\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\tWashington Mystics
\n\t\t\tZaay Green
\n\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\tIndiana Fever
\n\t\t\tYvonne Ejim
\n\t\t\tGonzaga
\n\t\t\tF<\/p>\n

\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\tSeattle Storm
\n\t\t\tJordan Hobbs
\n\t\t\tMichigan
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t35
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas Aces
\n\t\t\tHarmoni Turner
\n\t\t\tHarvard
\n\t\t\tG<\/p>\n

\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Dream
\n\t\t\tTaylor Thierry
\n\t\t\tOhio State
\n\t\t\tG\/F<\/p>\n

\t\t\t37
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Lynx
\n\t\t\tAubrey Griffin
\n\t\t\tConnecticut
\n\t\t\tG\/F<\/p>\n

\t\t\t38
\n\t\t\tNew York Liberty
\n\t\t\tAdja Kane
\n\t\t\tFrance
\n\t\t\tC<\/p>\n

Marisa Flores joined NCAA.com in January 2024. She has four years of experience as a sports reporter and digital producer, previously working at NFL Network (2023), The Sporting Tribune (2022-2024) and FOX TV Stations (2022). She is also a news assistant at ABC7 Los Angeles and a proud alumnus of California State University, Fullerton where she majored in Communications (Class of 2023). <\/p>\n

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