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The 2025 WNBA draft brought a new wave of talent into the league, headlined by UConn’s 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.
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.
DRAFT HISTORY: Every WNBA draft No. 1 overall pick
Here’s a full breakdown of the conferences:
CONFERENCE
# OF PICKS
SEC
10
Big Ten
7
ACC
6
Big 12
5
Big East
3
WCC
1
Ivy League
1
Here’s how schools with multiple picks were chosen round-by-round:
# OF PICKS
SCHOOL
ROUND(S)
3
South Carolina
2nd: 3
3
Notre Dame
1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 1
3
Connecticut
1st: 1, 3rd: 2
3
Alabama
1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 1
2
NC State
1st: 1, 2nd: 1
2
TCU
1st: 1, 3rd: 1
2
Southern California
1st: 1, 2nd: 1
From pick No. 1 to 38, here’s the complete 2025 WNBA draft:
PICK
TEAM
PLAYER
SCHOOL/COUNTRY
POSITION
FIRST ROUND
1
Dallas Wings
Paige Bueckers
UConn
G
2
Seattle Storm
Dominique Malonga
France
C
3
Washington Mystics
Sonia Citron
Notre Dame
G
4
Washington Mystics
Kiki Iriafen
Southern California
F
5
Golden State Valkyries
Justė Jocytė
Lithuania
G
6
Washington Mystics
Georgia Amoore
Kentucky
G
7
Connecticut Sun
Aneesah Morrow
LSU
F
8
Connecticut Sun
Saniya Rivers
NC State
G
9
Los Angeles Sparks
Sarah Ashlee Barker
Alabama
G
10
Chicago Sky
Ajša Sivka
Slovenia
F
11
Chicago Sky
Hailey Van Lith
TCU
G
12
Dallas Wings
Aziaha James
NC State
G
SECOND ROUND
13
Las Vegas Aces
Aaliyah Nye
Alabama
G
14
Dallas Wings
Madison Scott
Ole Miss
F
15
Minnesota Lynx
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
Russia
F
16
Chicago Sky
Maddy Westbeld
Notre Dame
F
17
Golden State Valkyries
Shyanne Sellers
Maryland
G
18
Atlanta Dream
Te-hina Paopao
South Carolina
G
19
Indiana Fever
Makayla Timpson
Florida State
F
20
Indiana Fever
Bree Hall
South Carolina
G
21
Los Angeles Sparks
Sania Feagin
South Carolina
F
22
Chicago Sky
Aicha Coulibaly
Texas A&M
G
23
Washington Mystics
Lucy Olsen
Iowa
G
24
Minnesota Lynx
Dalayah Daniels
Washington
F
25
Connecticut Sun
Rayah Marshall
Southern California
C/F
THIRD ROUND
26
Seattle Storm
Serena Sundell
Kansas State
PG
27
Dallas Wings
JJ Quinerly
West Virginia
G
28
Los Angeles Sparks
Liatu King
Notre Dame
F
29
Seattle Storm
Madison Conner
TCU
G
30
Golden State Valkyries
Kaitlyn Chen
Connecticut
PG
31
Dallas WIngs
Aaronette Vonleh
Baylor
C
32
Washington Mystics
Zaay Green
Alabama
G
33
Indiana Fever
Yvonne Ejim
Gonzaga
F
34
Seattle Storm
Jordan Hobbs
Michigan
G
35
Las Vegas Aces
Harmoni Turner
Harvard
G
36
Atlanta Dream
Taylor Thierry
Ohio State
G/F
37
Minnesota Lynx
Aubrey Griffin
Connecticut
G/F
38
New York Liberty
Adja Kane
France
C
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).
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