Washington’s Kelsey Plum is
expected to be the top overall pick when the draft gets going tonight at 7 p.m. from New York City. (It’ll be televised on ESPN).
It could be a while before a UConn Husky is taken, as Saniya Chong is projected as a second or third rounder. The 5-8 senior guard is the only Connecticut player with a chance to be picked, as she’s the Huskies’ only departing impact player.
Chong averaged 8.3 points and 4 assists per game last season, her first as a starter.
She also shot 47 percent from the field and 40 percent from three, and was sure-handed with the ball, ranking among the national leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3).
If Chong is selected, she’ll become the
33rd UConn women’s basketball player in history to be taken in the WNBA draft. The Huskies have had at least one player selected every year since 2007.