NEW YORK – UConn women's basketball seniors Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier were selected in the first round of the 2019 WNBA Draft Wednesday at the Nike New York Headquarters.
Samuelson was picked fourth overall by the Chicago Sky. Collier was picked sixth overall by the Minnesota Lynx.
UConn has had 38 WNBA draft selections since the league's inception in 1997. The Huskies have had at least one player selected in the draft 20 times in the last 22 years, including a current 12-year streak.
Since the WNBA was founded, UConn has had 25 first round picks. This season is the 12th time multiple Huskies have been taken in the same draft.
Samuelson joins former Huskies Gabby Williams '18 and Stefanie Dolson '14 on the Sky. Collier is on Minnesota's roster with fellow Missouri native and 2011 UConn alum Maya Moore, who will sit out the 2019 season.
Collier and Samuelson both close their UConn careers as three-time All-Americans and two-time American Athletic Conference Players of the Year, sharing the award in their sophomore season. Collier was tabbed the 2019 conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, and is The American's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
NAPHEESA COLLIER
- Two-time WBCA All-American
- Two-time AP First Team All-American
- Two-time USBWA First Team All-American
- 2019 Katrina McClain Award winner
- 2019 AAC Tournament MOP
- Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- 2019 AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Three-time All-AAC First Team
- Two-time NCAA Regional MOP
- Finished UConn career with 2,401 points, 1,219 rebounds and 251 blocks
KATIE LOU SAMUELSON
- Three-time WBCA All-American
- Two-time AP First Team All-American
- Two-time USBWA First Team All-American
- Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- Three-time All-AAC First Team
- 2017 AAC Tournament MOP
- Finished UConn career with 2,342 points, 627 rebounds, 455 assists and 382 three pointers
Courtesy UConn Athletics