The colleges (and conferences) with the most players taken in the 2025 WNBA draft

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.

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Here’s a full breakdown of the conferences:

RANK CONFERENCE # OF PICKS
1 SEC 10
T-2 ACC 6
T-2 Big 12 6
4 Big Ten 5
5 Big East 3
T-6 WCC 1
T-6 Ivy League 1

 Here’s how schools with multiple picks were chosen round-by-round: 

# OF PICKS SCHOOL ROUND(S)
3 South Carolina 2nd-round: 3
3 Notre Dame 1st-round: 1, 2nd-round: 1, 3rd-round: 1
3 Connecticut 1st-round: 1, 3rd-round: 2
3 Alabama 1st-round: 1, 2nd-round: 1, 3rd-round: 1
2 NC State 1st-round: 1, 2nd-round: 1
2 TCU 1st-round: 1, 3rd-round: 1
2 Southern California 1st-round: 1, 2nd-round: 1

From pick No. 1 to 38, here’s the complete 2025 WNBA draft: 

PICK TEAM PLAYER SCHOOL/COUNTRY POSITION
1 Dallas Wings Paige Bueckers Connecticut 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 Lithunia 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 Mikayla 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

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