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Draft day will be a special one for Maya Moore
It's pretty much a given that Maya Moore will be taken with the first overall pick in Monday's WNBA draft. Still, the all-time leading scorer in UConn history is going to bask in the moment and soak up what figures to be an emotional scene when her name is called tomorrow.
She will be the fourth UConn product to be taken with the top pick in the WNBA's college draft. Tennessee, with Chamique Holdsclaw in 1999 and Candace Parker in 2008, is the only other team with more than one top picks in the WNBA's college draft. (Tennessee grad Dena Head was taken with the top pick in the Elite Draft in 1997 with Tina Thompson taken with the top pick in the regular draft that year). She was also be the record 12th first round pick out of UConn. Making that accomplishment all more impressive is that no Huskies were taken in the first round until the 2001 draft when both Svetlana Abrosimova and Kelly Schumacher were picked in the opening round.
The two players who could hold the key to how the first round plays out could be Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot and Jantel Lavender of Ohio State. The scuttlebutt is that Gonzaga will be the first guard off the board but will she go to No. 3 to Chicago? Or perhaps to Minnesota to No. 4 or Los Angeles with the fifth pick? Lavender is an intriguing prospect, a very productive player for the perpetually underachieving Ohio State program. If Chicago goes big at No. 3, will Minnesota opt to grab Lavender at No. 4 to replace the recently traded Nicky Anosike. If either Vandersloot, Lavender or Xavier's Harris happen to fall out of the top five, San Antonio will be more than happy to grab them at No. 6, I would guess.
HOUSTON STARS IN ISRAEL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Former UConn star Charde Houston had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Elizur Ramle defeated Maccabi Ashdod 76-58 to sweep the best of five game championship series in Israel's first division. Houston averaged 20 points and 9.3 rebounds in the three games.
Renee Montgomery, her former teammate at UConn, had 61 points in the series for Ashdod including 25 in Sunday's final game.
She will be the fourth UConn product to be taken with the top pick in the WNBA's college draft. Tennessee, with Chamique Holdsclaw in 1999 and Candace Parker in 2008, is the only other team with more than one top picks in the WNBA's college draft. (Tennessee grad Dena Head was taken with the top pick in the Elite Draft in 1997 with Tina Thompson taken with the top pick in the regular draft that year). She was also be the record 12th first round pick out of UConn. Making that accomplishment all more impressive is that no Huskies were taken in the first round until the 2001 draft when both Svetlana Abrosimova and Kelly Schumacher were picked in the opening round.
The two players who could hold the key to how the first round plays out could be Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot and Jantel Lavender of Ohio State. The scuttlebutt is that Gonzaga will be the first guard off the board but will she go to No. 3 to Chicago? Or perhaps to Minnesota to No. 4 or Los Angeles with the fifth pick? Lavender is an intriguing prospect, a very productive player for the perpetually underachieving Ohio State program. If Chicago goes big at No. 3, will Minnesota opt to grab Lavender at No. 4 to replace the recently traded Nicky Anosike. If either Vandersloot, Lavender or Xavier's Harris happen to fall out of the top five, San Antonio will be more than happy to grab them at No. 6, I would guess.
HOUSTON STARS IN ISRAEL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Former UConn star Charde Houston had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Elizur Ramle defeated Maccabi Ashdod 76-58 to sweep the best of five game championship series in Israel's first division. Houston averaged 20 points and 9.3 rebounds in the three games.
Renee Montgomery, her former teammate at UConn, had 61 points in the series for Ashdod including 25 in Sunday's final game.
Labels: Kelly Schumacher, Maya Moore, Svetlana Abrosimova
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