(Associated Press photo)
Kelly Faris, seen scoring two of her 16 points in Tuesday's national championship game, is
one of 12 players invited to Monday night's WNBA draft at ESPN's headquarters.

Former UConn guard Kelly Faris is one of the 12 draft prospects expected to be in attendance at ESPN for Monday's WNBA draft.

The WNBA announced that Faris will be joined by likely No. 1 overall pick Brittney Griner of Baylor, Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins of Notre Dame, Ohio State's Tayler Hill, Alex Bentley of Penn State), California's Layshia Clarendon, Lindsey Moore of Nebraska, Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers, Maryland's Tianna Hawkins, Oklahoma State's Toni Young and Kelsey Bone of Texas A&M.

Faris was a member of two national championship teams at UConn, finished tied for second with 154 games played with the Huskies, was fifth in minutes played (4,258) and steals (294) and sixth with 545 assists. She also finished with 1,109 points and 821 rebounds and led the Huskies to a 143-11 record during her four seasons.

The draft will be held in prime time for the first time and will begin shortly after 8 p.m.