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Alabama WBB guard Brittany Davis selected by Las Vegas Aces in 2023 WNBA Draft

Alabama women’s basketball guard Brittany Davis was selected No. 36 overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 WNBA Draft.

Alabama women’s basketball point guard Brittany Davis was selected No. 36 overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces.

Davis transferred to Alabama in 2019 from Gulf Coast State College. She would go on to spend the next four seasons with the Tide.

Davis was a two-year starter for the Tide in her final two seasons at the Capstone. As a graduate senior, Davis averaged 17.8 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game, and 2.1 assists per game. She also shot an efficient 45.5% from the field and 35.5% from distance.

Following the season, Davis was named to the 2022-2023 All-SEC First-Team. Her hard work helped lead Alabama to its second NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999.

Davis will now be a part of an Aces team that won the WNBA Finals during the 2022 season. The team will look to repeat as champions heading into the 2023 season.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow news surrounding the Alabama women’s basketball program.

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Alexis Morris picked by Connecticut Sun in 2nd round of WNBA draft

Lex Luthor is heading to the professional ranks.

LSU had two players selected in the 2023 WNBA draft on Monday night. Guard [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] went to the Connecticut Sun in the second round (22nd).

It was a longer wait than Morris expected. She was mocked by ESPN as an early first-round pick and was one of 15 players invited to attend the draft in person. A transfer acquisition in 2021 who previously played at Texas A&M, Rutgers and Baylor, Morris’ reunion with [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] resulted in a national title this season.

She averaged 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists. She raised her play during the NCAA tournament, helping lead the Tigers to their first championship during a magical run.

Morris was one of two LSU players selected on Monday, joining [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag], who was picked in the second round (17th) by the Indiana Fever. Guard [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag] was draft eligible but wasn’t selected.

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LaDazhia Williams selected in 2nd round of WNBA draft by Indiana Fever

Williams will reunite with her former teammate at South Carolina in first overall pick Aliyah Boston.

[autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] heard her name called earlier than some analysts expected on Monday night during the 2023 WNBA draft.

The power forward transfer portal addition by way of South Carolina and Missouri was taken in the second round (17th) by the Indiana Fever, where she’ll join a former teammate, Gamecocks star Aliyah Boston, who was taken with the first pick.

Williams averaged 9.9 points and six rebounds in her lone season with the Tigers. She almost certainly boosted her draft stock with strong play in the NCAA tournament en route to a national championship win.

Williams was one of two LSU players to be drafted. She was joined a few picks later by point guard Alexis Morris, who went to the Connecticut Sun at No. 22. [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag] was not selected.

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Madi Williams selected No. 18 overall by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA Draft

In the 2023 WNBA Draft, Oklahoma Sooners forward Madi Williams was selected No. 18 overall by the Seattle Storm.

After a tremendous career at the University of Oklahoma, Sooners forward Madi Williams was selected No. 18 overall by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA draft.

In five seasons with the Sooners, Williams played in 147 games and averaged 16.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. She was a 44.7% shooter from the field and was 30.7% from three.

Williams helped Oklahoma reach the round of 32 each of her last two seasons in Norman and averaged double-digits each of her five seasons at the collegiate level.

Williams was ESPN’s second-best small forward in the 2023 WNBA draft and ranked No. 14 overall.

She joins a team that went 22-14 in 2022, second in the Western Conference but lost to the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals.

Williams is a fantastic offensive player that can handle the ball at the point and play inside on the block. She brings a well-rounded skillset to Seattle and will be an immediate contributor at the WNBA level.

Best photos of Madi Williams’ time with the Oklahoma Sooners

Aliyah Boston found a savvy way to get instant photos on the WNBA Draft orange carpet

Aliyah Boston found a savvy way to make sure she got as many photos as she could on the WNBA Draft orange carpet.

WNBA Draft prospect and former South Carolina standout Aliyah Boston didn’t want her orange carpet moment to go without a few good snapshots.

Rather than rely on official photos to get shots out quickly, Boston asked reporters on the red carpet if they’d be able to take some photos of her and some of her fellow athletes.

She also had interest in acquiring some of the photos that someone took of somebody taking the photos with her phone.

It’s a really savvy way of making sure you’ve got all the photos you need on such a major night for your career.

It’d be a special night for Boston, as she went first overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever.

She’ll soon transition to her professional career, and she’ll have plenty of snapshots to remember this important night for the rest of her life. We call that a picture-perfect situation.

WNBA Draft Tracker: Grading every pick in the first round in 2023

Obviously, the Fever are set to get an A for taking Aliyah Boston.

Itā€™s Draft Day for the WNBA.

The college season just ended, where we saw Angel Reese talk her talk as she led LSU to a national championship win over Caitlin Clark and Iowa. The womenā€™s basketball calendar now turns to transfer portal season for college, and the draft and preseason for the pros.

Neither Reese or Clark are eligible for the draft this year ā€“ and we could even see them skip the draft next year too for a variety of reasons ā€“ but this class is still a star-studded one, headlined by South Carolinaā€™s Aliyah Boston, the consensus National Player of the Year in 2022. Joining her is Marylandā€™s Diamond Miller, Tennesseeā€™s Jordan Horston, Stanfordā€™s Haley Jones, and the nationā€™s leading scorer in Maddy Siegrist.

Weā€™ll grade each pick in real time as they come in (and weā€™ll factor in trades when theyā€™re reported), so keep refreshing this page to get our opinions on each of the first 12 selections.

Here are the grades:

How to watch the 2023 WNBA draft Monday, latest projections for LSU stars

A trio of LSU players headlined by Alexis Morris will hope to hear their names called Monday night.

After the conclusion of LSU’s national championship-winning 2022-23 season, several key players are set to move on to the next level.

In total, three Tigers players are eligible for the 2023 WNBA draft, which takes place Monday night in New York: [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag], [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag]. Morris is expected to go the highest of the three and will attend the draft in person on Monday night as one of 15 players invited.

LSU had two players taken last season in [autotag]Khayla Pointer[/autotag] and [autotag]Faustine Aifuwa[/autotag], both of whom were taken by the Las Vegas Aces. In total, 36 players will be selected in the three-round event.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch the WNBA draft on Monday, including the latest mock draft projections from ESPN for each of LSU’s three eligible players.

Alexis Morris to attend Monday’s WNBA draft in New York

The star Tigers point guard was one of 15 players invited to attend Monday night’s event.

Alexis Morris is in the Big Apple on Monday as she prepares to hear her name called in the 2023 WNBA draft.

Morris was one of 15 players invited to attend the event after helping lead LSU to its first women’s basketball national championship as a fifth-year senior. A transfer who came to Baton Rouge by way of Baylor, Rutgers and Texas A&M, Morris is expected to be a first or early second-round selection in Monday night’s event.

The WNBA draft features three rounds and 36 total selections with 12 picks per round.

Morris raised her profile considerably while averaging 16.8 points per game in the NCAA tournament en route to a title. She’s one of three draft-eligible players for the Tigers alongside [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag].

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LSU forward LaDazhia Williams declares for WNBA draft

The graduate transfer from Missouri is heading to the WNBA.

[autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] is joining her teammate [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] in the WNBA draft after winning a national championship in her lone season with the Tigers.

A graduate student from Bradenton, Florida, Williams was one of nine new additions for LSU’s women’s basketball team this season. After spending two years each with South Carolina and Missouri, Williams became a full-time starter with the Tigers this season, starting all 34 games that she played in.

“Thank you to the LSU fans for making this year so exciting,” she said in a Twitter post. “We couldn’t do it without you. My college days are over, but I have plenty more basketball left in me. I am excited to declare for the 2023 WNBA draft!”

Williams averaged 9.9 points and six rebounds, and she really shined in the Final Four. She totaled 36 points in the two contests, including 20 in the national title win over Iowa. She also had 24 points in the Sweet 16 win over Utah.

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Angel Reese ‘in no rush’ to get to WNBA after winning championship at LSU

Reese said she’s currently making more money on NIL than some players in the professional ranks.

The LSU women’s basketball team is the national champion for the first time in program history, and [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] is a major reason why.

The sophomore transfer from Maryland emerged as one of the top players in the country this season. She set an NCAA record with 34 double-doubles and was the NCAA tournament MVP.

She’s also become one of the most marketable athletes in the country and saw her social media following double practically overnight in the midst of LSU’s postseason run. Reese would certainly be a coveted player in the professional ranks, but due to the WNBA’s strict eligibility rules ā€” players must be 22 years old or have graduated college ā€” Reese will almost certainly be coming back to Baton Rouge next season.

That’s alright with her, as she said she’s not anxious about getting to the next level.

ā€œIā€™m not in a rush,ā€ ReeseĀ saidĀ via theĀ I AM ATHLETEĀ podcast. ā€œIā€™m chilling right now. I am in no rush to go to the league. The money Iā€™m making is more than some of the people that are in the league that might be top players.ā€

With name, image and likeness rules allowing players to make money while they’re still in college, it certainly provides incentives for players to stick around, especially ones who are as popular as Reese is.

The Tigers have quickly become a premier national program under [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag], and based on these comments, they can likely expect to have their best player back next season.

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