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Former Alabama WBB F Jasmine Walker signs with Seattle Storm

Jasmine Walker signs with the Seattle storm after two seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks.

Former Alabama women’s basketball forward Jasmine Walker has signed with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. After being drafted No. 7 overall in the 2021 draft, Walker spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks. She was recently traded to the Connecticut Sun and released shortly thereafter.

Walker started her college career in 2016 at Florida State, but was with the Seminoles for only one season. She transferred to Alabama in 2017 and stayed in Tuscaloosa through 2021.

She joins a franchise that won a title as recently as 2020, but finished 2022 with a loss in the semifinals to the eventual champions, the Las Vegas Aces.

Adding to the frontcourt ⛈️👏@TheRealJuice40 x #TakeCover pic.twitter.com/cCaunOohwT

— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) February 24, 2023

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Jasmine Walker drafted No. 7 overall to Los Angeles Sparks

Former Alabama WBB forward Jasmine walker is the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. She will begin her professional career with …

Former Alabama women’s basketball forward Jasmine Walker is the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Walker was a projected first-round pick, so this comes as no surprise.

While at Alabama, Walker broke the record for the most points scored in a single game with 41 and recorded 21 double-doubles.

In 2020, the Sparks made the playoffs as a No. 3 seed, but were unable to win it all. As a franchise, the team holds claim to three WNBA championships, with the most recent one being in 2016.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to publish updates on Jasmine Walker as she begins her professional career with the Los Angeles Sparks.

Rollin' out to the @LASparks 😎@TheRealJuice40 is the seventh overall pick in the 2021 #WNBADraft.#RollTide x #SECWBB pic.twitter.com/uYOVcWeu9U

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) April 15, 2021

Latest WNBA mock draft predicts former Alabama player selected in first round

The WNBA draft will air tonight, and one former Crimson Tide standout Jasmine Walker is projected to be a first round pick.

Tonight, the WNBA will host it’s draft, where 12 players will be selected in the first round.

USA TODAY’s Analis Bailey published her most recent mock draft, which features a former Crimson Tide star in the first round.

11. Seattle Storm – Jasmine Walker, F

Alabama forward Jasmine Walker (40) passes out of the corner and is guarded by Auburn guard Annie Hughes (3) Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Coleman Coliseum. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]

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“The 6-foot-3 forward averaged 19.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this season,” writes Bailey. “Walker, a WBCA Honorable Mention All American, helped lead the Crimson Tide to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999.”

The WNBA draft will begin tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.