The WNBA Draft was good to ACC players as teams pursued some of the dynamic talent on display from this season. The selection of the lucky 7 began with a first round, top 5 selection of Emily Engstler. The Cardinals’ forward won’t be far from the following she established at Louisville as she dons the uniform of the Indiana Fever. CBS Sports’ Jack Maloney graded the pick as an ‘A’ noting that Engstler brings some much needed defense to her new team.
The second round is where action picked up for conference players with five additional selections being made. Louisville, NC State, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech were all represented when the names of draftees were called from the podium.
Las Vegas ’22 | Thrill Of A Lifetime Knocks
Lucky 7
WNBA Draft
| PICK | PLAYER | TEAM | WNBA |
| 1-1 | RHYNE HOWARD | KENTUCKY | DREAM |
| 1-2 | NALYSSA SMITH | BAYLOR | FEVER |
| 1-3 | SHAKIRA AUSTIN | OLE MISS | MYSTICS |
| 1-4 | EMILY ENGSTLER | LOUISVILLE | FEVER |
| 1-5 | NYARA SABALLY | OREGON | LIBERTY |
| 2-16 | KIANNA SMITH | LOUISVILLE | SPARKS |
| 2-17 | ELISSA CUNANE | NC STATE | STORM |
| 2-18 | LORELA CUBAJ | GEORGIA TECH | LIBERTY |
| 2-22 | KAYLA JONES | NC STATE | LYNX |
| 2-23 | AISHA SHEPPARD | VIRGINIA TECH | ACES |
| 3-26 | MAYA DODSON | NOTRE DAME | MERCURY |
WNBA ’22, College Baseball Top 25 And NFL Mock Drafts
Winners and losers in this year’s WNBA draft? With just three rounds of selections to re-fill the coffers WNBA teams are in a unique position to stick with the cream of the crop. Accurately predicting which teams will find their next roster of stars and transform that lineup into a championship is where the losers show up. Mock Drafts can only be so good and that’s usually among the top tier of players. Thereafter the train goes off the track quickly.
How did the ACC do overall? The lucky 7 will help answer that question almost immediately as the WNBA season begins May 6.
