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FSU Women’s Basketball: Two Noles drafted by WNBA

By Kelvin Hunt

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 04: The Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks tip-off in Game Five of the WNBA Finals on October 4, 2017 at Williams in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Lynx defeated the Sparks 85-76 to win the championship. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 04: The Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks tip-off in Game Five of the WNBA Finals on October 4, 2017 at Williams in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Lynx defeated the Sparks 85-76 to win the championship. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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The Noles continue its trend of women selected to play in the WNBA.

We don’t talk about women’s hoops much, but the WNBA Draft saw two former Noles have their names called Thursday night.

Shakayla Thomas was selected in the second round and No. 23 overall by the Los Angeles Sparks, and Imani Wright was selected in the third round and No. 26 overall by the Phoenix Mercury.

It was the third consecutive season former Noles were selected in the WNBA Draft and the second consecutive year players were taken in the second and third rounds.

Both Thomas and Wright helped lead FSU women’s basketball team to a 26-7 record and third place finish in the ACC conference.

Thomas is FSU’s second all-time leading scoring with 1,971 points while averaging 14.6 ppg. Wright as a long-range bomber for the Noles in her two years in Tallahassee.

She shot 38 percent from beyond the arc while making 171 three-pointers in her two seasons in the garnet and gold.

Thoughts

It’s great these young ladies will be able to continue to play in the WNBA after all the hard work they’ve put in the past few years.

It continues FSU’s trend of sending players to the next level, much like their male counterparts as of late.

The two become the No. 13 and No. 14 players from FSU women’s basketball to go on to play in the WNBA since its inception in 1997.

The WNBA schedule will kick things off on Sunday, May 6, with its preseason games. The actual season will begin on Friday, May 18th.

In case you were wondering, these two ladies will square off against one another this season with the LA Spark host the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, May 27th.

Next: 2018 FSU Spring Game Weekend Event Schedule

Good luck to both ladies at the next level and continue to rep FSU proudly!