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Aari McDonald focused on leading Arizona to NCAA Tournament, not on WNBA future

When you have a season like the one Aari McDonald had, the spotlight follows.

After breaking Arizona’s single-season scoring record, the redshirt junior point guard was named one of the top 12 prospects in the 2020 WNBA Draft by WNBA.com.

McDonald said Wednesday that it is “an honor” to be in that group, though she was not surprised to see her name included.

“I’m not trying to be cocky, but yeah,” she said when asked if she thought she’d ever be on such a list. “But that’s not my main focus.