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Louisville’s Asia Durr taken No. 2 overall in WNBA Draft

The New York Liberty selected Louisville star Asia Durr withe No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft Wednesday night. Notre Dame’s Jackie Bradley, a second team All-ACC selection, was taken No. 1 by Las Vegas.

Amassing 2,485 points over her college career, Durr is Louisville basketball’s second all-time leading scorer. She was named ACC Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019, becoming the first U of L women’s player to win multiple conference player of the year awards.

Durr becomes the second-highest draft pick in the history of U of L women’s basketball. Ten years ago, Angel McCoughtry (Louisville’s all-time leading scorer) was taken first overall.