AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Women's Basketball standout Charli Collier was selected by the Dallas Wings with the first overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday.
Collier's selection makes her just the second player in Big 12 history to go No. 1 overall (Brittney Griner, Baylor – 2013) and the 13th Longhorn picked in the WNBA Draft. She is also the third junior entrant to go No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft, joining Jewell Lloyd (2015, Seattle) and Jackie Young (2019, Las Vegas).
Collier, a Mont Belvieu, Texas native, wrapped up one of the most dynamic seasons in school history last month as she helped the Longhorns make a run to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2016.