An impressive 15 former UConn women’s basketball players made WNBA rosters ahead of the regular season’s opening weekend. The Phoenix Mercury lead the league with three Huskies while five other teams had two. Eight of the 12 WNBA franchises have at least one former UConn player on their roster.
The school’s two 2023 WNBA Draft picks — Lou Lopez Sénéchal and Dorka Juhász — both made their respective squads. Lopez Sénéchal joins Crystal Dangerfield on the Dallas Wings, though she’ll miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing knee surgery. Dallas selected Lopez Sénéchal with the fifth overall pick in the most recent draft.