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Kelsey Plum Selected No. 1 Overall

Related Topics: San Antonio Stars, WNBA draft

Kelsey Plum’s capped her magnum opus career today by becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. The Washington standout was selected by the San Antonio Stars, who have accumulated a woeful 15-53 record over the past two seasons.

During her stellar 2016 senior season, Plum became the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader, finishing her career with 3,527 points. In addition, she broke the NCAA’s single-season scoring record by registering 1,109 points, and swept Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press and espnW, was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year, became a unanimous first-team all-American via the AP and espnW, and earned recognition as the John R.