Two months ago, Kelsey Plum became the first Husky basketball player — male or female — to ever be selected No. 1 overall. On Thursday, Markelle Fultz became the second Husky to do it.
Plum, who was selected first in the WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars, cheered on her friend and fellow Husky Friday night, as Fultz went first overall in a star-studded NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers.
But while the duo became the first Huskies ever selected in the NBA or WNBA drafts, Plum and Fultz also make Washington the first school to ever produce the No.