Kahleah Copper to Attend WNBA Draft
Apr 12 | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK -- Rutgers' Kahleah Copper (Philadelphia, Pa.) will be among the 12 prospects scheduled to attend WNBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm on Thursday, April 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
ESPN2 will provide coverage and analysis of the first round beginning at 7 p.m. ET, and ESPNU will air coverage of the second and third rounds starting at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, the draft will be available through WatchESPN, which is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. WNBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm comes one month before tip-off of the WNBA's historic 20th season, which opens on Saturday, May 14.
The Seattle Storm holds the top pick in the draft for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in franchise history after winning the WNBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm last Sept. 24. The San Antonio Stars will select second, followed by two selections for the Connecticut Sun, which has its own pick at No. 3 and a pick acquired from the Atlanta Dream at No. 4. The fifth pick belongs to the Dallas Wings.
The draft, hosted by Mohegan Sun Arena for the third year in a row, is open to the public. Sun season-ticket holders will be admitted free of charge and have access to priority seating as well as a special opportunity to meet the Sun's draft picks in attendance. Fans who are not season-ticket holders will be admitted with the donation of a canned food item at the door, which will benefit the New London Community Meal Center.
The players invited to attend WNBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm are:
Rachel Banham, Minnesota
Imani Boyette, Texas
Kahleah Copper, Rutgers
Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut
Jonquel Jones, George Washington
Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina
Aerial Powers. Michigan State
Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
Morgan Tuck, Connecticut
Courtney Walker, Texas A&M
Talia Walton, Washington
Courtney Williams, South Florida
Copper, a Second Team All-Big Ten member, led Rutgers for the third-straight season with 17.7 points per game to go along with a team-leading 8.0 rebounds per game. The senior forward opened the season being named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale and Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch Lists and was later added to the Dawn Staley Mid-Season Watch List. Copper ended her career with 1,872 career points, finishing third on RU's all-time scoring leaders list behind Rutgers greats Sue Wicks and Cappie Pondexter. She scored in double figures in all but four games and performed 11 double-doubles.
The current order for first round of the WNBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm is as follows:
First Round
1) Seattle (10-24)
2) San Antonio (8-26)
3) Connecticut (15-9)
4) Connecticut from Atlanta (15-19)
5) Dallas from Los Angeles (14-20)
6) Los Angeles from Dallas (18-16)
7) Washington (18-16)
8) Phoenix (20-14)
9) Indiana (20-14)
10) Chicago (21-13) 11) Atlanta from Minnesota (22-12)
12) New York (23-11)
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