Just for fun I looked at a WNBA mock draft for next year and they have 3 South Carolina players in first round. No real surprise there but its who they are that is surprise. They have Boston at #1 and Cooke at #12. The interesting part is they say Ashley Owusu (just transferred from maryland) at #6 coming out of South Carolina. I didnt know she was coming here. Either they know something or they are throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks.
Interesting WNBA information and Carolina
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Crystal Williams and Nelson-Odada had the option to return and didn't. I don't see Bueckers staying longer either.
Paige will make a ton of money no matter if she stays or go. It's common for some of these drafts sites to put eligible players regardless of class in there. I'm surprised they didn't put Clark on the list well.
it has been proven that more people watch and follow College Women's basketball than the WNBA. the NBA (who funds and bails out the revenue losing league) has tried everything to try to market the WNBA, its players and get people to watch, nothing works. People just don't care, at least with College (also loses a ton of revenue) you have that schools fanbase that are invested, nobody cares about WNBA.
I'm well aware of the popularity of the WNBA as it relates to College basketball but it still doesn't change endorsements and presence she already has. Her social media presence out of high school already outweighed most in the league now. Whether she stays at UConn for 3, 4 or 5 years won't really effect her much. Also the NBA does a poor job of marketing the WNBA and appears to do the bare minimum. The people who benefit from staying all 4 years are the players who don't get as much attention and build a brand with a large fanbase, like a Brea Beal.