The 2022 WNBA playoffs are here, and there are 85 players on active rosters that played college basketball.
Here’s a look at where the current active players on WNBA playoff teams got their collegiate starts.
All roster information is as of Aug. 16, 2022.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON ROSTER | SCHOOL |
---|---|
12 | Connecticut |
6 | Notre Dame |
4 | Baylor, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee |
3 | Duke, Oregon, Rutgers, Texas-Austin |
2 | Deleware, UCLA, Washington |
1 | Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, California, DePaul, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, George Washington, Gonzaga, Iowa, Louisiana State, Marquette, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Old Dominion, South Florida, St. Joseph’s (PA), Temple, Texas A&M, Texas El-Paso, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest |
Here’s a complete list of every former college player on WNBA playoff rosters.
Chicago Sky
- Kahleah Copper – Rutgers
- Dana Evans – Louisville
- Rebekah Gardner – UCLA
- Ruthy Hebard – Oregon
- Candace Parker – Tennessee
- Allie Quigley – DePaul
- Azurá Stevens – Connecticut
- Courtney Vandersloot – Gonzaga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=morw1mgXtx0?feature=oembed
Connecticut Sun
- DeWanna Bonner – Auburn
- DiJonai Carrington – Baylor
- Nia Clouden – Michigan State
- Bria Hartley – Connecticut
- Natisha Hiedman – Marquette
- Joyner Holmes – Texas-Austin
- Jonquel Jones – George Washington
- Brionna Jones – Maryland
- Odyssey Sims – Baylor
- Jasmine Thomas – Duke
- Alyssa Thomas – Maryland
- Courtney Williams – South Florida
Dallas Wings
- Veronica Burton – Northwestern
- Charli Collier – Texas-Austin
- Jasmine Dickey – Deleware
- Allisha Gray – South Carolina
- Tyasha Harris – South Carolina
- Isabelle Harrison – Tennessee
- Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame
- Teaira McCowan – Mississippi State
- Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame
- Satou Sabally – Oregon
- Kayla Thornton – Texas-El Paso
Las Vegas Aces
- Kierstan Bell – Florida Gulf Coast
- Sydney Colson – Texas A&M
- Chelsea Gray – Duke
- Dearica Hamby – Wake Forest
- Theresa Plaisance – Louisiana State
- Kelsey Plum – Washington
- Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech
- Kiah Stokes – Connecticut
- Riquna Williams – Miami
- A’ja Wilson – South Carolina
- Jackie Young – Notre Dame
New York Liberty
- Crystal Dangerfield – Connecticut
- Stefanie Dolson – Connecticut
- Natasha Howard – Florida State
- Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon
- Betnijah Laney – Rutgers
- Michaela Onyenwere – UCLA
- DiDi Richards – Baylor
- Sami Whitcomb – Washington
- Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCJ5EQfiYo?feature=oembed
Phoenix Mercury
- Sophie Cunningham – Missouri
- Kaela Davis – South Carolina
- Diamond DeShields – Tennessee
- Skylar Diggins-Smith – Notre Dame
- Reshanda Gray – California
- Brittney Griner – Baylor
- Megan Gustafson – Iowa
- Kia Nurse – Connecticut
- Shey Peddy – Temple
- Jennie Simms – Old Dominion
- Diana Taurasi – Connecticut
- Sam Thomas – Arizona
- Yvonne Turner – Nebraska
- Brianna Turner – Notre Dame
Seattle Storm
- Sue Bird – Connecticut
- Tina Charles – Connecticut
- Briann January – Arizona State
- Jantel Lavender – Ohio State
- Jewell Loyd – Notre Dame
- Epiphanny Prince – Rutgers
- Mercedes Russell – Tennessee
- Breanna Stewart – Connecticut
- Gabby Williams – Connecticut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJqrlddzO68?feature=oembed
Washington Mystics
- Ariel Atkins – Texas-Austin
- Shakira Austin – Mississippi
- Alysha Clark – Middle Tennessee
- Natasha Cloud – St. Joseph’s (PA)
- Elena Delle Donne – Deleware
- Tianna Hawkins – Maryland
- Myisha Hines-Allen – Louisville
- Jazmine Jones – Louisville
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough – Maryland
- Evina Westbrook – Connecticut
- Elizabeth Williams – Duke