From dominant showings on the national stage to breakout performances that turned heads, the NCAA Tournament gave prospects a final chance to boost their stock before the WNBA spotlight takes over. With college stars declaring and team needs coming into focus, we’re breaking down all 26 projected picks in our latest 2-Round 2025 WNBA Mock Draft.
Whether you’re tracking your favorite program’s draft hopefuls or scouting the next franchise cornerstone, this mock reflects everything we know post-March Madness — from lottery locks to second-round steals.
1. Paige Bueckers, G, UConn
Dallas Wings
What can’t Paige Bueckers do? She can score from all three levels, play high caliber defense, and is a great facilitator with excellent vision and passing ability. She was a first-team All-American for the third time this year and led the Huskies to their first national championship in 10 years.
These attributes will be key for a Dallas Wings team that lost the WNBA unicorn Satou Sabally this offseason.
The Wings acquired DiJonai Carrington in a trade with the Connecticut Sun and NaLyssa Smith in a trade with the Indiana Fever. Carrington adds tenacity and great defense, while Smith gives the Wings a big that can stretch the floor.
The Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbawale has showcased her ability to run point over the last few years, but she is a natural scorer. Bueckers allows her to slide back the two-guard and let her focus on what she does best: getting buckets.
This No. 1 overall pick is a no-brainer, and the addition of Bueckers gives the Wings an instant chance to make the playoffs.
2. Dominique Malonga, C, France
Connecticut Sun (Via Storm, From LAS)
Trade: The Connecticut Sun sends Marina Mabrey and a 2027 second-round pick to the Seattle Storm for the No. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and guard Nika Muhl.
Dominique Malonga is a French big who has been rising draft boards since the beginning of the year. She played with France in the 2024 Paris Olympics and has shown much talent this season.
The 19-year-old big averaged 14.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, as well as 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals this year in France. She is 6’6 with great athleticism. She can dunk with ease and has excellent range around the basket, blocking shots and protecting the rim.
She is a raw talent and will need time to grow into the player she can become. She is willing to take jump shots, though her shot has not matured yet, and her read-and-react decision-making needs improvement, but the potential is evident.
This is perfect for the Sun, who are going through a complete rebuild heading into 2025. If she can develop in the WNBA, Malonga can potentially be the centerpiece for the Sun for a long time.
3. Sonia Citron, G, Notre Dame
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics have been a team searching for talent since Elena Della Donne decided to stop playing heading into the 2024 WNBA season and just recently announced her retirement from basketball. With three picks in the first round, the Mystics look to get some talent, and the first player is Sonia Citron.
Citron was a pivotal piece to Notre Dame’s success this season. She averaged 14.1 points per game and 5.4 rebounds on 48.4%, 37.2%, and 89.0% splits. She is skillful with the ball in her hands, and you must account for her on all parts of the floor, especially from the three-point line, where she is deadly.
The Fighting Irish guard is a high-level defender and WNBA-ready. She resembles two former Notre Dame guards, Kayla McBride and Marina Mabrey.
Together with Brittney Sykes in the backcourt, Citron will give the Mystics a heavy scoring punch in their backcourt.
4. Kiki Iriafen, F, USC
Washington Mystics (Via CHI)
With the Mystics having three picks in the first round and no actual direction for their franchise, getting the best players available is the goal of this year’s draft, and the best player left on the board is Kiki Iriafen.
Iriafen turned heads last year during the Round of 32 for Stanford when she scored 41 points and held Iowa State’s start center Audi Crooks to 10 points on 3/21 shooting. After averaging 19.4 ppg and 11 rpg at Stanford, she transferred to USC and averaged 18.6 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
Again, she impressed this year in the Round of 32 after superstar Juju Watkins left with a torn ACL in the first quarter, scoring 36 points in a win over Mississippi State.
Iriafen is a skilled scorer and defender, and her talent will complement that of last year’s first-round pick, Aaliyah Edwards.
5. Shyanne Sellers, G, Maryland
Golden State Valkryies
The newest expansion team is participating in its first WNBA draft as an organization. The Valkyries got great role players during the expansion draft and built their team around hard work and defense. They don’t have any elite scorer or playmaker on their team, and Shyanne Sellers has the potential to add that to this roster.
Sellers is a senior from Maryland who can play the point and can play the two-guard. She averaged 14.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, and 4.1 apg last year for the Terrapins. During her senior year at Maryland, Sellers became a three-level scorer. She shot over 40% from three, making true advancements in her offensive bag.
Over the next few seasons, the Valkyries will be piecing together players via Free Agency and the draft while establishing themselves as a team in the WNBA. Sellers could be a good foundation piece in Golden State.
6. Aneesah Morrow, F, LSU
Washington Mystics (Via ATL)
The third of the three first-round picks for the Mystics, and this pick is simple. Aneesah Morrow is the best rebounder in this draft.
During the season, she averaged 18.7 ppg and 13.5 rpg, which led the nation. Morrow also led all of Division 1 with 29 double-doubles.
Her toughness and relentlessness will help build a winning culture. In her final collegiate game, she broke her nose in the third quarter. Instead of sitting out for the remainder of the game, she displayed her toughness by returning to the game—and she did so without a protective nose mask.
The senior forward is only 6’1”, and with her game style, she is relatively undersized, but her motor and skill around the basket make up for that. She has all-star potential if she can improve her handle and shooting ability, as she only shot 28.9% from three this season.
7. Ajsa Sivka, F, Slovenia
Connecticut Sun (Via PHO)
Ajsa Silva is eligible to play in the WNBA this year because she will turn 20 by the end of the 2025 calendar year. Silva plays in France, where the new Sun head coach, Rachid Meziane, is from.
Silva is big who has some talent around the basket, knows how to use her size, and can stretch out and hit a three. For the Sun, they aim to build a new culture, and coach Meziane wants to bring his European influence to the Sun. He likes an up-tempo style of offense that gives the players the freedom to use their skills and play tough defensively.
Silva can make decisions and knows how to work within the framework of this style of offense. This is a higher-upside pick for the Sun.
8. Georgia Amoore, G, Kentucky
Connecticut Sun (Via IND)
Georgia Amoore is a highly talented point guard in this year’s draft. She is one of the best passers, averaging 6.9 assists per game (ranked third in D1), and she can score from all areas on the floor. Defensively, she slides her feet and can read the passing lanes.
Her height is one part of her outline that doesn’t bode perfectly for the WNBA. The only reason why she is not a top-three pick in this year’s draft is because of her height. At only 5’6, most teams will try to exploit her height deficiencies on switches and in the pick-and-roll.
Amoore has excellent skills and a high basketball IQ. This will work well in the read-and-react offensive that coach Rachid Meziane aims to bring to the Connecticut Sun.
9. Hailey Van Lith, G, TCU
Los Angeles Sparks (Via SEA)
Hailey Van Lith’s journey to this spot has been the true definition of a roller coaster. She entered college as a top-seven recruit and lived up to that for her tenure at Louisville.
She transferred to LSU, and her stock plummeted after she had a tough season that ended to the hands of Caitlin Clark.
For her final year in college, she transferred to TCU, and things could not have gone better. She put up her highest assist total in a season (5.4 apg) and was the most efficient in her collegiate career. The senior guard’s ability to create her shot and run the pick-and-roll will mesh seamlessly with the other Sparks.
Van Lith was teammates with Sparks star Cameron Brink on the USA 3v3 Olympic Team. With the new addition of Olympic Champion Kelsey Plum, Van Lith will have a lefty veteran to learn from.
10. Saniya Rivers, F, NC State
Chicago Sky (Via CON)
NC State has been one of the best teams over the last two years, and one of the biggest reasons for this is the Saniya Rivers. Rivers is a long, talented, defensive forward who has excellent athletism,
The speed that she has going downhill on the fast break could be a nice replacement for what Chennedy Carter did for the Sky last season,
Rivers is not an elite offensive player, but she has potential. She shot under 40% from the floor and under 23% from three for her college career.
If Rivers can improve her shooting ability, that, coupled with her defense, could make her a valuable player in the WNBA for a long time.
11. Te-Hina Paopao, G, South Carolina
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx were a few plays away from winning a championship last year. They have one of the five best players in the WNBA on their roster in Napheesa Collier, and they have built an incredible roster around her.
This team does not need much, but shooting is always an added plus, especially with some of their most important players operating inside the arc.
Te-Hina Paopao is a winner and a woman who can stretch the floor for the Lynx. Paopao shot about 40% of her college career at South Carolina from three.
She is a multiple-time champion in college and can be active on the defensive end. The senior guard won’t get heavy minutes in the Lynx rotation, but she can be a reliable piece off the bench to help during the season.
12. Makayla Timpson, F, Florida State
Dallas Wings (Via NYL)
Makayla Timpson has done nothing but improve every year of her college career. Timpson averaged 17.5 ppg, 10.6 rpg, and 3.1 bpg. Even though she is 6’2, she uses her size well.
The senior has an excellent length around the basket, making things difficult for her opponents. Offensively, she has added more to her game as she has matured.
She will come into the league as a good defender, but she can put her stamp on the WNBA for a long time if she can develop a three-point shot and a few go-to post moves.
The Las Vegas Aces are slotted to have the No. 10 pick in this first round, but their pick was rescinded because they violated league rules.
Round 2
13. Serena Sundell, G, Kansas State
Las Vegas Aces (Via LAS)
Serena Sundell is a big guard who can play high-level offense. She led the nation in assists per game and is highly efficient. Sundell is a consistent player who will work hard, and she has the potential to be a starter in the WNBA.
The Las Vegas Aces have as much talent as anyone in the league, so they are not searching for much, but having another quality orchestrator off the bench behind Chelsea Gray could be beneficial.
14. Sedona Prince, C, TCU
Dallas Wings
The TCU star big Sedona Prince played her first fully healthy season, and it showed. She ended the year averaging 17.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg, and 3.0 bpg (fourth in D1). Her size makes her an imposing defender who can give teams some problems, but her limited foot speed could be exploited. Offensively, she is a talented player around the basket, but her moves in the post are limited.
15. Sania Feagin, F, South Carolina
Minnesota Lynx (Via CHI)
Sania Feagin has become a more significant piece to the South Carolina championship puzzle every year she has been there. Feagin has good lateral quickness and defensive IQ.
Her offensive basketball ability has grown this season, but she will likely be an offensive rebounder and a screener at the next level. Feagin will have a great chance to improve her game by learning from the great Napheesa Collier.
16. Aziaha James, G, NC State
Chicago Sky (Via WAS)
Aziaha James offensively can do a lot. She is a talented scorer and quick in the open court. She is a solid shooter, but something that she will need to improve upon as she grows in the WNBA. The worry for her is her size. Teams will be able to target her in pick-and-roll action and be a target for bigger guards to exploit her height disadvantage.
17. Juste Jocyte, F, Lithuania
Golden State Valkyries
Juste Joycte is a raw prospect who spent most of her childhood in Lithuania before heading to France to play basketball. She is a talented player with some good potential upside in the league. Her one setback is her lack of quickness.
Throughout her time playing overseas, she has been targeted 1-on-1 because she does not have the foot speed to keep up with guards and quicker forwards. But she is a talented offensive player who can develop and is used to playing against grown women. She has been playing professional basketball since she turned 13.
18. Rayah Marshall, C, USC
Atlanta Dream
Rayah Marshall does not have much of an offensive game, but her defensive capabilities are high. Last season, she ranked third in blocks per game (3.1 bpg) in all of D1. The Atlanta Dream have made moves this offseason; the biggest was getting Brittney Griner.
The Dream have a good starting group and some solid guards off the bench, but they are missing depth at the center position, and this could be a nice fit.
19. Aaliyah Nye, G, Alabama
Indiana Fever (Via PHO)
Aaliyah Nye’s calling card at the next level will be her shooting. She shot 45.5% from the three-point line this season and averaged the third most threes made per game. Nye is decent shooting off the bounce but is a better catch-and-shoot three-point shooter.
In an offense run by superstar Caitlin Clark, having shooters in the corner and on the wing is key, and Nye can bring floor spacing to the Fever.
20. Yvonne Ejim, F, Gonzaga
Indiana Fever
Yvonne Ejim is the all-time leading scorer at Gonzaga. She can operate from the high post and the low post. She is solid with the ball and a decent passer from the elbows and the nail. She can be a good option off the bench for the Fever to work the P&R with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. She is smaller, so bigger forwards and centers could be troubles for her on the defensive end.
21. Taylor Jones, C, Texas
Los Angeles Sparks (Via SEA)
This is a spot where the Sparks could choose to go multiple ways, but Taylor Jones fits their roster. Jones is a good rebounding and interior post defender, but she is not quick laterally. She doesn’t have many moves she can utilize around the basket, but she can finish with both hands. Jones could serve as a good backup for Brink and Hamby or could play alongside both of them because both Brink and Hamby are versatile.
22. Lucy Olsen, G, Iowa
Chicago Sky (Via LV)
Iowa had massive shoes to fill this year after Caitlin Clark graduated and moved on to the WNBA. Transfer Lucy Olsen did not 100% replace Clark, but she filled part of the void left for the Hawkeyes. Olsen is a pure scorer. She can get to her spots, get to the basket, and shoot the three. Her three-point shooting has improved since she was a college freshman, but she still needs to improve to make a true impact on the next level.
23. Sarah Ashlee Barker, G, Alabama
Washington Mystics
Sarah Ashlee Barker’s last game in college was the best she had ever played. She set an Alabama record with 45 points. Barker is a talented, relentless offensive player who can score from all levels. She needs to develop as a ball handler but has a good upside. With her work ethic and the skills she has developed over her 5-year collegiate career, she can carve a lane for herself in the WNBA.
24. DeYona Gaston, F, Auburn
Minnesota Lynx
DeYona Gaston transferred from Texas to Auburn, allowing her skills to flourish. She increased her points per game by 14 points (from 8.4 ppg to 22.3 ppg) and had her most efficient season. Gaston is aggressive and will work around the basketball, but her height and lack of post moves limit her game at the next level. For the Lynx, this pick adds depth to the frontcourt.
25. JJ Quinerly, G, West Virginia
Connecticut Sun (via NYL)
JJ Quinerly is a talented guard who did not get much shine at West Virginia. She averaged 20.4 ppg and 3.0 spg, both ranked in the top 20 in D1. At only 5’8″, she does not have great size, and she doesn’t shoot well from the three, which limits her to the next level. Quinerly works hard and will have a chance to play on this young Connecticut Sun team trying to turn the page to a new chapter in the Sun’s history.
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