Three Texas A&M women's basketball stars are taking their talents to the WNBA!
Aaliyah Wilson was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2021 WNBA Draft. N’dea Jones was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 23rd pick in the second round. Ciera Johnson was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with 32nd pick in the third round.
This is the first time in program history that three Aggies have been selected in the same draft.
Wilson is the 15th Aggie drafted to the WNBA in program history, and the 14th player under head coach Gary Blair.
During her time at Texas A&M, Wilson was named an All-American by the Associated Press. She was also selected to the All-SEC Second Team this season.
Wilson led the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game and collected 5.9 rebounds per contest as a guard.
Jones is the 16th Aggie drafted to the WNBA in program history, and the 15th under Coach Blair.
Jones was named an All-American by three different outlets this season. She was also selected to her second-straight All-SEC First Team.
Jones averaged a double-double with 12.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for the second-consecutive year.
Johnson is the 17th Aggie drafted to the WNBA in program history, and the 16th under Coach Blair. She is the first Aggie to be drafted by the Phoenix Mercury.
Johnson was selected as the 2020-2021 team captain and led the team to its first regular season SEC championship in program history.
The team captain averaged 10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this past season while also shooting 54.4% from the floor.
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