Articles Tagged: WNBA

Reigning National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark leaves Iowa as women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer and the focal college player in her sport.

The same Indiana fans who rooted hard against Caitlin Clark Thursday in Bloomington are hoping she plays for the WNBA team in Indianapolis come May.

Caitlin Clark has been an enormous contributor, obviously, but women’s basketball has a lot of other good teams, players and buzz.

Linn-Mar grad Kiah Stokes is Kelsey Plum’s teammate on the two-time WNBA-champion Las Vegas Aces. Stokes and her teammates are interested and excited to see how Clark does in their league.

Indiana got the No. 1 pick in Sunday’s 2024 WNBA draft lotttery, and you know who the Fever will select if Caitlin Clark opts to turn pro next spring.

Bridget Carleton knows exactly what fellow Iowa State product Ashley Joens has endured this season as a WNBA rookie.

In 2022, Kiah Stokes added something she’d been wanting for some time to her lengthy list of basketball accomplishments. She finally got a WNBA title as part of a talented Las Vegas squad that captured the league crown under first-year head coach Becky Hammon.

Former Iowa State and Iowa City High standout Ashley Joens is back in the professional ranks, as the Las Vegas Aces announced she’d been added to the team’s roster Wednesday afternoon.

Third-round draft pick Monika Czinano was cut by the Los Angeles Sparks a few days before the WNBA season began.

Ashley Joens has only been in Texas for a few weeks, but the second-round pick of the Dallas Wings in the 2023 WNBA Draft already is making a strong impression on her new teammates.

Medical school, Iowa’s Monika Czinano said, “will always be there.” A chance to play in the WNBA, though, is once in a lifetime.

Dallas Wings President and CEO Greg Bibb said on a Zoom call it’s unlikely Stephanie Soares’ rehabilitation will be complete before the season starts, so she’s a long-term investment. Ashley Joens will have to shine consistently when training camp begins on April 30.

Iowa State had two players selected in the WNBA Draft on Monday night.

Monika Czinano blossomed into one of the most efficient shooters in NCAA history. And Monday night, she became a WNBA Draft pick. The Los Angeles Sparks selected Czinano in the third round, as the 26th overall pick.

Iowa State women’s basketball star Stephanie Soares won’t be coming back for another year.