Wnba Big Board: Top 10 Draft Prospects Ahead Of 2025–26 College Basketball Season

While nan WNBA offseason will beryllium dictated by nan ongoing negotiations for a caller corporate bargaining agreement, nan assemblage hoops play has arrived and location are plentifulness of upperclassmen fresh to put connected a show to thief their draught stock. 

Here are 10 of nan apical prospects up of nan 2025–26 assemblage hoops season. 

There’s not overmuch Betts can’t do. Last play she averaged 20.2 points (on 64.8% shooting), 9.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. The 6' 7" halfway is simply a coagulated rebounder, reliable rim protector and beardown finisher connected offense. In different words, she is nan benignant of judge point astir which franchises are built. 

2. Azzi Fudd, UConn

Her wounded history (including aggregate ACL tears) makes her a flimsy gamble, but nan 5' 11" guard’s 43.6% shooting from 3 and soft jump changeable will beryllium excessively enticing to walk up.

After averaging profession highs successful points (15.4) and assists (5.8) astatine Notre Dame past season—coming disconnected an ACL tear—the constituent defender mightiness person been nan No. 2 prime if she had entered nan 2025 draft. Instead, she opted to not only skip nan draft, but besides time off Notre Dame for Mark Campbell’s set of transfers successful Fort Worth successful hopes of increasing her game. 

4. Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina

Latson gives nan Gamecocks nan 1 point they don’t have: an elite backcourt threat. The nation’s starring scorer past twelvemonth astatine Florida State transferred to a program that will elevate her floor plan and show conscionable really nan 5' 8" defender fits successful connected an elite roster.

Consistency is nan sanction of her game: The 5' 10" defender has averaged double digits successful each of her 3 seasons pinch nan Tigers— including a career-high 18.6 points past year—and she is simply a potent rebounder arsenic well.

6. Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss

Already a beardown overgarment presence, nan 6-foot guardant showed newfound three-point scope past twelvemonth (37.4%) astatine Ohio State. This twelvemonth successful nan SEC, her physicality will apt beryllium nan focal constituent of nan Rebels’ crippled plan.

The 6' 4" Spaniard is conscionable 19 years aged and will apt beryllium thing of a project, but her operation of size and athleticism (as evidenced by her 21 points and 9 rebounds successful Spain's upset triumph complete France successful nan EuroBasket semifinals) is uncommon capable that she tin still thief a squad correct away.

8. Serah Williams, UConn

One of nan apical protect bigs successful nan country, nan 6' 4" guardant averaged 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per crippled past twelvemonth for Wisconsin successful a reliable Big Ten. Now UConn’s astir knowledgeable forward, expect Williams’s physicality and changeable disruption to beryllium connected afloat show this season. 

As nan Blue Devils’ superior perimeter limb past year, nan 6-foot defender tied a schoolhouse grounds pinch 87 threes made while shooting 37.2% from beyond nan arc. She tin power nan gait connected discourtesy and has a knack for anticipating her opponents connected defense.

10. Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA

The profession 43.2% three-point shooter transferred from Utah, wherever she averaged 19.3 points past season. Her ratio should entice a W squad successful request of perimeter help.

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