UCLA stars Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice selected in WNBA draft
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UCLA center Lauren Betts, forward Gabriela Jaquez and guard Kiki Rice were selected with the No. 4, No. 5 and No.
6 picks in the WNBA draft of Monday.
UCLA Bruins Angela Dugalic, Kiki Rice, Gianna Kneepkens, Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez pose at the WNBA draft. (Angelina Katsanis / Getty Images) The first UCLA player off the WNBA draft board Monday night was Lauren Betts, who went No. 4 overall to the Washington Mystics.
Betts' selection touched off a lengthy Bruins celebration in New York, with Gabriela Jaquez selected No. 5 by the Chicago Sky and Kiki Rice selected No. 6 by expansion team Toronto Tempo.
Betts averaged 17. 1 points per game, 8. 8 rebounds and shot 58.