Former Washington State star Charlisse Leger-Walker selected 18th overall by Connecticut Sun | WNBA draft
Apr. 13—NEW YORK — Eight days after winning the NCAA championship, Charlisse Leger-Walker was the sixth UCLA player taken in the WNBA draft. The four-year star at Washington State before leaving to join the Bruins, Leger-Walker was taken with the third pick in the second round by the Connecticut Sun on Monday.
She joins UCLA teammates Lauren Betts (No. 4, Washington) Gabriela Jaquez (No. 5, Chicago), Kiki Rice (No.
6, Toronto) and Angela Dugali (No. 9, Washington) in this year's rookie class. Training camp opens on Sunday, with the regular season beginning May 8.
Per the league's new CBA, Leger-Walker will earn a base salary of $270,000 in her first year. Leger-Walker saw her production dip as a graduate senior with UCLA. She missed all of the 2024-25 season with a knee injury and returned to average 8.
4 points, 5. 6 assists and four rebounds en route to the national championship. At WSU, Leger-Walker was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and earned multiple All-America honors.