WSU alum Charlisse Leger-Walker part of historic WNBA draft class
Apr. 14—Two Sundays ago, they scored all 79 points in the UCLA Bruins' national championship victory. On Monday, six UCLA seniors heard their names called within the first 18 picks of the WNBA draft at Manhattan's Hudson Yards in New York City.
And Washington State alum Charlisse Leger-Walker was among them — the first player from New Zealand to be drafted to the WNBA. The Connecticut Sun, who ...
Apr. 14—Two Sundays ago, they scored all 79 points in the UCLA Bruins' national championship victory. On Monday, six UCLA seniors heard their names called within the first 18 picks of the WNBA draft at Manhattan's Hudson Yards in New York City.
And Washington State alum Charlisse Leger-Walker was among them — the first player from New Zealand to be drafted to the WNBA. The Connecticut Sun, who are moving to Houston after the 2026 season, drafted Leger-Walker with the No. 18th overall pick.
Leger-Walker joins UCLA teammates Lauren Betts (No. 4, Washington), Gabriela Jaquez (No. 5, Chicago), Kiki Rice (No.
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