Kentucky Signs Former Top 10 WNBA Draft Pick
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The No. 10 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft will delay her pro career to play college basketball. Slovenian guard Ajša Sivka, who was selected by the Chicago Sky last year and attended the draft in-person, signed with Kentucky on Wednesday.
Sivka, 20, did not sign with the Sky upon being drafted and spent 2025 playing in Spain for Joventut Badalona. Welcome to Lexington, @AjsaSivka7 !! pic.
twitter. com/om3FNV4jSc — Kentucky Women’s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB) May 6, 2026 The WNBA confirmed to Front Office Sports that teams retain rights to players who play in college, meaning the Sky maintains Sivka’s rights. Chicago Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca told FOS the team still plans to add Sivka to their roster in the future.
Sivka is not the first WNBA draftee to sign with a college team. France native Adja Kane was drafted by the New York Liberty in the third round of the 2025 draft and later picked by the Toronto Tempo in this year’s expansion draft, but committed to SMU in April. Nastja Claessens signed with Kansas State a year after being selected by the Washington Mystics in the 2024 draft.