G · Indiana Fever
Caitlin Clark
NCAA all-time scoring leader (men's or women's D1) at 3,951 points. 2024 ROY. Tripled Fever attendance as a rookie. The player ESPN built a whole season around.
5'10"Height
IowaCollege
2024Drafted
F · Chicago Sky
Angel Reese
2023 NCAA champion MOP. Set the WNBA single-season rebounding record as a rookie. Her Unrivaled/off-court brand might be bigger than her on-court game — both are big.
6'3"Height
LSUCollege
2024Drafted
F · Las Vegas Aces
A'ja Wilson
3× WNBA MVP (2020, 22, 24). 2× champion. 2024 Olympic gold MVP. The best player in the world, period — first to crack 1,000 points in a WNBA season (2024).
6'4"Height
South CarolinaCollege
2018Drafted
F · New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart
2× WNBA MVP, 2× WNBA champion, 4× NCAA champion at UConn. Co-founder of Unrivaled. A top-3 all-time type of résumé, still expanding.
6'4"Height
UConnCollege
2016Drafted
G · New York Liberty
Sabrina Ionescu
Only NCAA player ever with 2,000 pts / 1,000 reb / 1,000 ast. 3× WNBA All-Star, 2024 champion. Set the WNBA 3-point contest record (37 points) in the All-Star Game vs. Steph Curry.
5'11"Height
OregonCollege
2020Drafted
G · Dallas Wings
Paige Bueckers
2021 Wooden Award winner as a UConn freshman. 2025 NCAA champion. No. 1 overall pick in 2025. Bueckers' NIL deals make her one of the highest-paid women's college athletes in history.
6'0"Height
UConnCollege
2025Drafted
F · Minnesota Lynx
Napheesa Collier
2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. 4× All-Star. Co-founder of Unrivaled (with Stewart). Won 2024 Commissioner's Cup MVP.
6'1"Height
UConnCollege
2019Drafted
F · Indiana Fever
Aliyah Boston
2022 Wooden Award, 2022 NCAA champion. 2023 WNBA ROY. 3× All-Star in three seasons. Quietest dominant post player in the league.
6'5"Height
South CarolinaCollege
2023Drafted
G · Phoenix Mercury
Kahleah Copper
2021 WNBA Finals MVP with the Sky. Traded to Phoenix 2024 — scored 30+ six times in first half of season. 3× All-Star.
6'1"Height
RutgersCollege
2016Drafted
G · Las Vegas Aces
Kelsey Plum
2× WNBA champion. NCAA all-time scorer before Clark broke the mark. 2021 Olympic 3x3 gold. Founded the Dawg Class camp for girls.
5'8"Height
WashingtonCollege
2017Drafted
F · LA Sparks
Cameron Brink
Stanford dominant defender. Drafted 2nd overall in 2024; tore ACL in June. Expected back 2025 — one of the league's tallest (6'4") at-rim defenders.
6'4"Height
StanfordCollege
2024Drafted
F · Chicago Sky
Kamilla Cardoso
6'7" Brazilian center. 2024 NCAA champion, dunked en route. Gold Star rookie year in Chicago. Dunks in games.
6'7"Height
South CarolinaCollege
2024Drafted
G · USC
Juju Watkins
2024 Freshman of the Year — led USC to Elite Eight as a freshman, 27 ppg. Dunked in a HS game. Likely No. 1 pick whenever she declares.
6'2"Height
Sierra Canyon (CA)HS
2023Enrolled
F · UConn
Azzi Fudd
Gatorade HS Player of the Year 2021. Dealt with multiple injuries but came back for UConn's 2025 run as a grad transfer. Elite shooter.
5'11"Height
St. John's Catholic Prep (MD)HS
2021Enrolled
F · South Carolina
MiLaysia Fulwiley
2024 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year. Handles and scoring burst that could make her a top-10 WNBA pick. Columbia, SC native — playing for Dawn Staley at home.
5'10"Height
Keenan HS (SC)HS
2023Enrolled
G · LSU
Flau'jae Johnson
2023 NCAA champion, 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year. Also a signed recording artist on Jay-Z's Roc Nation. A basketball/rap dual career.
5'10"Height
Sprayberry HS (GA)HS
2022Enrolled
G · Texas
Rori Harmon
Cypress Creek (TX) product — 2024 Big 12 DPOY. Vic Schaefer's floor general. Returned from ACL tear to anchor Texas's SEC debut.
5'6"Height
Cypress Creek (TX)HS
2021Enrolled
G · UCLA
Lauren Betts
Stanford transfer who became the best post player in the nation. Led UCLA to 2025 Final Four. Projects as a top-3 pick when she declares.
6'7"Height
Grandview HS (CO)HS
2022Enrolled
G · Notre Dame
Hannah Hidalgo
2024 ACC Freshman of the Year. Fastest to 500 career points in ND history. Dribble penetration and finishing at 5'6".
5'6"Height
Paul VI Catholic (NJ)HS
2023Enrolled
G · Ole Miss
Madison Scott
DeSoto (TX) alum. SEC All-Defensive team. Among the Texas pipeline's most consistent producers.
6'2"Height
DeSoto (TX)HS
2020Enrolled
F · TCU
Hailey Van Lith
Third program (Louisville → LSU → TCU). Transfer-portal poster child. 2024 Elite Eight with LSU. High-volume scorer.
5'7"Height
Cashmere HS (WA)HS
2020Enrolled
C · retired · Mercury
Diana Taurasi
All-time WNBA leading scorer (10,646 pts). 3× WNBA champ, 6× Olympic gold, 3× NCAA champ at UConn. Retired 2025. The GOAT discussion starts here.
6'0"Height
UConnCollege
2004Drafted
G · retired · Storm
Sue Bird
4× WNBA champ, 5× Olympic gold, 13× All-Star. Coached basketball IQ in a jersey. Now part-owner of the Seattle Storm.
5'9"Height
UConnCollege
2002Drafted
F · retired · Sparks
Candace Parker
2× NCAA champ, 2× MVP, 3× WNBA champ (16, 21, 23). The first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game. HOF 2025.
6'4"Height
TennesseeCollege
2008Drafted
C · retired · Mercury
Brittney Griner
Career WNBA dunks leader (24). 2014 WNBA champ. Detained in Russia 2022, returned Dec 2022. Back with Atlanta 2025.
6'9"Height
BaylorCollege
2013Drafted
C · retired · Sparks
Lisa Leslie
First WNBA dunk (2002). 2× champ, 3× MVP, 4× Olympic gold. Coached the Sparks. HOF 2015.
6'5"Height
USCCollege
1997Drafted
F · retired · Comets
Sheryl Swoopes
4× WNBA champion with Houston's dynasty. 3× MVP, 3× Olympic gold. Texas Tech legend (1993 NCAA champ, 47 points in the title game). HOF 2016.
6'0"Height
Texas TechCollege
1997Signed
F · retired · Lynx
Maya Moore
4× WNBA champ with Minnesota. 2× NCAA champ. Stepped away 2019 to work on a wrongful conviction case — freed Jonathan Irons, then married him. Never returned to play.
6'0"Height
UConnCollege
2011Drafted
C · retired · Comets
Tina Thompson
First pick in WNBA history (1997). 4× champion with Houston. The original franchise cornerstone. HOF 2018.
6'2"Height
USCCollege
1997Drafted
G · retired · Comets
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
First two WNBA Finals MVPs (1997, 98). 4× champion. The league's first dominant star. HOF 2010.
5'10"Height
USCCollege
1997Signed