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The 2026 WNBA Draft featured 45 players selected from various high schools across the U.S. Florida had the most representatives with four, followed by Georgia and North Carolina with three each. Additionally, 17 players drafted had no high school affiliations as they played overseas.
Apr 13, 2026; New York, NY, USA; WNBA General view of the draft board after the first round of the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
The 2026 WNBA Draft took place yesterday, with 45 selections through three rounds and players from all over the country, world were selected to enter the women’s professional world of basketball.
Rivals is looking back at where each player selected in the 2026 WNBA that was drafted played their high school girls basketball at.
There are 16 states represented on the roster. Florida leads the way with four. Georgia and North Carolina are next with three representatives, respectively. California, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas all have two each. 17 of the 45 players selected have no actual high school affiliations as they played overseas.
Azzi Fudd, St. John’s College (D.C.)
Dallas Wings
Olivia Miles, Blair Academy (NJ)
Minnesota Lynx
Awa Fam Thiam, N/A
Seattle Storm
Lauren Betts, Grandview (CO)
Washington Mystics
Gabriela Jaquez, Adolfo Camarillo (Calif.)
Chicago Sky
Kiki Rice, Sidwell Friends (D.C.)
Toronto Tempo
Iyana Martín Carrión, N/A
Portland Fire
Flau’jae Johnson, Sprayberry (Ga.)
Golden State Valkyries
Angela Dugalić, Maine West (IL)
Washington Mystics
Raven Johnson, Westlake (Ga.)
Indiana Fever
Cotie McMahon, Centerville (OH)
Washington Mystics
Nell Angloma, N/A
Connecticut Sun
Madina Okot, N/A
Atlanta Dream
Taina Mair, Brooks School (Mass.)
Seattle Storm
Marta Suarez, N/A
Seattle Storm
Frieda Buhner, N/A
Portland Fire
Charlisse Leger-Walker, N/A
Connecticut Sun
Cassandre Prosper, N/A
Washington Mystics
Ta’Niya Latson, Plantation American Heritage (Fla.)
Los Angeles Sparks
Latasha Lattimore, N/A
Chicago Sky
Teonni Key, Cary (NC)
Toronto Tempo
Ashlon Jackson, Hardin-Jefferson (TX)
Golden State Valkyries
Chance Gray, Winton Woods (OH)
Los Angeles Sparks
Justine Pissot, Red Bank Catholic (NJ)
Indiana Fever
Saffron Shields, N/A
Toronto Tempo
Ines Pitarch-Granel, N/A
Phoenix Mercury
Indya Nivar, Apex Friendship (NC)
Atlanta Dream
Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Las Vegas Aces
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Classen School (OK)
Washington Mystics
Zee Spearman, Dacula (Ga.)
Dallas Wings
Tonie Morgan, Florida State Univ. School (Fla.)
Chicago Sky
Serah Williams, Niagara Catholic (NY)
Connecticut Sun
Rori Harmon, Cypress Christian School (TX)
Washington Mystics
Amelia Hassett, N/A
Los Angeles Sparks
Charlise Dunn, N/A
Toronto Tempo
Taylor Bigby, Centennial (Nev.)
Portland Fire
Kokoro Tanka, N/A
Golden State Valkyries
Grace VanSlooten, IMG Academy (Fla.)
Seattle Storm
Jessica Timmons, Independence (NC)
Indiana Fever
Manuela Puoch, N/A
New York Liberty
Eczter Ratkai, N/A
Phoenix Mercury
Kejia Ran, N/A
Atlanta Dream
Jordan Obi, Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.)
Las Vegas Aces
Lani White, Mater Dei (Calif.)
Minnesota Lynx
Florida had the most players selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft, with four representatives.
Seventeen players selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft had no high school affiliations as they played overseas.
Sixteen states were represented in the 2026 WNBA Draft, including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, California, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas.
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Connecticut Sun