WNBA & Beyond

Eight former Jayhawks have gone on to play in the WNBA including Lynn Pride, Tamecka Dixon, Nakia Sanford, Charisse Sampson, Lynette Woodard, Jaclyn Johnson, Angela Aycock and 2010 KU grad Danielle McCray. KU head coach Bonnie Henrickson has also coached three former players drafted by the WNBA, including Tere Williams, Sarah Hicks and Ieva Kublina (who also suited up for Latvia in the 2008 Olympic Games).

Lynette Woodard

• All-time scoring leader in women’s basketball history with 3,649 points (second overall men or women)
• First ever Triple Crown winner (Wade Trophy, Broderick Award, NCAA Top 5 Award)
• First-ever female Harlem Globetrotter
• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame as a Globetrotter and an individual
• Inducted in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
• Olympic Gold Medalist
• 4-time Kodak All-American
• Pioneer for U.S. women playing professionally in Italy

Angela Aycock

• Kodak All-American, 1995
• Big Eight Player of the Year, 1994
• WNBA Player (Mercury)
• USA National Team, 1993

Lynn Pride

• All-American HM, 1999
• Naismith Poy Finalist
• USA Jones Cup Team, 1998
• USA Jr. National Team, 1997
• WNBA Player (Lynx, Sparks)

Tamecka Dixon

• Kodak All-American, 1997
• 3-Time WNBA All-Star and 2-Time WNBA Champion (LA Sparks)
• Big 12 Player of the Year, 1997

Danielle McCray

• All-American HM, 2009
• Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, 2009
• First Team All-Big 12, 2009
• USA World University Games Team, 2009
• WNBA First RoundDraft Pick (Sun, 2010)

Jayhawks on USA Teams:

Angela Aycock

• 1993 USA National Team
• 1993 USA Junior World Team

Lisa Braddy

• 1988 USA Select Team

Tracy Claxton

• 1979 Pan-American Games

Danielle McCray

• 2009 World University Games Team

Lynn Pride

• 1996-97 USA Junior World Team
• 1998 USA Jones Cup Team
• 1999 Pan-American Games

Charisse Sampson

• 1993 USA National Team
• 1993-95 USA Jones Cup team

Lynette Woodard

• 1980, 1984 Olympic Team
• 1979 Spartakiade Games
• 1983, 1991 Pan-American Games
• 1983 World University Games

USA Basketball 2009 World University Games Team Gold Medal

Danielle McCray Second-leading scorer (12.0 ppg)

USA Basketball 2000 R. Williams Jones Cup Team Gold Medal

Head Coach Bonnie Henrickson