List of UConn Huskies in the WNBA draft

Of these selections, 27 were in the first round of the draft; five players—Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, and Breanna Stewart in 2016—were picked first overall.

[General] Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft.

[2] In addition to the 45 draftees, two UConn women's basketball players—Rebecca Lobo in 1997 and Nykesha Sales in 1999—were allocated to specific teams during the initial formation of the WNBA.

[3] Sales was the first player for the expansion Orlando Miracle;[4] the team would later relocate and become the Connecticut Sun.

Several other UConn alumni have been named to All-WNBA teams or selected as WNBA All-Stars on multiple occasions.

Sue Bird
Sue Bird was the first UConn Huskies alumna to be drafted first overall.
Diana Taurasi
First-overall selection and UConn women's basketball alumna Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2009.
Tina Charles
Tina Charles was the third UConn player to be selected first overall, in 2010. She was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2012.
Maya Moore
The fourth UConn alumna to be selected first overall, Maya Moore was the 2014 WNBA Most Valuable Player.
Breanna Stewart
Breanna Stewart is the fifth and most recent UConn women's basketball player (as of 2018) to be drafted first overall, and the fourth to be named both WNBA Rookie of the Year (2016) and Most Valuable Player (2018).