The Connectiuct Sun had three picks during Monday night’s WNBA draft. Take a look at the newest stars that will join the Sun this season.
Pick 7: Aneesah Morrow
Morrow joins the Sun after her collegiate career at Louisiana State University. This past season, she led LSU with 18.7 points per game and led the NCAA with 13.5 rebounds per game. At LSU, she set a record for most minutes played in a season (1,211 minutes).
Awards:
Katrina McClain Award (2025), First Team All-America (WBCA, Wooden Award, USBWA) (2025), First Team All-SEC (2024, 25), Freshman of the Year (Big East, USBWA, WBCA) (2022), SEC All-Defensive Team (2025), and First-Team All-Big East (2022, 23).
Pick 8: Saniya Rivers
Rivers joins the Sun after her collegiate career at North Carolina State University. She averaged 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game (a team best). She is the only player in program history with at least 1,100 points, 600 rebounds, 350 assists, 180 steals, and 100 blocks at NC State.
Awards:
All-America Honorable Mention (2024, 25), All-ACC First Team (2024, 25), ACC All-Defensive Team (2024, 25), and ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2023) honors.
Pick 25: Rayah Marshall
Marshall joins the Sun after her collegiate career at the University of Southern California. She averaged 10.4 points and 9.5 rebounds. 1.6 assists. 1.3 steals and 2.5 blocks over 121 games. She became the eighth player in USC women’s basketball history to surpass 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during her final season with the program.
Awards:
Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2025), All-Pac 12 First Team (2023), Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2023), and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2022)