The UConn Huskies women's basketball team, representing the University of Connecticut in NCAA Division I college basketball, has had 50 players selected in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Of these selections, 29 were in the first round of the draft; seven players—Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, Breanna Stewart in 2016, Paige Bueckers in 2025, and Azzi Fudd in 2026—were picked first overall. At least one UConn women's basketball alumna was selected or allocated in every WNBA Draft from 2009 to 2020, with the 2021 draft being only the third in which no Huskies player was chosen.

Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft; the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first picks are decided, the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record. The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons, have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility, or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league.

In addition to the 48 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. Lobo was assigned to the New York Liberty and is considered one of the WNBA's first players. Sales was the first player for the expansion Orlando Miracle; the team would later relocate and become the Connecticut Sun.

UConn women's basketball alumni have had a significant impact on the WNBA. Seven players—Taurasi, Charles, Moore, Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield, and Bueckers—were named WNBA Rookie of the Year, and the first four named players were later named WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Several other UConn alumni have been named to All-WNBA teams or selected as WNBA All-Stars on multiple occasions. Ten UConn players have been named to the All-Rookie Team, including five of the school's six Rookies of the Year (Taurasi's rookie season predated the 2005 establishment of the All-Rookie Team). Fourteen Huskies alumni have been part of WNBA championship teams, and three have been named WNBA Finals MVP: Maya Moore in 2013, Diana Taurasi in 2009 and 2014 and Breanna Stewart in 2018 and 2020. The current all-time leader of assists in the WNBA is Sue Bird (drafted 1st in 2002) and the current all-time scoring leader is Diana Taurasi (drafted first in 2004).

Player selection

Allocations YearPlayer namePositionWNBA teamNotesRefs 1997 F/C New York Liberty All-WNBA Second Team (1997)All-Star (1999)Hall of Fame (2017) 1999 G/F Orlando Miracle All-WNBA Second Team (2004)All-Star (1999–2006)

Regular draft BoldDenotes player who is still active as of the 2025 WNBA season YearRndPickOverallPlayer namePositionWNBA teamThis is the team that drafted the player, not the player's most recent team.NotesRefs 1998 2 3 13 G Washington Mystics All-Star (2001) 1999 3 12 36 C Houston Comets WNBA champion (1999) 4 12 48 G Houston Comets WNBA champion (1999, 2000) 2000 2 15 31 C Los Angeles Sparks — 2001 1 7 7 F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2010) 1 14 14 F/C Indiana Fever WNBA champion (2007, 2008) 3 8 40 G Utah Starzz 2002 1 1 1 G Seattle Storm WNBA champion (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)WNBA All-Decade Team (2006)WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)The W25 (2021)All-WNBA First Team (2002–05, 2016, 2018)All-WNBA Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011)All-Star (2002–03, 2005–07, 2009, 2011, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22)Hall of Fame (2025) 1 2 2 F Detroit Shock WNBA champion (2003, 2006, 2010)WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)The W25 (2021)All-WNBA Second Team (2003, 2004)All-Star (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011) 1 4 4 F Washington Mystics WNBA champion (2015)All-WNBA Second Team (2008)All-Star (2007, 2009) 1 6 6 F Minnesota Lynx — 2003 No selections 2004 1 1 1 G Phoenix Mercury WNBA champion (2007, 2009, 2014)MVP (2009)WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)The W25 (2021)Rookie of the Year (2004)All-WNBA First Team (2004, 2006–11, 2013–14, 2018)All-WNBA Second Team (2005, 2016–17, 2020)All-Star (2005–07, 2009, 2011, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021, 2024) 2005 2 11 24 C Charlotte Sting — 2 12 25 F Seattle Storm — 2006 1 11 11 G Seattle Storm — 2 1 15 G Houston Comets — 2 8 22 F Los Angeles Sparks — 2007 No selections 2008 1 12 12 G Connecticut Sun WNBA champion (2009) 3 2 30 F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2011)All-Star (2009) 2009 1 4 4 G Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2015, 2017)All-Star (2011)All-Rookie Team (2009) 2010 1 1 1 C Connecticut Sun MVP (2012)The W25 (2021)Rookie of the Year (2010)All-WNBA First Team (2011, 2012, 2015–17)All-WNBA Second Team (2010, 2013–14, 2021)All-Star (2011, 2013–15, 2017–19, 2021) 3 1 27 G New York Liberty WNBA champion (2015)All-Rookie Team (2010) 2011 1 1 1 F Minnesota Lynx WNBA champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)MVP (2014)WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)The W25 (2021)Rookie of the Year (2011)All-WNBA First Team (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)All-WNBA Second Team (2012, 2018)All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)WNBA Finals MVP (2013)All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2017, 2018)Hall of Fame (2025) 2012 2 2 14 G Atlanta Dream All-Rookie Team (2012)All-WNBA First Team (2018)All-Star (2017)Sixth Woman of the Year (2024) 2013 1 11 11 G Connecticut Sun — 2014 1 6 6 F Washington Mystics WNBA champion (2021)All-Star (2015, 2017) 1 7 7 G Seattle Storm All-Rookie Team (2014) 2015 1 3 3 F Seattle Storm WNBA Champion (2018) 1 11 11 C New York Liberty All-Rookie Team (2015)WNBA Champion (2022, 2023) 2016 1 1 1 F / C Seattle Storm WNBA Champion (2018, 2020, 2024)MVP (2018, 2023)The W25 (2021)Rookie of the Year (2016)All-WNBA First Team (2018, 2020–24)All-WNBA Second Team (2016)All-Rookie Team (2016)All-Star (2017–18, 2021–25)WNBA Finals MVP (2018, 2020) 1 2 2 G San Antonio Stars All-Rookie Team (2016) 1 3 3 F Connecticut Sun WNBA Champion (2020) 2017 3 2 26 G Dallas Wings — 2018 1 4 4 F Chicago Sky All-Star (2025) 1 6 6 F Dallas Wings All-Rookie Team (2018)WNBA Champion (2021) 1 10 10 G New York Liberty All-Star (2019) 2019 1 4 4 G-F Chicago Sky — 1 6 6 F Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year (2019)Defensive Player of the Year (2024)All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023–25)All-WNBA First Team (2023–24)All-WNBA Second Team (2020) 2020 1 9 9 G New York Liberty — 2 4 16 PG Minnesota Lynx Rookie of the Year (2020)All-Rookie Team (2020) 2021 No selections 2022 2 2 14 SG Washington Mystics — 2 7 19 C Los Angeles Sparks — 2 9 21 PG Seattle Storm — 2023 1 5 5 SG/SF Dallas Wings— 2 4 16 F Minnesota Lynx All-Rookie Team (2023) 2024 1 6 6 F Washington Mystics — 2 2 14 PG Seattle Storm — 2025 1 1 1 PG Dallas Wings Rookie of the Year (2025)All-Star (2025)All-WNBA Second Team (2025)All-Rookie Team (2025) 3 5 30 G Golden State Valkyries — 3 12 37 F Minnesota Lynx —

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