The Path Less Traveled To WNBA Milestones

[Tango Two]

The Rutgers women's basketball team has a proud legacy of sending its student-athletes to the next level in the WNBA. Altogether, 20 Scarlet Knights have heard their named called on draft day making their hoop dreams come true.

For six of the seven current former Rutgers standouts featured on WNBA rosters, the path to the pros has been similar. On a night in April following the end of their collegiate eligibility, the likes of Cappie Pondexter, Essence Carson, Epiphany Prince, Kia Vaughn, Betnijah Laney and Kahleah Copper heard their names spoken out loud with tv cameras showing the pomp and circumstance at the podium at the draft.


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[scarlettb]

All except Erica Wheeler - and her story might be the most impressive of all. It is extremely hard to make a team and stick in the WNBA as an undrafted free agent.