University of Connecticut women's basketball stars Lou Lopez Sénéchal and Dorka Juhász were picked in the first two rounds of the WNBA draft.
The Dallas Wings selected Lopez Sénéchal fifth overall.
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WATCH HEREJuhász was the 16th overall pick and she's headed to the Minnesota Lynx.
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SIGN UP Lopez Sénéchal finished her college career as a graduate transfer at UConn. She compiled 2,173 points and 585 rebounds in her five-year career. In one season at UConn, she averaged 15.5 points per game while shooting 44% from three-point range.
Before her time in Storrs, she was a four-time all-conference first team selection and the 2022 MAAC Player of the Year at Fairfield University.
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Juhász totaled 1,620 points and 1,191 rebounds in her five-year collegiate career. She was a four-time all-conference selection in her career.
In her two seasons at UConn, Juhász averaged 10.6 points and 77 rebounds per game, according to UConn.
Both Juhász and Lopez Sénéchal are in person at New York City's Spring Studios for the draft.
UConn has had 43 WNBA college draft selections since the league's inception in 1997. The Huskies have had 25 first-round picks in the league's history, the university said.
The 2023 WNBA Draft is airing tonight on ESPN.
