Former University of Utah guard Gianna Kneepkens, who helped UCLA win the NCAA championship this season, was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 15 pick in the WNBA draft on Monday.

Kneepkens was one of five UCLA players drafted in the first round — a record for one school. She averaged 12.3 points per game in her only season with the Bruins.

The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant gave the Sun an “A” grade for the pick. Merchant wrote: “After building an athletic roster that is spacing challenged, the Sun finally have a shooter, and one of the very best in college basketball over the last five years.”

Utah guard Lani White was selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the final pick of the draft, No. 45 overall. She averaged 8.1 points per game at Utah.

The Dallas Wings took UConn star Azzi Fudd with the first pick. The Minnesota Lynx nabbed TCU guard Olivia Miles with the second pick, and the Seattle Storm selected Spanish center Awa Fam Thiam at No. 3.

Kneepkens had a stellar tenure at Utah before transferring to UCLA last year. In 2024-25 with the Utes, she averaged 19.3 points per game.

Before Kneepkens was drafted, four of her UCLA teammates were off the board: center Lauren Betts (Washington Mystic, No. 4 pick); guard Gabriela Jaquez (Chicago Sky, No. 5); guard Kiki Rice (Toronto Tempo, No. 6); and forward Angela Dugalic (Washington Mystics, No. 9).