2023 WNBA Draft results: Aliyah Boston goes No.1 to Indiana Fever – Complete list of every pick in all three rounds
Who got drafted in the 2023 WNBA Draft? Find out the full list of selections from the 28th annual draft held in Spring Studios, New York.
Basketball
Aliyah Boston went as the No.1 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday night (10 April).
In a move that surprised no one, the Fever used the first No.1 draft pick in the franchise’s history to choose the South Carolina, star widely regarded as one of the best female basketball prospects in recent years following a stellar college career.
The 21-year-old three-time All-American led the Gamecocks to three Final Four appearances as well as lifting the team to its second national championship title in 2022.
She also boasts a gold medal for Team USA in 3x3 at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), where she was the tallest player in the tournament at 1.96m (6ft 5inch).
Boston was one of three South Carolina players taken in the first round with Laeticia Amihere going eighth to Atlanta and Zia Cooke going 10th to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Minnesota drafted Diamond Miller of Maryland with the No. 2 pick, and the Dallas Wings chose Maddy Siegrist of Villanova with the third pick.
2023 WNBA Draft: First Round
2023 WNBA Draft: Second Round
2023 WNBA Draft: Third Round
When will the 2023 WNBA season start?
The 2023 WNBA season is set to begin on Friday 19 May with last year's title winners Las Vegas Aces attempting to defend their crown.
The Aces are expected to be contenders once again, having recruited two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker from Chicago Sky in the offseason.
They will likely to face stiff competition from the New York Liberty which has built the WNBA's latest super team in the offseason with big trades, including Jonquel Jones, two-time Olympic champion Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot.
Other key dates for the 2023 WNBA season to watch out for are:
- 30 April - training camps begin
- 5 May - pre-season games begin
- 15 May - last date for pre-season games
- 8 May - final 12 roster cut-down deadline
The last 10 No. 1 overall WNBA draft picks
- 2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
- 2021: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings
- 2020: Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
- 2019: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
- 2018: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
- 2017: Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces
- 2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
- 2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
- 2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun
- 2013: Brittney Griner - Phoenix Mercury