South Florida's Tsineke and Fankam Mendjiadeu Go Back-To-Back in the WNBA Draft; Taken by Washington and Seattle in The 2nd Round

TAMPA – Former University of South Florida women's basketball standouts Elena Tsineke and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu became the seventh and eighth players in program history to be selected in the WNBA Draft, and the sixth and seventh under Head Coach Jose Fernandez, when they heard their names called on Monday night. Tsineke was chosen by the Washington Mystics in the second round with the 20^th overall pick and, seconds later, Fankam Mendjiadeu went with the 21^st overall pick to the Seattle Storm.

Tsineke and Fankam Mendjiadeu are the first South Florida players taken in the WNBA Draft since Kitija Laksa was chosen in the first round, 11^th overall, also by Seattle, in 2020.