One player from the Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team has entered her name into this year’s draft: Tiana Mangakahia. In three seasons with Syracuse, Mangakahia averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds per contest in 85 games. She led the nation in assists and assists per game in two of the three years she played and set multiple program and conference records in those categories.
Two former ‘Cuse players are currently on WNBA rosters: Brittney Sykes (‘17, Los Angeles Sparks) and Kayla Alexander (‘13, Minnesota Lynx).