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Too Much Talent for a Tiny League

Making it to the pros is always hard. But with only 12 teams with 12 players each, the W.N.B.A. makes it seemingly impossible for too many women’s college basketball stars.

Raina Perez, a standout at North Carolina State, plays for a Mexican team after going undrafted in the W.N.B.A.Credit...Esteban Alvarez/Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

Raina Perez is used to staring down obstacles. It’s not just her sport, women’s basketball, which seems forever in the shadow of the men’s game. It’s not just her height, 5 feet 4 inches — diminutive, even for a point guard.