Most WNBA players are major program superstars. If they are a top-3 pick, then there’s a good chance they will play for over a decade.
For Mystics guard, Kim Mestdagh, that wasn’t the case.
She played at Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference. It’s certainly one of the stronger leagues, but it’s also not the Pac-12 or Big-12. And their most notable players are Becky Hammon, now an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and Jason Smith, who played a few seasons with the Wizards from 2016-18. Hammon and Smith had to overcome a lot of obstacles to play in the WNBA and NBA, respectively for long periods of time.