Senior point guard Ketia Swanier was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft today at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla. She becomes the ninth UConn player to be selected in the first round, second only to Tennessee (10).
Swanier, who was not among the 20 players invited to attend the draft, was the highest UConn player drafted since the Seattle Storm selected Barbara Turner 11th overall in 2006.
Swanier, won the inaugural Big East Sixth Man Award season and was named honorable mention all-conference, averaged a career-high 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, a team-high 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 24.7 minutes this season. She also has a 2.1 assist to turnover ratio.
She finished her career with 674 points, 479 assists, 327 rebounds and 247 steals in 142 games (19 starts). Swanier ranks sixth all-time in team history in games played and seventh in assists and steals. Along with former Huskies national Player of the Year Jen Rizzotti, she is the only other player in team history to be ranked in the Top 10 in assists, steals and games played.
Swanier’s stock rose during the postseason as she displayed tremendous leadership and also averaged 8.8 points, a team-high 4.8 assists and 31.4 minutes during the NCAA tournament. Her assist to turnover ratio was 3.4.
The Sun drafted Middle Tennessee State forward Amber Holt, who led the nation in scoring (27.4), with the ninth overall pick.
Rich
Great! Now we have 5 Huskies on our team. We will sell out every seat this year! Lets Go Sun!
Comment by wes — April 9th, 2008 @ 4:06 pm