2022 WNBA Draft Prospect Rankings: The Top 50

With the WNBA Draft right around the corner, it’s time to take a look at the prospects that are likely candidates to be taken this year. The draft will take place on April 11th at 7pm EST.

These are strictly prospect rankings, and not a mock draft. Team fit and positional needs are not taken into account here. Keep an eye out for our three-round 2022 Mock Draft coming later this week!

Top 50 2022 WNBA Draft Prospects

#	Player	Pos.	Height	From
1	NaLyssa Smith	F	6’4″	Baylor
2	Rhyne Howard	G	6’2″	Kentucky
3	Elissa Cunane	C	6’5″	NC State
4	Shakira Austin	C	6’5″	Mississippi
5	Sika Kone	F	6’3″	Mali
6	Veronica Burton	G	5’9″	Northwestern
7	Destanni Henderson	G	5’7″	South Carolina
8	Naz Hillmon	F	6’2″	Michigan
9	Kierstan Bell	G	6’1″	Florida Gulf Coast
10	Nyara Sabally	F	6’3″	Oregon
11	Emily Engstler	F	6’1″	Louisville
12	Khayla Pointer	G	5’7″	LSU
13	Lorela Cubaj	F	6’4″	Georgia Tech
14	Christyn Williams	G	5’11”	UConn
15	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	F	6’5″	UConn
16	Rae Burrell	F	6’1″	Tennessee
17	Nancy Mulkey	C	6’9″	Washington
18	Lexie Hull	G	6’1″	Stanford
19	Jenna Staiti	C	6’4″	Georgia
20	Queen Egbo	C	6’3″	Baylor
21	Evina Westbrook	G	6’0″	UConn
22	Nia Clouden	G	5’8″	Michigan State
23	Jasmine Dickey	G	5’10”	Delaware
24	Taylor Robertson	G	5’11”	Oklahoma
25	Jade Melbourne	G	5’10”	Australia

#	Player	Pos.	Height	From
26	Cierra Hooks	G	5’8″	Ohio
27	Brooke Flowers	C	6’5″	Saint Louis
28	Serena Kessler	G	6’0″	France
29	Bethy Mununga	F	6’0″	South Florida
30	Myah Taylor	G	5’7″	Mississippi State
31	Jordan Lewis	G	5’7″	Baylor
32	Eden Zipel	F	6’0″	Israel
33	Lexi Held	G	5’10”	DePaul
34	Reka Dombai	G	5’11”	Hungary
35	Mya Hollingshed	F	6’3″	Colorado
36	Shannon Titus	G	6’0″	Mercer
37	Kayla Wells	G	6’0″	Texas A&M
38	Macee Williams	F	6’2″	IUPUI
39	Ty Battle	F	6’0″	Delaware
40	Anastasia Hayes	G	5’7″	Mississippi State
41	Mia Davis	F	6’0″	Temple
42	Vivian Gray	F	6’1″	Texas Tech
43	Maya Dodson	F	6’3″	Notre Dame
44	Que Morrison	G	5’7″	Georgia
45	Mimi Collins	F	6’3″	Maryland
46	Kianna Smith	G	6’0″	Louisville
47	Kamila Borkowska	C	6’7″	Poland
48	IImar’I Thomas	F	5’10”	UCLA
49	Mackenzie Dewees	G	5’9″	Quinnipiac
50	Katie Benzan	G	5’6″	Maryland

Who is too high? Who is too low? Did anybody get snubbed from the top 50 that we should have our eye on?

We want to hear your feedback! Tweet at us at @hoop_social and let us know your thoughts.

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Prospect Rankings 1.0: Published 3/1/22

Special thanks to Bobbi Mullis for the help in organizing the top ten! We will continue to evaluate prospects throughout the postseason and make updates to these rankings leading up to the draft.

#	Player	Pos.	Height	From
1	NaLyssa Smith	F	6’4″	Baylor
2	Rhyne Howard	G	6’2″	Kentucky
3	Ashley Joens	G	6’1″	Iowa State
4	Shakira Austin	C	6’5″	Mississippi
5	Sika Kone	F	6’3″	Mali
6	Destanni Henderson	G	5’7″	South Carolina
7	Naz Hillmon	F	6’2″	Michigan
8	Elissa Cunane	C	6’5″	NC State
9	Kierstan Bell	G	6’1″	Florida Gulf Coast
10	Khayla Pointer	G	5’7″	LSU
11	Lorela Cubaj	F	6’4″	Georgia Tech
12	Christyn Williams	G	5’11”	UConn
13	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	F	6’5″	UConn
14	Queen Egbo	C	6’3″	Baylor
15	Veronica Burton	G	5’9″	Northwestern
16	Rae Burrell	F	6’1″	Tennessee
17	Evina Westbrook	G	6’0″	UConn
18	Lexie Hull	G	6’1″	Stanford
19	Jenna Staiti	C	6’4″	Georgia
20	Nyara Sabally	F	6’3″	Oregon
21	Nia Clouden	G	5’8″	Michigan State
22	Jasmine Dickey	G	5’10”	Delaware
23	Emily Engstler	F	6’1″	Louisville
24	Taylor Mikesell	G	5’11”	Ohio State
25	Jade Melbourne	G	5’10”	Australia

#	Player	Pos.	Height	From
26	Cierra Hooks	G	5’8″	Ohio
27	Taylor Robertson	G	5’11”	Oklahoma
28	Brooke Flowers	C	6’5″	Saint Louis
29	Serena Kessler	G	6’0″	France
30	Bethy Mununga	F	6’0″	South Florida
31	Myah Taylor	G	5’7″	Mississippi State
32	Jordan Lewis	G	5’7″	Baylor
33	Eden Zipel	F	6’0″	Israel
34	Lexi Held	G	5’10”	DePaul
35	Nancy Mulkey	C	6’9″	Washington
36	Reka Dombai	G	5’11”	Hungary
37	Mya Hollingshed	F	6’3″	Colorado
38	Macee Williams	F	6’2″	IUPUI
39	Ty Battle	F	6’0″	Delaware
40	Anastasia Hayes	G	5’7″	Mississippi State
41	Mia Davis	F	6’0″	Temple
42	Vivian Gray	F	6’1″	Texas Tech
43	Maya Dodson	F	6’3″	Notre Dame
44	Que Morrison	G	5’7″	Georgia
45	Mimi Collins	F	6’3″	Maryland
46	Kianna Smith	G	6’0″	Louisville
47	Kayla Wells	G	6’0″	Texas A&M
48	Dorka Juhász	F	6’4″	UConn
49	Kamila Borkowska	C	6’7″	Poland
50	IImar’I Thomas	F	5’10”	UCLA