Taylor Mikesell is projected to be a late first-round or early second-round pick in tonight’s WNBA draft, which will make her Ohio State’s first WNBA draft pick since 2018.
Mikesell is positioned to likely be one of the first 15 players selected in the WNBA draft thanks to her two excellent seasons as a Buckeye after transferring to Ohio State from Oregon. After averaging 11.5 points per game across her first three collegiate seasons , Mikesell took her game to new heights at Ohio State, averaging 18.6 points per game in 2021-22 and 17.2 points per game in 2022-23.
Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff says the team who drafts Mikesell will be happy it did both because of her ability to score and shoot the ball and because of the personal qualities she will bring to her new team. Mikesell transferred to Ohio State because she believed McGuff’s offensive system would enable her to play to her strengths and achieve her goal of playing in the WNBA, and it worked out just as she hoped it would.
Not including Mikesell, the only Ohio State player currently on a WNBA roster is Mitchell, who is entering her sixth year in the league with the Fever. Should the Fever, who hold four of the first 17 picks in this year’s draft, including the No. 1 overall pick, use one of those picks to draft Mikesell on Monday night, Mitchell will surely be among those celebrating the selection.
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