With a report 40-game season accomplished and a race for the ultimate postseason slot determined by only a single sport, the WNBA playoffs are lastly able to begin.
Among the many 95 gamers collaborating within the eight-team playoff, all however 11 come from Division I basketball. And whereas the game’s longstanding powers actually have an outsized presence — UConn, Notre Dame, Maryland and South Carolina paved the way with 28 mixed gamers — 42 completely different faculties from 13 conferences can discover illustration on the WNBA hardwood these playoffs.
Right here’s a have a look at each college for every of the 84 Division I alumni competing within the 2023 WNBA Playoffs:
| SCHOOL | NUMBER | PLAYERS |
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| UConn | 9 |
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| Notre Dame | 7 |
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| Maryland | 6 |
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| South Carolina | 6 |
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| Baylor | 4 |
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| Oregon | 4 |
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| Louisville | 3 |
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| Tennessee | 3 |
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| Duke | 2 |
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| Michigan | 2 |
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| Northwestern | 2 |
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| Rutgers | 2 |
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| Center Tennessee | 2 |
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| Stanford | 2 |
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| UCLA | 2 |
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| George Washington | 1 | |
| St. Joseph’s | 1 |
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| VCU | 1 | |
| South Florida | 1 |
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| Florida State | 1 | |
| Miami | 1 |
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| Syracuse | 1 |
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| Virginia Tech | 1 | |
| Virginia | 1 |
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| Florida Gulf Coast | 1 |
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| Iowa State | 1 |
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| Oklahoma | 1 |
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| Texas | 1 |
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| Marquette | 1 |
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| Villanova | 1 | |
| Michigan State | 1 |
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| Minnesota | 1 |
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| UC-Davis | 1 | |
| Delaware | 1 |
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| UTEP | 1 |
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| Arizona | 1 | |
| Auburn | 1 |
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| Kentucky | 1 | |
| Mississippi State | 1 | |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
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| Texas A&M | 1 |
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| Gonzaga | 1 |
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| Washington | 1 |
As you possibly can see, quite a few former faculty teammates have reunited to share the court docket collectively on the skilled degree. 4 former Preventing Irish (Natalie Achonwa, Lindsay Allen, Kayla McBride and Jessica Shepard) have remained within the Midwest to play for the Minnesota Lynx, whereas a triad of ex-Terrapins (Kristi Toliver, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Tianna Hawkins) opted to take the Inexperienced Line into the District from School Park and play for the Washington Mystics.
The WNBA Playoffs additionally function a notable worldwide contingent, with 19 foreign-born gamers hailing largely from North America and Europe set to compete within the 2023 postseason.
This is a have a look at the nation of origin for every worldwide participant within the WNBA Playoffs.
| Nation | Quantity | Gamers |
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| Canada | 3 | Bridget Carleton, Natalie Achonwa, Laeticia Amihere |
| Australia | 3 | Alanna Smith, Cayla George, Rebecca Allen |
| China | 2 | Han Xu, Li Meng |
| France | 2 | Marine Johannès, Iliana Rupert |
| Hungary | 2 | Dorka Juhász, Bernadett Hatar |
| Mexico | 1 | Lou Lopez Sénéchal |
| Germany | 1 | Nyara Sabally |
| Bahamas | 1 | Jonquel Jones |
| Spain | 1 | Sika Koné |
| United Kingdom | 1 | Elizabeth Williams |
| Bosnia | 1 | Nikolina Milic |
| Finland | 1 | Awak Kuier |
