This is another edition of our favorite WNBA draft picks. This one has to be one of my favorites, the shooting guard position. Let’s take look at our favorite shooting guard in the WNBA draft.
Penny
My favorite shooting guard in the WNBA draft is Erica Ogwumike and according to the Draft site, she is the number 34th pick. It shouldn’t be surprising to anyone why I picked Erica Ogwumike. I am a huge fan of the Ogwumike sisters who play for the Los Angeles Sparks. All of the sisters are athletic and hustlers. There is no lazy bone in their body. Erica only being 5’9″ has to work double to get recognized. She makes it up with her numbers.
- ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
- 2019-20 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2019-20 WBCA All-Region
- 2019-20 C-USA Player of the Year
- 2019-20 All-Conference First Team
- 2019-20 C-USA All-Defensive Team
- 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award Nominee
- 2019-20 Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 35 Preseason Watch List
- 2019-20 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2019-20 Wooden Award Preseason Watch List
- 2019-20 Ann Meyers Drysdale Top Shooting Guard Preseason Watch List
- 2018-19 C-USA Female Athlete of the Year
- 2018-19 Earned U.S. Pan Am Team Trials Invite
- 2018-19 C-USA Player of the Year
- 2018-19 C-USA All-Conference First Team
- 2018-19 C-USA All-Tournament Team
- 2018-19 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
- 2018-19 C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2017-18 C-USA Newcomer of the Year
- 2017-18 C-USA All-Defensive Team
- 2017-18 C-USA All-Conference First Team
- 2017-18 C-USA All-Tournament Team
- 2015-16 WCC All-Conference First Team (Pepperdine)
- 2015-16 WCC All-Freshman Team (Pepperdine)
The reason I included all of her athletic accolades due to the fact she is underrated and it deserves to be recognized more often. Look at the 2019-20 All-Conference First Team and player of the year accomplishment. Yes, we know about Sabrina, Sabally, Dangerfield, Cooper and so on. But what about the underdogs of the basketball world. Erica had her best game with 33 points against North Texas. We know she can contribute on the offensive side of things.
This season she averaged 19 points per game, 26 steals, 19 blocks, and 10.3 total rebounds. Yes, Erica can do it all with her size. Don’t sleep on the underdogs. That is why she is my favorite shooting guard in the WNBA draft.
LaMarr
Mikayla Pivec has a well-rounded game; she averaged 14.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game for the Oregon State Beavers. Pivec is a shooting guard that can pass and rebound, her willingness to share the ball could go a long way in the WNBA. At Oregon State, Pivec shot 50 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the arch; she did not take many three-point shots. On the WNBA level, she will need to improve and take more three-point shots to be a more all-around player. Pivec will probably be drafted in the second round of the draft.
SENIOR (2019-20):
- Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- AP All-America Honorable Mention
- USBWA All-America Honorable Mention
- WBCA All-America Finalist
- All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 All-Defense
- Wooden Award Ballot
- Miller Award Top-10
- Naismith Trophy Defensive Semifinalist
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- Set Oregon State’s career record for rebounds
- Ended season eighth in career scoring and fourth in career assists
- Averaged 14.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game
- Named Institute of Sport and Social Justice’s Playmaker of the Month in November
- Tallied 19 points on Senior Day vs. Washington State (3-1)
- Scored 24 points and reached the 1,000 career rebound mark vs. Cal (2/23)
- Scored her 1,500th career points vs. Arizona (2/9)
- Recorded 11 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks, as well as the game-winning shot at the buzzer vs. No. 19 Arizona State (2/7)
- Tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds at Utah (2/1)
- Scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Oregon (1/26)
- Named Maui Classic Tournament MVP
- Put up 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists against Utah State (12/14)
- Earned Miami Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament honors
- Scored 21 points vs. Miami (11/29)
- Earned Preseason WNIT Tournament MVP honors
- Scored 18 points and pulled down 17 rebounds against Pacific (11/11)
- Scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. UC Irvine (11/9).
Aya
Kaila Charles, 6’1″ Shooting Guard, Maryland
2019-20 Stats: 14.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.2 APG
A winner.
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@umdwbb) October 21, 2019
A competitor.
A teammate.
A leader.
A Terp.
Kaila Charles is the Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year.#UnitedPursuit pic.twitter.com/Hvdc6dBibv
Kaila Charles is a member of 2020 associated press all American third team. She is a dynamic guard that can do everything as a player and leader in both offense and defense. She also led the Maryland Terrapins to three Big Ten championships (2017, 2019-2020). Since her sophomore season, she has matured her powerful skills of scoring. Throughout her career, she has averaged 14.7 points per game (1,984 total points, ranked sixth in the all-time scoring list). She also has one of the best offensive rebounding rates as she averages more offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds.
Player comparison in the WNBA- She reminds me a lot of DeWanna Bonner for her steals and scoring.
She was a semifinalist for the Citizen Naismith Trophy earlier this March. She was also on the watch list of Cheryl Miller award, the Wade Trophy, the Wooden Award, and the Senior CLASS award.
Whichever team drafts her in early second-round, that will be a steal for a team that is in desperate need of a shooting guard.
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