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UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected fifth overall by the Chicago Sky in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York.

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National champion UCLA has a record night at the WNBA draft with 5 first-round picks and 6 overall

National champion UCLA has a record night at the WNBA draft with 5 first-round picks and 6 overall

The party isn’t over for UCLA’s national champions. The Bruins are having another big celebration at the WNBA draft. Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were taken with picks Nos. 4-6 on Monday night, barely a week after helping the Bruins win their first NCAA championship. UCLA became the first team to have five first-round selections, and the first with six players selected in one draft. The 6-foot-7 Betts was selected by the Washington Mystics, with Jaquez then taken by the Chicago Sky. The expansion Toronto Tempo made Rice their first draft pick with the No. 6 selection. Angela Dugalic and Gianna Kneepkens were also taken in the first round.