College basketball talking season is underway, so it is WNBA Mock Draft time! Conference and school college hoops Media Days are transpiring, and The Sports Bank will be reporting live from Rosemont this upcoming week. TSB Founder Paul M. Banks, as far as we know (but we could obviously be wrong) is the only sports writer to author a mock draft in all four of the major North American sports, and the most popular North American professional women’s sport.
Banks is the lead writer for Draft Wire, USA Today’s NFL Draft focused website.
So his latest 2027 NFL mock draft can be found there. His latest NBA mock draft update can be found at this link.
For the most recent MLB Mock Draft, go here. And finally, here’s the link to the most recent NHL mock draft update.
Past WNBA Mock Drafts: 2026
This WNBA Mock Draft order was taken from Tankathon.
More player descriptions will be arriving during future updates. Big Ten’s Women’s Basketball Media Day is Wednesday October 7.
Italicized names denote a player who is scheduled to appears at Big Ten Media Day.
We’ll have many more WNBA Mock Draft updates after that.
1. Toronto Tempo, JuJu Watkins, USC, Guard
Much like last year, we have one prospect who is the near consensus projection to go first overall. Once again, it’s a player for a Big Ten school in Los Angeles. Lauren Betts, of UCLA, was the 2026 consensus to go first overall, a year ago at this time. However, she went fourth overall instead, to the Washington Mystics.
2. Connecticut Sun, Madison Booker, Texas, Forward
3. Washington Mystics (via Chicago Sky), Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame, Guard
4 Seattle Storm, S’Mya Nichols, Kansas, Guard
5 Portland Fire, MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU, Guard
6 Los Angeles Sparks, Mikaylah Williams, LSU, Guard
7 Los Angeles Sparks (via Phoenix Mercury), Oluchi Okananwa, Maryland, Guard
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8. New York Liberty, Talaysia Cooper, Ole Miss, Guard
9. Dallas Wings, Ashlyn Watkins, South Carolina, Forward
10. Indiana Fever, Chloe Kitts, South Carolina, Forward
11. Chicago Sky (via Washington Mystics), Clara Strack, Kentucky, Center
12. Chicago Sky (via Atlanta Dream), Tessa Johnson, South Carolina, Guard
13. Dallas Wings (via Las Vegas Aces), Ainhoa Risacher, France, Forward
14. Golden State Valkyries, Sarah Cissé, France, Forward
15. Minnesota Lynx, Timea Gardiner, UCLA, Forward
Cori Close lost a ton of talent from last year’s team, as the Bruins produced the 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 15th and 18th overall picks in last year’s WNBA Draft.
However, there is still a ton of talent remaining in Westwood, with Gardiner, Addy Brown and Sienna Betts leading the way.
Just missed
Khamil Pierre, NC State, Forward and Addy Brown, UCLA, Forward
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, Ratings and RG. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the Washington Post.