University of Delaware Star Jasmine Dickey Gets Drafted In The WNBA Draft
On Monday night, University of Delaware standout Jasmine Dickey became the third Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) student-athlete drafted in the WNBA Draft in the past three seasons. Dickey becomes the third Blue Hen selected in WNBA Draft history. Dickey was selected in the third round with the 30th pick by the Dallas Wings.
She is the third player in UD history to be drafted by a WNBA team with Tyresa Smith as the second selected by the Phoenix Mercury as the 18th overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft, and Elena Delle Donne selected by the Chicago Sky as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft.
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Caasports.com reports, “Dickey was a CAA All-Rookie team selection as a freshman before being named to the All-CAA Second Team and All-CAA Defensive Team as a Sophomore. She continued to excel, winning back-to-back CAA Player of the Year honors following her junior and senior campaigns, becoming the first back-to-back CAA player of the Year since former Blue Hen Elena Delle Donne in 2012 and 2013.”
According to BlueHens.com, “This past season, Dickey helped lead the Blue Hens to a 24-8 overall record in addition to hoisting up the program’s third Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title and a NCAA Tournament Appearance, for the first time since 2013. As a senior, Dickey concluded the 2021-22 season averaging the best numbers of her four-year career.
She has led the nation in points per game for seven-straight weeks (Nov. 29-Jan. 10) and finished the year ranked third in the NCAA with 25.3 points per game. Dickey also averaged 10.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per contest while shooting 40.2 percent (284-of-707) from the field and 80.9 percent (190-of-235) from the free throw line.”
In a University of Delaware press release, Dickey said, “I am going to the league,” “It is just the beginning, I am excited, and I am ready to get to work. This is what I worked so hard for, and I am so happy to see it pay off.”
The Dallas Wings regular season begins on Saturday, May 7 as Dickey and her teammates host the Atlanta Dream on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m. ET. Less than a week later on Friday, May 13, Dickey and the Wings will play a short drive away in Washington D.C., as they get set to take on Delle Donne and the Washington Mystics.
