Dreams turned into reality for one former Alabama player Thursday night.
Jasmine Walker heard her name announced live on ESPN and was selected seventh overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft to the Los Angles Sparks.
“The WNBA was a dream come true,” Walker said. “This is always what I wanted out of my college career.”
Walker said she has never been to Los Angeles before.
She is the first Alabama player selected in the WNBA draft since 2005, and the first Crimson Tide standout drafted in the first round since Tausha Mills was taken second overall to the Washington Mystics in 2000.
Walker leaves the program with her name written all over the Crimson Tide record books. Her 41 point performance against Auburn on Feb. 14 set the Alabama record for most points in a game which led to her winning SEC player of the week. She finished with 22 career double-doubles and third at UA in single-season three-point percentage, 42.2% during her senior season.