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Once again, the Connecticut Sun head into a WNBA Draft without a first-round pick and will wait until late in the second round of Thursday s draft to make their first selection.
The Sun do have back-to-back picks in the second round (20th and 21st overall), meaning they won t have to sweat choosing between two players.
“You would think back-to-back picks is a little bit of relief,” Connecticut head coach and general manager Curt Miller said with a grin during a Zoom call Monday. “You can take a deep breath and go, ‘Hey, we can’t go wrong.’
“You know the way I’m wired. . We’re going to get on the clock and I’m going to have three minutes (to pick), and I’m going to look at my staff going, ‘We’ve got two picks and I like three players.’”
February 16, 2021
Only 10 universities nationwide reach this ranking in both categories
Arizona State University is one of only 10 universities that are top producers for both Fulbright Scholar awards for faculty and Fulbright U.S. Student award recipients.
ASU has been a top-20 university for the prestigious Fulbright awards every year for the past 11 years. The rankings were announced on Monday by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which oversees the Fulbright program.
ASU tied for 13th place overall for faculty Fulbright Scholars, which reflects the total from ASU’s Tempe campus with six awards. Two additional faculty members from the Downtown Phoenix campus were also awarded Fulbrights, for a total of eight universitywide.
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The Connecticut Sun have re-signed Brionna Jones, one of the most improved players in the WNBA, to a two-year contract worth $120,000 each year. They have also signed Sydney Wallace, who currently plays in Poland, to a training camp contract.
Earlier, the Sun re-signed Jasmine Thomas to a three-year contract and announced on Tuesday that they signed Alyssa Thomas to a multi-year extension despite the fact that she recently tore her Achilles while playing overseas.
The Connecticut franchise has demonstrated its loyalty to A. Thomas and its desire to test out its big three of A. Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Jonquel Jones albeit in 2022 now, due to A. Thomas’ injury.