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UCLA sets record with five first-round picks in WNBA draft

April 13, 2026

By Associated Press via ESPN: The party isn’t over for UCLA‘s national champions. The Bruins had another big celebration at the WNBA draft.

Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were selected 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.

In a whirlwind stretch in which the Bruins were feted from coast to coast, the good times hit their peak at the draft, where the best team this season took its place among the best of all time.

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