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PLAYED IN THE WNBA
Name Purdue Years Pro Years Professional Career WNBA Draft Professional Notes
Corissa Yasen 1997 1997 Sacramento Monarchs (97) Free Agent Purdue Hall of Fame
Ukari Figgs 1996-99 1999-03 Los Angeles Sparks (99-01), Portland Fire (02), Houston Comets (03) 1999 - 3rd Rd, 28th - Los Angeles Purdue Hall of Fame
Stephanie White 1996-99 1999-04 Charlotte Sting (99), Indiana Fever (00-04) 1999 - 2nd Rd, 21st - Charlotte Head coach with Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun,
2012 WNBA Champion, Purdue Hall of Fame
Joy Holmes 1988-91 1991-00 Japan (91-97), Seattle Reign (98), Nashville Noise (99), Detroit Shock (00) Free Agent Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, Purdue Hall of Fame
Jannon Roland 1994-97 2000 Orlando Miracle (00) 2000 - 2nd Rd, 20th - Orlando  
Stacey Lovelace 1993-96 2000-08 Seattle Storm (00-01), Minnesota Lynx (04-05), Chicago Sky (06), Washington Mystics (07),
Atlanta Dream (08), Detroit Shock (08)
Free Agent 2008 WNBA Eastern Conference Champion, 2007 Eurobasket All-Europe Cup 1st Team, 2007 & 2008 Eurobasket All-Turkish TBBL Forward of the Year, 2008 Turkish TBBL All-Star, Player Development Manager for the NBA, Purdue Hall of Fame
Camille Cooper 1998-01 2001-02 Los Angeles Sparks (01), New York Liberty (01-02) 2001 - 1st Rd, 16th - Los Angeles  
Katie Douglas 1998-01 2001-14 Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (01-07, 14), Indiana Fever (08-13), Ano Loisia (03), S.U Glyfada Esperides Kyklos (04), TEO Vilnius (06-07), Ros Casares Valencia (08), CSKA Moscow (09), Galatasaray (10), Ros Casares Valencia (11), Nadezhda Orenburg (12), Wisla Krakow (13) 2001 - 1st Rd, 10th - Orlando 2012 WNBA Champion, 5-time WNBA All-Star, 2006 WNBA All-Star Game MVP, 2006 WNBA First Team, 2-time WNBA Second Team, 5-time WNBA All-Defensive Team, 2011 Turkish Cup Champion, 2008 Queen's Cup Champion, 3-time Lithuanian Champion, 2008 Spanish League Champion, Purdue Hall of Fame
Kelly Komara 1999-02 2002-04 Indiana Fever (02), Grand Rapids Blizzard (03-04) 2002 - 3rd Rd, 34th - Indiana  
Mary Jo Noon 1999-03 2003 Los Angeles Sparks (03) 2003 - 3rd Rd, 42nd - Los Angeles  
Erika Valek 2001-04 2004-14 Detroit Shock (2004), Botas (06), Cajarural Verona (07), Solna Vikiings (08-09), Universidad De Medelin (09), Sallen (12-13), La Estancia de Popayan (14) 2004 - 2nd Rd, 23rd - Detroit 2006 Turkish TBBL Second Team, 2009 Swedish Damligan Champion, Bronze at 2010 South American Championships with Columbia, 2011 All-FIBA Americas Second Team
Shereka Wright 2001-04 2004-06 Phoenix Mercury (04-06), Lubbock Hawks (05) 2004 - 1st Rd, 13th - Detroit 2005 NWBL All-Star Game, Purdue Hall of Fame
Katie Gearlds 2004-07 2007-13 Seattle Storm (07-09), Kosit Kosice (08), Athinaikos (09), FEA Neas Halkindonas (10), Orion Ibaizabal Galdakao (11-12), Toyota Huelva (13) 2007 - 1st Rd, 7th - Seattle 2008 Slovakian Cup Winner, 2008 Slovakian Extraliga Champion, 2009 Greek League Champion, 2012 Eurobasket All-Spanish Team Honorable Mention, 2013 Portuguese Cup Champion, 2013 Portuguese League Champion, 2013 Eurobasket All-Portuguese League 2nd Team, National Champion Head Coach at Marian, Head Coach at Purdue
Daniele Campbell 2006-09 2009-10 Indiana Fever (09), Perth Lynx (10) 2009 - 3rd Rd, 32nd - Indiana  
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 2005-09 2009-12 Los Angeles Sparks (09-11), Chicago Sky (11), Washington Mystics (12), Ravenna Esperides (10), Elitzur Ramla (11), Flying Foxes SV Wien (12) 2009 - 1st Rd, 13th - Los Angeles 2009 WNBA Semifinals
PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY
Name Purdue Years Pro Years Professional Career Professional Notes
         
Lindsey Hicks 2001-04 2004-10 PeKa (04-05), Vitus Bering Pirates (06), Marbo Basket (07-09), Sdent Nyon Basket (10) 2004 Finnish Cup, 2006 Danish Dameligaen MVP, 2007 Danish Dameligaen All-Star
Aya Traore 2004-06 2006-Present Senegalese National Team (06-13, 15-17, 20)Cavigal Sports Basket (07), Hit Kranjska Gora (09), Montgomery Dream (2010), C.B. Olesa Espanyol (11), Real Club Celta Vigo (12), Desportivo (12), Kirovograd (13), Ibaizabal Galdakao (14), Mann Filter Zaragoza (15), First Bank BC (15), C.B. Huelva Wagen (16), Basket Esch (17), Quinta dos Lombos (18), CAD-UPPC Coimbra (19), GDESSA/Barreiro (20), Naft-e Abadan (21), Sant Josep (22-23) 2009 All-African Championships Best Player/1st Team, 2009 MVP of AfroBasket Women, 2012 African Champions Cup Winner, 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 African Championships, 2015 Nigerian League Champion, 2023 LF2 Regular Season MVP
Emily Heikes 2002-05 2006-10 Cajarural Verona Norte (06-07), Viaonetti Vinaroz (08), Arranz-Jopisa Burgos (09), Codigalco Carmelitas Ourense (10) 2009 Spail LF2 Champion
Sharika Webb 2003-06 2010 Chicago Steamettes (10)  
Erin Lawless 2004-07 2008-15 Slovakian National Team (10-11, 13) New Wash Montigarda (08), BK Presov (09), Dobri Anjeli Kosice (10-12), Dynamo Kursk (13), Ceyhan Belediyespor (14), BC Belfius Namur Capitale (15) 4-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion, 2009 Eurobasket All-Slovakian Extraliga Player of the Year/1st Team, 3-time Slovakian Cup Champion
Kalika France 2007-08 2009 Aanekosken Huima (09) 2009 Finnish Cup Finalist
Lakisha Freeman 2005-09 2010 Point Chaud Sprimont (10) Eurobasket All-Belgian league Honorable Mention
Michelle Clark 2008-09 2012-13 Regina (12-13) 2012 Canada West Prairie Division Champion, 2013 All-Canada West 1st Team, 2013 Canada West Champion
Alex Guyton 2009-12 2013 TuS Bad Aibling Fireballs (13) Director of Video and Player Development at Purdue, former assistant coach at Eastern Illinois
Antionette Howard 2011-12 2013 Tennessee Dragons (13) 4th overall pick in the 2013 WUBA Draft
Sam Ostarello 2010-13 2014-2023 Italian National Team (2019-21) Alanya Belediye (14), Kara Trutnov (15), Vigarano (16), BCF Elfic Fribourg (19), Fila san Martino (20), La Molisana Campobasso (21), Ragussa (22-23) 2014 Eurobasket All-Turkish League 2nd Team, 2019 Swiss League Cup Winner, 2019 Eurobasket All-Swiss League 2nd Team, 2019 Swiss SBL Champion
Drey Mingo 2011-13 2014-16 Point Chaud Sprimont (14), Basket Rybnik (15), Pszczolka Lublin (16) 2014 Eurobasket All-Belgian League Honorable Mention, 2016 Polish Cup Winner
KK Houser 2010-14 2015-23 Aanekosken Huima (15), Olimpia CSU Brasov (16-17), Hoops Club (18), Lulea Basket (19), Givova Battipaglia (20), Leganes (22-23) 2015 Eurobasket All-Romanian League Honorable Mention, 2010 All-Swedish Damilgan 2nd Team
Dee Dee Williams 2011-14 2015-17 Muis Oyutni (15), Aanekosken Huima (16), GIE Lady Matrix (17) 2015 Mongolian Superleague Champion and MVP, 2017 WUBA All-Star Game, 2017 WUBA Champion, 2017 Mediterranean Cup Champion
Liza Clemons 2012-15 2016 PAOK Thessalonikis (16) Greek Cup/League Semifinalist
Whitney Bays 2013-15 2017-18 Energa Torun (17), Enisey Krasnoyarski (18), Carolina (18) 2018 Puerto Rico BSNF All-Star, 2018 Latinbasket All-Puerto Rica Finals MVP/Player of the Year/Forward of the Year/1st Team, 2018 Puerto Rico BSNF Champion
Ashley Morrissette 2014-16 2017-20 Washington Mystics (17, camp), Alba Iulia (18), Dynamo Kyiv (19-20) 2018 Eurobasket All-CEWL 1st Team, 2019 Ukrainian Cup and Superleague Champion
April Wilson 2013-16 2017 CD Ponce Valladolid (17)  
Andreona Keys 2015-18 2019-Present Dynamo-NPU Kyiv (19, 21), Zkk Cinkama Celje (20), Polonia W-aa (21-23) 7-time Ukrainian Superleague Player of the Week, 2019 Ukrainian Cup/Superleague Champion and MVP, 2019 Eurobasket All-Ukrainian Superleague MVP/Player of the Year/Guard of the Year/1st Team, 2020 Eurobasket WABA Player of the Year/1st Team, 2020 Slovenian SKL Champion 
Ae'Rianna Harris 2017-20 2020-Present Herner TC (21), Kangoeroes Mechelen (22), Picken Claret (24), Northside (24) 2021 German DBBL Runner-up, 2021 Eurobasket All-German DBBL 3rd Team
Fatou Diagne    2018-21    2022-Present Esteponia (22), Campinas (24)  
Lasha Petree 2023 2023-Present Connecticut Sun (23), Abeja de Leon (23), ViVe (24), Geelong U. (24), Moca (24)  
Jeanae Terry 2022-24 2024-Present Penza (24)  
Abbey Ellis 2022-24 2024-Present Diamond VE (24), Townsville Fire (24)