WNBA Draft: Results, pick-by-pick analysis of the 2020 draft

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 08: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks wears a basketball net around her neck and throws confetti in the air as she celebrates her team's 89-56 win over the Stanford Cardinal to win the championship game of the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on March 8, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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UNCASVILLE, CT – MARCH 06: South Florida Bulls Guard Kitija Laksa (33) shoots over UConn Huskies Guard Katie Lou Samuelson (33) during the game as the South Florida Bulls take on the UConn Huskies on March 06, 2018 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

BEN ROSOF: Kitija Laksa played over three seasons with the South Florida Bulls before suffering a season-ending ACL and meniscus injury three games into her senior season. She finished her USF career sixth all-time in scoring at 1,718 points, first all-time in free throw percentage at 89.6 and second in three-point percentage at 39.1.

Following the injury, Laksa opted to forego a final year of eligibility in the NCAA and instead competed for TTT Riga. Unfortunately, Laksa didn’t experience the same kind of success she had at South Florida. She played seven games during the 2019-20 season, averaging just eight points on 30% shooting from the field. Storm head coach Dan Hughes was drawn to Laksa through several other instances of watching her play, whether with USF against fellow-AAC foe Connecticut or in the 2018 World Cup against USA Basketball, for which the Hughes serves as an assistant.

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