Despite some mock drafts projecting her to go as high as the first pick in the second round of the 2025 WNBA Draft, TCU’s Sedona Prince did not earn an invite to the pro league on Monday night.
The move came after the 6-foot-7 center helped lead the Horned Frogs to the 2024/25 NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight round.
Prince, who turns 25 years old next month, suited up for Texas, Oregon, and TCU during her seven-year NCAA career. Her run spanned multiple injury-induced redshirt seasons caused by a broken leg, torn elbow ligament, and a broken finger.
During Monday’s ESPN broadcast, commentators noted that her age and injury record may have impacted Prince’s WNBA prospects. They also directly brought up Prince’s history of intimate partner violence and abuse allegations.
As reported both via social media and by The Washington Post, several women have accused Prince of abuse or sexual assault. Prince denies these claims and, to date, has never been charged with a crime.
Prince’s complicated collegiate campaign also includes a viral 2021 social media post calling out gender inequities within the NCAA tournament. The post ultimately ignited top-line changes across college sports.
WNBA GMs weigh risk factors in drafting Prince
Like other undrafted athletes, Prince could still receive an invite to any of the 13 teams’ training camps. Though the decision to offer her a preseason try-out remains complicated for WNBA front offices.
“You want to be fair about it and don’t want to necessarily hold [the allegations] against her,” one unnamed WNBA GM told ESPN’s Katie Barnes in a recent article detailing Prince’s draft prospects. “But from an organizational standpoint, you also have to be cautious and do your due diligence.”
“We wouldn’t touch it, but I think that everybody’s at a different spot. Everybody has different information,” another GM said. “But where we’re at with this franchise, right, wrong, or indifferent, there’s a risk associated and that’s not a risk on someone’s character that we’d take.”
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