Hailey Van Lith will begin her WNBA journey with the Chicago Sky, which is something she was secretly hoping for on draft night.
“I had a few great conversations (with the Sky’s front office). Deep in my heart, I wanted to come to the Sky,” she said during a press conference on Thursday. “…I felt a ton of alignment and I felt like they saw who I was as a player. And I felt valued, so I was hoping that I was available when Chicago’s picks came.
“You never want to put too much expectation or hope because you never know what will happen on draft day, but deep in my heart I was really hoping that.”
Van Lith had an outstanding college basketball career as she played for Louisville, LSU and TCU while becoming the first player ever to reach the Elite Eight with three different programs.
She was selected No. 11 overall by the Sky on Monday and will officially reunite with former LSU teammate Angel Reese, a first-round pick by the Sky last year. Van Lith only spent one season at LSU and it was clear that wasn’t the best fit as she moved…
