NEW YORK — Former Iowa player Kate Martin made the Las Vegas Aces opening day roster after being chosen in the second round of the WNBA draft.
She is one of four second round picks to make a roster as the league opens play Tuesday.
“I found out a few days ago and I cried,” Martin said. “I was so excited. I felt like a lot of hard work was paying off. Whenever you come into a team like this who are back-to-back world champions, you don’t really know what your odds are going to be. I was really proud of myself and really happy that I gave myself the opportunity to make the team and be alongside some great teammates.”
Joining her were Aces teammate Dyaisha Fair, Nika Muhl (Seattle) and Celeste Taylor (Indiana). Martin was the only of the four who made a team not to be invited to the WNBA draft. However, she went anyway in support of her former Iowa teammate Caitlin Clark.
When she was drafted, she came out of the audience to have her draft moment on stage.
While it’s not automatic that first-round picks make rosters, all nine that attended camp, including Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, made their respective teams. In all, 13 of the 36 players drafted in April made the roster.
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