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15 former Wolfpack Women have competed in the WNBA,

two have coached.

– 2008 Khadijah Whittington, Indiana Fever26th (2nd Round)

– 2007 Gillian Goring, Washington Mystics 32nd (3rd Round); Ashley Key, Indiana Fever 35th (3rd Round)

– 2006 Tiffany Stansbury, Houston Comets 29th (3rd Round), currently with Minnesota Lynx

– 2004 Kaayla Chones, Washington Mystics 15th(2nd Round)

– 2001 Tynesha Lewis, Houston Comets 21st (2nd Round)

– 2000 Summer Erb, Charlotte Sting 11th (1st Round)

– 1999 Chasity Melvin, Cleveland Rockers 11th(1st Round), currently with Chicago Sky

– 1997 Andrea Stinson, Sharon Manning, Rhonda Mapp all taken by Charlotte Sting

– 1997 Trena Trice-Hill, New York Liberty and Umeki Webb, Phoenix Mercury

– Jennifer Howard signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Rockers in 1997

NC State Women’s Basketball WNBA History

Trudi Lacey, an All-American at NC State, was head coach and general manager of the Charlotte Sting.

Chasity Melvin was a WNBA All-Star with Cleveland and Washington. She is back with the Mystics after two years with Chicago.

Khadijah Whittington was selected 26th overall by Indiana in the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Gillian Goring was selected 32nd overall by Washington in the 2007 WNBA Draft and was a key reserve for the Mystic.

Ashley Key was drafted 35th overall in 2007 by the Indiana Fever.

Kaayla Chones was drafted 15th overall in the 2004 draft by the Washington Mystics and played two season there.

Andrea Stinson played nineseasons in the WNBA and became the first Charlotte Sting player to have her jersey retired.

Tynesha Lewis played for the Houston Comets, Charlotte Sting and Minnesota Lynx.

Summer Erb played three seasons with the Charlotte Sting and is currently an assis-tant coach at UNC Asheville.

Sharon Manning spent three seasons with fellow ACC member Wake Forest as an assistant coach. She played with the Charlotte Sting and Miami Sol.

Jennifer Howard played for the Cleveland Rockets and now works as a media pro-ducer with the Jackson Group Interactive.

Trena Trice-Hill playedprofessional basketballoverseas and at one timewas a member of theWNBA’s New YorkLiberty.

Umeki Webb played for both the Phoenix Mercury and the former WNBA franchise Miami Sol.

Alvine Mendeng was invited to the Minnesota Lynx training camp in 2008.

Rhonda Mapp played for both the Charlotte Sting and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Tiffany Stansbury was drafted 29th overall in 2006 by Houston. She played the 2007 WNBA season with Minnesota.

NC STATE WNBA DRAFT HISTORY