NEW YORK - Maryland alum Abby Meyers was selected No. 11 overall in the first round of the WNBA Draft Monday night in New York.
Meyers is the second Terrapins to be drafted Monday night after Diamond Miller went No. 2 overall to the Minnesota Lynx.
Meyers played her senior season at Maryland after she played at Princeton for three years. Meyers played in 35 games for Maryland this season, where she averaged 14.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and shot 39 percent from outside the arc.
Meyers scored in double figures in 28 of 35 games this season and helped the Terrapins to 28 wins, nine over ranked teams and five over top 10 teams. Meyers earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and also helped lead the Terps to their first Elite Eight since 2015.
At Princeton, Meyers was the 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. She scored 947 career points at Princeton and reached 1,000 for her career with 501 in her one season at Maryland.
Currently, six Terrapin alums are in the WNBA, including Kaila Charles (Atlanta Dream), Tianna Hawkins (Washington Mystics), Brionna Jones (Connecticut Sun), Kristi Toliver (Los Angeles Sparks), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (Washington Mystics).
Twenty Terrapins have been drafted in the history of the WNBA since the league began in 1999. Sixteen Terps have been drafted under Brenda Frese, including 10 in the First Round. The last time two Terrapins were drafted in the first round was 2017 with Shatori Walker-Kimbrough going No. 6 overall and Brionna Jones picked at No. 8 overall.
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Meyers is the second Terrapins to be drafted Monday night after Diamond Miller went No. 2 overall to the Minnesota Lynx.
Meyers played her senior season at Maryland after she played at Princeton for three years. Meyers played in 35 games for Maryland this season, where she averaged 14.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and shot 39 percent from outside the arc.
Meyers scored in double figures in 28 of 35 games this season and helped the Terrapins to 28 wins, nine over ranked teams and five over top 10 teams. Meyers earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and also helped lead the Terps to their first Elite Eight since 2015.
At Princeton, Meyers was the 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. She scored 947 career points at Princeton and reached 1,000 for her career with 501 in her one season at Maryland.
Currently, six Terrapin alums are in the WNBA, including Kaila Charles (Atlanta Dream), Tianna Hawkins (Washington Mystics), Brionna Jones (Connecticut Sun), Kristi Toliver (Los Angeles Sparks), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (Washington Mystics).
Twenty Terrapins have been drafted in the history of the WNBA since the league began in 1999. Sixteen Terps have been drafted under Brenda Frese, including 10 in the First Round. The last time two Terrapins were drafted in the first round was 2017 with Shatori Walker-Kimbrough going No. 6 overall and Brionna Jones picked at No. 8 overall.
Click here for the Terrapins. WNBA history. Click here for more info on the 2023 WNBA Draft.
