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Fresh off a Final Four appearance, UConn’s Women’s Basketball team had good representation at the 2024 WNBA Draft.<\/p>\n

Before a record audience, power forward Aaliyah Edwards earned a place on the Washington Mystics. The DC team selected Edwards as the sixth overall pick.<\/p>\n

Later, Edwards’ college teammate Nika M\u00fchl landed a spot on the Seattle Storm as the second pick of the second round (and fourteenth selection overall).<\/p>\n

As they formally embarked on the next chapters of their basketball careers, the women also proved to have main-event-level style. Both looked great on the show’s official red carpet, and ESPN shared some photos.<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn, NY – April 15, 2024 – Brooklyn Academy of Music: Aaliyah Edwards on the orange carpet for the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
(Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brooklyn, NY – April 15, 2024 – Brooklyn Academy of Music: Aaliyah Edwards on the orange carpet for the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
(Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brooklyn, NY – April 15, 2024 – Brooklyn Academy of Music: Nike Muhl on the orange carpet for the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
(Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brooklyn, NY – April 15, 2024 – Brooklyn Academy of Music: Nike Muhl on the orange carpet for the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
(Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brooklyn, NY – April 15, 2024 – Brooklyn Academy of Music: Nike Muhl on the orange carpet for the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm.
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