By The WNBA is a professional league where fans can witness plenty of promising young talents and you’d be amazed to find out these players already have remarkable achievements and have a bright future ahead of them.
So today, in this article, we have mentioned the Top 8 youngest WNBA players you need to know about. Without any delay, let’s go on with the deets.
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Awak Kuier (21 years)
Awak Kuier was born on August 19, 2001, is a Finnish professional female basketball player who is a part of the Dallas Wings and the Finnish national squad. She was chosen by the Wings with the 2nd overall pick in the WNBA Draft in 2021.
Kuier was the 2nd Finnish player to be drafted in the history of the league behind Taru Tuukkanen and also became the 1st Finnish player to take part in the 2021 WNBA.
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Iliana Rupert (21 years)
Born on July 12, 2001, Iliana Rupert is a French professional basketball player who is a member of the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA, the Tango Bourges Basket, and also the French national squad.
Rupert’s father Thierry Rupert is a former well-known power forward of the French national squad
She participated for France in the 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket.
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Shakira Austin (22 years)
Shakira Austin who was born on July 25, 2000, is an American professional basketball player and is a part of the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She was a member of the college basketball club at Maryland and Ole Miss.
At just 22, she already has outstanding achievements under her belt including being named the WNBA All-Rookie Team in 2022, two-time First-team All-SEC in 2021 and 2022, two-time winner of the Gillom Trophy in 2021 and 2022, won Second-team All-Big Ten in 2020, Big Ten All-Defensive Team in 2019, Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2019, and McDonald’s All-American in 2018.
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Veronica Burton (22 years)
Born on July 12, 2022, Veronica Grace Burton is an American professional basketball player for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Dallas Wings. She was a part of her college basketball team the Northwestern Wildcats. She also took part in the US at the 2021 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, for which she won a gold medal.
Burton has won WBCA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, won Third-team All-American – AP in 2022, there time winner of the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, 2021, and 2022, two-time winner of First-team All-Big Ten in 2021 and 2022, Second-team All-Big Ten in 2020, and three-time winner of Big Ten All-Defensive Team in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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Rhyne Howard (22 years)
Rhyne Howard who was born on April 29, 2000, is an American professional basketball player of the WNBA for Atlanta Dream of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Howard was drafted 1st altogether by the Dream in the WNBA draft in 2022.
She is WNBA’s first rookie All-Star since Napheesa Collier. She won the WNBA All-Star in 2022, WNBA All-Rookie Team in 2022, Unanimous first-team All-American in 2021, two-time First-team All-American – AP, USBWA in 2020-2022, WBCA Coaches’ All-American in 2021, and many more.
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Kierstan Bell (22 years)
Kierstan Bell who was born on March 16, 2000, is an American professional basketball player who is a part of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces.
She has won the 2022 WNBA championship with the team and also won Commissioner’s Cup champion in 2022, two-time Honorable Mention All-American (AP, USBWA, WBCA) in 2021 and 2022, two-time ASUN Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022, ASUN Newcomer of the Year in 2021, two-time ASUN All-First Team in 2021 and 2022, two-time ASUN Tournament MVP in 2021 and 2022, two-time Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022, Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2020, and McDonald’s All-American in 2019.
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Jasmine Dickey (22 years)
The 22-year-old plays for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA and has so far boasted the AP All-American Honorable Mention in 2022, two-time CAA Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022, two-time All-CAA First Team in 2021 and 2022, All-CAA Second Team in 2020, two-time CAA All-Defensive Team in 2020 and 2021, CAA All-Tournament Team in 2021, and CAA All-Rookie Team in 2019.
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Ezi Magbegor (23 years)
Born on August 13, 1999, Ezi Magbegor is an Australian professional basketball player, who plays for the Melbourne Boomers of the WNBL and the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.
Magbegor won the WNBA championship in 2020 with her team and also the Commissioner’s Cup championship in 2021. Magbegor is also a three-time WNBL Youth Player of the Year in 2018, 2020, and 2022.
