The Connecticut Sun's rebuild continued Monday in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Connecticut owned the seventh and eighth overall picks in the first round. With the No. 7 pick, they selected forward Aneesah Morrow out of LSU.
ANEESAH IS CT BOUND 🧡🧡#BringTheHeat | #CTSun | #2025WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/IGgvAc6UhZ
— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) April 15, 2025
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SIGN UP HERE Morrow notched 18.7 points and an NCAA Division I-leading 13.5 rebounds per game last season. The 22-year-old was a first-team All-American in 2025 and was named to the All-SEC first team the last two years. Morrow was teammates with current Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese at LSU during the 2023-24 season and said she's looking forward to battling Reese at the WNBA level.
"I'm looking forward to a matchup against Angel," Morrow said Monday night. "That's my former teammate—love her to death—but I know there's gonna be two dogs clashing on the floor, trying to go up in there and get as many rebounds as we can."
With the No. 8 pick, the Sun selected South Carolina guard Saniya Rivers.
Two-way threat coming to Connecticut 😤🔥#BringTheHeat | #CTSun | #2025WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/dRajui6B9x
— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) April 15, 2025
Rivers averaged 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game last season for the Gamecocks. A national champion in 2022, Rivers was selected to the All-ACC first team and the ACC All-Defensive team in 2024 and 2025.
In the second round, Connecticut selected USC forward/center Rayah Marshall with the 25th overall pick. Marshall averaged 10.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.5 blocks during her tenure with the Trojans and earned Big Ten All-Defensive Team honors in 2025.
LA ✌️ CT
— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) April 15, 2025
Let's go Rayah 👏#BringTheHeat | #CTSun | #2025WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/ZAwoe4u6jV
Morrow, Rivers and Marshall will usher in a new era in Connecticut. After falling just short of WNBA titles in recent seasons, the Sun opted for a fresh slate and parted ways with several key veterans, including Alyssa Thomas, DiJonai Carrington, and DeWanna Bonner. They did add a standout veteran in all-time WNBA rebounding leader Tina Charles, who will be tasked with mentoring the new young stars.
Connecticut also made a major change to its staff, firing head coach Stephanie White and replacing her with Rachid Meziane.
The new-look Sun will take some getting used to when they return to the court for their season opener on May 18 against the Washington Mystics. Games will be aired on NBC Sports Boston throughout the WNBA season.
