Indiana's Sara Scalia Goes Undrafted in 2024 WNBA Draft
Sara Scalia was not selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft after setting the Indiana women's basketball single-season record with 103 3-pointers made in 2023-24.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sara Scalia went undrafted across 36 total selections in Monday night's 2024 WNBA Draft.
Her Indiana teammate, Mackenzie Holmes, was selected 26th overall in the third round by the Seattle Storm.
Scalia is coming off an impressive season at Indiana that earned her a spot on the All-Big Ten first team. The 5-foot-10, fifth-year senior guard averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 42.7% from 3-point range and 89.7% at the free throw line.
Scalia made 103 3-pointers in 2023-24, which set the all-time single-season record in Indiana women's basketball history. She shot 39.5% from the 3-point line and 90.3% on free throw attempts in 64 games as a Hoosier, both of which rank first in program history. She also ranks 10th on the all-time Indiana charts with 156 3-pointers made, despite playing just two seasons with the Hoosiers.
While Scalia was projected to be drafted by some, it was not a consensus. Yahoo! Sports slotted Scalia at No. 26 to the Seattle Storm in its mock draft, and ESPN had her going 34th in the 36-pick mock draft. However, both NBC Sports and SB Nation did not have Scalia projected in their mock drafts. Now Scalia will hope to sign as an undrafted free agent.
Indiana associate head coach Rhet Wierzba and Glenn Box, former Indiana associate head coach and current Miami (OH) head coach, thought WNBA teams missed out by not drafting Scalia.
In 2022-23, Indiana won its first regular season Big Ten title since 1983 and earned its first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Indiana set a program record with 28 wins that year, and won its second most games in program history in 2023-24 with 26. Scalia helped the Hoosiers reach the Sweet 16 both seasons.
Prior to Indiana, Scalia played the first three seasons of her college career at Minnesota. She averaged a career-high17.9 points per game and made 111-of-269 (41.3%) 3-point attempts. Scalia finished her college career with 1,981 total points scored and a 39.6% 3-point percentage in 144 games.
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