[WBB fan]

Per GoStanford, seven LSJU alums are in the WNBA to start the 2026 season, incl some familiar faces in new places (the ageless Ogwumike, now in LA; Alanna Smith on the touted Dallas team with Bueckers and Ogunbuwale et al.; Haley Jones with expansion Portland). 

I saw that Lexie Hull got only ~ 15 minutes in the Fever opener. With Clark and Cunningham back from injury, and super scorer Mitchell, it's a crowded backcourt. But Hull does have her own t-shirt on BreakingT, a sure sign of stardom :--)

https://gostanford.com/news/2026/05/8/se...in-wnba-26

https://breakingt.com/products/lexie-hul...4e95&_ss=c

And Prechtel was signed to a hardship contract w/the Valkyries.

So excited for Ashten! She may be hanging on by her fingertips on the edges of the league, but her persistence is paying off. I'm excited for her to play in Ballhalla and feel the love from the home crowd.

On that note, I have one ticket for a reasonably good seat to tomorrow's Valkyries game against the Chicago Sky. Any CardBoarders interested in seeing Ashten and Dijonai in action? Shoot me a message if so.

Also on the topic of Cardinal in the W, it was great to see Kiana on the court when the Phoenix Mercury came to town to play the Valkyries on Sunday. She played some good defense and had a couple of nice threes, and Tara and Amy were in the crowd to see it. (They came up on the jumbotron during one of the timeouts). And one more that I don't think has been mentioned: after spending her offseason rehabbing and interning with our WBB, Karlie Samuelson joins Haley on the roster of Portland's new expansion team.

This is such great news about Ashton. I was always a fan of hers when we played at Stanford. I'll be looking for her in the Valkaries games.

Re the 7 Stanford alums, maybe that should be a higher number? Kiki and Dijonai all graduated, even if they played their last college year elsewhere. So I count them as Stanford players in the WNBA!

[WBB fan]

Per GoStanford, seven LSJU alums are in the WNBA to start the 2026 season, incl some familiar faces in new places (the ageless Ogwumike, now in LA; Alanna Smith on the touted Dallas team with Bueckers and Ogunbuwale et al.; Haley Jones with expansion Portland). 

I saw that Lexie Hull got only ~ 15 minutes in the Fever opener. With Clark and Cunningham back from injury, and super scorer Mitchell, it's a crowded backcourt. But Hull does have her own t-shirt on BreakingT, a sure sign of stardom :--)

https://gostanford.com/news/2026/05/8/se...in-wnba-26

https://breakingt.com/products/lexie-hul...4e95&_ss=c

And Prechtel was signed to a hardship contract w/the Valkyries.

So excited for Ashten! She may be hanging on by her fingertips on the edges of the league, but her persistence is paying off. I'm excited for her to play in Ballhalla and feel the love from the home crowd.

On that note, I have one ticket for a reasonably good seat to tomorrow's Valkyries game against the Chicago Sky. Any CardBoarders interested in seeing Ashten and Dijonai in action? Shoot me a message if so.

Also on the topic of Cardinal in the W, it was great to see Kiana on the court when the Phoenix Mercury came to town to play the Valkyries on Sunday. She played some good defense and had a couple of nice threes, and Tara and Amy were in the crowd to see it. (They came up on the jumbotron during one of the timeouts). And one more that I don't think has been mentioned: after spending her offseason rehabbing and interning with our WBB, Karlie Samuelson joins Haley on the roster of Portland's new expansion team.

This is such great news about Ashton. I was always a fan of hers when we played at Stanford. I'll be looking for her in the Valkaries games.

Re the 7 Stanford alums, maybe that should be a higher number? Kiki and Dijonai all graduated, even if they played their last college year elsewhere. So I count them as Stanford players in the WNBA!