It was not a matter of if Cal women’s basketball guard Layshia Clarendon was going to get drafted in the WNBA Draft — it was a matter of when.
And on Monday at Bristol, Conn., Clarendon did not have to wait long. With the ninth pick of the 2013 WNBA Draft, the Indiana Fever selected the senior.
Accompanied by coach Lindsay Gottlieb and her father to the draft selection show, Clarendon was the highest WNBA pick in program history. After a heroic string of performances during this year’s March Madness that led the team to its first-ever Final Four, Clarendon cemented her draft stock in the first-round range.
With the Fever, Clarendon will likely be utilized as a shooting guard off the bench. With her midrange jumper as her main weapon, she will be an offensive plug who brings speed and energy to the Indiana backcourt.