Alabama women’s basketball star Jasmine Walker selected 7th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft

Former Alabama women's basketball star graduate Jasmine Walker was selected seventh overall in the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.

“The WNBA was a dream come true,” said Walker. “This is what I’ve always wanted.”

Walker, a Montgomery native who graduated from Jeff Davis, is the first Alabama player to be selected in the WNBA draft since Monique Bivens in 2005. She is the second-highest draft pick in program history, behind Tausha Mills, who was drafted second overall in 2000.

The 6-foot-3 forward averaged 19.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 27 games in her senior season. She shot 39.8% from the 3-point line.

In her senior season, Walker led Alabama to it’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999 and was named first-team All-SEC.

Walker holds Alabama’s single-game scoring record with 41 points, which came in a win on the road against Auburn. She ranks third in career 3-point percentage at Alabama and finished with 1,396 points.

The Sparks finished 15-7 and lost in the first round of the playoffs last season.

Walker joins the Ogwumike sisters and Kristi Toliver on a team that will look to make a playoff push.

“I want to win a championship in my first year,” said Walker. “We’re going to work and it could possibly happen.”