Five under-the-radar prospects to know before 2025 WNBA Draft

Johnson, who also played at Rutgers (2020-21) and NC State (2021-23) during her five-year collegiate career, averaged 18.9 points in 2024-25. She doesn't appear on ESPN's top 50 big board, but WNBA teams would be doing themselves a disservice by overlooking her.

Tarbes Gespe Bigorre small forward Ajsa Sivka

The Slovenian native played this past season internationally in France's Ligue Feminine de Basketball (LFB). During Eurocup competition, Sivka, 19, averaged 11 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Per EuroBasket data, 62.5 percent of her field goal attempts came from three-point range, where she shot 42.2 percent (19-of-45).

Here's a clip from October 2024 of her draining a three from the top of the arc after gaining separation from her defender off the dribble.

Of the players mentioned in this post, Sivka (6-foot-4) is the only one who could be a first-round pick. She ranks No. 13 on ESPN's big board and No. 14 on Bleacher Report's. In January 2025, Her Hoops Stats wrote, "Sivka seems like an excellent pick toward the end of the first."

Sivka might not be the highest-profile international player in this year's class — that title goes to Lyon ASVEL Feminin's Dominique Malonga — but she'll be an excellent reward for a team picking later in the first round.

Harvard shooting guard Harmoni Turner

Turner is coming off a fantastic senior season, which saw her earn Ivy League Player of the Year honors after leading the conference in scoring (22.5 points per game). During the Ivy League Tournament, she scored a career-high 44 points in an opening-round upset win over Princeton. The 5-foot-10 four-year starter also led the conference in steals the past two seasons as she established herself as one of the sport's most outstanding two-way players.

Bayler center Aaronette Vonleh

The sister of former NBA power forward Noah Vonleh, Aaronette began her collegiate career at Arizona before transferring to Baylor in April 2024. Last season for the Bears, Vonleh averaged 14.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 58.5 percent.

The 6-foot-3 post player was named an All-Conference member the past two seasons: the Pac-12 in 2023 and the Big 12 in 2024. Vonleh led Baylor in scoring, helping guide the program to a No. 4 seed in the Spokane 1 Region of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. She played her best down the stretch. In five postseason games (Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament), Vonleh averaged 22 points and 7.2 rebounds. For a player who performed her best on the biggest stage, Vonleh appears to be pro-ready.