Rashanda McCants Selected 15th By Minnesota In WNBA Draft
Posted Apr 10, 2009
UNC senior guard/forward Rashanda McCants became the 15th player in school history to be selected in the WNBA Draft Thursday afternoon at the NBA Entertainment Studios. McCants was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx. McCants joins her brother, Rashad, as a professional basketball player, making the duo one of just a handful of brother-sister combinations in WNBA/NBA history.
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