Serah Williams went 33rd overall in the third round of the 2026 WNBA Draft on April 13, joining the Connecticut Sun after a season that pushed her from Madison to the professional game. The draft was held at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City, where UConn also watched Azzi Fudd go No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings earlier in the night.
Williams is UConn's 52nd WNBA college draft selection since the league began in 1997, and the Huskies had multiple players taken in the same draft for the 18th time. That kind of turnout is part of the program's regular draft rhythm, but Williams arrives with a résumé that made her stand out even in a crowded class.
In one season in Storrs, Williams joined the starting lineup and helped win her first regular season and conference championships. She also played in her first NCAA Tournament and Final Four, a quick rise for a transfer who gave UConn a frontcourt presence from the moment she stepped in. By the time her college career ended, she had 1,748 points, 951 rebounds and 262 blocks.
Those numbers help explain why her name stayed in the conversation on draft night. Williams was the 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time All-Big Ten First Team and All-Defensive Team selection, production that carried over from her earlier seasons before she arrived in Storrs. Now she joins a Connecticut roster that already includes UConn alumni Aaliyah Edwards and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, giving the Sun another familiar Huskies connection for general manager Morgan Tuck to work with.
The fit matters because the Sun have made clear they are leaning into players who already know the demands of UConn basketball, and Williams gives them another decorated big who can defend, rebound and score. What happens next is straightforward: she heads into a pro roster that already has that college pipeline in place, and the question is how quickly her game translates to the WNBA level.
