WNBA hailed for avoiding Top 10 prospect over assault allegations: “Men’s leagues, please follow”

TCU Horned Frogs star center Sedona Prince had entered the 2025 WNBA Draft hoping to hear her name being called.

WNBA hailed for avoiding Top 10 prospect over assault allegations: “Men’s leagues, please follow”

TCU's Sedona Prince was not selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft

The 2025 WNBA Draft finished after teams selected twenty-eight players over three rounds. Early projections placed TCU’s top two players, Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince, to go early in the draft. Van Lith was coming off a season where she resurrected her career and Prince finished the best year of her career.

As per mock drafts published hours before the draft, Hailey Van Lith was supposed to go anywhere between picks no. 10 to 15. Sedona Prince on the other hand was initially touted as a top 10 prospect. But over the past few weeks, her stock started plummeting.

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One reason was that she did not play well in TCU’s stunning NCAA March Madness run. Van Lith was dominating, but her teammate struggled. But even then, media members and analysts believed the center had the length and experience to immediately impact a team.

The draft came and teams started to select players one by one. The Chicago Sky picked Van Lith with their 11th overall pick. However, her teammate, who was not invited to the WNBA draft, did not hear her name being mentioned even once.

She was once hailed as a champion who fought for women’s equality at NCAA Tournaments. Usually, such deeds would interest WNBA teams. However, four women have alleged the 24-year-old of assaulting them. All those incidents were between Prince and women with whom she has had relationships before.

Since none of them filed charges, Prince did not face the law. As rounds two and three blazed through, teams made it clear that they had no interest in Sedona Prince. It seems WNBA GMs did not want to bring in that baggage.

Fans applaud WNBA GMs for avoiding Sedona Prince

Basketball fans watching the 2025 WNBA Draft were happy that many players were given a shot at a professional career. But when they realized that Sedona Prince’s name was not called, they understood WNBA GMs decided to take a stand against alleged abuse.

Fans believe those GMs know that the women who have alleged that Prince had assaulted them probably did not file charges knowing it would destroy her career. But since four women had reported such incidents, those GMs probably saw this as a case of repetitive behavior. Fans applauded them for not standing with that behavior.

Sedona Prince spent seven years in college. She might not have played all those seven years, but WNBA teams were wary of her constant transfers to other programs. Her age and skill weighed against her size. But these assault allegations seem to be the last straw.

Can Sedona Prince still play in the WNBA?

The WNBA is a league that thrives on two primary positions. Any team needs elite bigs to score and defend along with fast guards who can score from any level. Off late, the league has seen remnants of positionless basketball appear on some teams.

But even then, a player such as Sedona Prince with her 6′ 7″ frame and skills under the basket is too good to ignore. There are chances that some teams might be willing to give her a chance and sign her to a training camp contract.

If she can prove that she is worth the shot and can stay away from trouble, the California native could still find a way into the league. However, these troubles might not run past her and WNBA GMs will be wary of any bad press.

They know well enough how on-court blindsiding hits impact them. If any opposing player provokes Prince enough, she might assault them, potentially compromising the league’s growth. The last thing they want is to give the media and fans further negative fodder.