Former Ohio State guard Chance Gray is headed to the WNBA. The sharpshooter was selected in the second round with the 24th overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday.
Gray was only with the Buckeyes for her last two collegiate seasons after spending her freshman and sophomore seasons at Oregon, but she certainly made an impact. As a junior at Ohio State, Gray had a decent season but struggled at times with consistency. She averaged 12 points per game, but shot just 39.8 percent from the floor, including 34.8 percent from three-point range.
Gray was much improved as a senior. As the second-leading scorer on an Ohio State team that won 27 games, Gray averaged 14.7 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds. Perhaps most important was that she greatly improved her efficiency. The Cincinnati-native shot 45.3 percent from the floor and 40.5 percent from three-point range.
Gray earned All-Big Ten honorable-mention honors after the season.
Former Buckeye Cotie McMahon also heard her name called on Monday. She was selected with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the draft by the Washington Mystics.
McMahon was with the Buckeyes for three seasons before transferring to Ole Miss ahead of her senior season. McMahon made the All-Big Ten team every year she was in Columbus and helped lead Ohio State to a Big Ten regular season title in 2023-24. McMahon was also the second-leading scorer on an Ohio State team that went to the Elite Eight in 2022-23.
She averaged a career-high 19.5 points per game this season for the Rebels.
