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September 10, 2019
Nine Big 12 women’s basketball alums will compete in the 2019 WNBA Playoffs, which begin on Wednesday.
Baylor leads the way with four participants: Kalani Brown (Los Angeles), Brittney Griner (Phoenix), Alexis Jones (Los Angeles) and Odyssey Sims (Minnesota). The Sooners have two in the postseason with Courtney Paris (Seattle) and Danielle Robinson (Minnesota).
Iowa State’s Bridget Carleton will join Robinson and Sims on the Lynx. Two Big 12 alums will appear in the semifinals, as Texas Longhorn Ariel Atkins has a two-round bye with top-seeded Washington and West Virginia Mountaineer Bria Holmes also has a bye to the semifinals with No. 2-seed Connecticut.
The WNBA Playoffs open with a doubleheader on ESPN2 on Wednesday, Sept. 11. No. 8-seed Phoenix plays No. 5-seed Chicago at 7 p.m. CT, followed by No. 7 Minnesota at No. 6 Seattle at 9 p.m. CT.
No. 1-seed Washington Mystics
Ariel Atkins, Texas
No. 2-seed Connecticut Sun
Bria Holmes, West Virginia
No. 3-seed Los Angeles Sparks
Kalani Brown, Baylor
Alexis Jones, Baylor
No. 6-seed Seattle Storm
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
No. 7-seed Minnesota Lynx
Bridget Carleton, Iowa State
Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
Odyssey Sims, Baylor
No. 8-seed Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Griner, Baylor
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