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Jaylyn Agnew Selected in the Second Round of the WNBA Draft by Washington
4/17/2020 7:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Creighton senior Jaylyn Agnew became the Bluejays first WNBA draftee in program history on Friday, April 17 as the Kansas native was taken by the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics with the final selection of the second round.
The overall 24th pick of the WNBA draft, Agnew capped a storybook senior season by becoming Creighton's first WNBA selection. The BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew was named an Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention) and also earned a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79.
"I'm super excited, grateful and thankful that the Mystics took a chance on me" said Agnew. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity what I'm capable of."
Agnew finished her Creighton career with with 1,552 points, 657 rebounds, 302 assists and 253 made three-pointers. Historically she is 11th in career points scored. Her 20.8 ppg average during the 2019-20 season is fifth all-time, the most since Kathy Halligan set the mark with 24.2 ppg during the 1989-90 campaign.
In her final home game on Sunday, March 1, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game at 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori's program record (42) which had been on the books since 1982. Her total also matched Louisville's Angel McCoughtry BIG EAST single-game scoring record with 43 points.
Despite missing four games during the season due to injury, Agnew led Creighton in scoring in 17 contests. Creighton won 15 of those games. She closed the season leading the team in points (541), scoring average (20.8), rebounds (165), rebounds per game (6.5), assists (85) and blocks (29).
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA's statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%). A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-point games to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.
The overall 24th pick of the WNBA draft, Agnew capped a storybook senior season by becoming Creighton's first WNBA selection. The BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew was named an Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention) and also earned a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79.
"I'm super excited, grateful and thankful that the Mystics took a chance on me" said Agnew. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity what I'm capable of."
Agnew finished her Creighton career with with 1,552 points, 657 rebounds, 302 assists and 253 made three-pointers. Historically she is 11th in career points scored. Her 20.8 ppg average during the 2019-20 season is fifth all-time, the most since Kathy Halligan set the mark with 24.2 ppg during the 1989-90 campaign.
In her final home game on Sunday, March 1, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game at 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori's program record (42) which had been on the books since 1982. Her total also matched Louisville's Angel McCoughtry BIG EAST single-game scoring record with 43 points.
Despite missing four games during the season due to injury, Agnew led Creighton in scoring in 17 contests. Creighton won 15 of those games. She closed the season leading the team in points (541), scoring average (20.8), rebounds (165), rebounds per game (6.5), assists (85) and blocks (29).
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA's statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%). A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-point games to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.
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