Charlisse Leger-Walker

Two side-by-side pictures: on the left, Spain center Awa Fam stands looking to her left with an arm outstreched past the edge of the picture; on the right, Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles tosses a cross-body pass in midair in front of a Louisville defender with a packed crowd in the background

The IX Basketball’s 2026 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2025

The most detailed 2026 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Former Pac-12 teams enter the unfamiliar

By Michelle Smith / December 31, 2024

Evaluating former Pac-12 teams as they head into their first seasons outside the Conference of Champions

UCLA freshman Kiki Rice attempts a wide-open 3-pointer.

UCLA prepared for high expectations this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / November 4, 2024

The Bruins were active again in the portal attracting high-profile transfers Janiah Barker, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Timea Gardiner

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

By Emily Adler / April 23, 2024

The future has never been brighter

Oregon State guard Talia von Oelhoffen passes the ball past South Carolina defender Raven Johnson

Departures may just be starting at Oregon State, Washington State

By Michelle Smith / April 3, 2024

Leger-Walker, von Oelhoffen’s jumps to the portal a painful reality

Washington State's Charlisse Leger-Walker takes her opponent off the dribble.

Leger-Walker’s Cougar career ends with ACL injury

By Michelle Smith / January 31, 2024

Senior guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, the three-time All-Pac-12 performer and 2023 Honorable Mention All-American, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament

Pac-12 action: Kiki Iriafen (44) smiles and claps for her Stanford teammates from the bench, alongside fellow Stanford players and coaches.

Parity hits the top Pac-12 teams hard

By Michelle Smith / January 29, 2024

Through the first four weekends, the drama has been palpable and the upsets plentiful

Washington State point guard Charlisse Leger-Walker looks to throw an overhead pass in a home win over UC Davis on Dec. 1, 2023.

Prospect Pulse: Inside Charlisse Leger-Walker’s playmaking wizardry

By Hunter Cruse / January 15, 2024

The Washington State guard is a potential first-round WNBA Draft pick

Washington State's Charlisse Leger-Walker takes her opponent off the dribble.

Cougars still looking to find their consistency

By Michelle Smith / December 28, 2023

‘I don’t think we’re playing our best basketball yet’