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UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards selected No. 6 by Washington Mystics in 2024 WNBA Draft

The Washington Mystics selected Aaliyah Edwards with the No. 6 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft after a career senior season with UConn.

UConn's Aaliyah Edwards, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Aaliyah Edwards arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Aaliyah Edwards arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Aaliyah Edwards celebrates after being selected sixth overall pick by the Washington Mystics during the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards, right, hugs UConn head coach Geno Auriemma after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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