Former Hermiston High School basketball star Shoni Schimmel was drafted eighth Monday night by the Atlanta Dream during the WNBA draft.
ESPN experts had projected Schimmel either going to the Indiana Fever with the ninth pick or the Chicago Sky with the 10th pick. Instead, the former Louisville Cardinals star will be heading south to Atlanta.
Schimmel finished her Louisville career as only the second player in school history to score more than 2,000 points. She led the Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA championship game and capped it off by winning the national 3-point shooting contest held during the men’s Final Four.
