Nika Muhl shows off outfit at WNBA Draft orange carpet
Former Uconn guard Nika Muhl has arrived at the 2024 WNBA Draft in style.
Spending four seasons with the Huskies, Muhl started every game over the past two seasons for Geno Auriemma’s squad. She averaged 6.9 points and 6.5 assists during the 2023-24 season, the latter of which ranked seventh nationally.
Check out the longtime UConn guard’s arrival on the WNBA Draft’s orange carpet, where she, along with the rest of the women expecting to hear their name called tonight, have gone all out for their special night.
In the NIL era, across every professional draft, the athletes have been able to go all out on their outfits and style. The women who have arrived at the WNBA — including her teammate Aaliyah Edwards, as well as Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson and more have also showcased their fashion on the orange carpet as well.
During her time in Stoors, Muhl has set multiple program records. She holds UConn’s career (686), single-season (284) and single-game (15) assist records. She recorded double-digit assists on 17 occasions throughout her career — the most of any UConn player in history. Over four seasons, she scored 764 points and 453 recorded rebounds at UConn.
Her efforts earned her two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year honors. She’s also a two-time AP Honorable Mention All-American, as well as being named to the All-Big East Second Team.
Her teammate, Edwards, who joined her at the annual event, has been just as impactful throughout her career. She has compiled 1,861 points and 1,020 rebounds and ranks 15th in the program record books in career points, eighth in rebounds and sixth in double-doubles with 35. She is the sixth Husky in program history to reach 1,800 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Together, the two seniors led UConn to a Final Four this past season. However, they would fall to Iowa and Caitlin Clark, the presumed pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft in their matchup.
“As much as — devastated as I am, that we couldn’t leave here with one thing that me and her and I mean all of us came here for and that’s a national championship,” Muhl said at the time. “I feel like, you know, we gave it our all and we really left it out there 100 percent.”
Now, she moves on to the WNBA where Muhl’s focus turns to her new team as she prepares to adjust to the WNBA in the coming weeks. It will be a quick turnaround for all draftees, as the new season begins less than four weeks from draft day — May 14.