North Carolina State University Athletics
Chones Selected in WNBA Draft by Washington Mystics
4/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
April 17, 2004
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State's Kaayla Chones, a native of Pepper Pike, Ohio was selected second in the second round and 15th overall in the 2004 WNBA Draft to play for the Washington Mystics. The center was theWolfpack's 13th all-time leading scorer (1,538 points) and sixth all-time leading rebounder (894). She finished her illustrious career as a Kodak/WBCA All-America Regional Semifinalist after leading NC State to its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and was a three-time All-ACC honoree (including a first team selection this season) and two-time All-ACC Tournament award winner.
Chones follows the footsteps of her father, Jim Chones, who was selected as the first overall pick in the 1972 ABA Draft and went on to play in the NBA as well. She also becomes NC State's 10th WNBA player. The 6-3 center joins former Wolfpack standout forward Chasity Melvin, who was selected by the Mystics in the dispersal draft earlier this year, after the Cleveland Rockers terminated its WNBA membership.
