North Carolina State University Athletics
Elissa Cunane Signs Training Camp Contract with WNBA's Washington Mystics
2/6/2024 3:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former NC State women's basketball All-American Elissa Cunane has signed a training camp contract with the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
After graduating from NC State in May 2022, Cunane has spent the last two seasons playing for Žabiny Brno in the Czech Women's Basketball League. In 2023-24 alone, she is averaging 4.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 69.4 percent shooting, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Summerfield, N.C., native was selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA Draft following one of the most decorated careers in NC State women's basketball history.
Cunane was an integral part of one of the best four-year spans in NC State women's basketball history, helping the Wolfpack to four ACC championships (three tournament titles, one regular-season crown) during her career. She was a consensus All-American by the AP, USBWA and WBCA following the 2021-22 season in addition to repeating as ACC Tournament MVP.
During her four seasons with the Wolfpack, Cunane played in 125 total games and earned 101 starts. She averaged 26.1 minutes, 14.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 54 percent from the field (648-of-1200), 41.1 percent from three-point range (46-of-112) and 80.2 percent from the charity stripe (513-of-640).
Cunane ended her time at NC State ranked sixth in program history in career points (1,855), fifth in rebounds (986) and seventh in double-doubles (34). She is the program record holder in free throws made (513) in addition to ranking in the Wolfpack's top 10 in a multitude of other statistical categories.
After graduating from NC State in May 2022, Cunane has spent the last two seasons playing for Žabiny Brno in the Czech Women's Basketball League. In 2023-24 alone, she is averaging 4.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 69.4 percent shooting, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Summerfield, N.C., native was selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA Draft following one of the most decorated careers in NC State women's basketball history.
Cunane was an integral part of one of the best four-year spans in NC State women's basketball history, helping the Wolfpack to four ACC championships (three tournament titles, one regular-season crown) during her career. She was a consensus All-American by the AP, USBWA and WBCA following the 2021-22 season in addition to repeating as ACC Tournament MVP.
During her four seasons with the Wolfpack, Cunane played in 125 total games and earned 101 starts. She averaged 26.1 minutes, 14.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 54 percent from the field (648-of-1200), 41.1 percent from three-point range (46-of-112) and 80.2 percent from the charity stripe (513-of-640).
Cunane ended her time at NC State ranked sixth in program history in career points (1,855), fifth in rebounds (986) and seventh in double-doubles (34). She is the program record holder in free throws made (513) in addition to ranking in the Wolfpack's top 10 in a multitude of other statistical categories.
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