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Vanderbilt women’s basketball now has three players from its 2025-2026 roster that will now be given opportunities to continue their basketball careers in the WNBA.
After Justine Pissott was drafted to the Indiana Fever with the 25th pick in this week’s WNBA Draft, two now-former Commodores have signed undrafted free agent contracts with other franchises.
Sacha Washington signed a training camp contract deal with the Atlanta dream while Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda signed with the Golden State Valkyries.
All three players helped Vanderbilt to one of its best seasons in program history during the 2025-2026 season. Pissott, Washington and Mwenetanda all played significant roles next to Mikayla Blakes and Aubrey Galvan as they helped Vanderbilt win a program record 29 games. Additionally, Vanderbilt was the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament and was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament en route to a trip to the Sweet 16.
Now, the three former Commodores will look to represent Vanderbilt University well in the professional league and pave a path for Vanderbilt players to cement a legacy in the WNBA record books.
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No. 12 seed Vanderbilt men’s tennis beat/lost to No. 13 seed Alabama score.
Vanderbilt track and field at the Mt. Sac Relays (Walnut, California).
No. 7 seed Vanderbilt women’s tennis vs. No. 10 seed Ole Miss, Second Round of the SEC Tournament, 12 p.m. CT.
No. 12 seed Vanderbilt men’s tennis vs. No. 5 seed Texas A&M, Second Round of the SEC Tournament, 6 p.m. CT.
𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝@mikaylablakes becomes the first Commodore to earn @CollSportsComm Academic All-America first team honors in 28 years
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.
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