WNBA DRAFT: Saniya Rivers Selected By The Connecticut Sun

Former NC State wing Saniya Rivers was selected Monday evening by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 WNBA Draft.

Rivers transferred to NC State before the 2022-23 season after spending her first year of college at South Carolina, where she was a member of the 2022 national champion team. 

While at NC State, the 6-1 wing from Wilmington, NC, earned All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors in each of her final two seasons. The Wolfpack reached the Final Four with Rivers in 2023-24 and followed it up with an ACC regular season title this past campaign. 

As a junior, Rivers was an Honorable Mention All-American as a point guard. In 2024-25, as a senior, she repeated the feat despite moving to the wing to allow Zoe Brooks to start at the point position.

Inside Pack Sports will have more on Rivers and her upcoming professional basketball career in the coming days and weeks!