BEVO BEAT Women's Basketball
Texas PG Sug Sutton becomes a Mystic as WNBA wraps up its 2020 draft
Posted April 17th, 2020
The stage for Sug Sutton’s basketball career will shift from a state capital to the nation’s capital.
The Washington Mystics selected Sutton in the third round of the WNBA Draft on Friday. Texas’ senior point guard was the 36th — and final choice — in the annual draft.
Sutton joined teammate Joyner Holmes in this year’s draft class. Holmes was drafted by Seattle in the second round.
With the 36th overall pick in the 2020 @WNBA Draft, the @WashMystics select Sug Sutton! 🤘@kaorie15 | #HookEm pic.twitter.com/8z2KrnQdvf
— Texas Women's Basketball (@TexasWBB) April 18, 2020
Another Longhorn comin' to the District. Welcome, @kaorie15!! pic.twitter.com/ORyzVBwuSB
— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) April 18, 2020
As a senior, Sutton averaged 10.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. The 5-8 guard was an all-Big 12 honoree in each of the past two seasons.
If Sutton makes the cut in Washington, she will be reunited with former Texas guard Ariel Atkins. A first-round pick in 2018, Atkins started for the Mystics’ championship team last season. Sutton and Atkins were teammates at Texas during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
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