UConn women’s basketball creates ‘home away from home’ for Nika Muhl, Aaliyah Edwards at WNBA Draft

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 15: Nika Muhl celebrates after being selected 14th overall pick by the Seattle Storm during the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 15: Nika Muhl arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 15: Nika Muhl poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected 14th overall pick by the Seattle Storm during the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards, right, hugs UConn head coach Geno Auriemma after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 15: Aaliyah Edwards celebrates after being selected sixth overall pick by the Washington Mystics during the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)