Syracuse women's basketball player Dyaisha Fair is league-bound.
Fair was the 16th pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft and is headed to the Las Vegas Aces. The Aces won the 2023 WNBA Championship.
Fair is the sixth player to be drafted out of the Syracuse women's basketball program.
𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 😮💨
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) April 16, 2024
With the 16th pick in the 2024 #WNBADraft, the Las Vegas Aces select @DyaishaFair from @CuseWBB!#ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/1JomMrAKeE
From 585 ➡️ 716 ➡️ 315 and now @LVAces
— Syracuse Women's Basketball (@CuseWBB) April 16, 2024
@Dyaisha_Fair has the mindset to make her dreams come true pic.twitter.com/7q5zR5ItEb
Fair spoke about Aces Head Coach Becky Hammon.
"It's a full circle moment for me," Fair said. "I was nominated for the Becky Hammon Point Guard Award, I believe, three seasons in a row when I was at Buffalo and for me to have not received it and to be drafted by her when the time was right. It's been a full circle moment, so I'm ready and I'm ready to go."
The Rochester native is number three on the all-time scoring list for NCAA Division I Women's Basketball with 3,403 points. She spoke about her hometown's influence on her basketball journey.
"It played a big role," Fair said. "Knowing that we have a few athletes that have already came out of there, and to be one of them means a lot."
Her message to young players who hope to get to the WNBA one day?
"Don't allow anyone to dim your light no matter your size," Fair said. "I've dealt with that all the way up until today, tonight. And other than that, I would say that no matter what happens, if you want to achieve something, you can do that."
Kamilla Cardoso, who started her college basketball career at Syracuse before transferring to South Carolina, was the No. 3 overall pick by the Chicago Sky.
