Former Iowa guard Lucy Olsen selected by Washington Mystics with 23rd pick in WNBA Draft
By Hawk Fanatic
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Iowa guard Lucy Olsen was selected by the Washington Mystics with the 23rd pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
The 5-foot-10 Olsen, who played her first three seasons in college for Villanova before transferring to Iowa last summer, made first-team All-Big Ten in her only season as a Hawkeye. She led Iowa in scoring (17.9) and assists (162) and finished second on team with 54 3-point baskets and third on the team with 40 steals.
Iowa finished 23-10 overall and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Olsen is the sixth Hawkeye to be drafted into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin. Twenty Hawkeyes have been drafted or signed in the WNBA since the league originated in 1997.
“I am beyond thrilled for Lucy,” said Iowa head coach Jan Jensen. “She is a relentless worker and was a joy to coach. Being a part of her journey and seeing her attain her goal of being drafted is simply incredible. Lucy deserves this moment, and I am so happy for her. Washington is getting a great one!”
A unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten All-Tournament team honoree, Olsen eclipsed 2,000 career points, 500 career rebounds and 500 career assists during her senior season. She became the ninth consecutive Hawkeye to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors since 2017.
Olsen had 42 career games with 20-plus points, including a team-high 12 this season. She became the second Hawkeye since 2009 to record 30-plus points, 5-plus assists, and 5-plus rebounds in a game.
Olsen finished with a career-best 12 assists and her first double-double as a Hawkeye against Murray State in the NCAA Tournament, becoming the third Iowa player since 2009 to register 10-plus assists and a double-double in an NCAA Tournament game (Caitlin Clark, Sam Logic).
Olsen was the fourth player selected by the Washington Mystics in Monday’s draft, with the first three – Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen and Georgia Amoore – all taken in the first round.
Editor’s note: Hawkeyesports.com contributed to this article.
