🏀 Taiyanna Jackson Selected by Connecticut Sun in WNBA Draft

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas super-senior center Taiyanna Jackson will begin her professional career as a member of the Connecticut Sun. The Sun selected Jackson Monday night in the second round of the 2024 WNBA Draft at pick No. 19. Jackson becomes the eighth all-time WNBA Draft pick in Kansas Women’s Basketball history and the first since Chelsea Gardner was the 21st pick of the Indiana Fever in 2015. She’s the fourth Jayhawk to be selected in the second round of the WNBA Draft. A three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection, Jackson set the school record for blocked shots with 301…