NEW YORK (April 15, 2023)—In the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces bolstered their already powerful roster by selecting Syracuse guard Dyaisha Fair with the No. 16 pick, Iowa guard Kate Martin at No. 18, Virginia Tech center Elizabeth Kitley at No. 24 in the second round; and Jackson State forward Angel Jackson at No. 36 in the third round.
No. 16 Dyaisha Fair
The 2024 Associated Press All-America third team honoree who hails from Rochester, New York, played three seasons for Buffalo starting in 2019-20, before transferring to Syracuse ahead of the 2022-23 season. Over 153 career games, Fair averaged 22.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists, while shooting 35% from 3-point range. Fair is a four-time all-conference first team honoree, two each in the MAC and ACC, and named to the 2020 All-Mid America second team, while also collecting 2020 MAC Rookie of the Year accolades. Further, Fair earned 2021 MAC and 2023 ACC All-Defensive Team honors.
In her final year at Buffalo, Fair earned the 2022 MAC Tournament MVP award after averaging 25.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in leading Buffalo to the tournament title and an NCAA berth. During Fair’s two years playing for the Orange, Syracuse advanced to the 2023 WNIT third round and 2024 NCAA Tournament second round.
DYAISHA FAIR CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Season | School | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | AVG |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo | 30 | 26 | 1082 | 232 | 624 | .372 | 74 | 236 | .314 | 122 | 170 | .718 | 58 | 120 | 178 | 5.9 | 106 | 83 | 3 | 123 | 45 | 660 | 22.0 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo | 24 | 24 | 873 | 187 | 513 | .365 | 60 | 190 | .316 | 145 | 179 | .810 | 47 | 96 | 143 | 6.0 | 122 | 70 | 3 | 66 | 35 | 579 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo | 34 | 34 | 1270 | 276 | 684 | .404 | 93 | 253 | .368 | 151 | 185 | .816 | 37 | 128 | 165 | 4.9 | 149 | 71 | 4 | 67 | 31 | 796 | 23.4 |
| 2022-23 | Syracuse | 33 | 33 | 1181 | 228 | 573 | .398 | 88 | 243 | .362 | 112 | 137 | .818 | 25 | 92 | 117 | 3.5 | 138 | 79 | 4 | 65 | 22 | 656 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | Syracuse | 32 | 30 | 1198 | 236 | 602 | .392 | 115 | 305 | .377 | 125 | 157 | .796 | 44 | 102 | 146 | 4.6 | 114 | 76 | 6 | 66 | 16 | 712 | 22.3 |
| Career | 153 | 147 | 5604 | 1159 | 2996 | .387 | 430 | 1227 | .350 | 655 | 828 | .791 | 211 | 538 | 749 | 4.9 | 629 | 379 | 20 | 387 | 149 | 3403 | 22.2 |
No. 18 Kate Martin
Martin played all five years at Iowa where, after her freshman season in 2019-20, she started the final 139 games of her career. The 6-0, Edwardsville, Illinois, native averaged 13.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior, and was named to the 2024 All-Big 10 second team for her efforts. She closed out her career with averages of 8.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists over 163 games.
Martin aided Iowa to a 132-37 (.781) record, four-straight NCAA Tournaments, including the past two championship games, the 2021 Sweet 16 and 2022 second round. Iowa also captured the past three Big 10 Tournament championships and the 2022 Big 10 regular season title.
KATE MARTIN CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Season | School | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | AVG |
| 2019-20 | Iowa | 24 | 0 | 202 | 21 | 64 | .328 | 4 | 22 | .182 | 12 | 16 | .750 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 1.8 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 2.4 |
| 2020-21 | Iowa | 30 | 30 | 922 | 78 | 181 | .431 | 28 | 79 | .354 | 27 | 32 | .844 | 44 | 88 | 132 | 4.4 | 120 | 37 | 9 | 48 | 67 | 211 | 7.0 |
| 2021-22 | Iowa | 32 | 32 | 961 | 86 | 190 | .453 | 20 | 70 | .286 | 37 | 50 | .740 | 39 | 119 | 158 | 3.5 | 111 | 36 | 23 | 62 | 78 | 229 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | Iowa | 38 | 38 | 1083 | 100 | 214 | .467 | 46 | 111 | .414 | 45 | 54 | .833 | 27 | 131 | 158 | 3.6 | 136 | 33 | 15 | 63 | 75 | 291 | 7.7 |
| 2023-24 | Iowa | 39 | 39 | 1122 | 185 | 365 | .507 | 51 | 138 | .370 | 89 | 103 | .864 | 51 | 214 | 265 | 2.3 | 88 | 34 | 20 | 77 | 63 | 510 | 13.1 |
| Career | 163 | 139 | 4290 | 470 | 1014 | .464 | 149 | 420 | .355 | 210 | 255 | .824 | 174 | 582 | 756 | 2.9 | 473 | 148 | 70 | 266 | 301 | 1299 | 8.0 |
No. 24 Elizabeth Kitley
Kitley, who missed Tech’s final four games of the 2023-24 season after tearing her ACL, capped her five-year career in Blacksburg as the ACC’s all-time leading scorer (2,709) and rebounder (1,506), while connecting on 55.2% of her field goal attempts. Kitley averaged 17.9 points and 11.4 rebounds in 151 career games, scored 20 or more points 60 times and 10 or more boards on 81 occasions with 76 double-doubles.
The 6-6 All-American from Summerfield, North Carolina, was a three-time ACC Player of the Year, four-time All-ACC first team selection, three times named to the ACC All-Defensive Team and was the 2020 ACC Rookie of the Year. During her five years in Blacksburg, the Hokies posted a 115-42 (.732) record, competed in four NCAA Tournaments, advanced to the 2023 Final Four, earned the 2023 ACC Tournament crown and the 2024 ACC regular season championship.
ELIZABETH KITLEY CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Season | School | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | AVG |
| 2019-20 | Virginia Tech | 30 | 30 | 804 | 154 | 274 | .562 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 66 | 99 | .667 | 64 | 162 | 226 | 7.5 | 22 | 6 | 63 | 65 | 81 | 375 | 12.5 |
| 2020-21 | Virginia Tech | 25 | 25 | 890 | 180 | 339 | .531 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 92 | 118 | .780 | 61 | 198 | 259 | 10.4 | 49 | 13 | 47 | 69 | 53 | 455 | 18.2 |
| 2021-22 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 32 | 1024 | 237 | 430 | .551 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 105 | 145 | .724 | 84 | 231 | 315 | 9.8 | 48 | 17 | 77 | 64 | 65 | 580 | 18.1 |
| 2022-23 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 35 | 1217 | 260 | 466 | .558 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 117 | 162 | .722 | 102 | 274 | 376 | 10.7 | 51 | 22 | 84 | 77 | 78 | 638 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 29 | 995 | 278 | 500 | .556 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 103 | 133 | .774 | 97 | 233 | 330 | 11.4 | 52 | 17 | 60 | 62 | 50 | 661 | 22.8 |
| Career | 151 | 151 | 4930 | 1109 | 2009 | .552 | 8 | 28 | .286 | 483 | 657 | .735 | 408 | 1098 | 1506 | 10.0 | 222 | 75 | 331 | 337 | 327 | 2709 | 17.9 |
No. 36 Angel Jackson
A two-time SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, Jackson averaged 9.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in her two seasons at Jackson State, while blocking 171 shots in 64 games. The 6-6 center transferred to JSU after playing her first three seasons at USC.
ANGEL JACKSON CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Season | School | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | AVG |
| 2019-20 | USC | 30 | 3 | 585 | 87 | 192 | .453 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 50 | .740 | 40 | 106 | 146 | 4.9 | 20 | 6 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 211 | 7.0 |
| 2020-21 | USC | 20 | 12 | 437 | 63 | 133 | .474 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 39 | .641 | 10 | 75 | 85 | 4.3 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 151 | 7.6 |
| 2021-22 | USC | 16 | 4 | 184 | 27 | 63 | .429 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 30 | .567 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 4.4 |
| 2022-23 | Jackson State | 31 | 26 | 711 | 101 | 238 | .424 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 81 | 106 | .764 | 54 | 165 | 219 | 7.1 | 21 | 11 | 76 | 59 | 55 | 284 | 9.2 |
| 2023-24 | Jackson State | 33 | 33 | 831 | 116 | 248 | .468 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 95 | 117 | .812 | 74 | 151 | 225 | 6.8 | 29 | 30 | 97 | 44 | 75 | 330 | 10.0 |
| Career | 130 | 78 | 2748 | 394 | 874 | .451 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 255 | 342 | .746 | 194 | 529 | 723 | 5.6 | 98 | 74 | 258 | 183 | 230 | 1047 | 8.1 |