LAS VEGAS, NV (April 11, 2022)—The Las Vegas Aces added to their already impressive roster Monday evening as the team made five picks at WNBA Draft ’22 presented by State Farm, and added a sixth as a rookie free agent.
With the eighth pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft the Las Vegas Aces select Colorado forward Mya Hollingshed.
A three-time All-Pac-12 performer, Hollingshed led Colorado in scoring in each of her final three seasons. The Houston, Texas native led the Buffaloes to a 22-9 record this season, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She drained 39.6 percent of her three-point field goal attempts as a senior while leading the team in rebounding (7.4).
MYA HOLLINGSHED CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2017-18 |
Colorado | 29 | 0 | 488 | 71 | 156 | .455 | 35 | 82 | .427 | 21 | 26 | .808 | 28 | 85 | 113 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 48 | 198 | 6.8 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado | 30 | 30 | 807 | 126 | 287 | .439 | 22 | 86 | .256 | 49 | 63 | .778 | 66 | 131 | 197 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 323 | 10.8 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado | 28 | 26 | 880 | 137 | 319 | .429 | 34 | 111 | .306 | 60 | 80 | .750 | 63 | 129 | 192 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 72 | 72 | 368 | 13.1 |
| 2020-21 |
Colorado | 23 | 23 | 755 | 133 | 291 | .457 | 20 | 71 | .282 | 69 | 91 | .758 | 42 | 137 | 179 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 53 | 56 | 355 | 15.4 |
| 2021-22 |
Colorado | 31 | 31 | 977 | 162 | 385 | .421 | 53 | 134 | .396 | 60 | 83 | .723 | 66 | 164 | 230 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 63 | 83 | 437 | 14.1 |
| Totals | 141 | 110 | 3907 | 629 | 1438 | .437 | 164 | 484 | .339 | 259 | 343 | .755 | 265 | 646 | 911 | 177 | 138 | 118 | 298 | 336 | 1681 | 11.9 | |
With the 11th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft the Las Vegas Aces select Florida Gulf Coast guard Kierstan Bell.
A two-time winner of the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award, Bell recorded one of the best seasons in program history as a junior when she averaged 24.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. As a senior, she was one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as Division I’s top shooting guard after averaging 22.8 points per game. An AP All-American Honorable Mention selection this season, Bell led FGCU to the conference regular season and tournament titles.
KIERSTAN BELL CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2019-20 | Ohio State |
30 | 10 | 630 | 125 | 317 | .394 | 56 | 176 | .318 | 20 | 30 | .667 | 25 | 106 | 131 | 49 | 36 | 27 | 60 | 52 | 326 | 10.9 |
| 2020-21 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
26 | 26 | 775 | 248 | 471 | .527 | 81 | 226 | .358 | 55 | 73 | .753 | 40 | 236 | 276 | 69 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 632 | 24.3 |
| 2021-22 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
24 | 24 | 695 | 213 | 452 | .471 | 62 | 217 | .286 | 59 | 84 | .702 | 24 | 152 | 176 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 547 | 22.8 |
| Totals | 80 | 60 | 2100 | 586 | 1240 | .473 | 199 | 619 | .321 | 134 | 187 | .717 | 89 | 494 | 583 | 178 | 136 | 130 | 170 | 150 | 1505 | 18.8 | |
With the 13th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select LSU guard Khayla Pointer.
A three-time All-SEC performer and 2022 AP All-American, Pointer ranked second in the SEC as a senior in both scoring and assists per game, and became the only LSU player in school history, male or female, to score 1500+ points, grab 500+ rebounds and hand out 500+_assists in a career. In 2021-22, the Marietta, Georgia native was a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award as Division I’s top point guard, and one of 15 players on the Wooden Award ballot as national player of the year.
KHAYLA POINTER CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2017-18 |
LSU | 29 | 4 | 544 | 47 | 145 | .324 | 12 | 39 | .308 | 23 | 32 | .719 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 42 | 129 | 4.4 |
| 2018-19 | LSU | 29 | 29 | 918 | 130 | 298 | .436 | 11 | 33 | .333 | 91 | 145 | .628 | 20 | 97 | 117 | 131 | 48 | 3 | 106 | 65 | 362 | 12.5 |
| 2019-20 | LSU | 30 | 29 | 982 | 151 | 365 | .414 | 20 | 70 | .286 | 121 | 169 | .716 | 18 | 101 | 119 | 144 | 62 | 3 | 83 | 62 | 443 | 14.8 |
| 2020-21 |
LSU | 22 | 22 | 804 | 124 | 315 | .394 | 29 | 87 | .333 | 95 | 157 | .605 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 1 | 92 | 53 | 372 | 16.9 |
| 2021-22 |
LSU | 32 | 32 | 1183 | 220 | 525 | .419 | 47 | 130 | .362 | 141 | 215 | .656 | 39 | 167 | 206 | 168 | 58 | 8 | 90 | 53 | 628 | 19.6 |
| Totals | 142 | 116 | 4432 | 672 | 1648 | .408 | 119 | 359 | .331 | 471 | 718 | .656 | 114 | 459 | 573 | 599 | 249 | 19 | 414 | 276 | 1934 | 13.6 | |
With the 23rd pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select Virginia Tech guard Aisha Sheppard.
Sheppard finished her career as the Hokies all-time leading scorer, and in possession of the ACC career record for made three-pointers. A three-time All-Conference selection, the Alexandria, Va. native set the school record for threes made in a season as a senior.
AISHA SHEPPARD CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2017-18 |
Virginia Tech | 37 | 10 | 743 | 103 | 265 | .389 | 76 | 203 | .374 | 26 | 35 | .743 | 7 | 54 | 61 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 64 | 46 | 308 | 8.3 |
| 2018-19 | Virginia Tech | 34 | 11 | 801 | 80 | 211 | .379 | 59 | 156 | .378 | 33 | 40 | .825 | 8 | 58 | 66 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 66 | 50 | 252 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | Virginia Tech | 30 | 30 | 995 | 149 | 385 | .387 | 84 | 227 | .370 | 61 | 79 | .772 | 25 | 69 | 94 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 72 | 47 | 443 | 14.8 |
| 2020-21 |
Virginia Tech | 25 | 25 | 812 | 135 | 353 | .382 | 87 | 246 | .354 | 85 | 101 | .842 | 11 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 27 | 3 | 53 | 75 | 442 | 17.7 |
| 2021-22 |
Virginia Tech | 33 | 33 | 1020 | 143 | 363 | .394 | 96 | 248 | .387 | 56 | 63 | .889 | 14 | 94 | 108 | 86 | 23 | 6 | 83 | 86 | 438 | 13.3 |
| Totals | 159 | 109 | 4371 | 610 | 1577 | .387 | 402 | 1080 | .372 | 261 | 318 | .821 | 65 | 332 | 397 | 304 | 139 | 38 | 338 | 304 | 1883 | 11.8 | |
With the 35th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select LSU center Faustine Aifuwa.
Aifuwa finished 15th in the SEC in rebounding and 7th in blocked shots as a senior. The Dacula, Ga. native finished her career with the second most blocks in program history and the fifth most rebounds. Her 1,302 career points are the 21st most in LSU Women’s Basketball history.
FAUSTINE AIFUWA CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2017-18 | LSU | 28 | 15 | 503 | 60 | 137 | .438 | 0 | 0 | —- | 24 | 46 | .522 | 54 | 86 | 140 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 50 | 85 | 144 | 5.1 |
| 2018-19 | LSU | 29 | 28 | 796 | 121 | 258 | .469 | 0 | 0 | —- | 37 | 67 | .552 | 71 | 115 | 186 | 16 | 30 | 42 | 61 | 78 | 279 | 9.6 |
| 2019-20 | LSU | 30 | 30 | 873 | 143 | 311 | .460 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 41 | 79 | .519 | 70 | 167 | 237 | 15 | 18 | 63 | 71 | 82 | 327 | 10.9 |
| 2020-21 | LSU | 22 | 22 | 713 | 100 | 236 | .424 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 41 | 63 | .651 | 75 | 120 | 195 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 71 | 243 | 11.0 |
| 2021-22 | LSU | 32 | 29 | 765 | 133 | 263 | .506 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 45 | 80 | .563 | 87 | 131 | 218 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 46 | 86 | 311 | 9.7 |
| Totals | 141 | 124 | 3652 | 557 | 1205 | .462 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 188 | 335 | .561 | 357 | 619 | 976 | 70 | 88 | 240 | 265 | 402 | 1304 | 9.2 | |
At the conclusion of the draft, the Aces signed Minnesota guard Deja Winters as a free agent rookie.
Winters is a career 35.1 percent shooter from long distance who connected on a career-high 41.6 percent as a senior. She earned All-Big Ten honors in her one season with Minnesota, finishing third on the team in scoring and second in made three-pointers. Prior to her time with the Gophers, Winters played two years at Seton Hall and two at North Carolina A&T
DEJA WINTERS CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
| Year | Team | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
| 2016-17 | Seton Hall |
26 | 4 | 539 | 50 | 156 | .321 | 28 | 89 | .315 | 24 | 32 | .750 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 152 | 5.8 |
| 2017-18 |
Seton Hall | 32 | 6 | 446 | 53 | 154 | .344 | 31 | 102 | .304 | 10 | 16 | .625 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 147 | 4.6 |
| 2019-20 | NC A&T |
28 | 12 | 724 | 114 | 291 | .392 | 61 | 182 | .335 | 41 | 52 | .788 | 31 | 91 | 122 | 53 | 45 | 19 | 76 | 39 | 440 | 11.8 |
| 2020-21 |
NC A&T |
17 | 11 | 483 | 87 | 221 | .394 | 52 | 150 | .347 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 240 | 14.1 |
| 2021-22 |
Minnesota | 33 | 28 | 905 | 129 | 306 | .422 | 74 | 178 | .416 | 39 | 44 | .886 | 18 | 96 | 114 | 39 | 49 | 34 | 60 | 72 | 371 | 11.2 |
| Totals | 136 | 61 | 3097 | 433 | 1128 | .384 | 246 | 701 | .351 | 128 | 162 | .790 | 95 | 322 | 417 | 153 | 186 | 91 | 227 | 211 | 1350 | 9.9 | |