Canada became the first UCLA player since Noelle Quinn in 2007 (first round by Minnesota Lynx, fourth overall pick) to be drafted in the first round of the WNBA Draft. She is the 10th Bruin to become a WNBA Draft pick and the fifth overall to be taken in the first round.
Canada is the second-leading scorer in UCLA history with 2,153 career points and is the UCLA and Pac-12 Conference's all-time assists leader (831). This past season, the three-time All-Pac-12 and three-time All-America selection led the team in scoring at 17.0 points per game. She also led the team in assists (7.1 apg) and steals (3.3 spg) while averaging 3.7 rebounds per game.
"I'm so thrilled for Jordin," The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close said. "She gets an opportunity to realize her dream and play on the West Coast. Seattle is a great fit for her. I have a ton of respect for Dan Hughes and I know he will continue to develop her game. She will also play alongside and learn from sue Bird, someone she considers a mentor. it doesn't get much better than that."
Here is a brief synopsis of her 2017-18 season and career accomplishments:
HONORS: Was named All-Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive Team by the coaches and media … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches and Co-Defensive Player of the Year by the media … named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … named to the Kansas City Regional All-NCAA Tournament Team … named a second team All-American by the USBWA… named a third team All-American by the Associated Press, USA Today and by espnW … named an honorable mention All-American by WBCA … named to the WBCA All-Region 5 Team … named to the John R. Wooden Award Watch list (midseason and finalist) … named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List (preseason, midseason and semifinalist) … named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List (preseason and midseason) … named to the watch list for the Dawn Staley Award … named to the Wade Trophy Watch List … was one of five players named Preseason All-Pac-12 (media). PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 1st - Steals (3.3); 2nd - Assists (7.1); 2nd - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.8); 4th - Free Throw Percentage (.804); 6th - Scoring (17.0 ppg); 9th - Minutes Played (33.7) and 12th - Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.386). Pac-12 Games: 2nd - Assists (7.6 apg); 2nd - Steals (2.6 spg); 2nd - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.4); 6th - Free-Throw Percentage (.809); 7th - Scoring (17.6 ppg); 10th - Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.413) and 11th - Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game (1.7). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 5th - Triple Doubles (1); 5th - Assists (248); 5th - Steals (114); 7th - Assists Per Game (7.1); 10th - Steals Per Game (3.26); 17th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.76); 61st - Final Points (596); 61st - Minutes Played (1178); 64th - Field Goal Attempts (480); 72nd - Field Goals Made (209); 83rd - Free Throws Made (127); 101st - Free Throw Attempts (158); 113th - Free-Throw Percentage (.804); 117th - Points Per Game (17.0) and 201st - Field-Goal Percentage (.435). UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: Career Charts: 1st - Assists (831); 2nd - Scoring (2,153); 2nd - Field Goal Attempts (1,850); 2nd - Free Throws Made (518); 3rd - Steals (347); 3rd - Field Goals Made (768); 3rd - Free Throws Attempted (625); 5th - 20-Point Scoring Games (42); 7th - Free Throw Percentage (.794); 9th - Three-Point Field Goal Attempts (298) and 10th - Three-Point Field Goals Made (99). All-Time Single-Season Charts: 1st - Assists (248, 2017-18); 2nd - Assists (242, 2016-17); 4th - Steals (114, 2017-18); 5th - Assists (193, 2015-16); 6th - Points (606, 2016-17); 6th - Free Throws Made (141, 2016-17); 7th - Points (596, 2017-18); 7th - Three-Point Field Goals Made (51, 2017-18); 10th - Free Throws Made (133, 2015-16) and 18th - Points (549, 2015-16).
