Payton Lee
Forward Temira Poindexter (2) and guard Jaelyn Glenn (3) congratulate guard Serena Sundell (4) after going and-1 on a layup. Sundell went 4-for-5 on free throws in the win against Creighton on Nov. 14, 2024 at Bramlage Coliseum.
Kansas State guard Serena Sundell was selected with the 26th overall selection and the first pick of the third round of the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm on Monday night.
Sundell became the ninth player in school history to be selected during the WNBA Draft, 12th player overall to become a part of the league and the first since Breanna Lewis in the 2018 season.
Seattle, coached by Noelle Quinn, finished fifth in the WNBA in 2024 with a regular season record of 25-15 and lost in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs. Sundell will play professionally in the same city as her brother, Jalen, who is an offensive lineman with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
Sundell, an AP All-America honorable mention selection, led the nation with a career-high and school record for total assists and was the nation’s leader in assists per game at 7.28.
The product of Maryville, Missouri, was second on the team in scoring average with 14.1 points per game. Sundell was the only player in the nation this season and the third player since 1993-94 to register a season with 500 or more points, 250 or more assists and shoot 50.0 percent or better from the field.
A 2025 All-Big 12 First Team, she registered a career-high eight double-doubles this season. She was the first Big 12 player since the 2022-23 season and the fifth player in program history to register a triple-double with 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds against USC Upstate on Dec. 5, 2024.
In her career, Sundell holds the school records for career starts (139) and games played (139). She holds the school record and ranks fourth in Big 12 history for career assists with 811 and is second in program history for career assists per game (5.83 apg). She ranks sixth on the K-State career scoring list with 1,771 points. She ranks tied for seventh in school history for career blocks (104).
She was the first player in school history and the 14th in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history with 1,700 or more career points and 800 or more career assists.
After going undrafted, senior Temira Poindexter signed a free agent contract with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, becoming the fourth player in program history to sign a free agent WNBA deal.
In her lone season in Manhattan, Poindexter garnered All-Big 12 Third Team honors. She registered 451 points (12.5 ppg ) on a career-high 45.5 percent from the field.
The product of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, shot a career-high 40.0 percent from three-point range and while making a career-high 92 three-pointers (92-of-230). She also notched a career-high 43 steals. Her 92 three-pointers ranked third in a senior season in program history and fifth in program history for any single season.
In K-State’s second round NCAA Tournament win at Kentucky, Poindexter carded a season-best 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting from long range, six rebounds and six blocked shots. She set the school record for 3-point field goals made in an NCAA Tournament game.
Poindexter completed her collegiate career with 2,011 points on 43.1 percent shooting including 33.6 percent (273-of-813) from 3-point range. She also pulled in 583 rebounds (4.5 rpg), dished out 260 assists (2.0 apg), blocked 184 shots (1.4 bpg) and pocketed 133 steals (1.0 spg).
K-State concluded the 2024-25 season ranked 13th in the AP Poll, establishing new single season records for points (2,842), assists (763) and blocks (206).