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WNBA top picks Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner are in Bristol for the draft.

As expected, Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins were the first three draft picks Monday. Now it's time for the trio to play well and help the WNBA continue to grow.

After Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins hear their names called, who follows? Before Monday's WNBA draft, espnW's mock draft projects the first round.

Chat with our espnW.com experts and follow all the analysis from tonight's national semifinals, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were joined on the WBCA Coaches' All-America team by Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins, Kayla McBride, Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Chiney Ogwumike, Alyssa Thomas and Chelsea Gray.

Brittney Griner has had no equal in her stellar career at Baylor. Now she's part of a very select group. The 6-foot-8 senior star earned The Associated Press Player of the Year award for the second straight season Saturday.

Monique Reid, who grew up in Louisville and has been a lifelong Cardinals fan, missed most of last season with a knee injury. She re-injured the knee in January and will require surgery when the season ends. Until then, she plans to leave it all on the court.

UConn and Notre Dame know each other too well to have their fourth game of the season come down to X's and O's. Sunday's semifinal is simply about which team has more playmakers step up.

Newcomer Cal and giant-killer Louisville offer a new storylines next to old favorites UConn and Notre Dame.

Since watching Notre Dame win the 2001 title, South Bend native Skylar Diggins has been focused on leading the Fighting Irish to another. The senior's last shot has arrived.

He's a bellicose, sarcastic sideline ranter. But no one draws up game plans -- or makes his players believe in them -- like Louisville coach Jeff Walz.

Pat Summitt recently sat down with espnW to discuss Tennessee's season, the Women's Final Four and Brittney Griner.

Now that we have a Final Four, which team has the best chance of winning the title? Who are the game-changing players in New Orleans? Charlie Creme breaks down the field.

Before the Final Four tips off Sunday, we predict the winners.

Brittney Griner has been in a class by herself all season. Now she's part of a select group.

The right side of the bracket? Business as usual. But the left pits two teams few picked to reach New Orleans. On Sunday, it's Notre Dame vs. UConn and Louisville vs. Cal as a trio of Big East teams crashes the party in the Big Easy.