The Texas Longhorns are having a strong year, and players like Madison Booker and Jordan Lee are leading the way. They are carrying on the legacy of players who came before them, and some of those players went on to have successful careers in the WNBA. Texas has had 25 players in the WNBA, and its ties to the league began in 1997. There were three Longhorns in the league at that time, as Danielle Viglione, Catarina Pollini and Fran Harris entered the league. Pollini was drafted by the Houston Comets, and Viglione played for the Sacramento Monarchs. Harris played for Houston and the Utah Starzz. After those three, more Longhorns entered the league in 1998 and 1999. Edna Campbell and Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil came into the WNBA, and they were drafted by the Phoenix Mercury . Campbell spent a year with the Mercury, and she averaged 9.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists. She played for the Seattle Storm after that, as they drafted her in an expansion draft . She had a strong season with Seattle, as she average
