On Monday night, senior guard Chucky Jeffery was drafted 24th overall in the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
In the 2013 season, Jeffery earned an honorable mention All-American as well as an All-Region nominee in the WBCA Division I Coaches’ team as a part of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Guard Chucky Jeffery drives through the lane in against Oregon on Feb. 10, 2013. Jeffery was drafted 24th overall in the WNBA draft. (Nate Bruzdzinski/CU Independent File)
In addition to these high honors, the media and the coaches also named her to the All-Pac-12 team for the second year in a row and gave her Pac-12 All-Tournament honors. The coaches also gave her an honorable mention to their All-Defensive team.
Jeffery will leave her legacy behind as the only CU women’s basketball player in history to reach over 16,000 points, 900 rebounds and 400 assists.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Alissa Noe at Alissa.noe@colorado.edu.
