Former Titan Amelia Hassett drafted in WNBA Draft

Former Eastern Florida State College women's basketball player Amelia Hassett was drafted in the third round of the WNBA Draft on Monday night.

Hassett was chosen with the fifth pick of the third round by the Los Angeles Sparks and is one of four University of Kentucky players to be drafted on Monday. Hassett averaged 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds this past season for the Wildcats.

While at Eastern Florida State College, the forward from Albury New South Wales, Australia was a third team All-America selection after having a record-breaking season with the Titans. She set the program record for double-doubles in a season with 21 and finished the season averaging 19 points and 12.7 rebounds per game.

Hassett finishes with 609 points in 32 games which is the most points scored by a player in one season for the Titans and her 407 rebounds is second most in program history. Her 87 blocks is also a program best.

In her two seasons with the Titans, Hassett scored 919 points and grabbed 659 rebounds, which puts her second in all-time scoring and the top rebounder in program history. 

She is the first Eastern Florida State College women's basketball player to be drafted in the WNBA Draft.