Will Sedona Prince, An Alleged Abuser, Be Drafted Into The WNBA?
According to multiple WNBA managers, who spoke to The Athletic, Prince’s four abuse allegations could be overlooked during the WNBA draft on April 14.
Since making her way onto the national stage in 2018 with a viral TikTok about the disparities between the male and female weight rooms at the NCAA March Madness tournament, Sedona Prince’s basketball journey has been anything but simple.
The seventh-year senior’s chaotic career took her from the University of Texas to the University of Oregon, and finally to Texas Christian University, where she finished her last two college seasons. When Prince moved to TCU, she began to make an impression, averaging 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game. However, after fouling out with six minutes left and only scoring four points in TCU’s March Madness game against Texas on March 31, Prince’s final college season is over, and her future is now in question.
Off the court, Prince has been nothing short of a menace. Besides being unbearably cringy in her TikToks, allegations of abuse against her are well-documented. Since 2019, Prince has faced four different sexual, physical, and emotional abuse allegations from past partners. No charges have been filed against Prince, and her team has denied all allegations. But the numerous cases have severely tarnished her reputation. After additional allegations emerged in August 2024, a petition demanding her removal from the TCU team garnered over 200,000 signatures.
In 2024, Prince’s messy and very public breakup with content creator Liv Stabile went viral when Stabile shared a 10-part TikTok series detailing the physically and verbally abusive end to their relationship. In part two, she shared her experience on an ATV ride from hell—saying Prince pushed her off the vehicle and rode off, leaving her stranded in the Mexican jungle in complete darkness with no phone.
While prison seems like the reasonable next step for the 24-year-old, who is somehow still in college, she is very likely to get drafted into the WNBA during this year’s draft, which will take place on April 14. While Prince spent an impressive seven years in the college league, she has finally exhausted her eligibility. Further, because of her technically great season (though fans seem to disagree with the positive opinions of her talent), her chances of getting drafted into the WNBA are significantly higher than her first try at the league in 2023.
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Somehow, despite her unacceptable and plainly evil actions, WNBA managers don’t seem hesitant to draft her. In a feature by The Athletic, WNBA managers spoke anonymously about the player’s chances. “She’s a very talented player that I think would be good in our league,” one general manager said. “And it sounds like she might get a chance to prove that.” “What will translate with Sedona Prince is her size and her versatility,” another general manager said. “She can finish around the rim and also stretches the floor. That’s a good combination for her.”
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In a shockingly tone-deaf and baffling statement, one manager said, “Obviously, there’s the off-court stuff (But) I think there’s a place for her just because she impacts the game so much.” The “off-court stuff” in question being a history of abuse? There is no world in which this behavior should be so casually overlooked just because a player is 6’7”.
The WNBA is not necessarily new to the world of abuse allegations against their players; Riquna Williams, Britney Griner, and Glory Johnson have all faced allegations while in the league. However, the league has yet to deal with a potential incoming college player with this controversial baggage, which leaves Prince’s future in unprecedented territory.
Fans of women’s basketball don’t tend to agree with the anonymous managers and feel that Prince is simply not worth all the trouble she will inevitably bring. One fan tweeted, “I gotta hand it to Sedona Prince. It’s extremely difficult to be a zero impact 7th yr 6’7” center in an Elite Eight game. Almost impossible and she’s pulling it off masterfully.” Others critique her speed (or lack thereof), her lack of rebound ability despite her height, and her lack of basketball ingenuity.
While it seems like a no-brainer that an alleged serial abuser would not make a good pick for the budding league, unfortunately, her perceived skill will probably overshadow her personal controversy. College fans may never have to see her on their screens again, but I fear her big-footed, sinister presence will haunt WNBA courts very soon.
