Ohio State’s Debbie Merrill Selected in Second Round of WNBA Draft – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
April 5, 2006
Columbus, Ohio – Debbie Merrill, who helped Ohio State to a 29-3 record and Big Ten regular season and tournament championships in 2005-06, was selected by the Connecticut Sun in the second round of the 2006 WNBA Draft Wednesday in Boston, Mass. Merrill was taken with the 28th pick overall.
A transfer from the University of Cincinnati, Merrill scored 1,740 career points in three seasons with the Bearcats and her senior campaign with the Buckeyes. In 2005-06, she was Ohio State’s team leader with 103 assists and a 1.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Merrill also averaged 10.4 points and 5.7 assists per game last season. For her career, Merrill posted 14.5 ppg., 7.4 rpg., and shot .494 (685-1,386) from the field.
A 2002-03 Kodak/WBCA All-American honorable mention selection, Merrill is the first Buckeye selected in the WNBA draft since Courtney Coleman (2000-03) also was picked by Connecticut in the second round (13th overall).
Complete draft coverage can be accessed at www.wnba.com.
Ohio State WNBA Draft History
| Year | Rd | Pick | Player | Pos. | Yrs at OSU | Drafted By |
| 1998 Expansion Draft | ||||||
| 1998 | 8 | Adrienne Johnson | G | 1993-96 | Cleveland Rockers | |
| 1999 Player Allocation | ||||||
| 2001 | 3 | 41 | Jamie Lewis | G | 1998-01 | Washington Mystics |
| 2002 | 4 | 55 | Tomeka Brown | G | 1999-02 | Orlando Miracle |
| 2003 | 2 | 13 | Courtney Coleman | F | 2000-03 | Connecticut Sun (from DET) |
| 2006 | 2 | 28 | Debbie Merrill | F/C | 2006 | Connecticut Sun |
