Puisis Becomes 10th Bull In Program History To Be Signed Or Drafted By A WNBA Club
TAMPA, Fla. – April 16, 2025 – South Florida women’s basketball graduate guard Sammie Puisis has signed a WNBA training camp contract with the Chicago Sky, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Puisis is the 10th Bull in program history to either be drafted or signed to a free agent/training camp contract, and the ninth Bull coached by Head Coach Jose Fernandez.
USF has the potential to have four ProBulls playing in the WNBA this season: Courtney Williams (Minnesota Lynx), Kitija Laksa (Pheonix Mercury), Elena Tsineke (Las Vegas Aces – Training Camp Contract), and Puisis (Chicago Sky – Training Camp Contract).
GRADUATE GUARD SAMMIE PUISIS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Ranked 5th nationally in Total 3PM (106 3PM) & 6th in 3PM Per Game (3.2 3PM avg.).
- Puisis’ 28 points against Tennessee in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament is tied for the second-most points by a Bull in an NCAA Tournament Game (Kitja Laksa vs Buffalo 3/17/18). The five triples by Puisis tie the single-game NCAA Tournament record by a USF performer.
- Named to USBWA Ann Myers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List.
- Named USBWA National Player of the Week (Dec. 24) and AP Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Dec. 24).
- Led with career-best 34 points (6 3PM) in win against Memphis (Feb. 22).
- Led all scorers with 23 points (3-3 3FG, 8-8 FT) in upset of No. 9/10 Duke (Dec. 21).
- Puisis is the third Bull in program history to have 20+ points in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent and the second-ever Bull to shoot 100% from 3-point range in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent. (Duke, Dec. 21).
SOUTH FLORIDA’S WNBA DRAFT PICKS/FREE AGENTS
| Year | Player | Team | Round/Overall/Free Agent |
| 2025 | Sammie Puisis | Chicago Sky | Free Agent |
| 2023 | Elena Tsineke | Washington Mystics | 2nd Round / 20th Overall |
| 2023 | Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu | Seattle Storm | 2nd Round / 21st Overall |
| 2020 | Kitija Laksa | Seattle Storm | 1st Round / 11th Overall |
| 2016 | Courtney Williams | Phoenix Mercury | 1st Round / 8th Overall |
| 2016 | Alisia Jenkins | New York Liberty | Free Agent |
| 2014 | Inga Orekhova | Atlanta Dream | 2nd Round / 18th Overall |
| 2013 | Andrea Smith | Connecticut Sun | 3rd Round / 35th Overall |
| 2007 | Jessica Dickson | Sacramento Monarchs | 2nd Round / 21st Overall |
| 1997 | Wanda Guyton | Houston Comets | 1st Round / 5th Overall |
WNBA training camps begin on Sunday, April 27 and the 2025 regular season kicks off on Friday, May 16.
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ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
South Florida women’s basketball has made 19 postseason tournament appearances and had 10 NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 12 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, and has won 485 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
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