7 Key Moments That Led Kamilla Cardoso to the WNBA

The latest crop of NCAA standouts introduced a lot of folks to the excitement of women’s basketball, which made the start of the most recent WNBA season all the more intriguing. These last few weeks, a bunch of college stars have taken their first steps into the pro world. And we’re here to watch every minute of it.

One player we’ve got our eye on? Center Kamilla Cardoso, who joined the Chicago Sky from the University of South Carolina as the third overall pick in the first round. While she racked up a bunch of honors in the college world, her road to the pros wasn’t exactly a straight shot—and a pro debut pushed back due to a shoulder injury made it a little more circuitous too. Read on for the pivotal moments that formed Cardoso’s path to the WNBA.