Maria Gakdeng, Alyssa Ustby Earn WNBA Training Camp Invitations

Posted Apr 15, 2025
Following illustrious careers in Carolina blue, Maria Gakdeng and Alyssa Ustby have signed contracts to attend WNBA training camps. Gakdeng joins the Atlanta Dream, while Ustby ventures west to the Los Angeles Sparks. The two hope to become the second and third Tar Heels to make an WNBA roster in the Coach Courtney Banghart era. (GoHeels.com)

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