Former UNC women's basketball center Maria Gakdeng signs with WNBA’s Toronto Tempo

Posted Sep 20, 2026
Former North Carolina center Maria Gakdeng signed a player-development contract with the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo on Saturday. For Gakdeng, the move represents her second chance at an active WNBA roster spot since going unselected in the 2025 draft. She joined the Atlanta Dream on a training camp contract that April, only to be waived that May. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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