Seattle's Second

The Seattle Storm of the WNBA used their second round pick to select Michelle Plouffe. Seattle drafted UConn's Bria Hartley with the 7th pick and Plouffe 19th overall. Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike was the first player chosen by the Connecticut Sun. Plouffe is the first Ute to be drafted since Morgan Warburton, a Utah assistant coach, in 2009. BYU's Jennifer Hamson was also drafted in the second round by the LA Sparks, although she has indicated she will return to school to play volleyball in the fall.   

Olympians

Michael C. Lewis wrote a nice piece on Utah's 2012 Olympians: Kim Smith, Shona Thorburn, and Michelle Plouffe. The two former Utes and one current Ute are members of Canada's basketball team, which qualified for the 2012 London Games. Read the article in today's Salt Lake Tribune.