East Carolina University graduate student and guard for the women's basketball team, Danae McNeal entered her name into the WNBA draft to be selected on April 15. The 2023-2024 season was her last as a collegiate athlete as she has ran out of eligibility.
She finished her historic year as a Pirate being ranked ninth in ECU’s history in points (1,385) and sixth in steals (228) among others. According to ECUPirates, McNeal scored 30 or more points seven times in her career tied for fourth in Pirate history and is among four other players to have 1,000 points, 200 rebounds and 200 steals.
Last year, she was named to the first team All-American Athletic Conference and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year, the American’s Most Improved Player and earned the conference's Player of the Week award three times.
In her three year run as a Pirate the team went to the American Championship twice and made the NCAA tournament during the 2022-2023 season.
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