TCU’s Sedona Prince Goes Undrafted In Wake Of Sexual Assault & Abuse Allegations, & The Internet Rejoiced

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Sedona Prince

Although she might have been a factor in TCU’s women’s basketball team for having their best year yet, she is not a fan among students.

Sedona Prince, a 6-foot-7 center, is a polarizing figure in women’s basketball. The social media star had a seven-year collegiate career, starting at UT Austin before transferring to Oregon, where she gained her viral popularity. Prince then transferred to Texas Christian University in 2023, where she helped the team achieve its highest ranking ever and ended her college career.

Prince entered the 2025 WNBA Draft, but her name was not called on Monday night. Not only was she not selected, but she was also not asked to attend the in-person draft event.

While this does not mean that her basketball career is over, as she could be invited to a team tryout or take her talents overseas, many women’s basketball fans were thrilled to see her not drafted.

Why, you might ask? If you know Sedona Prince from her social media presence, fans loved that she advocated heavily for men’s and women’s sports to get equal treatment, showing their lack of facilities during the 2021 Women’s NCAA March Madness Tournament. However, spectators have wanted nothing but to get her off the court since her transfer to TCU.

At the start of the year, Prince faced numerous allegations of mental and physical abuse, including a sexual assault, with her former partner. Prince denied the allegations, but this was not the first time women had stepped forward claiming the same. Allegations began with Prince’s ex-girlfriend, Olivia Stabile, who published a 10-part video series in August of last year, detailing the physical and emotional abuse Prince put her through while they were together. The Washington Post also reported that another woman, Alyssa Jimmie, says that Prince sexually assaulted her in 2019, after Prince’s freshman year at the University of Texas. With four women stepping forward publicly with these allegations, it’s not a good look for Prince.

This viral video series posted by her ex, Stabile, led Leah Cohen, a Change.org user, to create a petition titled “Hold Sedona Accountable,” asking TCU to remove her from the basketball team. Per USA Today, the petition had 187,537 in September of last year, with the numbers still growing at that time of publication.

Over the season, Sedona was booed multiple times on the court, and many speculate these allegations factor into her draft flop. Given that she was a projected first-round pick, all fingers are pointing to this being the reason she didn’t get drafted.

While Sedona might be upset she is not going to start in the WNBA next season, basketball fans are rejoicing that the WNBA is not letting an alleged abuser on the court.

Check out some of the commentary.

 

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