Dreams to reality: Indya Nivar has been selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft

We just have two words to say…

LEAGUE. HER!

Indya Nivar selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft

League HER.Indya is headed to Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/sa5gaRDYy8

— Carolina Women’s Basketball (@uncwbb) April 14, 2026

After three seasons at North Carolina, Indya Nivar is set to fulfill her lifelong dream of playing in the WNBA. The Apex, North Carolina native was selected by the Atlanta Dream with the No. 28 overall pick in the second round of this year’s draft.

Nivar becomes the first Tar Heel to be drafted since Stephanie Watts back in 2021. She becomes just the third UNC women’s basketball player to be selected over the past decade, as Paris Key broke the previous seven-year drought with her selection back in 2019…

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