San Francisco Chronicle

Stanford’s McCall goes to Indiana in 2nd round

- By Tom FitzGerald Tom FitzGerald is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: tfitzgeral­d@ sfchronicl­e.com Twitter: @tomg fitzgerald

Stanford forward Erica McCall was picked by the Indiana Fever in the second round of the WNBA draft in New York on Thursday. She was the 17th player chosen and the only one from a Bay Area school.

McCall helped Stanford to two Final Four appearance­s. She led the Cardinal in scoring (14.4 points per game) and rebounding (9.0) this season.

She was the 25th Stanford player to be drafted into the WNBA and the 11th in the past 11 years. In Indiana, she’ll join ex-Cardinal guard Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga.

McCall’s sister, DeWanna Bonner, is a two-time WNBA champion with the Phoenix Mercury who has played eight years in the league, though she announced last month she will miss the 2017 season because she is pregnant.

Washington guard Kelsey Plum, the top scorer in the history of women’s college basketball, was the top overall pick, by the San Antonio Stars.

Plum set NCAA women’s records for points in a career with 3,527 and points in a season with 1,109.

Two other Pac-12 players were drafted. Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese was taken by Los Angeles in the first round (11th overall), and Washington forward Chantel Osahor went to Chicago in the second (21st overall).

National champion South Carolina, which beat Stanford in the Final Four, had three players picked, all in the top 10.

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