Nike signs seven WNBA rookies

Nike has signed seven WNBA rookies ahead of the league’s 25th season.

Charli Collier, Rennia Davis, Awak Kuier, Aari McDonald, Michaela Onyenwere, DiDi Richards and Iliana Rupert are all now Nike athletes. All seven were selected in April’s WNBA Draft, with Collier, Kuier and McDonald going Nos. 1-3.

🚨👟BREAKING: Nike Basketball welcomes seven WNBA rookies to the family: Charli Collier, Rennia Davis, Awak Kuier, Aari McDonald, Michaela Onyenwere, DiDi Richards, and Iliana Rupert.

Congrats ladies 👏 pic.twitter.com/8UNNc1r3Xy

— MADE for the W (@madeforthew) May 5, 2021

Nike’s partnership with the WNBA has spanned from apparel collections to various initiatives for girls and women in sport.

Nike has produced the WNBA uniforms since 2018.