Yvonne

Ejim

After a stellar collegiate career at Gonzaga, Ejim was selected by Indiana with the 33rd overall pick in last month’s draft. With Jaelyn Brown and fellow 2025 draftee Makayla Timpson competing for a roster spot, Ejim faced challenging odds of making the cut with the Fever. Ejim was productive in Indiana’s exhibition win over Brazil, but the Fever are limited to 11 active roster spots instead of 12.

Indiana cutting Hall is not a surprise, as the Fever have multiple wings on the roster that hopped Hall in the rotation during the Fever’s two preseason games, including DeWanna Bonner, Sophie Cunningham, Lexie Hull, and Jaelyn Brown. The two-time national champion wing out of South Carolina did not play during the Fever’s first preseason game against the Mystics, but she did play the following day in Indiana’s preseason exhibition against Brazil. She scored nine points while shooting 4-for-9 from the field, including one three-pointer and four rebounds in 16 minutes. While that was a respectable showing, it’s worth remembering that the Fever can only carry 11 players on their opening day roster. The Fever’s final opening day roster spot will come down to either Brown, Timpson or No. 33 overall draft pick Yvonne Ejim.

Ejim was dominant during her final two seasons at Gonzaga, winning WCC Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors. In 35 games as a fifth-year senior, she averaged 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks while shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 78.4 percent from the foul line. The 6-foot-1 Ejim, who represented Canada in last summer’s Olympics in Paris, left Gonzaga as one of the most accomplished players in program history. Unfortunately, making the Fever roster will be challenging, as frontcourt veterans DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard and Brianna Turner are already in the fold.