Northern Illinois University Athletics

The first Huskie ever selected in the WNBA Draft, Stephanie Raymond's name can be found all over the NIU women's basketball record book. A native of Rockford, Ill., Raymond is ranked sixth in Huskie history in scoring with 1,719 career points, second in career steals with 271 and third in career assists with 497. 

As a freshman in 2003-04, Raymond averaged 8.9 points per game and earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors. The following season, the Huskie guard scored 15.5 points per game, along with 5.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest, while earning All-MAC honorable mention recognition. Raymond recorded 107 steals during the 2004-05 season, which remains the Huskie single-season record. 

Raymond reached the 1,000-point plateau during her junior season, hitting the century mark in a 14-point performance against Kent State on February 11, 2006. Raymond went on to average 16.4 points, 4.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in 2006-07, earning All-MAC Second Team honors. 

During the 2006-07 season, Raymond earned First Team All-MAC recognition as she averaged 18.9 points, 6.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per contest. The Huskies won 19 games that season, reaching the MAC Tournament Semifinals as Raymond became just the third Huskie to received MAC All-Tournament honors. 

The Huskie career free throw percentage leader at 83.9 percent, Raymond became the first Huskie selected in the WNBA Draft when she was taken 20th overall by the Chicago Sky. Raymond appeared in 20 games for the Sky during the 2007 season before finishing her professional basketball career overseas.