When former UConn Husky Mel Thomas headed to Ireland, she went there with one goal. To get a tryout in the WNBA. And according to her grandmother via Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register, she will get that chance with the Seattle Storm.
Fuller ran into Mel’s grandmother on a flight out of Cincinnati today and passed this along.
She asked me if I went to the game and I said I did and I covered the team. She then told me who she was and of course the reporter instincts in me took over. When I spoke to Mel last month to write a story on her recently-released book, she was hoping to get herself into a WNBA camp and headed over to Ireland to play for the Waterford Wildcats. I asked me if Mel had any luck getting an invite and she told me Mel has agreed to a contract with the Storm. Mel will be returning to the U.S. in time to be ready for the start of Seattle’s training camp. It could be a good fit as Seattle was second to last in the WNBA in 2008 in 3-point percentage. She will join former UConn stars Sue Bird and Swin Cash with the Storm.
Mel is averaging 22.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals with the Wildcats.
It’s good to see Mel get the opportunity and at least she’ll be somewhat comfortable with two former Huskies there as well.
