Yvonne Ejim has caught the Fever.

After a standout season in her fifth-and-final year of eligibility with the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Yvonne Ejim became the latest in a long line of Canadians to hear her name called in the WNBA Draft, after being selected in the third round, 33rd overall by the Indiana Fever.

Ejim’s selection marks the third-straight year a Canadian has been selected, following in the footsteps of Laeticia Amiehre in 2023 and Aaliyah Edwards in 2024.

"To say that I would be able to be in the WNBA draft looking ahead to the start of my professional career is a dream come true. I'm proud of myself and the people that have supported me, my family, friends, and my team. The work is only about to begin and I am excited for what is to come next,” Ejim told gozags.com.

After being a part of Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team this summer at the 2024 Olympic Games, Ejim went on to win WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season.

The 6-foot-1 forward played out the entirety of her collegiate eligibility at Gonzaga, saving the best for last in 2024-25. The Calgary, Alta. product averaged a career best 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game this season.

She departs Gonzaga as one of the program’s all-time greats, holding Bulldogs records in career points, rebounds and field goals made.

In addition to staring this summer in Paris, Ejim has represented Canada on the world stage on numerous occasions, including in 2023 where she helped Canada win a bronze medal at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup.

Ejim becomes the first Calgarian and just the third Alberta native to be drafted into the WNBA, joining Edmonton’s Adut Bulgak, as well as fellow Edmonton product 3x3 Women’s National Team star and Olympian Michelle Plouffe. Bulgak was selected in the first round, 12th overall by the New York Liberty in 2016, while Plouffe was picked in the second round, 19th overall by the Seattle Storm in 2014.