Hailey Van Lith
Hailey Van Lith was born on September 9, 2001. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Hailey Van Lith
Hailey Ann Van Lith (born September 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), currently signed to a player development contract. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, and TCU Horned Frogs. At Cashmere High School in Cashmere, Washington, Van Lith was rated as one of the top recruits in her class, named a McDonald's All-American and left as the all-time leading scorer in state history. She played her first three college seasons at Louisville, earning first-team All-ACC honors two times and leading the Cardinals to the Final Four as a sophomore in 2022. After her junior season, she transferred to LSU, before moving to TCU for her fifth season. Van Lith was named Big 12 Player of the Year and led TCU to its first Big 12 titles in both the regular season and conference tournament. In the 2025 WNBA draft, she was selected by the Chicago Sky with the 11th pick. Van Lith has won two gold medals with the United States at the youth international level. In 3x3 basketball, she has played for the senior national team and is a 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup gold medalist and a 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medalist. She was named most valuable player (MVP) of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup, where she led her team to a gold medal.