Selected #9 overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft, free agent Layshia Clarendon was recently re-elected to a second term as WNBPA Vice President where he helped negotiate a groundbreaking CBA Agreement that will serve as a bedrock for women’s professional sports leagues moving forward.

In 2017, Layshia was named a WNBA All-Star, led the league in total assists, and broke the franchise record for assists in a single season. The following year, Layshia captured gold with Team USA in the FIBA World Championships.

Clarendon was Cal’s leading scorer while in college where they led the Golden Bears to the first Final Four in school history. During their senior season, she was an All-Pac-12 first-team selection and the Pac-12 women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Clarendon is a noted social advocate, speaker, and writer, who is often asked to lend her voice and opinions on various social topics. In 2020, Layshia Clarendon became the first out trans and nonbinary player in WNBA history and was the first Cal Women’s Basketball Player to be inducted into the Pac 12 Hall of Fame. As an anchor athlete for Athletes for Impact, they have been published in The Players’ Tribune, Mic, Esquire, and ESPN. In the off-season, you can find them on the sidelines providing color commentary for the Pac-12 Network.