Chinese center Han Xu, 19, was selected by New York Liberty in the WNBA draft 2019 on Wednesday.

Han Xu, of China, right, poses for a photo with WNBA COO Christy Hedgpeth after being selected by the New York Liberty in the second round of the WNBA women's basketball draft, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in New York. [Photo: AP/Julie Jacobson]

Han, 2.07m, was chosen in the second round, the 14th pick overall.

She became the second Chinese female basketball player joining WNBA through draft, following Zheng Haixia, also a center, who picked by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round (16th overall) in the inaugural draft on February 27, 1997.