The Alexandria native becomes the highest draft pick in Virginia Tech history.

After going undrafted in April's WNBA Draft, Richmond native and former Hokie Taja Cole has signed to play professional basketball in Spain. Cole posted a picture on Twitter Sunday morning as she signed with Unicaja Femenino Baloncesto. Super excited to be apart of a great organization @unicajaCB Almost time to win games! Malaga, Spain pic.twitter.com/Bx6gc6ctpj T Cole (@TCOLE_0) July 12, 2020After graduating from Georgia, Cole spent her grad year in Blacksburg where she averaged 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. Cole helped lead the Hokies to a 21-9 record, including 11 conference wins.