Crystal Kemp fully expected to hear her name called during the live telecast of Wednesday’s WNBA Draft.

But Kemp, who concluded a productive four-year career as a Kansas University basketball player last month, waited in vain.

“I’m a little confused,” Kemp said a hour or so after the draft concluded, “but there are reasons, I guess.”

Kemp, a 6-foot-2 left-hander who averaged 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds a game for the Jayhawks last season, was one of about 40 college seniors who participated in a WNBA evaluation camp this week in Boston, site of Wednesday’s draft.

“I think things went pretty good,” Kemp said of the camp, “but there were others who did pretty good, too, and their names didn’t come up.”

Kansas University coach Bonnie Henrickson viewed one of those workouts in Boston, and reported she did not witness vintage Kemp.

“She didn’t shoot particularly well that day, but she took good shots,” Henrickson said. “They were in the 17-18 foot range, but they just weren’t falling.”

Poor shooting is unusual for Kemp. She concluded her career as a 50.9 percent shooter, including a career-best 52.7 percent during her senior season.

Kemp, a Topeka High product, was just the sixth KU player to accumulate more than 1,600 points and 800 rebounds during her career. Kemp wrapped up her days in a KU uniform by earning first-team All-Big 12 honors. She also made the league’s all-academic first team.

Four Big 12 players were among the 42 prospects tapped in Wednesday’s three-round draft. Missouri had two – guard LaToya Bond and forward Christelle N’Garsanet.

Baylor’s Sophia Young was the fourth player selected, but Texas Tech point guard Erin Grant, who was expected to go high, wasn’t chosen until late in the third round.

Washburn’s Jennifer Harris was the only player from a Kansas school selected. Harris began her college career in NCAA Division I before transferring to the Division II school in Topeka.

As of late Wednesday, Kemp was trying to land a free-agent tryout with a WNBA team.

“There’s not much difference,” Henrickson said, “between being a third-round pick and being invited to a camp.”

Even if Kemp fails to land a spot on a WNBA roster, she still plans to play basketball for pay.

“I’ll try overseas like I initially wanted to do,” Kemp said, “but I really want to do both.”

Because the WNBA season begins in May and ends in August, most players supplement their incomes by affiliating with pro clubs in foreign countries.