2004 WNBA draft
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2004 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | January 6 – April 17, 2004 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
Merging teams | Cleveland Rockers (folded in 2003) |
First selection | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury |
The 2004 WNBA draft was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
On January 6, 2004, a dispersal draft took place. Players were drafted from the roster of the Cleveland Rockers, who folded after the 2003 season.
Dispersal draft
[edit]College Draft
[edit]Round 1
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Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Diana Taurasi * | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut |
2 | Alana Beard * | G | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Duke |
3 | Nicole Powell + | G/F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting (from Ind.) | Stanford |
4 | Lindsay Whalen * | G | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) | Minnesota |
5 | Shameka Christon + | G/F | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Arkansas |
6 | Nicole Ohlde | C | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (from Sea.) | Kansas State |
7 | Vanessa Hayden | C | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Florida |
8 | Chandi Jones | G/F | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Houston |
9 | Ebony Hoffman | C | ![]() |
Indiana Fever (from Cha.) | USC |
10 | Rebekkah Brunson + | F | ![]() |
Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown |
11 | Iciss Tillis | C/F | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Hou.) | Duke |
12 | Christi Thomas | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia |
13 | Shereka Wright | F | ![]() |
Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
[edit]Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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14 | Ashley Robinson | C | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee |
15 | Kaayla Chones | C | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | NC State |
16 | Jessica Brungo | F | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) | Penn State |
17 | Amisha Carter | C | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech |
18 | Kelly Mazzante | F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting (from Ind.) | Penn State |
19 | Trina Frierson | F | ![]() |
Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech |
20 | Tasha Butts | F | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee |
21 | Cindy Dallas | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Conn.) | Illinois |
22 | Jenni Benningfield | F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt |
23 | Erika Valek | G | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Sac.) | Purdue |
24 | Ugo Oha | C | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from Hou.) | George Washington |
25 | Doneeka Hodges | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | LSU |
26 | Lindsay Taylor | C | ![]() |
Houston Comets (from Det.; traded to Phx.) | UC Santa Barbara |
Round 3
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Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Maria Villarroel | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury (traded to Hou.) | Oklahoma |
28 | Evan Unrau | F | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Missouri |
29 | Candace Futrell | G | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) | Duquesne |
30 | Catherine Joens | G | ![]() |
New York Liberty | George Washington |
31 | Ieva Kubliņa | F/C | ![]() |
Indiana Fever | Virginia Tech |
32 | Jennifer Smith | C | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Sea., via Hou.) | Michigan |
33 | Amber Jacobs | G | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Boston College |
34 | Toccara Williams | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Conn.) | Texas A&M |
35 | Jia Perkins + | G | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
36 | Nuria Martínez | F | ![]() |
Sacramento Monarchs | Avenida (Spain) |
37 | Stacy Stephens | C | ![]() |
Houston Comets | Texas |
38 | Kate Bulger | G | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (from Det.) | West Virginia |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.