2004 WNBA draft

2004 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)January 6 – April 17, 2004
LocationSecaucus, New Jersey
Overview
LeagueWNBA
Merging teamsCleveland Rockers
(folded in 2003)
First selectionDiana Taurasi
Phoenix Mercury
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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

Pick Player Position Nationality New team Former team
1 Penny Taylor + F  Australia Phoenix Mercury Cleveland Rockers
2 Chasity Melvin C/F  United States Washington Mystics Cleveland Rockers
3 LaToya Thomas F  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Cleveland Rockers
4 Ann Wauters + C  Belgium New York Liberty Cleveland Rockers
5 Deanna Jackson F  United States Indiana Fever Cleveland Rockers
6 Betty Lennox + G  United States Seattle Storm Cleveland Rockers
7 Helen Darling G  United States Minnesota Lynx Cleveland Rockers
8 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough C  United States Houston Comets (from Connecticut) Cleveland Rockers
9 Mery Andrade F  United States Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers
10 Jennifer Butler C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Cleveland Rockers
11 Lucienne Berthieu F/C  France Houston Comets Cleveland Rockers
12 Isabelle Fijalkowski C  France Los Angeles Sparks Cleveland Rockers
13 Jennifer Rizzotti G  United States Detroit Shock Cleveland Rockers

College Draft

* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Round 1

Diana Taurasi was selected first overall by the Phoenix Mercury.
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Diana Taurasi * G  United States Phoenix Mercury Connecticut
2 Alana Beard * G  United States Washington Mystics Duke
3 Nicole Powell + G/F  United States Charlotte Sting (from Ind.) Stanford
4 Lindsay Whalen * G  United States Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) Minnesota
5 Shameka Christon + G/F  United States New York Liberty Arkansas
6 Nicole Ohlde C  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Sea.) Kansas State
7 Vanessa Hayden C  United States Minnesota Lynx Florida
8 Chandi Jones G/F  United States Phoenix Mercury Houston
9 Ebony Hoffman C  United States Indiana Fever (from Cha.) USC
10 Rebekkah Brunson + F  United States Sacramento Monarchs Georgetown
11 Iciss Tillis C/F  United States Detroit Shock (from Hou.) Duke
12 Christi Thomas F  United States Los Angeles Sparks Georgia
13 Shereka Wright F  United States Detroit Shock Purdue

Round 2

Lindsay Taylor the 26th pick of the Houston Comets.
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
14 Ashley Robinson C  United States Phoenix Mercury Tennessee
15 Kaayla Chones C  United States Washington Mystics NC State
16 Jessica Brungo F  United States Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) Penn State
17 Amisha Carter C  United States New York Liberty Louisiana Tech
18 Kelly Mazzante F  United States Charlotte Sting (from Ind.) Penn State
19 Trina Frierson F  United States Seattle Storm Louisiana Tech
20 Tasha Butts F  United States Minnesota Lynx Tennessee
21 Cindy Dallas F  United States San Antonio Silver Stars (from Conn.) Illinois
22 Jenni Benningfield F  United States Charlotte Sting Vanderbilt
23 Erika Valek G  Colombia Detroit Shock (from Sac.) Purdue
24 Ugo Oha C  Nigeria Connecticut Sun (from Hou.) George Washington
25 Doneeka Hodges G  United States Los Angeles Sparks LSU
26 Lindsay Taylor C  United States Houston Comets (from Det.; traded to Phx.) UC Santa Barbara

Round 3

Jia Perkins the 35th pick of the Charlotte Sting.
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
27 Maria Villarroel G  Venezuela Phoenix Mercury (traded to Hou.) Oklahoma
28 Evan Unrau F  United States Washington Mystics Missouri
29 Candace Futrell G  United States Connecticut Sun (from S.A.) Duquesne
30 Catherine Joens G  United States New York Liberty George Washington
31 Ieva Kubliņa F/C  Latvia Indiana Fever Virginia Tech
32 Jennifer Smith C  United States Detroit Shock (from Sea., via Hou.) Michigan
33 Amber Jacobs G  United States Minnesota Lynx Boston College
34 Toccara Williams G  United States San Antonio Silver Stars (from Conn.) Texas A&M
35 Jia Perkins + G  United States Charlotte Sting Texas Tech
36 Nuria Martínez F  Spain Sacramento Monarchs Avenida (Spain)
37 Stacy Stephens C  United States Houston Comets Texas
38 Kate Bulger G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Det.) West Virginia

See also

References

  • "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.