2004 WNBA draft
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.
| 2004 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 17, 2004 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury |
2004 WNBA draft – 17 April 2004
On April 17, 2014 the WNBA draft took place at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
Key
| G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Dispersal draft
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny Taylor | F | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Phoenix Mercury | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2 | Chasity Melvin | C/F |  |
Washington Mystics | Cleveland Rockers |
| 3 | LaToya Thomas | F | |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Cleveland Rockers |
| 4 | Ann Wauters + | C | .svg.png){kind=small} |
New York Liberty | Cleveland Rockers |
| 5 | Deanna Jackson | F | |
Indiana Fever | Cleveland Rockers |
| 6 | Betty Lennox + | G | |
Seattle Storm | Cleveland Rockers |
| 7 | Helen Darling | G | |
Minnesota Lynx | Cleveland Rockers |
| 8 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | C | |
Houston Comets (from Connecticut) | Cleveland Rockers |
| 9 | Mery Andrade | F | |
Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers |
| 10 | Jennifer Butler | C | |
Sacramento Monarchs | Cleveland Rockers |
| 11 | Lucienne Berthieu | F/C |  |
Houston Comets | Cleveland Rockers |
| 12 | Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | |
Los Angeles Sparks | Cleveland Rockers |
| 13 | Jennifer Rizzotti | G | |
Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers |
College draft
Round 1
Diana Taurasi was selected first overall by the Phoenix Mercury.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Lindsay Taylor the 26th pick of the Houston Comets.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Catrina 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
Jia Perkins the 35th pick of the Charlotte Sting.
| 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 Kublina | 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 Martinez | F |  |
Sacramento Monarchs | Spain |
| 37 | Stacy Stephens | C | |
Houston Comets | Texas |
| 38 | Kate Bulger | G | |
Minnesota Lynx (from Det.) | West Virginia |
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References
- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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