2008 WNBA draft
The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9.
2008 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | April 9, 2008 |
Location | Tampa, Florida |
Network(s) | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
First selection | Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks |
A lottery was held on October 23, 2007. The Los Angeles Sparks received the first overall selection of the upcoming 2008 draft. The Chicago Sky received the number two selection. The Minnesota Lynx came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Atlanta Dream expansion franchise at four, the Houston Comets at number five, and the Washington Mystics at number six. Some of the top draftees were Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, Candice Wiggins, Crystal Langhorne, and Tasha Humphrey.
Top pick Candace Parker went on to become the first WNBA player to be the league's Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. Fourth pick Alexis Hornbuckle became the first person to win a national championship in college (with the University of Tennessee) and a WNBA title (with the Detroit Shock) in the same calendar year.
Transactions
The Detroit Shock holds the eleventh pick in round one as part of the Katie Feenstra/Ruth Riley trade back in February 2007.
The San Antonio Silver Stars holds the twenty-first pick as part of 2007 WNBA draft trade with the New York Liberty that involved Becky Hammon.
- On February 6, 2008 the Atlanta Dream traded the number four pick to the Seattle Storm along with Roneeka Hodges for the eighth pick and Iziane Castro Marques.
- On February 6, 2008 the Atlanta Dream traded the eighteenth pick and LaToya Thomas to the Detroit Shock for Ivory Latta.
- On February 19, 2008 the Seattle Storm traded the fourth pick to the Detroit Shock for Swin Cash.
- On February 19, 2008 the Connecticut Sun acquired the Indiana Fever's twelfth overall pick in the Tamika Whitmore/Katie Douglas trade.
Key
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Expansion Draft
Pick | Player | Nationality | New team | Former team |
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1 | Carla Thomas | Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | |
2 | Érika de Souza + | Atlanta Dream | Connecticut Sun | |
3 | Katie Feenstra | Atlanta Dream | Detroit Shock | |
4 | Roneeka Hodges | Atlanta Dream | Houston Comets | |
5 | Ann Strother | Atlanta Dream | Indiana Fever | |
6 | LaToya Thomas | Atlanta Dream | Los Angeles Sparks | |
7 | Kristen Mann | Atlanta Dream | Minnesota Lynx | |
8 | Ann Wauters | Atlanta Dream | New York Liberty | |
9 | Jennifer Lacy | Atlanta Dream | Phoenix Mercury | |
10 | Kristin Haynie | Atlanta Dream | Sacramento Monarchs | |
11 | Chantelle Anderson | Atlanta Dream | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
12 | Betty Lennox | Atlanta Dream | Seattle Storm | |
13 | Yelena Leuchanka | Atlanta Dream | Washington Mystics |
College draft
Round 1
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Candace Parker + | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee | |
2 | Sylvia Fowles + | Chicago Sky | LSU | |
3 | Candice Wiggins | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford | |
4 | Alexis Hornbuckle | Detroit Shock (from Atl., via Sea.) | Tennessee | |
5 | Matee Ajavon | Houston Comets | Rutgers | |
6 | Crystal Langhorne + | Washington Mystics | Maryland | |
7 | Essence Carson + | New York Liberty | Rutgers | |
8 | Tamera Young | Atlanta Dream (from Sea.) | James Madison | |
9 | Amber Holt | Connecticut Sun | Middle Tennessee | |
10 | Laura Harper | Sacramento Monarchs | Maryland | |
11 | Tasha Humphrey | Detroit Shock (from S.A.) | Georgia | |
12 | Ketia Swanier | Connecticut Sun (from Ind.) | Connecticut | |
13 | LaToya Pringle | Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina | |
14 | Erlana Larkins | New York Liberty (from Det.) | North Carolina |
Round 2
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Shannon Bobbitt | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee | |
16 | Nicky Anosike + | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee | |
17 | Erica White | Houston Comets | LSU | |
18 | Olayinka Sanni | Detroit Shock (from Atl.) | West Virginia | |
19 | Quianna Chaney | Chicago Sky | LSU | |
20 | Lindsey Pluimer | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
21 | Chioma Nnamaka | San Antonio Silver Stars (from N.Y.) | Georgia Tech | |
22 | Allie Quigley + | Seattle Storm | DePaul | |
23 | Jolene Anderson | Connecticut Sun | Wisconsin | |
24 | Morenike Atunrase | Atlanta Dream (from Ind.) | Texas A&M | |
25 | Leilani Mitchell | Phoenix Mercury (from S.A.) | Utah | |
26 | Khadijah Whittington | Indiana Fever | North Carolina State | |
27 | Wanisha Smith | New York Liberty (from Phx.) | Duke | |
28 | Natasha Lacy | Detroit Shock | UTEP |
Round 3
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Sharnee Zoll | Los Angeles Sparks | Virginia | |
30 | Charde Houston + | Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut | |
31 | Crystal Kelly | Houston Comets | Western Kentucky | |
32 | Danielle Hood | Atlanta Dream | Hartford | |
33 | Angela Tisdale | Chicago Sky | Baylor | |
34 | Krystal Vaughn | Washington Mystics | VCU | |
35 | Alberta Auguste | New York Liberty | Tennessee | |
36 | Kimberly Beck | Seattle Storm | George Washington | |
37 | Lauren Ervin | Connecticut Sun | Arkansas | |
38 | A’Quonesia Franklin | Sacramento Monarchs | Texas A&M | |
39 | Alex Anderson | San Antonio Silver Stars | Chattanooga | |
40 | Izabela Piekarska | Sacramento Monarchs (from Ind.) | UTEP | |
41 | Marscilla Packer | Phoenix Mercury | Ohio State | |
42 | Valeriya Berezhynska | Detroit Shock | Rice | |
43 | Charel Allen | Sacramento Monarchs | Notre Dame |
References
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.