2014 WNBA draft
The 2014 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
| 2014 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 14, 2014 |
| Location | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Network(s) | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Chiney Ogwumike Connecticut Sun |
Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| Team | 2013 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Connecticut Sun | 10-24 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
| Tulsa Shock | 11–23 | 227 | .276 | .270 | .293 | .209 | |
| New York Liberty | 11-23 | 227 | .276 | .269 | .294 | .209 | |
| San Antonio Stars | 12-22 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
| Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | |||||||
Invited players
The WNBA announced on April 10, 2014 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges.[2]
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- Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
- Markeisha Gatling, N.C. State
- Chelsea Gray, Duke
- Bria Hartley, Connecticut
- Natasha Howard, Florida State
- Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
- Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
- Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
- Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
- Odyssey Sims, Baylor
- Alyssa Thomas, Maryland
Transactions
- March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
- March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
- March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
- April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
- April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne[3]
Key
Draft selections
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiney Ogwumike + |  |
Connecticut Sun | Stanford |
| 2 | Odyssey Sims + | |
Tulsa Shock | Baylor |
| 3 | Kayla McBride + | |
San Antonio Stars | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Alyssa Thomas + | |
New York Liberty (traded to Conn.) | Maryland |
| 5 | Natasha Howard * | |
Indiana Fever | Florida State |
| 6 | Stefanie Dolson + | |
Washington Mystics | Connecticut |
| 7 | Bria Hartley | |
Seattle Storm (traded to Was.) | Connecticut |
| 8 | Shoni Schimmel + | |
Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 9 | Natalie Achonwa | |
Indiana Fever (from Pho.) | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Markeisha Gatling | |
Chicago Sky | N.C. State |
| 11 | Chelsea Gray + | |
Connecticut Sun (from L.A.) | Duke |
| 12 | Tricia Liston | |
Minnesota Lynx | Duke |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jordan Hooper | |
Tulsa Shock (from Conn.) | Nebraska |
| 14 | Tyaunna Marshall | |
New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | Asya Bussie | |
Minnesota Lynx (from Tul.) | West Virginia |
| 16 | Astou Ndour |  |
San Antonio Stars | Gran Canarias (Spain) |
| 17 | Tiffany Bias | |
Phoenix Mercury (from Ind.) | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Inga Orekhova |  |
Atlanta Dream (from Was.) | South Florida |
| 19 | Michelle Plouffe | |
Seattle Storm | Utah |
| 20 | Cassie Harberts | |
Atlanta Dream | USC |
| 21 | Maggie Lucas | |
Phoenix Mercury | Penn State |
| 22 | Gennifer Brandon | |
Chicago Sky | California |
| 23 | Jennifer Hamson | |
Los Angeles Sparks | BYU |
| 24 | Christina Foggie | |
Minnesota Lynx | Vanderbilt |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DeNesha Stallworth | |
Connecticut Sun | Kentucky |
| 26 | Meighan Simmons | |
New York Liberty | Tennessee |
| 27 | Theresa Plaisance | |
Tulsa Shock | LSU |
| 28 | Bri Kulas | |
San Antonio Stars | Missouri |
| 29 | Haiden Palmer | |
Indiana Fever | Gonzaga |
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Washington Mystics | Canberra Capitals (Australia) |
| 31 | Mikaela Ruef | |
Seattle Storm | Stanford |
| 32 | Kody Burke | |
Washington Mystics (from Atl.) | N.C. State |
| 33 | Stephanie Talbot | |
Phoenix Mercury | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 34 | Jamierra Faulkner | |
Chicago Sky | Southern Miss |
| 35 | Antonita Slaughter | |
Los Angeles Sparks | Louisville |
| 36 | Asia Taylor | |
Minnesota Lynx | Louisville |
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References
- Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm
- "2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft" (Press release). Swish Appeal. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- Altavilla, John (April 14, 2014). "Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
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