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{{Short description|2000 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2000 WNBA draft
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| sport       = Basketball
| date        = April 25, 2000
| location    = 
| network     = 
| league      = WNBA
| teams       = 
| expansion_teams = [[Indiana Fever]]<br>[[Miami Sol]]<br>[[Portland Fire]]<br>[[Seattle Storm]]
| first       = [[Ann Wauters]]<br>[[Cleveland Rockers]]
| territorial = 
| prev        = [[1999 WNBA draft|1999]]
| next        = [[2001 WNBA draft|2001]]
}}

'''[[2000 in sports|2000]] [[WNBA draft]]'''

*On December 15, 1999, a [[2000 WNBA expansion draft|WNBA expansion draft]] took place for four new WNBA teams, the [[Indiana Fever]], [[Miami Sol]], [[Portland Fire]], and [[Seattle Storm]].<ref name=la2000>{{cite news |first=Earl |last=Gustkey |title=Sparks Lose Starting Guard in Expansion Draft |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-16-sp-44653-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 16, 1999 |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref>
*On April 25, 2000, the regular WNBA draft took place.

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==Draft==
===Round 1===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
| 1
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Ann Wauters]] <sup>+</sup>
| C
| {{BEL}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic|Valenciennes]] {{smaller|([[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|France]])}}
|-
| 2
| [[Tausha Mills]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball|Alabama]] (from [[Chicago Condors]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 3
| [[Edwina Brown]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Utah){{refn|April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit
* Utah acquired [[Jennifer Azzi]] and a ''first-round pick'' (12th overall)
* Detroit acquired a ''first-round pick'' (3rd overall) and ''Miami's first-round pick'' (8th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
|-
| 4
| [[Cíntia dos Santos]] 
| F/C
| {{BRA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Brazil]]
|-
| 5
| [[Grace Daley]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Phoenix){{refn|February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
* Phoenix acquired [[Brandy Reed]]
* Minnesota acquired a ''first-round pick'' (5th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=MercuryLynx}}
| [[Tulane Green Wave women's basketball|Tulane]]
|-
| 6
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|'''[[Betty Lennox]]''' *
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
| 7
| [[Lynn Pride]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|Kansas]]
|-
| 8
| [[Tamicha Jackson]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Utah via Miami){{refn|December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
* Miami acquired [[Elena Baranova]] and a ''second-round pick'' (19th overall)
* Utah acquired [[Kate Starbird]] and a ''first-round pick'' (8th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=SolStarzz}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
| 9
| [[Kamila Vodichkova]] 
| F/C
| {{CZE}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[BK Brno|Gambrinus Brno]]
|-
| 10
| [[Maylana Martin]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami via Indiana){{refn|December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
* Indiana acquired [[Stephanie White|Stephanie McCarty]]
* Miami acquired [[Sandy Brondello]] and a ''first-round pick'' (10th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=FeverSol}}{{refn|April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota
* Miami acquired [[Marlies Askamp]]
* Minnesota acquired ''Indiana's first-round pick'' (10th overall), ''second-'' and ''third-round picks'' (24th and 56th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 11
| [[Summer Erb]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|North Carolina State]]
|-
| 12
| [[Naomi Mulitauaopele]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]] (from Detroit){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 13
| [[Olga Firsova]] 
| C
| {{UKR}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]]
|-
| 14
| [[Katy Steding]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]] (from [[Portland Power (basketball)|Portland Power]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 15
| [[Nicole Kubik]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball|Nebraska]]
|-
| 16
| [[Elena Shakirova]] 
| F/C
| {{RUS}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)|Dynamo Moscow]]
|}

===Round 2===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
| 17
| [[Helen Darling]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]
|-
| 18
| [[Tonya Washington|Tonya Massaline]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 19
| [[Jameka Jones]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from Utah){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolStarzz}}
| [[Charlotte 49ers women's basketball|UNC Charlotte]]<!--UNC Charlotte didn't start calling its athletic program "Charlotte" until 2000–01.-->
|-
| 20
| [[Jannon Roland]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]] (from [[New England Blizzard]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 21
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Adrian Williams (basketball)|Adrian Williams]] <sup>+</sup>
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]] 
|-
| 22
| [[Marla Brumfield]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Rice Owls women's basketball|Rice]]
|-
| 23
| [[Stacey Thomas]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines women's basketball|Michigan]]
|-
| 24
| [[Keitha Dickerson]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
|-
| 25
| [[Charisse Sampson]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|Kansas]] (from [[New England Blizzard]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 26
| [[Jurgita Štreimikytė]] 
| F
| {{flag|LTU|1988|name=Lithuania}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[ASDG Comense 1872|Pool Comense]] {{smaller|([[Lega Basket Femminile|Italy]])}}
|-
| 27
| [[Tiffany Travis]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 28
| [[Madinah Slaise]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball|Cincinnati]]
|-
| 29
| [[Desiree Francis]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]]
|-
| 30
| [[Stacy Clinesmith]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
| 31
| [[Paige Sauer]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
|-
| 32
| [[Andrea Garner]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]
|}

===Round 3===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
| 33
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Monique Morehouse]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn]] (from [[New England Blizzard]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 34
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Jill Morton]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]] (from Washington){{refn|January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
* Washington acquired [[Vicky Bullett]]
* Charlotte acquired [[Shalonda Enis]] and a ''third-round pick'' (34th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=MysticsSting}}
| [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]]
|-
| 35
| [[Stacy Frese]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]]
|-
| 36
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Shawnetta Stewart]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]
|-
| 37
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Tauja Catchings]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois]]
|-
| 38
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Phylesha Whaley]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 39
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Maxann Reese]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans women's basketball|Michigan State]]
|-
| 40
| [[Milena Flores]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 41
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Kirra Jordan]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Rice Owls women's basketball|Rice]]
|-
| 42
| [[Usha Gilmore]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]
|-
| 43
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Peppi Browne]] <sup>#</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 44
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Chavonne Hammond]] <sup>#</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball|Vanderbilt]]
|-
| 45
| [[Jessica Bibby]] 
| G
| {{AUS}} 
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Dandenong Rangers]] {{smaller|([[Women's National Basketball League|Australia]])}} 
|-
| 46
| [[Rhonda Y. Smith|Rhonda Banchero]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington]] 
|-
| 47
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Marte Alexander]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats women's basketball|Arizona]]
|-
| 48
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Latavia Coleman]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]] (traded to Indiana)
| [[Florida State Seminoles women's basketball|Florida State]]
|}

===Round 4===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
| 49
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Sophie von Saldern]] <sup>#</sup>
| F/C
| {{GER}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[California Golden Bears women's basketball|California]]
|-
| 50
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Latina Davis]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Washington, traded to Houston){{refn|December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired [[Monica Maxwell]] and ''Washington's third-round pick'' (50th overall) for selecting [[Nyree Roberts]] in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft. |group=lower-alpha|name=MysticsFever}}
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 51
| [[Kristen Rasmussen]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans women's basketball|Michigan State]]
|-
| 52
| [[Romana Hamzová]] 
| G
| {{CZE}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| Gambrinus Brno
|-
| 53
| [[Shantia Owens]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] (traded to Miami)
| [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| 54
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Jana Lichnerová]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{SVK}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball|Saint Joseph's]]
|-
| 55
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Rhonda L. Smith <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball|Long Beach State]]
|-
| 56
| [[Shanele Stires]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]] (from [[Columbus Quest]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]]) 
|-
| 57
| [[Katrina Hibbert]] 
| G
| {{AUS}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[LSU Lady Tigers basketball|LSU]]
|-
| 58
| [[Renee Robinson (basketball)|Renee Robinson]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (traded to Houston)
| [[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]]
|-
| 59
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Shaka Massey]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
| 60
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Cal Bouchard]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{CAN}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Boston College Eagles women's basketball|Boston College]]
|-
| 61
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Natalie Porter]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{AUS}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Australia]]
|-
| 62
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Jessica Zinobile]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball|Saint Francis (PA)]]
|-
| 63
| [[Nicky McCrimmon]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]] 
|-
| 64
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Abbie Willenborg]] <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball|Marquette]]
|}

== Trades ==
=== Pre-draft trades ===
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

== See also ==
*[[List of first overall WNBA draft picks]]

==References==
<references />
*{{cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | title=All-Time WNBA draft history | access-date=June 4, 2008 | publisher=WNBA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509153954/http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | archive-date=May 9, 2008 | url-status=dead }}

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