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{{Short description|2002 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2002 WNBA draft
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| sport       = Basketball
| date        = April 19, 2002
| location    = 
| network     = 
| league      = WNBA
| teams       = 
| first       = [[Sue Bird]]<br>[[Seattle Storm]]
| territorial = 
| prev        = [[2001 WNBA draft|2001]]
| next        = [[2003 WNBA draft|2003]]
}}

[[File:WNBA Sue Bird cropped.jpg|thumb|180px| [[Sue Bird]], with ball]]

The '''[[2002 in sports|2002]] [[WNBA draft]]''' was the first to implement a lottery that arranges the order of the first four overall picks. The lottery gave four teams with the identically worst record of 10–22 from the [[2001 WNBA season|2001 season]] an equal chance to own the first overall selection, which the Seattle Storm did.<ref>{{cite news |title=History of the WNBA Draft Lottery |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history_lott.html |work=wnba.com}}</ref>

Four of the top six draft picks, [[Sue Bird]] (#1), [[Swin Cash]] (#2), [[Asjha Jones]] (#4) and [[Tamika Raymond|Tamika (Williams) Raymond]] (#6) were from the same team, the 2002 NCAA champion University of Connecticut.

==Key==
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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="#98f5ff"|[[Sue Bird]] * !
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
|rowspan=2|[[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
|-
| 2
| bgcolor="#98f5ff"|[[Swin Cash]] * ^ !
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
|-
| 3
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Stacey Dales|Stacey Dales-Schuman]] <sup>+</sup>
| G
| {{CAN}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 4
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Asjha Jones]] *
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]] (from Indiana)
| [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
|-
| 5
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Nikki Teasley]] *
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (traded to Los Angeles)
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|North Carolina]] 
|-
| 6
| [[Tamika Williams]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
|-
| 7
| [[Sheila Lambert]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]] (from Orlando)
| [[Baylor Lady Bears basketball|Baylor]]
|-
| 8
| [[Deanna Jackson]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]] (from Phoenix)
| [[UAB Blazers women's basketball|UAB]]
|-
| 9
| [[Shaunzinski Gortman]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]] (traded to Minnesota)
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]] 
|-
| 10
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Michelle Snow]] <sup>+</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 11
| [[Danielle Crockrom]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Baylor Lady Bears basketball|Baylor]]
|-
| 12
| [[Hamchétou Maïga]] 
| G/F
| {{MLI}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]] 
|-
| 13
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Tawana McDonald]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Miami via Phoenix)
| [[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]
|-
| 14
| [[LaNeishea Caufield]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]] (from New York)
| [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 15
| [[Tamara Moore]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from Cleveland via Phoenix)
| [[Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball|Wisconsin]]
|-
| 16
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Rosalind Ross]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|}

===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
| [[Zuzana Klimešová|Zuzi Klimešová]]
| F
| {{CZE}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Washington)
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball|Vanderbilt]]
|-
| 18
| [[Lenae Williams]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball|DePaul]]
|-
| 19
| [[Lucienne Berthieu]] 
| F/C
| {{FRA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]] 
|-
| 20
| [[Ayana Walker]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Indiana)
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]] 
|-
| 21
| [[Jill Chapman]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Portland)
| [[Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball|Indiana]]
|-
| 22
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Kathy Wambe]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{BEL}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Minnesota)
| Dexia Namur {{small|([[Belgian Women's Basketball League|Belgium]])}}
|-
| 23
| [[Davalyn Cunningham]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]
|-
| 24
| [[Brandi McCain]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]] (from Phoenix)
| [[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 25
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tootie Shaw <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] (from Charlotte)
| [[Wichita State Shockers women's basketball|Wichita State]] 
|-
| 26
| [[Linda Fröhlich]] 
| F
| {{GER}}
| [[New York Liberty]] (from Houston)
| [[UNLV Lady Rebels basketball|UNLV]]
|-
| 27
| [[Andrea Gardner]] 
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Howard Lady Bison basketball|Howard]]
|-
| 28
| [[Felicia Ragland]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from Sacramento)
| [[Oregon State Beavers women's basketball|Oregon State]] 
|-
| 29
| [[Lindsey Yamasaki]] 
| G/F 
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 30
| [[Gergana Slavcheva]] 
| G
| {{BUL}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]] (from New York, traded to Portland)
| [[FIU Panthers women's basketball|Florida International]] 
|-
| 31
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Angie Welle <sup>#</sup> 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]] 
|-
| 32
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jackie Higgins <sup>#</sup>
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|North Carolina]] 
|}

===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| LaNisha Cartwell <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball|Alabama]]
|-
| 34
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Kelly Komara <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Detroit)
| [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]]
|-
| 35
| [[Takeisha Lewis]] 
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]] 
|-
| 36
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Teresa Geter <sup>#</sup>
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]] (from Indiana)
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]] 
|-
| 37
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mandy Nightingale <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball|Colorado]]
|-
| 38
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Lindsey Meder <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball|Iowa]]
|-
| 39
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Saundra Jackson <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball|Ole Miss]] 
|-
| 40
| [[Kayte Christensen]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball|UC Santa Barbara]] 
|-
| 41
| [[Edniesha Curry]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]]
|-
| 42
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Shondra Johnson <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball|Alabama]]
|-
| 43
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Edmarie Lumbsley <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[University of Mobile|Mobile]]
|-
| 44
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Alayne Ingram <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines women's basketball|Michigan]]
|-
| 45
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jerica Watson <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball|Iowa]]
|-
| 46
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Tracy Gahan]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]] 
|-
| 47
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Ericka Haney <sup>#</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Cleveland)
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]] 
|-
| 48
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Rashana Barnes <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn 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| LaKeisha Taylor <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Washington)
| [[Arizona Wildcats women's basketball|Arizona]]
|-
| 50
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Melody Johnson <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from Detroit)
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball|Arizona State]] 
|-
| 51
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jermisha Dosty <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]] (from Seattle)
| [[Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball|Saint Mary's]] 
|-
| 52
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jillian Danker <sup>#</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball|Vanderbilt]]
|-
| 53
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Monique Cardenas <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 54
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Shárron Francis <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]] 
|-
| 55
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tomeka Brown <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State]] 
|-
| 56
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Amba Kongolo <sup>#</sup>
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[North Carolina Central Lady Eagles basketball|North Carolina Central]]
|-
| 57
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jessie Stomski <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball|Wisconsin]]
|-
| 58
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Cori Enghusen]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 59
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jacklyn Winfield <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Southern Lady Jaguars basketball|Southern]]
|-
| 60
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Elizabeth Pickney <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats women's basketball|Arizona]]
|-
| 61
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jerkisha Dosty <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball|Saint Mary's]] 
|-
| 62
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Deedee Warley <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]]
|-
| 63
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Marché Strickland <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]]
|-
| 64
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tiffany Thompson <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]] 
|}

==UConn Fab Four==
[[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]] players [[Tamika Williams]], [[Sue Bird]], [[Asjha Jones]] and [[Swin Cash]] were all selected in the first round of the draft. Each player had immediate impacts with their 2002 WNBA Teams. Cash, Bird and Williams accounted for 21.3, 19.9 and 17.3 percent, respectively, of their teams’ total points, rebounds and assists. Jones, a reserve, posted 8.8 percent of the Mystics' total output in those three key categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/features/Fab_Four-49794-244.html|title=Connecticut's Fab Four Makes Pro Basketball History|work=wnba.com|access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>

== 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 List | 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 }}
*[https://www.espn.com/wnba/s/2002draft_order.html WNBA Draft: Pick-by-pick] at ESPN.com

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