View source for 2004 WNBA draft

{{Short description|U.S. women's basketball player selection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2004 WNBA draft
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| sport       = Basketball
| date        = April 17, 2004
| location    = [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]]
| network     = 
| league      = WNBA
| teams       = 
| merging_teams = [[Cleveland Rockers]] <br> (folded in 2003)
| first       = [[Diana Taurasi]]<br>[[Phoenix Mercury]]
| territorial = 
| prev        = [[2003 WNBA draft|2003]]
| next        = [[2005 WNBA draft|2005]]
}}

The '''[[2004 in sports|2004]] [[WNBA draft]]''' was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in [[Secaucus, NJ]].

Additionally, on January 6, 2004, the WBNA held a [[2004 WNBA dispersal draft|dispersal draft]] to re-assign players from the [[Cleveland Rockers]] who folded at the end of [[2003 WNBA season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft Recap |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/dispersalrecap_040506.html |website=WNBA |date=|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name=ESPNDisp>{{cite web |title=Darling goes to Lynx in dispersal draft |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2004/0106/1701736.html |work=[[ESPN]] |date=January 6, 2004 |access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Dispersal Draft Preview |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/04dispersal_preview.html |website=WNBA |date=January 5, 2004 |access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>

==Key==
{{WNBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|4=y|6=y|7=y}}

==Draft==
===Round 1===
[[File:Diana Taurasi 2 cropped.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Diana Taurasi]] was selected first overall by the [[Phoenix Mercury]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:15%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:15%;"| Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Team
! style="width:20%;"| School / club team
|-
| 1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|'''[[Diana Taurasi]]''' *
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
|-
| 2
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Alana Beard]] *
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 3
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Nicole Powell]] <sup>+</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]] {{small|(from [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]])}}
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 4
| bgcolor="98f5ff"|[[Lindsay Whalen]] * ^ !
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Connecticut Sun]] {{small|(from [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]])}}
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball|Minnesota]]
|-
| 5
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Shameka Christon]] <sup>+</sup>
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball|Arkansas]]
|-
| 6
| [[Nicole Ohlde]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] {{small|(from [[Seattle Storm|Seattle]])}}
| [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]]
|-
| 7
| [[Vanessa Hayden]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 8
| [[Chandi Jones]] 
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Houston Cougars women's basketball|Houston]]
|-
| 9
| [[Ebony Hoffman]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] {{small|(from [[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]])}}
| [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]]
|-
| 10
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Rebekkah Brunson]] <sup>+</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball|Georgetown]]
|-
| 11
| [[Iciss Tillis]] 
| C/F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] {{small|(from [[Houston Comets|Houston]])}}
| [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 12
| [[Christi Thomas]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]
|-
| 13
| [[Shereka Wright]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]]
|}

===Round 2===
[[File:Lindsaytaylor.JPG|thumb|150px|right|[[Lindsay Taylor]] the 26th pick of the [[Houston Comets]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:15%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:15%;"| Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Team
! style="width:20%;"| School / club team
|-
| 14
| [[Ashley Robinson]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 15
| [[Kaayla Chones]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|NC State]]
|-
| 16
| [[Jessica Brungo]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Connecticut Sun]] {{small|(from [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]])}}
| [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]
|-
| 17
| [[Amisha Carter]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
| 18
| [[Kelly Mazzante]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]] {{small|(from [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]])}}
| [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]
|-
| 19
| [[Trina Frierson]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
| 20
| [[Tasha Butts]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 21
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Cindy Dallas <sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Silver Stars]] {{small|(from [[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]])}}
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois]]
|-
| 22
| [[Jenni Benningfield]] 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball|Vanderbilt]]
|-
| 23
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Erika Valek]] <sup>#</sup>
| G
| {{COL}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] {{small|(from [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]])}}
| [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]]
|-
| 24
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Ugo Oha]] <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{NGA}}
| [[Connecticut Sun]] {{small|(from [[Houston Comets|Houston]])}}
| [[George Washington Colonials women's basketball|George Washington]]
|-
| 25
| [[Doneeka Lewis|Doneeka Hodges]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[LSU Lady Tigers basketball|LSU]]
|-
| 26
| [[Lindsay Taylor]] {{small|(traded to [[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]])}}
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]] {{small|(from [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]])}}
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball|UC Santa Barbara]]
|}

===Round 3===
[[File:Perkins-20161011.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Jia Perkins]] the 35th pick of the [[Charlotte Sting]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:15%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! style="width:15%;"| Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Team
! style="width:20%;"| School / club team
|-
| 27
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Maria Villarroel]] <sup>#</sup><br>{{small|(traded to [[Houston Comets|Houston]])}}
| G
| {{flag|VEN|1930|name=Venezuela}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] 
| [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 28
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Evan Unrau <sup>#</sup> 
| F
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Missouri Tigers women's basketball|Missouri]]
|-
| 29
| [[Candace Futrell]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Connecticut Sun]] {{small|(from [[San Antonio Silver Stars|San Antonio]])}}
| [[Duquesne Dukes women's basketball|Duquesne]]
|-
| 30
| [[Catherine Joens]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[George Washington Colonials women's basketball|George Washington]]
|-
| 31
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| [[Ieva Kubliņa]] <sup>#</sup> 
| F/C
| {{LAT}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball|Virginia Tech]]
|-
| 32
| [[Jennifer Smith (basketball)|Jennifer Smith]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]] {{small|(from [[Seattle Storm|Seattle]], via [[Houston Comets|Houston]])}}
| [[Michigan Wolverines women's basketball|Michigan]]
|-
| 33
| [[Amber Jacobs]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Boston College Eagles women's basketball|Boston College]]
|-
| 34
| [[Toccara Williams]] 
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Silver Stars]] {{small|(from [[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]])}}
| [[Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball|Texas A&M]]
|-
| 35
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Jia Perkins]] <sup>+</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
|-
| 36
| [[Nuria Martínez]] 
| F
| {{ESP}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[CB Avenida|Avenida]] {{small|([[Liga Femenina de Baloncesto|Spain]])}}
|-
| 37
| [[Stacy Stephens]] 
| C
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
|-
| 38
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Kate Bulger <sup>#</sup>  
| G
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] {{small|(from [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]])}}
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball|West Virginia]]
|}

==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 }}

{{WNBA Drafts}}
{{2004 WNBA draft}}
{{2004 WNBA season by team}}

[[Category:WNBA draft]]
[[Category:2004 WNBA season|Draft]]