2008 WNBA draft
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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.
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.
A separate expansion draft for the Atlanta Dream took place on February 6, 2008.[1]
Transactions
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- The Detroit Shock held the eleventh pick in round one as part of the Katie Feenstra/Ruth Riley trade in February 2007.
- The San Antonio Silver Stars held 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 a Tamika Whitmore/Katie Douglas trade.
Key
Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candace Parker * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee |
| 2 | Sylvia Fowles * ^ ! | Chicago Sky | LSU | |
| 3 | Candice Wiggins | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford | |
| 4 | Alexis Hornbuckle | Detroit Shock (from Atlanta, via Seattle)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:RefnTemplate:Refn | 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 Seattle)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Refn | James Madison | |
| 9 | Amber Holt | Connecticut Sun | Middle Tennessee | |
| 10 | Laura Harper | Sacramento Monarchs | Maryland | |
| 11 | Tasha Humphrey | Detroit Shock (from San Antonio)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Georgia | |
| 12 | Ketia Swanier | Connecticut Sun (from Indiana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Connecticut | |
| 13 | LaToya Pringle | Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina | |
| 14 | Erlana Larkins | New York Liberty (from Detroit)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Shannon Bobbitt | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee |
| 16 | Nicky Anosike + | Minnesota Lynx | ||
| 17 | Erica White | Houston Comets | LSU | |
| 18 | Olayinka Sanni | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Atlanta)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Refn | West Virginia |
| 19 | Quianna Chaney | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | LSU |
| 20 | Lindsey Pluimer # | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
| 21 | Chioma Nnamaka | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars (from New York)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Allie Quigley + | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | DePaul |
| 23 | Jolene Anderson | Connecticut Sun | Wisconsin | |
| 24 | Morenike Atunrase | Atlanta Dream (from Indiana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Refn | Texas A&M | |
| 25 | Leilani Mitchell | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury (from San Antonio)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Utah |
| 26 | Khadijah Whittington | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | North Carolina State |
| 27 | Wanisha Smith | New York Liberty (from Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Duke | |
| 28 | Natasha Lacy | Detroit Shock | UTEP |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sharnee Zoll | Script error: No such module "flag". | 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 # | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs (from Indiana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | UTEP |
| 41 | Marscilla Packer # | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Ohio State |
| 42 | Valeriya Berezhynska | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | Rice |
| 43 | Charel Allen | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Notre Dame |
Footnotes
See also
References
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External links
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