2000 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 25, 2000
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionAnn Wauters
Cleveland Rockers
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2000 WNBA draft

Expansion draft

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Gordana Grubin G Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks) MiZo Pécs (Hungary)
2 Edna Campbell G  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Texas
3 Kate Starbird G  United States Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
4 Alisa Burras F  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Louisiana Tech
5 Sonja Henning G  United States Portland Fire (from Houston Comets) Stanford
6 Sandy Brondello G  Australia Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
7 Sophia Witherspoon G  United States Seattle Storm (from New York Liberty) Florida
8 Stephanie White G  United States Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting) Purdue
9 Nyree Roberts C  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Old Dominion
10 Angela Aycock F  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Kansas
11 Debbie Black G  United States Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz) St. Joseph's
12 Tari Phillips C  United States Portland Fire (from Orlando Miracle) Central Florida
13 Coquese Washington G  United States Portland Fire (from New York Liberty) Notre Dame
14 Sharon Manning F  United States Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting) North Carolina State
15 Nina Bjedov C Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks) Basket Bees Pavia (Italy)
16 Rita Williams G  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Connecticut
17 Kara Wolters C  United States Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets) Connecticut
18 Toni Foster F  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Iowa
19 Lesley Brown F  United States Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) Virginia
20 Molly Goodenbour G  United States Portland Fire (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
21 Jamila Wideman G  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Stanford
22 Yolanda Moore F  United States Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle) Mississippi
23 Charmin Smith G  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Stanford
24 Chantel Tremitiere G  United States Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz) Auburn

College Draft

* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Round 1

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Ann Wauters + C  Belgium Cleveland Rockers Valenciennes (France)
2 Tausha Mills C  United States Washington Mystics Alabama (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
3 Edwina Brown G  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah)[a] Texas
4 Cíntia dos Santos F/C  Brazil Orlando Miracle Brazil
5 Grace Daley G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix)[b] Tulane
6 Betty Lennox * G  United States Minnesota Lynx Louisiana Tech
7 Lynn Pride G/F  United States Portland Fire Kansas
8 Tamicha Jackson G  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah via Miami)[c][a] Louisiana Tech
9 Kamila Vodichkova F/C  Czech Republic Seattle Storm Gambrinus Brno
10 Maylana Martin F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami via Indiana)[d][e] UCLA
11 Summer Erb C  United States Charlotte Sting North Carolina State
12 Naomi Mulitauaopele C  United States Utah Starzz (from Detroit)[a] Stanford
13 Olga Firsova C  Ukraine New York Liberty Kansas State
14 Katy Steding F  United States Sacramento Monarchs Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL)
15 Nicole Kubik G  United States Los Angeles Sparks Nebraska
16 Elena Shakirova F/C  Russia Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow

Round 2

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
17 Helen Darling G  United States Cleveland Rockers Penn State
18 Tonya Washington G/F  United States Washington Mystics Florida
19 Jameka Jones G  United States Miami Sol (from Utah)[c] UNC Charlotte
20 Jannon Roland F  United States Orlando Miracle Purdue (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
21 Adrian Williams + F/C  United States Phoenix Mercury USC
22 Marla Brumfield G  United States Minnesota Lynx Rice
23 Stacey Thomas F  United States Portland Fire Michigan
24 Keitha Dickerson F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)[e] Texas Tech
25 Charisse Sampson G  United States Seattle Storm Kansas (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
26 Jurgita Štreimikytė F  Lithuania Indiana Fever Pool Comense (Italy)
27 Tiffany Travis G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Florida
28 Madinah Slaise G  United States Detroit Shock Cincinnati
29 Desiree Francis F  United States New York Liberty Iowa State
30 Stacy Clinesmith G  United States Sacramento Monarchs UC Santa Barbara
31 Paige Sauer C  United States Los Angeles Sparks Connecticut
32 Andrea Garner C  United States Houston Comets Penn State

Round 3

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
33 Monique Morehouse C  United States Cleveland Rockers Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
34 Jill Morton G  United States Charlotte Sting (from Washington)[f] Louisville
35 Stacy Frese G  United States Utah Starzz Iowa State
36 Shawnetta Stewart G  United States Orlando Miracle Rutgers
37 Tauja Catchings F  United States Phoenix Mercury Illinois
38 Phylesha Whaley F  United States Minnesota Lynx Oklahoma
39 Maxann Reese G  United States Portland Fire Michigan State
40 Milena Flores G  United States Miami Sol Stanford
41 Kirra Jordan F  United States Seattle Storm Rice
42 Usha Gilmore G/F  United States Indiana Fever Rutgers
43 Peppi Browne G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Duke
44 Chavonne Hammond G/F  United States Detroit Shock Vanderbilt
45 Jessica Bibby G  Australia New York Liberty Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
46 Rhonda Y. Smith C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Washington
47 Marte Alexander C  United States Los Angeles Sparks Arizona
48 Latavia Coleman F  United States Houston Comets (traded to Indiana) Florida State

Round 4

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
49 Sophie von Saldern F/C  Germany Cleveland Rockers California/BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
50 Latina Davis G  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington, traded to Houston)[g] Tennessee
51 Kristen Rasmussen F  United States Utah Starzz Michigan State
52 Romana Hamzová G  Czech Republic Orlando Miracle Gambrinus Brno
53 Shantia Owens C  United States Phoenix Mercury (traded to Miami) Kentucky
54 Jana Lichnerová C  Slovakia Minnesota Lynx Saint Joseph's
55 Rhonda L. Smith C  United States Portland Fire Long Beach State
56 Shanele Stires F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)[e] Kansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
57 Katrina Hibbert G  Australia Seattle Storm LSU
58 Renee Robinson G  United States Indiana Fever (traded to Houston) Virginia
59 Shaka Massey C  United States Charlotte Sting Louisiana Tech
60 Cal Bouchard G  Canada Detroit Shock Boston College
61 Natalie Porter F  Australia New York Liberty Australia
62 Jessica Zinobile F  United States Sacramento Monarchs Saint Francis (PA)
63 Nicky McCrimmon G  United States Los Angeles Sparks USC
64 Abbie Willenborg F  United States Houston Comets Marquette

Trades

Pre-draft trades

  1. ^ a b c 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)
  2. ^ February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
    • Phoenix acquired Brandy Reed
    • Minnesota acquired a first-round pick (5th overall)
  3. ^ a b December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
  4. ^ December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
  5. ^ a b c 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)
  6. ^ January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
  7. ^ 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.

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