2006 WNBA draft
2006 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
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::summary 2006 meeting of WNBA teams to select players ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2006 WNBA draft |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | April 5, 2006 |
| expansion_teams | Chicago Sky |
| location | Boston, Massachusetts (main draft) |
| network | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| league | WNBA |
| first | Seimone Augustus |
| Minnesota Lynx | |
| prev | 2005 |
| next | 2007 |
| :: |
| name = 2006 WNBA draft | image = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | sport = Basketball | date = April 5, 2006 | expansion_teams = Chicago Sky | location = Boston, Massachusetts (main draft) | network = ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU | league = WNBA | teams = | first = Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx | territorial = | prev = 2005 | next = 2007 On April 5, 2006, the WNBA Draft took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The draft was held in conjunction with the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament, which had its championship game the night before at the TD Banknorth Garden, now known as TD Garden, in Boston. This marked the first WNBA draft ever held outside New Jersey.
The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV. Linda Cohn hosted the draft coverage. Four of the top six draft picks would be named to the All-Star Game in their rookie season: Seimone Augustus, Cappie Pondexter, Sophia Young, and Candice Dupree.
A separate expansion draft for the Chicago Sky took place on November 16, 2005.
Key
Draft
Round 1
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| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seimone Augustus * ^ ! | G | Minnesota Lynx | LSU | |
| 2 | Cappie Pondexter * | G | Phoenix Mercury | Rutgers | |
| 3 | Monique Currie | G | Charlotte Sting | Duke | |
| 4 | Sophia Young * | F | San Antonio Silver Stars | Baylor | |
| 5 | Lisa Willis | G | Los Angeles Sparks (from Washington) | UCLA | |
| 6 | Candice Dupree + | F/C | Chicago Sky | Temple | |
| 7 | Shona Thorburn | G | Minnesota Lynx (from Detroit) | Utah | |
| 8 | Tamara James | G/F | Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles) | Miami (FL) | |
| 9 | La'Tangela Atkinson | G/F | Indiana Fever | North Carolina | |
| 10 | Tye'sha Fluker | C | Charlotte Sting (from Houston) | Tennessee | |
| 11 | Barbara Turner | G | Seattle Storm | Connecticut | |
| 12 | Sherill Baker | G | New York Liberty | Georgia | |
| 13 | Kim Smith | F | Sacramento Monarchs | Utah | |
| 14 | Scholanda Dorrell | G | Sacramento Monarchs (from Connecticut via San Antonio) | LSU | |
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Round 2
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| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ann Strother (traded to Phoenix) | G | Houston Comets (from Charlotte) | Connecticut | |
| 16 | Shanna Zolman | G | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee | |
| 17 | Ambrosia Anderson (traded to Minnesota) | F | Detroit Shock (from Minnesota) | BYU | |
| 18 | Liz Shimek (traded to Houston) | F | Phoenix Mercury | Michigan State | |
| 19 | Nikki Blue | G | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
| 20 | Jennifer Harris # | G | Chicago Sky | Washburn | |
| 21 | Mistie Williams (traded to Houston) | F | Phoenix Mercury (from Detroit) | Duke | |
| 22 | Willnett Crockett | F | Los Angeles Sparks | Connecticut | |
| 23 | Brooke Queenan | F | New York Liberty | Boston College | |
| 24 | Renae Camino # | G | Houston Comets | AIS (Australia) | |
| 25 | Dalila Eshe # | F | Seattle Storm | Florida | |
| 26 | Kasha Terry | F | Indiana Fever | Georgia Tech | |
| 27 | LaToya Bond | G | Charlotte Sting (from Sacramento) | Missouri | |
| 28 | Debbie Merrill # | F | Connecticut Sun | Ohio State | |
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Round 3
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| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tiffany Stansbury | F/C | Houston Comets | North Carolina State | |
| 30 | Khara Smith # | F | San Antonio Silver Stars | DePaul | |
| 31 | Megan Duffy | G | Minnesota Lynx | Notre Dame | |
| 32 | Crystal Smith | G | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa | |
| 33 | Mariam Sy # | C | Washington Mystics | Oklahoma City | |
| 34 | Kerri Gardin | F | Chicago Sky | Virginia Tech | |
| 35 | Zane Teilane | C | Detroit Shock | Western Illinois | |
| 36 | Tiffany Porter-Talbert # | G | Los Angeles Sparks | Western Kentucky | |
| 37 | Christelle N'Garsanet | C | New York Liberty | Missouri | |
| 38 | Jessica Foley # | G | Indiana Fever (from Houston) | Duke | |
| 39 | Erin Grant | G | Seattle Storm | Texas Tech | |
| 40 | Marina Kuzina # | C | Indiana Fever | Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) | |
| 41 | Lamisha Augustine # | F | Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose State | |
| 42 | Marita Payne # | C | Connecticut Sun | Auburn | |
| :: |
References
References
- (November 16, 2005). "Chicago Sky chooses 13 players in expansion draft".
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