2008 WNBA draft
2008 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
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::summary 2008 meeting of WNBA teams to select players ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 WNBA draft |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | April 9, 2008 |
| location | Tampa, Florida |
| network | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| league | WNBA |
| expansion_teams | Atlanta Dream |
| first | Candace Parker |
| Los Angeles Sparks | |
| prev | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
| :: |
| name = 2008 WNBA draft | image = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | sport = Basketball | date = April 9, 2008 | location = Tampa, Florida | network = ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU | league = WNBA | teams = | expansion_teams = Atlanta Dream | first = Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks | territorial = | prev = 2007 | next = 2009
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.
Transactions
Main article: List of 2008 WNBA season transactions
- 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
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candace Parker * | 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){{refn | February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Seattle | 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) | James Madison | |
| 9 | Amber Holt | Connecticut Sun | Middle Tennessee | |
| 10 | Laura Harper | Sacramento Monarchs | Maryland | |
| 11 | Tasha Humphrey | Detroit Shock (from San Antonio) | Georgia | |
| 12 | Ketia Swanier | Connecticut Sun (from Indiana) | Connecticut | |
| 13 | LaToya Pringle | Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina | |
| 14 | Erlana Larkins | New York Liberty (from Detroit) | ||
| :: |
Round 2
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Shannon Bobbitt | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee | |
| 16 | Nicky Anosike + | Minnesota Lynx | ||
| 17 | Erica White | Houston Comets | LSU | |
| 18 | Olayinka Sanni | Detroit Shock (from Atlanta){{refn | February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Detroit | |
| 19 | Quianna Chaney | Chicago Sky | LSU | |
| 20 | Lindsey Pluimer # | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
| 21 | Chioma Nnamaka | San Antonio Silver Stars (from New York) | Georgia Tech | |
| 22 | Allie Quigley + | Seattle Storm | DePaul | |
| 23 | Jolene Anderson | Connecticut Sun | Wisconsin | |
| 24 | Morenike Atunrase | Atlanta Dream (from Indiana){{refn | February 6, 2008: Indiana to Atlanta | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Leilani Mitchell | Phoenix Mercury (from San Antonio) | Utah | |
| 26 | Khadijah Whittington | Indiana Fever | North Carolina State | |
| 27 | Wanisha Smith | New York Liberty (from Phoenix) | Duke | |
| 28 | Natasha Lacy | Detroit Shock | UTEP | |
| :: |
Round 3
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sharnee Zoll | 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 # | Sacramento Monarchs (from Indiana) | UTEP | |
| 41 | Marscilla Packer # | Phoenix Mercury | Ohio State | |
| 42 | Valeriya Berezhynska | Detroit Shock | Rice | |
| 43 | Charel Allen | Sacramento Monarchs | Notre Dame | |
| :: |
Footnotes
References
References
- "Atlanta Dream Build Inaugural Roster With 13 Picks In 2008 Expansion Draft".
- (February 19, 2008). "Storm acquires Swin Cash from Detroit Shock". [[The Seattle Times]].
- (February 6, 2008). "Atlanta Dream adds Lennox in WNBA expansion draft, trades for Latta, Castro Marques". ESPN.
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