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2009 WNBA draft

2009 meeting of WNBA teams to select players

2009 meeting of WNBA teams to select players

FieldValue
name2009 WNBA draft
image2009WNBADraft.jpg
sportBasketball
dateDecember 8, 2008 – April 9, 2009
locationSecaucus, New Jersey
networkESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU
leagueWNBA
firstAngel McCoughtry
Atlanta Dream
merging_teamsHouston Comets
(folded in 2008)
prev[2008](2008-wnba-draft)
next[2010](2010-wnba-draft)

Atlanta Dream (folded in 2008)

The 2009 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (in HD for the first time ever) at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at 4:00pm.

Additionally, on December 8, 2008, the WNBA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Houston Comets who folded at the end of 2008 WNBA season.

Draft lottery

A lottery was held on December 9, 2008. The Atlanta Dream received the first overall selection of upcoming 2009 draft. The Washington Mystics received the number two selection. The Chicago Sky came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx at four, the Phoenix Mercury at number five. For the first time in WNBA history, the lottery balls were chosen exactly according to odds. Some of the top draftees were Angel McCoughtry, Marissa Coleman, Kristi Toliver, and Renee Montgomery.

Transactions

  • The Washington Mystics received the first-round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks.
  • The Atlanta Dream received the first-round pick from the San Antonio Silver Stars.
  • The San Antonio Silver Stars received the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.
  • The Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx had rights to swap second-round picks.
  • The Washington Mystics received the second-round pick from the Detroit Shock.
  • The Atlanta Dream received the second-round pick from the Seattle Storm.
  • The Phoenix Mercury received the third-round pick from the New York Liberty.
  • The Minnesota Lynx received the first-round and second-round pick from the Washington Mystics
  • The Detroit Shock received the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.

Key

Draft

Round 1

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1**Angel McCoughtry** *Atlanta Dream[Louisville](2008-09-louisville-cardinals-women-s-basketball-team)
2Marissa Coleman +Washington MysticsMaryland
3Kristi Toliver *Chicago Sky
4Renee Montgomery +Minnesota Lynx[Connecticut](2008-09-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)
5DeWanna Bonner *Phoenix Mercury[Auburn](2008-09-auburn-tigers-women-s-basketball-team)
6Briann January +Indiana FeverArizona State
7Courtney ParisSacramento Monarchs[Oklahoma](2008-09-oklahoma-sooners-women-s-basketball-team)
8Kia VaughnNew York LibertyRutgers
9Quanitra HollingsworthMinnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles, via Washington)VCU
10Chante BlackConnecticut Sun[Duke](2008-09-duke-blue-devils-women-s-basketball-team)
11Shavonte Zellous +Detroit ShockPittsburgh
12Ashley WalkerSeattle StormCalifornia
13Lindsay Wisdom-HyltonLos Angeles Sparks (from San Antonio, via Atlanta){{refnApril 9, 2008: San Antonio to AtlantaPurdue

Round 2

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
14Megan FrazeeSan Antonio Silver Stars (from Atlanta)Liberty
15Rashanda McCantsMinnesota Lynx (from Washington)North Carolina
16Danielle Gant #Chicago SkyTexas A&M
17Lyndra Littles #Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota)Virginia
18Britany MillerDetroit Shock (from Phoenix, via Atlanta)Florida State
19Christina WirthIndiana Fever[Vanderbilt](2008-09-vanderbilt-commodores-women-s-basketball-team)
20Whitney BoddieSacramento MonarchsAuburn
21Abby Waner #New York LibertyDuke
22Ashley Paris #Los Angeles SparksOklahoma
23Camille LeNoir #Washington Mystics (from Connecticut, via Minnesota)USC
24Jelena MilovanovićWashington Mystics (from Detroit)MKB Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary)
25Shalee LehningAtlanta Dream (from Seattle)Kansas State
26Sonja PetrovićSan Antonio Silver StarsSpartak Moscow Region (Russia)

Round 3

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
27Jessica Morrow #Atlanta DreamBaylor
28Josephine Owino #Washington MysticsUnion
29Jenifer Risper #Chicago SkyVanderbilt
30Emily Fox #Minnesota LynxMinnesota
31Sha Brooks #Phoenix MercuryFlorida
32Danielle Campbell #Indiana FeverPurdue
33Morgan Warburton #Sacramento MonarchsUtah
34Jessica AdairPhoenix Mercury (from New York)George Washington
35Britney Jordan #Los Angeles SparksTexas A&M–Commerce
36Alba Torrens #Connecticut SunReal Club Celta Indepo (Spain)
37Tanae Davis-CainDetroit ShockFlorida State
38Mara Freshour #Seattle Storm
39Candyce Bingham #San Antonio Silver StarsLouisville

Footnotes

References

References

  1. (December 8, 2008). "2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis".
  2. (December 9, 2008). "Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft". [[NPR]].
  3. "San Antonio Acquires Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase In Draft Day Trade With Atlanta".
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