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.
| 2009 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | December 8, 2008 – April 9, 2009 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Network(s) | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Houston Comets (folded in 2008) |
| First selection | Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream |
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
edit- The Washington Mystics receive the first-round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks.
- The Atlanta Dream receive the first-round pick from the San Antonio Silver Stars.
- The San Antonio Silver Stars receive the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.
- The Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx have rights to swap second-round picks.
- The Washington Mystics receive the second-round pick from the Detroit Shock.
- The Atlanta Dream receive the second-round pick from the Seattle Storm.
- The Phoenix Mercury receive the third-round pick from the New York Liberty.
- The Minnesota Lynx receive the first-round and second-round pick from the Washington Mystics
- The Detroit Shock receive the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.
Key
edit| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Dispersal draft
editOn December 1, 2008, the league announced that the Houston Comets would no longer operate. On December 8, a dispersal draft was held with teams being allowed to pick based on reverse order of 2008 records.
College Draft
editRound 1
edit| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel McCoughtry * |  United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 2 | Marissa Coleman + | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Maryland |
| 3 | Kristi Toliver * | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Maryland |
| 4 | Renee Montgomery + | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut |
| 5 | DeWanna Bonner * | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Auburn |
| 6 | Briann January + | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Arizona State |
| 7 | Courtney Paris | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Kia Vaughn | United States
|
New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) | VCU |
| 10 | Chante Black | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Duke |
| 11 | Shavonte Zellous + | United States
|
Detroit Shock | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | Ashley Walker | United States
|
Seattle Storm | California |
| 13 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) | Purdue |
Round 2
edit| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Megan Frazee | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Atl.) | Liberty |
| 15 | Rashanda McCants | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Wash.) | North Carolina |
| 16 | Danielle Gant | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Texas A&M |
| 17 | Lyndra Littles | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (from Minn.) | Virginia |
| 18 | Britany Miller | United States
|
Detroit Shock (from Phx., via Atl.) | Florida State |
| 19 | Christina Wirth | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt |
| 20 | Whitney Boddie | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Auburn |
| 21 | Abby Waner | United States
|
New York Liberty | Duke |
| 22 | Ashley Paris | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Camille LeNoir | United States
|
Washington Mystics (from Conn., via Minn.) | USC |
| 24 | Jelena Milovanović |  Serbia
|
Washington Mystics (from Det.) | MKB Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary) |
| 25 | Shalee Lehning | United States
|
Atlanta Dream (from Sea.) | Kansas State |
| 26 | Sonja Petrović | Serbia
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Spartak Moscow Region (Russia) |
Round 3
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External links
editSee also
editReferences
edit- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.