2002 WNBA draft
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| 2002 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| DateTemplate:Pluralize from text | April 19, 2002 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Sue Bird Seattle Storm |
| Template:Succession links | |
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The 2002 WNBA draft was the first to implement a lottery that arranges the order of the first four overall picks. The lottery gave four teams with the identically worst record of 10–22 from the 2001 season an equal chance to own the first overall selection, which the Seattle Storm did.[1]
Four of the top six draft picks, Sue Bird (#1), Swin Cash (#2), Asjha Jones (#4) and Tamika (Williams) Raymond (#6) were from the same team, the 2002 NCAA champion University of Connecticut.
Key
| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | 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 |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Bird * ^ ! | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Connecticut |
| 2 | Swin Cash * ^ ! | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| 3 | Stacey Dales-Schuman + | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Asjha Jones * | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics (from Indiana) | Connecticut |
| 5 | Nikki Teasley * | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Fire (traded to Los Angeles) | North Carolina |
| 6 | Tamika Williams | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut |
| 7 | Sheila Lambert | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting (from Orlando) | Baylor |
| 8 | Deanna Jackson | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Rockers (from Phoenix) | UAB |
| 9 | Shaunzinski Gortman | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting (traded to Minnesota) | South Carolina |
| 10 | Michelle Snow + | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Tennessee |
| 11 | Danielle Crockrom | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utah Starzz | Baylor |
| 12 | Hamchétou Maïga | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Tawana McDonald # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (from Miami via Phoenix) | Georgia |
| 14 | LaNeishea Caufield | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utah Starzz (from New York) | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Tamara Moore | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Sol (from Cleveland via Phoenix) | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Rosalind Ross # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Oklahoma |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Zuzi Klimešová | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (from Washington) | Vanderbilt |
| 18 | Lenae Williams | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | DePaul |
| 19 | Lucienne Berthieu | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Old Dominion |
| 20 | Ayana Walker | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Indiana) | Louisiana Tech |
| 21 | Jill Chapman | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Portland) | Indiana |
| 22 | Kathy Wambe # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Minnesota) | Dexia Namur (Belgium) |
| 23 | Davalyn Cunningham | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Orlando Miracle | Rutgers |
| 24 | Brandi McCain | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Rockers (from Phoenix) | Florida |
| 25 | Tootie Shaw # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury (from Charlotte) | Wichita State |
| 26 | Linda Fröhlich | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty (from Houston) | UNLV |
| 27 | Andrea Gardner | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utah Starzz | Howard |
| 28 | Felicia Ragland | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm (from Sacramento) | Oregon State |
| 29 | Lindsey Yamasaki | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Sol | Stanford |
| 30 | Gergana Slavcheva | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks (from New York, traded to Portland) | Florida International |
| 31 | Angie Welle # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Rockers | Iowa State |
| 32 | Jackie Higgins # | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | North Carolina |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | LaNisha Cartwell # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Alabama |
| 34 | Kelly Komara # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (from Detroit) | Purdue |
| 35 | Takeisha Lewis | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech |
| 36 | Teresa Geter # | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics (from Indiana) | South Carolina |
| 37 | Mandy Nightingale # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Fire | Colorado |
| 38 | Lindsey Meder # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Iowa |
| 39 | Saundra Jackson # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Orlando Miracle | Ole Miss |
| 40 | Kayte Christensen | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | UC Santa Barbara |
| 41 | Edniesha Curry | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting | Oregon |
| 42 | Shondra Johnson # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Alabama |
| 43 | Edmarie Lumbsley # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utah Starzz | Mobile |
| 44 | Alayne Ingram # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Michigan |
| 45 | Jerica Watson # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Sol | Iowa |
| 46 | Tracy Gahan # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Iowa State |
| 47 | Ericka Haney # | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Cleveland) | Notre Dame |
| 48 | Rashana Barnes # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Penn State |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | LaKeisha Taylor # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (from Washington) | Arizona |
| 50 | Melody Johnson # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Fire (from Detroit) | Arizona State |
| 51 | Jermisha Dosty # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs (from Seattle) | Saint Mary's |
| 52 | Jillian Danker # | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt |
| 53 | Monique Cardenas # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Fire | Florida |
| 54 | Shárron Francis # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Old Dominion |
| 55 | Tomeka Brown # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Orlando Miracle | Ohio State |
| 56 | Amba Kongolo # | F/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina Central |
| 57 | Jessie Stomski # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting | Wisconsin |
| 58 | Cori Enghusen # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Stanford |
| 59 | Jacklyn Winfield # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utah Starzz | Southern |
| 60 | Elizabeth Pickney # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Arizona |
| 61 | Jerkisha Dosty # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Sol | Saint Mary's |
| 62 | Deedee Warley # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Maryland |
| 63 | Marché Strickland # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Rockers | Maryland |
| 64 | Tiffany Thompson # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Old Dominion |
UConn Fab Four
Connecticut Huskies players Tamika Williams, Sue Bird, Asjha Jones and Swin Cash were all selected in the first round of the draft. Each player had immediate impacts with their 2002 WNBA Teams. Cash, Bird and Williams accounted for 21.3, 19.9 and 17.3 percent, respectively, of their teams’ total points, rebounds and assists. Jones, a reserve, posted 8.8 percent of the Mystics' total output in those three key categories.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of the WNBA Draft Lottery". wnba.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Connecticut's Fab Four Makes Pro Basketball History". wnba.com. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
- WNBA Draft: Pick-by-pick at ESPN.com
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