2005 WNBA draft
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| 2005 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| DateTemplate:Pluralize from text | April 16, 2005 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| NetworkTemplate:Pluralize from text | ESPN2 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Janel McCarville Charlotte Sting |
| Template:Succession links | |
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The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The 2005 edition was the ninth in the WNBA's history.
- On April 16, 2005, the WNBA draft took place at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
- The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2.
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 |
| # | 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 | Janel McCarville | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting | Minnesota |
| 2 | Tan White | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Mississippi State |
| 3 | Sandora Irvin | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | TCU |
| 4 | Kendra Wecker | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | Kansas State |
| 5 | Sancho Lyttle + | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Houston |
| 6 | Temeka Johnson | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | LSU |
| 7 | Kara Braxton + | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | Georgia |
| 8 | Katie Feenstra (traded to San Antonio) | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Liberty |
| 9 | Kristin Haynie[a] | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Michigan State |
| 10 | Loree Moore | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Tennessee |
| 11 | Kristen Mann | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | UC Santa Barbara |
| 12 | Tanisha Wright | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Penn State |
| 13 | Dionnah Jackson # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock (from Los Angeles via Washington) | Oklahoma |
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- ^ Haynie became the first person to play in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship game (with Michigan State) and the WNBA Finals (with the Sacramento Monarchs) in the same calendar year.[citation needed]
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Shyra Ely | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee |
| 15 | Roneeka Hodges | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Florida State |
| 16 | Yolanda Paige | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | West Virginia |
| 17 | Jacqueline Batteast | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx (from Charlotte) | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Angelina Williams | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Illinois |
| 19 | Erica Taylor # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Nikita Bell # | F/G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | North Carolina |
| 21 | Erin Phillips | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 22 | Chelsea Newton | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Rutgers |
| 23 | Tabitha Pool # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Michigan |
| 24 | Jessica Moore | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlotte Sting | Connecticut |
| 25 | Ashley Battle | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Connecticut |
| 26 | DeeDee Wheeler # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Arizona |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Cathrine Kraayeveld | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | Oregon |
| 28 | Jenni Dant # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | DePaul |
| 29 | Ashley Earley # | G/F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt |
| 30 | Anne O'Neil # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa State |
| 31 | Jamie Carey | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Texas |
| 32 | Tashia Morehead # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Florida |
| 33 | Jenni Lingor # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | Southwest Missouri State |
| 34 | Megan Mahoney | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Kansas State |
| 35 | Cisti Greenwalt | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Texas Tech |
| 36 | Rebecca Richman # | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 37 | Monique Bivins # | G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Alabama |
| 38 | Steffanie Blackmon # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Baylor |
| 39 | Heather Schreiber # | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Texas |
See also
References
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
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