WNBA Draft 1997
WNBA Draft 1997 | |||
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date | April 28, 1997 | ||
place | Secaucus , New Jersey , USA | ||
Round | 4th | ||
Selected players | 32 | ||
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1st position |
![]() Elected By: Houston Comets |
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2nd position |
![]() Elected By: Sacramento Monarchs |
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3rd position |
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WNBA Draft
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The first WNBA Draft took place on April 28, 1997 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States . The order of selection was determined in a lottery .
In contrast to the later drafts in the WNBA, this one was divided into three drafts. An Initial Player Allocation took place on January 22nd, 1997 , where two players were randomly assigned to each team. Then the Elite Draft took place on February 27, 1997 , where the eight teams were able to select a player from a talent pool in two rounds. At that time, this draft was exclusively for players who were active in international professional leagues. The WNBA Draft took place last on April 28, 1997.
Initial player allocation
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center
Elite draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center
Round 1
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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1 | Dena Head (G) |
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Utah Starzz | University of Tennessee |
2 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (C / F) |
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Cleveland Rockers | University of Colorado at Boulder |
3 | Rhonda Mapp (C / F) |
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Charlotte Sting | North Carolina State University |
4th | Kym Hampton (C / F) |
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New York Liberty | Arizona State University |
5 | Wanda Guyton (F) |
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Houston Comets | University of South Florida |
6th | Judy Mosley-McAfee (F) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
7th | Bridget Pettis (F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | University of Florida |
8th | Daedra Charles (C) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of Tennessee |
round 2
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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9 | Wendy Palmer (F) |
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Utah Starzz | University of Virginia |
10 | Lynette Woodard (G) |
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Cleveland Rockers | University of Kansas |
11 | Michi Atkins (F) |
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Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech University |
12 | Vickie Johnson (F) |
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New York Liberty | Louisiana State University |
13 | Janeth Arcain (F) |
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Houston Comets | |
14th | Mikiko Hagiwara (G) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | |
15th | Nancy Lieberman-Cline (G) |
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Phoenix Mercury | Old Dominion University |
16 | Zheng Haixia (C) |
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Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA Draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center
Round 1
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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1 | Tina Thompson (F) |
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Houston Comets | University of Southern California |
2 | Pamela McGee (C) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | University of Southern California |
3 | Jamila Wideman (G) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | Stanford University |
4th | Eva Nemcova (G) |
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Cleveland Rockers | |
5 | Tammi Reiss (G) |
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Utah Starzz | University of Virginia |
6th | Sue Wicks (F) |
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New York Liberty | Rutgers University |
7th | Torah Suber (G) |
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Charlotte Sting | University of Virginia |
8th | Toni Foster (F / C) |
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Phoenix Mercury | University of Iowa |
round 2
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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9 | Tia Jackson (G / F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | University of Iowa |
10 | Sharon Manning (C / F) |
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Charlotte Sting | North Carolina State University |
11 | Sophia Witherspoon (G) |
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New York Liberty | University of Florida |
12 | Jessie Hicks (F / C) |
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Utah Starzz | University of Maryland, College Park |
13 | Merlakia Jones (G / F) |
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Cleveland Rockers | University of Florida |
14th | Tamecka Dixon (G) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of Kansas |
15th | Denique Graves (C) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | Howard University |
16 | Tammy Jackson (F / C) |
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Houston Comets | University of Florida |
Round 3
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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17th | Racquel Spurlock (C) |
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Houston Comets | Louisiana Tech University |
18th | Chantel Tremitiere (G) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | Auburn University |
19th | Katrina Colleton (G) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of Maryland, College Park |
20th | Tina Nicholson (G) |
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Cleveland Rockers | Pennsylvania State University |
21st | Raegan Scott (F / C) |
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Utah Starzz | University of Colorado at Boulder |
22nd | Trena Trice (F / C) |
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New York Liberty | North Carolina State University |
23 | Debra Williams (G) |
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Charlotte Sting | Louisiana Tech University |
24 | Umeki Webb (G / F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina State University |
Round 4
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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25th | Monique Ambers (F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | Arizona State University |
26th | Andrea Congreaves (F / C) |
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Charlotte Sting | Mercer University |
27 | Kisha Ford (G / F) |
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New York Liberty | Georgia Institute of Technology |
28 | Kim Williams (G) |
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Utah Starzz | DePaul University |
29 | Anita Maxwell (F) |
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Cleveland Rockers | New Mexico State University |
30th | Travesa Gant (C) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | Lamar University |
31 | Tajama Abraham (C) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | George Washington University |
32 | Catarina Pollini (F) |
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Houston Comets |