WNBA Draft 2004

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WNBA Draft 2004
overview
date April 17, 2004
place Secaucus , New Jersey , USA
Round 3
Selected players 38

1st position United StatesUnited States Diana Taurasi
Elected by: Phoenix Mercury
2nd position United StatesUnited States Alana Beard
Elected By: Washington Mystics
3rd position United StatesUnited States Nicole Powell
Elected By: Charlotte Sting
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The eighth WNBA Draft took place on April 17, 2004 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States . The order of selection was determined in a lottery .

The 2004 draft

In September 2003, Gund announced that his company wanted to withdraw from the WNBA business. Since no new owner could be found for the team, the Cleveland Rockers had to stop their game operations, which is why the players could be drafted in a dispersal draft by the other teams in the league on January 6th .

The WNBA Draft took place on April 17, 2004 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States . The Mercury's first pick was Diana Taurasi from the United States . Washington then picked Alana Beard in second place , followed by Nicole Powell in third place. In total, the 13 franchises secured the rights to 38 players. The United States made up the majority with over three quarters of all female players.

Dispersal Draft

Player nationality WNBA team previous WNBA team
1 Penny Taylor (F) AustraliaAustralia Australia Phoenix Mercury Cleveland Rockers
2 Chasity Melvin (C / F) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics Cleveland Rockers
3 LaToya Thomas (F) United StatesUnited States United States San Antonio Silver Stars Cleveland Rockers
4th Ann Wauters (C) BelgiumBelgium Belgium New York Liberty Cleveland Rockers
5 Deanna Jackson (F) United StatesUnited States United States Indiana Fever Cleveland Rockers
6th Betty Lennox (G) United StatesUnited States United States Seattle Storm Cleveland Rockers
7th Helen Darling (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Cleveland Rockers
8th Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (C) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets (from Connecticut ) Cleveland Rockers
9 Mery Andrade (F) PortugalPortugal Portugal Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers
10 Jennifer Butler (C) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs Cleveland Rockers
11 Lucienne Berthieu (F / C) FranceFrance France Houston Comets Cleveland Rockers
12 Isabelle Fijalkowski (C) FranceFrance France Los Angeles Sparks Cleveland Rockers
13 Jennifer Rizzotti (G) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Cleveland Rockers

WNBA Draft

Round 1

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
1 Diana Taurasi (G) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Connecticut
2 Alana Beard (G) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics Duke
3 Nicole Powell (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Stanford
4th Lindsay Whalen (G) United StatesUnited States United States Connecticut Sun Minnesota
5 Shameka Christon (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty Arkansas
6th Nicole Ohlde (C) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Kansas State
7th Vanessa Hayden (C) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Florida
8th Chandi Jones (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Houston
9 Ebony Hoffman (C) United StatesUnited States United States Indiana Fever Southern California
10 Rebekkah Brunson (F) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs Georgetown
11 Iciss Tillis (C / F) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Duke
12 Christi Thomas (F) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Sparks Georgia
13 Shereka Wright (F) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Purdue

round 2

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
14th Ashley Robinson (C) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Tennessee
15th Kaayla Chones (C) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics North Carolina State
16 Jessica Brungo (F) United StatesUnited States United States Connecticut Sun Penn State
17th Amisha Carter (C) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty Louisiana Tech
18th Kelly Mazzante (F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Penn State
19th Catrina Frierson (F) United StatesUnited States United States Seattle Storm Louisiana Tech
20th Tasha Butts (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Tennessee
21st Cindy Dallas (F) United StatesUnited States United States San Antonio Silver Stars Illinois
22nd Jenni Benningfield (F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Vanderbilt
23 Erika Valek (G) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Purdue
24 Ugo Oha (C) NigeriaNigeria Nigeria Connecticut Sun George Washington
25th Doneeka Hodges (G) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Sparks LSU
26th Lindsay Taylor (C) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets UC Santa Barbara

Round 3

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
27 Maria Villarroel (G) Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela Phoenix Mercury Oklahoma
28 Evan Unrau (F) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics Missouri
29 Candace Futrell (G) United StatesUnited States United States Connecticut Sun Duquesne
30th Cathy Joens (G) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty George Washington
31 Ieva Kublina (F / C) LatviaLatvia Latvia Indiana Fever Virginia Tech
32 Jennifer Smith (C) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Michigan
33 Amber Jacobs (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Boston College
34 Toccara Williams (G) United StatesUnited States United States San Antonio Silver Stars Texas A&M
35 Jia Perkins (G) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Texas Tech
36 Nuria Martínez (F) SpainSpain Spain Sacramento Monarchs Spain
37 Stacy Stephens (C) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets Texas
38 Kate Bulger (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx West Virginia

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