2000 WNBA draft

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2000 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 25, 2000
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selection Ann Wauters
Cleveland Rockers
  1999
2001  

2000 WNBA draft

 !Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial 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
BoldDenotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Expansion draft

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1 Gordana Grubin G Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks) MiZo Pécs (Hungary)
2 Edna Campbell GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Texas
3 Kate Starbird GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
4 Alisa Burras FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Louisiana Tech
5 Sonja Henning GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from Houston Comets) Stanford
6 Sandy Brondello +GFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
7 Sophia Witherspoon GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm (from New York Liberty) Florida
8 Stephanie White GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting) Purdue
9 Nyree Roberts CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Old Dominion
10 Angela Aycock FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Kansas
11 Debbie Black GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz) St. Joseph's
12 Tari Phillips *CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from Orlando Miracle) Central Florida
13 Coquese Washington GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from New York Liberty) Notre Dame
14 Sharon Manning FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting) North Carolina State
15 Nina Bjedov C Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks)Basket Bees Pavia (Italy)
16 Rita Williams +GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Connecticut
17 Kara Wolters ^CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets) Connecticut
18 Toni Foster FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Iowa
19 Lesley Brown FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) Virginia
20 Molly Goodenbour #GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
21 Jamila Wideman GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Stanford
22 Yolanda Moore FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle) Mississippi
23 Charmin Smith GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Stanford
24 Chantel Tremitiere GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz) Auburn

College draft

Round 1

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1 Ann Wauters +CFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Cleveland Rockers Valenciennes (France)
2 Tausha Mills CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics Alabama (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
3 Edwina Brown GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah) [a] Texas
4 Cíntia dos Santos F/CFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Orlando Miracle Brazil
5 Grace Daley GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix) [b] Tulane
6 Betty Lennox *GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Louisiana Tech
7 Lynn Pride G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire Kansas
8 Tamicha Jackson GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah via Miami) [c] [a] Louisiana Tech
9 Kamila Vodichkova F/CFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Seattle Storm Gambrinus Brno
10 Maylana Martin FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami via Indiana) [d] [e] UCLA
11 Summer Erb CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting North Carolina State
12 Naomi Mulitauaopele CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah Starzz (from Detroit) [a] Stanford
13 Olga Firsova CFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine New York Liberty Kansas State
14 Katy Steding FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL)
15 Nicole Kubik GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks Nebraska
16 Elena Shakirova F/CFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow

Round 2

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
17 Helen Darling GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cleveland Rockers Penn State
18 Tonya Massaline G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics Florida
19 Jameka Jones GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol (from Utah) [c] UNC Charlotte
20 Jannon Roland FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Orlando Miracle Purdue (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
21 Adrian Williams +F/CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury USC
22 Marla Brumfield GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Rice
23 Stacey Thomas FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire Michigan
24 Keitha Dickerson FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami) [e] Texas Tech
25 Charisse Sampson GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm Kansas (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
26 Jurgita Štreimikytė FFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania Indiana Fever Pool Comense (Italy)
27 Tiffany Travis G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting Florida
28 Madinah Slaise GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock Cincinnati
29 Desiree Francis FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty Iowa State
30 Stacy Clinesmith GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs UC Santa Barbara
31 Paige Sauer CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks Connecticut
32 Andrea Garner CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston Comets Penn State

Round 3

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
33 Monique Morehouse #CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cleveland Rockers Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
34 Jill Morton #GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting (from Washington) [f] Louisville
35 Stacy Frese GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah Starzz Iowa State
36 Shawnetta Stewart #GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Orlando Miracle Rutgers
37 Tauja Catchings #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury Illinois
38 Phylesha Whaley #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Oklahoma
39 Maxann Reese #GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire Michigan State
40 Milena Flores GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami Sol Stanford
41 Kirra Jordan #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm Rice
42 Usha Gilmore G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever Rutgers
43 Peppi Browne #G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting Duke
44 Chavonne Hammond #G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock Vanderbilt
45 Jessica Bibby GFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia New York Liberty Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
46 Rhonda Banchero CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs Washington
47 Marte Alexander #CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks Arizona
48 Latavia Coleman #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston Comets (traded to Indiana) Florida State

Round 4

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
49 Sophie von Saldern #F/CFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Cleveland Rockers California
50 Latina Davis #GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington, traded to Houston) [g] Tennessee
51 Kristen Rasmussen FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah Starzz Michigan State
52 Romana Hamzová GFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Orlando Miracle Gambrinus Brno
53 Shantia Owens CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury (traded to Miami) Kentucky
54 Jana Lichnerová #CFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Minnesota Lynx Saint Joseph's
55Rhonda L. Smith #CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Fire Long Beach State
56 Shanele Stires FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami) [e] Kansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
57 Katrina Hibbert GFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seattle Storm LSU
58 Renee Robinson GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever (traded to Houston) Virginia
59 Shaka Massey #CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting Louisiana Tech
60 Cal Bouchard #GFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Detroit Shock Boston College
61 Natalie Porter #FFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia New York Liberty Australia
62 Jessica Zinobile #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs Saint Francis (PA)
63 Nicky McCrimmon GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks USC
64 Abbie Willenborg #FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston Comets Marquette

Trades

Pre-draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit
    • Utah acquired Jennifer Azzi and a first-round pick (12th overall)
    • Detroit acquired a first-round pick (3rd overall) and Miami's first-round pick (8th overall)
  2. February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
    • Phoenix acquired Brandy Reed
    • Minnesota acquired a first-round pick (5th overall)
  3. 1 2 December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
  4. December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
  5. 1 2 3 April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota
    • Miami acquired Marlies Askamp
    • Minnesota acquired Indiana's first-round pick (10th overall), second- and third-round picks (24th and 56th overall)
  6. January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
  7. December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired Monica Maxwell and Washington's third-round pick (50th overall) for selecting Nyree Roberts in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.

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