2003 WNBA dispersal draft

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2003 WNBA dispersal draft
General information
SportBasketball
DateApril 24, 2003
Overview
League WNBA
Merging teams Miami Sol (folded in 2002)
Portland Fire (folded in 2002)
First selection Ruth Riley
Detroit Shock
2004  →

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held its first dispersal draft on April 24, 2003 prior to the 2003 WNBA season. [1]

Contents

This dispersal draft consisted of one round to re-assign the 26 players from the Miami Sol and Portland Fire rosters, who both folded after the end of 2002 WNBA season. [1] The remaining fourteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from either roster in the draft. [2] Former Sol and Fire players not selected in the dispersal draft became unrestricted free agents. [3] The order of selection was determined by teams' 2002 regular season records, going from worst to first. [3]

Key

Pos.GFC
Position GuardForwardCenter
^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

Dispersal draft

PickPlayerPositionNationalityNew teamFormer team
1 Ruth Riley + ^CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock Miami Sol
2 Sheri Sam +F/G Minnesota Lynx
3 Betty Lennox *G Cleveland Rockers
4 Tamicha Jackson Phoenix Mercury Portland Fire
5 DeMya Walker +F Sacramento Monarchs
6 Debbie Black G Connecticut Sun Miami Sol
7 Sylvia Crawley C Indiana Fever Portland Fire
8 Jenny Mowe Washington Mystics
9 Alisa Burras F Seattle Storm
10 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough C Charlotte Sting Miami Sol
11 Elena Baranova +FFlag of Russia.svg  Russia New York Liberty
12 LaQuanda Barksdale G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Portland Fire
13 Ukari Figgs G Houston Comets
14 Jackie Stiles + ^ Los Angeles Sparks

References

  1. 1 2 "PLUS: W.N.B.A.; Dispersal Draft Scatters 2 Rosters". The New York Times . April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Three Former Lady Techsters Selected in WNBA Dispersal Draft". LA Tech Sports. April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Detroit adds Riley with top pick". ESPN . April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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