2005 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | April 16, 2005 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Network(s) | ESPN2 |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
First selection | Janel McCarville Charlotte Sting |
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.
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Janel McCarville | C | United States | Charlotte Sting | Minnesota |
2 | Tan White | G | United States | Indiana Fever | Mississippi State |
3 | Sandora Irvin | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | TCU |
4 | Kendra Wecker | F | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Kansas State |
5 | Sancho Lyttle + | C | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Houston Comets | Houston |
6 | Temeka Johnson | G | United States | Washington Mystics | LSU |
7 | Kara Braxton + | F | United States | Detroit Shock | Georgia |
8 | Katie Feenstra | C | United States | Connecticut Sun (traded to S.A.) | Liberty |
9 | Kristin Haynie [lower-alpha 1] | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Michigan State |
10 | Loree Moore | G | United States | New York Liberty | Tennessee |
11 | Kristen Mann | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | UC Santa Barbara |
12 | Tanisha Wright | G | United States | Seattle Storm | Penn State |
13 | Dionnah Jackson | F | United States | Detroit Shock (from L.A., via Wash.) | Oklahoma |
Notes:
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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14 | Shyra Ely | F | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee |
15 | Roneeka Hodges | G | United States | Houston Comets | Florida State |
16 | Yolanda Paige | G | United States | Indiana Fever | West Virginia |
17 | Jacqueline Batteast | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Cha.) | Notre Dame |
18 | Angelina Williams | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Illinois |
19 | Erica Taylor | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Louisiana Tech |
20 | Nikita Bell | F/G | United States | Detroit Shock | North Carolina |
21 | Erin Phillips | G | Australia | Connecticut Sun | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
22 | Chelsea Newton | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Rutgers |
23 | Tabitha Pool | F | United States | New York Liberty | Michigan |
24 | Jessica Moore | C | United States | Charlotte Sting | Connecticut |
25 | Ashley Battle | F | United States | Seattle Storm | Connecticut |
26 | DeeDee Wheeler | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Arizona |
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