2008 WNBA draft

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2008 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 9, 2008
Location Tampa, Florida
Network(s) ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selection Candace Parker
Los Angeles Sparks
  2007
2009  

The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9.

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A lottery was held on October 23, 2007. The Los Angeles Sparks received the first overall selection of the upcoming 2008 draft. The Chicago Sky received the number two selection. The Minnesota Lynx came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Atlanta Dream expansion franchise at four, the Houston Comets at number five, and the Washington Mystics at number six. Some of the top draftees were Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, Candice Wiggins, Crystal Langhorne, and Tasha Humphrey.

Top pick Candace Parker went on to become the first WNBA player to be the league's Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. Fourth pick Alexis Hornbuckle became the first person to win a national championship in college (with the University of Tennessee) and a WNBA title (with the Detroit Shock) in the same calendar year.

Transactions

The Detroit Shock holds the eleventh pick in round one as part of the Katie Feenstra/Ruth Riley trade back in February 2007.

The San Antonio Silver Stars holds the twenty-first pick as part of 2007 WNBA draft trade with the New York Liberty that involved Becky Hammon.

Key

+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
BoldDenotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Expansion draft

PickPlayerNationalityNew teamFormer team
1 Carla Thomas Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky
2 Érika de Souza +Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Atlanta Dream Connecticut Sun
3 Katie Feenstra Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock
4 Roneeka Hodges Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Houston Comets
5 Ann Strother Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever
6 LaToya Thomas Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks
7 Kristen Mann Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx
8 Ann Wauters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Atlanta Dream New York Liberty
9 Jennifer Lacy Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Phoenix Mercury
10 Kristin Haynie Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Sacramento Monarchs
11 Chantelle Anderson Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream San Antonio Silver Stars
12 Betty Lennox Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm
13 Yelena Leuchanka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Atlanta Dream Washington Mystics

College Draft

*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
BoldDenotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Round 1

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1 Candace Parker *Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Sparks Tennessee
2 Sylvia Fowles *Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Sky LSU
3 Candice Wiggins Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Lynx Stanford
4 Alexis Hornbuckle Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Shock (from Atl., via Sea.) Tennessee
5 Matee Ajavon Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston Comets Rutgers
6 Crystal Langhorne *Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Mystics Maryland
7 Essence Carson +Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty Rutgers
8 Tamera Young Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream (from Sea.) James Madison
9 Amber Holt Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun Middle Tennessee
10 Laura Harper Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Monarchs Maryland
11 Tasha Humphrey Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Shock (from S.A.) Georgia
12 Ketia Swanier Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun (from Ind.) Connecticut
13 LaToya Pringle Flag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Mercury North Carolina
14 Erlana Larkins Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty (from Det.) North Carolina

Round 2

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
15 Shannon Bobbitt Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Sparks Tennessee
16 Nicky Anosike +Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Lynx Tennessee
17 Erica White Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston Comets LSU
18 Olayinka Sanni Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Detroit Shock (from Atl.) West Virginia
19 Quianna Chaney Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Sky LSU
20 Lindsey Pluimer Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Mystics UCLA
21 Chioma Nnamaka Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden San Antonio Silver Stars (from N.Y.) Georgia Tech
22 Allie Quigley +Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle Storm DePaul
23 Jolene Anderson Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun Wisconsin
24 Morenike Atunrase Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream (from Ind.) Texas A&M
25 Leilani Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Phoenix Mercury (from S.A.) Utah
26 Khadijah Whittington Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Fever North Carolina State
27 Wanisha Smith Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty (from Phx.) Duke
28 Natasha Lacy Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Shock UTEP

Round 3

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
29 Sharnee Zoll Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Sparks Virginia
30 Charde Houston +Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Lynx Connecticut
31 Crystal Kelly Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston Comets Western Kentucky
32 Danielle Hood Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Hartford
33 Angela Tisdale Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Sky Baylor
34 Krystal Vaughn Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Mystics VCU
35 Alberta Auguste Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty Tennessee
36 Kimberly Beck Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle Storm George Washington
37 Lauren Ervin Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun Arkansas
38 A'Quonesia Franklin Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Monarchs Texas A&M
39 Alex Anderson Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Silver Stars Chattanooga
40 Izabela Piekarska Flag of Poland.svg Poland Sacramento Monarchs (from Ind.) UTEP
41 Marscilla Packer Flag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Mercury Ohio State
42 Valeriya Berezhynska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Detroit Shock Rice
43 Charel Allen Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Monarchs Notre Dame

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