2013 WNBA draft

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2013 WNBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 15, 2013
Location Bristol, Connecticut
Network(s) ESPN2, ESPNU
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selection Brittney Griner
Phoenix Mercury
←  2012
2014  →

The 2013 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 15, 2013, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.

Contents

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012. For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

Team 2012
record 		Lottery
chances		Pick
1st2nd3rd4th
Washington Mystics 5–29442.442.316.181.062
Phoenix Mercury 7–27276.276.310.270.144
Tulsa Shock 9–25178.178.230.317.275
Chicago Sky 14–20104.104.145.232.520
Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

Invited players

The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. [1]

Transactions

Key

PG Guard F Forward C Center
*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

Draft selections

Round 1

PickPlayerPositionNationality [a] TeamSchool / club team
1 Brittney Griner *C Flag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Mercury Baylor (Sr.)
2 Elena Delle Donne *G/F Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Sky Delaware (Sr.)
3 Skylar Diggins *G Flag of the United States.svg United States Tulsa Shock Notre Dame (Sr.)
4 Tayler Hill G Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Mystics Ohio State (Sr.)
5 Kelsey Bone +C Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty Texas A&M (Jr.)
6 Tianna Hawkins F Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle Storm Maryland (Sr.)
7 Toni Young F Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty (from Atl. via Was.) Oklahoma State (Sr.)
8 Kayla Alexander C Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada San Antonio Silver Stars Syracuse (Sr.)
9 Layshia Clarendon +G Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Fever California (Sr.)
10 A'dia Mathies G Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Sparks Kentucky (Sr.)
11 Kelly Faris G Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun Connecticut (Sr.)
12 Lindsey Moore G Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Lynx Nebraska (Sr.)

Round 2

PickPlayerPositionNationality [a] TeamSchool/ club team
13 Alex Bentley +GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream (from Was.) Penn State (Sr.)
14 Sugar Rodgers GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phx.) Georgetown (Sr.)
15 Kamiko Williams GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty (from Tul.) Tennessee (Sr.)
16 Davellyn Whyte GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars (from Chi.) Arizona (Sr.)
17 Nadirah McKenith GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics (from N.Y.) St. John's (Sr.)
18 Chelsea Poppens FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm Iowa State (Sr.)
19 Emma Meesseman +CFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Washington Mystics (from Atl.) Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France)
20 Diandra Tchatchouang FFlag of France.svg  France San Antonio Silver Stars Perpignan (France)
21 Jasmine Hassell FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever Georgia (Sr.)
22 Brittany Chambers GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks Kansas State (Sr.)
23 Anna Prins CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun Iowa State (Sr.)
24 Chucky Jeffery GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Colorado (Sr.)

Round 3

PickPlayerPositionNationality [a] TeamSchool / club team
25Shenneika SmithGFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica New York Liberty (from Was.) St. John's (Sr.)
26 Nikki Greene PF/CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury Penn State (Sr.)
27 Olcay Çakır GFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey New York Liberty (from Tul.) Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
28Brooklyn PopeFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky Baylor (Sr.)
29 Angel Goodrich GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock (from N.Y.) Kansas (Sr.)
30Jasmine JamesGFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm Georgia (Sr.)
31 Anne Marie Armstrong G/FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream Georgia (Sr.)
32Whitney HandGFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Oklahoma (Sr.)
33 Jennifer George FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever Florida (Sr.)
34 Alina Iagupova [b] (pick later voided)GFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Los Angeles Sparks Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine)
35Andrea SmithGFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun South Florida (Sr.)
36 Waltiea Rolle CFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Minnesota Lynx North Carolina (Sr.)

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. [2]

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
Victoria Macaulay CFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Temple (Sr.)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina (Sr.)

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 Draft Invitees" (Press release). Women's National Basketball Association. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kacēns, Jānis (April 17, 2013). "Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided". LoveWomensBasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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