2014 WNBA draft

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2014 WNBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 14, 2014
Location Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Network(s) ESPN2, ESPNU
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selection Chiney Ogwumike
Connecticut Sun
  2013
2015  

The 2014 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 14, 2014 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.

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Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013. [1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

Team 2013
record
Lottery
chances
Pick
1st2nd3rd4th
Connecticut Sun 10-24442.442.316.181.062
Tulsa Shock 11–23227.276.270.293.209
New York Liberty 11-23227.276.269.294.209
San Antonio Stars 12-22104.104.145.232.520
Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

Invited players

The WNBA announced on April 10, 2014 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges. [2]

Transactions

Key

*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

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1 Chiney Ogwumike + Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun Stanford
2 Odyssey Sims * Flag of the United States.svg United States Tulsa Shock Baylor
3 Kayla McBride + Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Stars Notre Dame
4 Alyssa Thomas * Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Liberty (traded to Conn.) Maryland
5 Natasha Howard * Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Fever Florida State
6 Stefanie Dolson + Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Mystics Connecticut
7 Bria Hartley Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle Storm (traded to Was.) Connecticut
8 Shoni Schimmel + Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Dream Louisville
9 Natalie Achonwa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Indiana Fever (from Pho.) Notre Dame
10 Markeisha Gatling Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Sky N.C. State
11 Chelsea Gray * Flag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut Sun (from L.A.) Duke
12 Tricia Liston Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Lynx Duke

Round 2

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
13 Jordan Hooper Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock (from Conn.) Nebraska
14 Tyaunna Marshall Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty Georgia Tech
15 Asya Bussie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Tul.) West Virginia
16 Astou Ndour Flag of Spain.svg  Spain San Antonio Stars Gran Canarias (Spain)
17 Tiffany Bias Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury (from Ind.) Oklahoma State
18 Inga Orekhova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Atlanta Dream (from Was. ) South Florida
19 Michelle Plouffe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Seattle Storm Utah
20 Cassie Harberts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta Dream USC
21 Maggie Lucas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury Penn State
22 Gennifer Brandon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky California
23 Jennifer Hamson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks BYU
24 Christina Foggie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Vanderbilt

Round 3

PickPlayerNationalityTeamSchool / club team
25 DeNesha Stallworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut Sun Kentucky
26 Meighan Simmons Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York Liberty Tennessee
27 Theresa Plaisance Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa Shock LSU
28 Bri Kulas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Antonio Stars Missouri
29 Haiden Palmer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana Fever Gonzaga
30 Carley Mijović Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Mystics Canberra Capitals (Australia)
31 Mikaela Ruef Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle Storm Stanford
32 Kody Burke Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Mystics (from Atl.) N.C. State
33 Stephanie Talbot Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Phoenix Mercury Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
34 Jamierra Faulkner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky Southern Miss
35 Antonita Slaughter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks Louisville
36 Asia Taylor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx Louisville

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References

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