2009 WNBA draft
| 2009 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | December 8, 2008 – April 9, 2009 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Network(s) | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Houston Comets (folded in 2008) |
| First selection | Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream |
The 2009 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 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (in HD for the first time ever) at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at 4:00pm.
Additionally, on December 8, 2008, the WNBA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Houston Comets who folded at the end of 2008 WNBA season.[1][2]
Draft lottery
[edit]A lottery was held on December 9, 2008. The Atlanta Dream received the first overall selection of upcoming 2009 draft. The Washington Mystics received the number two selection. The Chicago Sky came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx at four, the Phoenix Mercury at number five. For the first time in WNBA history, the lottery balls were chosen exactly according to odds. Some of the top draftees were Angel McCoughtry, Marissa Coleman, Kristi Toliver, and Renee Montgomery.
Transactions
[edit]- The Washington Mystics received the first-round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks.
- The Atlanta Dream received the first-round pick from the San Antonio Silver Stars.
- The San Antonio Silver Stars received the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.
- The Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx had rights to swap second-round picks.
- The Washington Mystics received the second-round pick from the Detroit Shock.
- The Atlanta Dream received the second-round pick from the Seattle Storm.
- The Phoenix Mercury received the third-round pick from the New York Liberty.
- The Minnesota Lynx received the first-round and second-round pick from the Washington Mystics
- The Detroit Shock received the second-round pick from the Atlanta Dream.
Key
[edit]| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | 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 |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel McCoughtry * |  United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 2 | Marissa Coleman + | Washington Mystics | Maryland | |
| 3 | Kristi Toliver * | Chicago Sky | ||
| 4 | Renee Montgomery + | Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut | |
| 5 | DeWanna Bonner * | Phoenix Mercury | Auburn | |
| 6 | Briann January + | Indiana Fever | Arizona State | |
| 7 | Courtney Paris | Sacramento Monarchs | Oklahoma | |
| 8 | Kia Vaughn | New York Liberty | Rutgers | |
| 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles, via Washington) | VCU | |
| 10 | Chante Black | Connecticut Sun | Duke | |
| 11 | Shavonte Zellous + | Detroit Shock | Pittsburgh | |
| 12 | Ashley Walker | Seattle Storm | California | |
| 13 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | Los Angeles Sparks (from San Antonio, via Atlanta) | Purdue |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Megan Frazee | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Atlanta) | Liberty |
| 15 | Rashanda McCants | Minnesota Lynx (from Washington) | North Carolina | |
| 16 | Danielle Gant # | Chicago Sky | Texas A&M | |
| 17 | Lyndra Littles # | Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota) | Virginia | |
| 18 | Britany Miller | Detroit Shock (from Phoenix, via Atlanta) | Florida State | |
| 19 | Christina Wirth | Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt | |
| 20 | Whitney Boddie | Sacramento Monarchs | Auburn | |
| 21 | Abby Waner # | New York Liberty | Duke | |
| 22 | Ashley Paris # | Los Angeles Sparks | Oklahoma | |
| 23 | Camille LeNoir # | Washington Mystics (from Connecticut, via Minnesota) | USC | |
| 24 | Jelena Milovanović |  Serbia
|
Washington Mystics (from Detroit) | MKB Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary) |
| 25 | Shalee Lehning | United States
|
Atlanta Dream (from Seattle) | Kansas State |
| 26 | Sonja Petrović | Serbia
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Spartak Moscow Region (Russia) |
Round 3
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jessica Morrow # | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Baylor |
| 28 | Josephine Owino # |  Kenya
|
Washington Mystics | Union |
| 29 | Jenifer Risper # | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Vanderbilt |
| 30 | Emily Fox # | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota | |
| 31 | Sha Brooks # | Phoenix Mercury | Florida | |
| 32 | Danielle Campbell # | Indiana Fever | Purdue | |
| 33 | Morgan Warburton # | Sacramento Monarchs | Utah | |
| 34 | Jessica Adair | Phoenix Mercury (from New York) | George Washington | |
| 35 | Britney Jordan # | Los Angeles Sparks | Texas A&M–Commerce | |
| 36 | Alba Torrens # |  Spain
|
Connecticut Sun | Real Club Celta Indepo (Spain) |
| 37 | Tanae Davis-Cain | United States
|
Detroit Shock | Florida State |
| 38 | Mara Freshour # | Seattle Storm | ||
| 39 | Candyce Bingham # | San Antonio Silver Stars | Louisville |
External links
[edit]- Lynx trade Harding, the 23rd overall in 2009, and 2010 second round pick to the Mystics for the 9th and 15th overall picks in 2009
- 2009 WNBA Draft Board
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 8, 2008.
- ^ "Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft". NPR. December 9, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.