2004 WNBA Draft - 17 April 2004
On January 6, 2004 a dispersal draft took place. Players were drafted from the roster of the Cleveland Rockers, who folded after the 2003 season.
On April 17, 2004 the WNBA draft took place at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
Contents |
Dispersal Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | New Team | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny Taylor (F) |  Australia |
Phoenix Mercury | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2 | Chasity Melvin (C/F) |  United States |
Washington Mystics | Cleveland Rockers |
| 3 | LaToya Thomas (F) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Cleveland Rockers |
| 4 | Ann Wauters (C) |  Belgium |
New York Liberty | Cleveland Rockers |
| 5 | Deanna Jackson (F) | United States |
Indiana Fever | Cleveland Rockers |
| 6 | Betty Lennox (G) | United States |
Seattle Storm | Cleveland Rockers |
| 7 | Helen Darling (G) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Cleveland Rockers |
| 8 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (C) | United States |
Houston Comets (from Connecticut) | Cleveland Rockers |
| 9 | Mery Andrade (F) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers |
| 10 | Jennifer Butler (C) | United States |
Sacramento Monarchs | Cleveland Rockers |
| 11 | Lucienne Berthieu (F/C) | United States |
Houston Comets | Cleveland Rockers |
| 12 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (C) |  France |
Los Angeles Sparks | Cleveland Rockers |
| 13 | Jennifer Rizzotti (G) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers |
WNBA Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Taurasi (G) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut |
| 2 | Alana Beard (G) | United States |
Washington Mystics | Duke |
| 3 | Nicole Powell (G/F) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Stanford |
| 4 | Lindsay Whalen (G) | United States |
Connecticut Sun | Minnesota |
| 5 | Shameka Christon (G/F) | United States |
New York Liberty | Arkansas |
| 6 | Nicole Ohlde (C) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Kansas State |
| 7 | Vanessa Hayden (C) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Florida |
| 8 | Chandi Jones (G/F) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Houston |
| 9 | Ebony Hoffman (C) | United States |
Indiana Fever | Southern California |
| 10 | Rebekkah Brunson (F) | United States |
Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown |
| 11 | Iciss Tillis (C/F) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Duke |
| 12 | Christi Thomas (F) | United States |
Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia |
| 13 | Shereka Wright (F) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ashley Robinson (C) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee |
| 15 | Kaayla Chones (C) | United States |
Washington Mystics | North Carolina State |
| 16 | Jessica Brungo (F) | United States |
Connecticut Sun | Penn State |
| 17 | Amisha Carter (C) | United States |
New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech |
| 18 | Kelly Mazzante (F) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Penn State |
| 19 | Catrina Frierson (F) | United States |
Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Tasha Butts (F) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee |
| 21 | Cindy Dallas (F) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Illinois |
| 22 | Jenni Benningfield (F) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt |
| 23 | Erika Valek (G) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Purdue |
| 24 | Ugo Oha (C) |  Nigeria |
Connecticut Sun | George Washington |
| 25 | Doneeka Hodges (G) | United States |
Los Angeles Sparks | LSU |
| 26 | Lindsay Taylor (C) | United States |
Houston Comets | UC-Santa Barbara |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Maria Villarroel (G) |  Venezuela |
Phoenix Mercury | Oklahoma |
| 28 | Evan Unrau (F) | United States |
Washington Mystics | Missouri |
| 29 | Candace Futrell (G) | United States |
Connecticut Sun | Duquesne |
| 30 | Cathy Joens (G) | United States |
New York Liberty | George Washington |
| 31 | Ieva Kublina (F/C) |  Latvia |
Indiana Fever | Virginia Tech |
| 32 | Jennifer Smith (C) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Michigan |
| 33 | Amber Jacobs (G) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Boston College |
| 34 | Toccara Williams (G) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Texas A&M |
| 35 | Jia Perkins (G) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
| 36 | Nuria Martinez (F) |  Spain |
Sacramento Monarchs | Spain |
| 37 | Stacy Stephens (C) | United States |
Houston Comets | Texas |
| 38 | Kate Bulger (G) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | West Virginia |
References
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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| Western | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
| ← 2003 • WNBA season • 2005 → | |||||||
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