2009 WNBA draft
{{Short description|2009 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2009 WNBA draft
| image = 2009WNBADraft.jpg
| caption =
| logo =
| logosize =
| sport = Basketball
| date = December 8, 2008 – April 9, 2009
| location = Secaucus, New Jersey
| network = ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU
| league = WNBA
| teams =
| first = Angel McCoughtry
Atlanta Dream
| merging_teams = Houston Comets
(folded in 2008)
| territorial =
| prev = 2008
| next = 2010
}}
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.{{cite web |title=2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/comets_dispersal_analysis_081208.html |website=WNBA |date=December 8, 2008}}{{cite news |title=Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft |url=https://www.npr.org/2008/12/09/97992281/defunct-houston-comets-hold-dispersal-draft |work=NPR |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=May 25, 2025}}
Draft lottery
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
- 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
{{WNBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|4=y|6=y|7=y}}
Draft
=Round 1=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width=100|Pick
! width=300|Player ! width=200|Nationality ! width=350|Team ! width=300|School / club team |
|---|
| 1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Angel McCoughtry * | rowspan=13| {{USA}} |
| 2
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Marissa Coleman + | rowspan=2| Maryland |
| 3
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Kristi Toliver * |
| 4
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Renee Montgomery + |
| 5
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|DeWanna Bonner * | Auburn |
| 6
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Briann January + |
| 7
| Oklahoma |
| 8
| Rutgers |
| 9
| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Los Angeles, via Washington)}} | VCU |
| 10
| Duke |
| 11
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Shavonte Zellous + |
| 12 |
| 13
| Los Angeles Sparks {{small|(from San Antonio, via Atlanta)}} | Purdue |
=Round 2=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width=100|Pick
! width=300|Player ! width=200|Nationality ! width=350|Team ! width=300|School / club team |
|---|
| 14
|rowspan=10| {{USA}} | San Antonio Silver Stars {{small|(from Atlanta)}} | Liberty |
| 15
| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Washington)}} |
| 16
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Danielle Gant # |
| 17
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Lyndra Littles # | Connecticut Sun {{small|(from Minnesota)}} | Virginia |
| 18
| Detroit Shock {{small|(from Phoenix, via Atlanta)}} |
| 19 |
| 20
| Auburn |
| 21
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Abby Waner # | Duke |
| 22
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Ashley Paris # | Oklahoma |
| 23
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Camille LeNoir # | Washington Mystics {{small|(from Connecticut, via Minnesota)}} | USC |
| 24
| {{SRB}} | Washington Mystics {{small|(from Detroit)}} | MKB Euroleasing Sopron {{small|(Hungary)}} |
| 25
| {{USA}} | Atlanta Dream {{small|(from Seattle)}} |
| 26
| {{SRB}} | San Antonio Silver Stars | Spartak Moscow Region {{small|(Russia)}} |
=Round 3=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width=100|Pick
! width=300|Player ! width=200|Nationality ! width=350|Team ! width=300|School / club team |
|---|
| 27
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jessica Morrow # | {{USA}} | Baylor |
| 28
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Josephine Owino # | {{KEN}} | Union |
| 29
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jenifer Risper # | rowspan=7| {{USA}} |
| 30
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Emily Fox # |
| 31
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Sha Brooks # | Florida |
| 32
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Danielle Campbell # | Purdue |
| 33
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Morgan Warburton # | Utah |
| 34
| Phoenix Mercury {{small|(from New York)}} |
| 35
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Britney Jordan # |
| 36
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Alba Torrens # | {{ESP}} | Real Club Celta Indepo {{small|(Spain)}} |
| 37
|rowspan=3| {{USA}} |rowspan=2| Florida State |
| 38
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mara Freshour # |
| 39
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Candyce Bingham # |
External links
- [http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/harding_090130.html 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]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009 WNBA Draft Board]
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html |title=All-Time WNBA draft history |publisher=WNBA |access-date=November 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012083033/http://wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
{{WNBA Drafts}}
{{2009 WNBA draft}}
{{2009 WNBA season by team}}