2011 WNBA draft

{{Short description|2011 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2011 WNBA draft

| image = 2011 WNBA Draft.png

| caption =

| logo =

| logosize =

| sport = Basketball

| date = April 11, 2011

| location = Bristol, Connecticut

| network = ESPN, NBATV, ESPNU

| league = WNBA

| teams =

| first = Maya Moore
Minnesota Lynx

| territorial =

| prev = 2010

| next = 2012

}}

The 2011 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 11, 2011, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The first round was shown on ESPN (HD), while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2011 draft occurred on November 2, 2010. The Minnesota Lynx won the first pick, while the Tulsa Shock, Chicago Sky and Lynx were awarded the second, third and fourth picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season.

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

class="wikitable" style="width:70%" !rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|2010 record !rowspan="2"\|Lottery chances !colspan="5"\|Pick
1st\|\|2nd\|\|3rd\|\|4th
Tulsa Shock \| 6–28 \| 442 \| .442 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\|.316 \| .181 \| .062
Minnesota Lynx \| 13–21 \| 276 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\|.276 \| .310 \| .270 \| .144
Chicago Sky \| 14–20 \| 178 \| .178 \| .230 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\|.317 \| .275
Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.) \| 17–17 \| 104 \| .104 \| .145 \| .232 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\|.520
colspan="8" align="left"\|Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

class="wikitable" style="width:70%"

!rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|2010
record

!rowspan="2"|Lottery
chances

!colspan="5"|Pick

1st||2nd||3rd||4th

Tulsa Shock

| 6–28

| 442

| .442

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"|.316

| .181

| .062

Minnesota Lynx

| 13–21

| 276

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"|.276

| .310

| .270

| .144

Chicago Sky

| 14–20

| 178

| .178

| .230

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"|.317

| .275

Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.)

| 17–17

| 104

| .104

| .145

| .232

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"|.520

colspan="8" align="left"|Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

Transactions

March 11, 2010: Atlanta and San Antonio swap second-round picks as part of the Michelle Snow transaction.
April 7, 2010: Connecticut receives a second-round pick from Tulsa as part of the Chante Black/Amber Holt transaction.
April 8, 2010: Minnesota receives Connecticut's first-round pick and Tulsa's second-round pick from Connecticut as part of the Kelsey Griffin transaction.
May 13, 2010: Chicago receives a second-round pick from Los Angeles as part of the Kristi Toliver transaction.
May 27, 2010: Tulsa receives a second-round pick from Indiana as part of the Shavonte Zellous transaction.
July 23, 2010: Tulsa receives a first-round pick from Phoenix as part of the Kara Braxton/Nicole Ohlde transaction.

Sourcehttp://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2010.html 2010 WNBA Transactions

Invited players

The WNBA announced on April 6, 2011, that 15 players had been invited to attend the draft.{{cite press release|url=http://www.wnba.com/draft/2011/invited_players_2011.html |title=Top Prospects Invited to Attend WNBA Draft |publisher=Women's National Basketball Association |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=April 9, 2011}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Adams, Texas A&M
{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Breland, North Carolina
{{flagicon|AUS}} Liz Cambage, Bulleen Boomers (Australia)
{{flagicon|USA}} Sydney Colson, Texas A&M
{{flagicon|USA}}Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky
{{flagicon|USA}} Amber Harris, Xavier
{{flagicon|USA}} Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
{{flagicon|USA}} Maya Moore, Connecticut
{{flagicon|USA}} Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
{{flagicon|USA}} Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier
{{flagicon|USA}} Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
{{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
{{flagicon|USA}} Carolyn Swords, Boston College
{{flagicon|USA}} Jasmine Thomas, Duke
{{flagicon|USA}} Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga

Key

Draft selections

=Round 1=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=50\|Pick ! width=300\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=400\|Team ! width=300\|School / club team
1 \| bgcolor=#98f5ff\| Maya Moore * ^ ! \| {{USA}} \| Minnesota Lynx \| Connecticut
2 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Liz Cambage * \| {{AUS}} \| Tulsa Shock \| Bulleen Boomers (Australia)
3 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Courtney Vandersloot * \| rowspan=10\| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky \| Gonzaga
4 \| Amber Harris \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from Connecticut)}} \| Xavier
5 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Jantel Lavender ⁺ \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Ohio State
6 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Danielle Robinson * \| San Antonio Silver Stars \| Oklahoma
7 \| Kayla Pedersen \| Tulsa Shock {{small\|(from Phoenix)}} \| Stanford
8 \| Ta'Shia Phillips {{small\|(traded to Washington)}} \| Atlanta Dream \| Xavier
9 \| Jeanette Pohlen \| Indiana Fever \| Stanford
10 \| Alex Montgomery \| New York Liberty \| Georgia Tech
11 \| Victoria Dunlap \| Washington Mystics \| Kentucky
12 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\|Jasmine Thomas ⁺ \| Seattle Storm \| Duke

class="wikitable sortable"

width=50|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=400|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| bgcolor=#98f5ff| Maya Moore * ^ !

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| Connecticut

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Liz Cambage *

| {{AUS}}

| Tulsa Shock

| Bulleen Boomers (Australia)

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Courtney Vandersloot *

| rowspan=10| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky

| Gonzaga

| Amber Harris

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Connecticut)}}

| Xavier

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Jantel Lavender ⁺

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Ohio State

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Danielle Robinson *

| San Antonio Silver Stars

| Oklahoma

| Kayla Pedersen

| Tulsa Shock {{small|(from Phoenix)}}

| Stanford

| Ta'Shia Phillips {{small|(traded to Washington)}}

| Xavier

| Stanford

| bgcolor=#FFCC00|Jasmine Thomas ⁺

| Seattle Storm

| Duke

=Round 2=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=50\|Pick ! width=300\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=400\|Team ! width=300\|School / club team
13 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\|Jessica Breland ⁺ {{small\|(traded to New York)}} \| rowspan=5\| {{USA}} \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from Tulsa via Connecticut)}} \| North Carolina
14 \| Felicia Chester {{small\|(traded to Atlanta)}} \| Minnesota Lynx \| DePaul
15 \| Carolyn Swords \| Chicago Sky \| Boston College
16 \| Sydney Colson {{small\|(traded to New York)}} \| Connecticut Sun \| Texas A&M
17 \| Angie Bjorklund \| Chicago Sky {{small\|(from Los Angeles)}} \| Tennessee
18 \| Rachel Jarry {{small\|(traded to Minnesota)}} \| {{AUS}} \| Atlanta Dream {{small\|(from San Antonio)}} \| Bulleen Boomers {{small\|(Australia)}}
19 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Brittany Spears ^# \| rowspan=6\| {{USA}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Colorado
20 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Danielle Adams ⁺ \| San Antonio Silver Stars {{small\|(from Atlanta)}} \| Texas A&M
21 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Italee Lucas ^# \| Tulsa Shock {{small\|(from Indiana)}} \| North Carolina
22 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Angel Robinson ^# {{small\|(traded to Minnesota)}} \| New York Liberty \| Marquette
23 \| Karima Christmas \| Washington Mystics \| Duke
24 \| Ify Ibekwe \| Seattle Storm \| Arizona

class="wikitable sortable"

width=50|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=400|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| bgcolor=#FFCC00|Jessica Breland ⁺ {{small|(traded to New York)}}

| rowspan=5| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Tulsa via Connecticut)}}

| North Carolina

| Felicia Chester {{small|(traded to Atlanta)}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| DePaul

| Carolyn Swords

| Chicago Sky

| Boston College

| Sydney Colson {{small|(traded to New York)}}

| Connecticut Sun

| Texas A&M

| Angie Bjorklund

| Chicago Sky {{small|(from Los Angeles)}}

| Tennessee

| Rachel Jarry {{small|(traded to Minnesota)}}

| {{AUS}}

| Atlanta Dream {{small|(from San Antonio)}}

| Bulleen Boomers {{small|(Australia)}}

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Brittany Spears ^#

| rowspan=6| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Colorado

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Danielle Adams ⁺

| San Antonio Silver Stars {{small|(from Atlanta)}}

| Texas A&M

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Italee Lucas ^#

| Tulsa Shock {{small|(from Indiana)}}

| North Carolina

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Angel Robinson ^# {{small|(traded to Minnesota)}}

| Duke

| Arizona

=Round 3=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=50\|Pick ! width=300\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=400\|Team ! width=300\|School / club team
25 \| Chastity Reed \| rowspan=4\| {{USA}} \| Tulsa Shock \| Arkansas–Little Rock
26 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Kachine Alexander ^# \| Minnesota Lynx \| Iowa
27 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Amy Jaeschke ^# \| Chicago Sky \| Northwestern
28 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Adrienne Johnson ^# \| Connecticut Sun \| Louisiana Tech
bgcolor="lightgray" \| 29 \| Elina Babkina (pick later voided) \| {{LAT}} \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia (Poland)
30 \| Porsha Phillips \| rowspan=5\| {{USA}} \| San Antonio Silver Stars \| Georgia
31 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Tahnee Robinson ^# {{small\|(traded to Connecticut)}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Nevada
32 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Kelsey Bolte ^# \| Atlanta Dream \| Iowa State
33 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Jori Davis ^# \| Indiana Fever \| Indiana
34 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Mekia Valentine ^# \| New York Liberty \| UC Santa Barbara
35 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Sara Krnjić ^# \| {{SRB}} \| Washington Mystics \| Pécs 2010 (Hungary)
36 \| Krystal Thomas \| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Duke

class="wikitable sortable"

width=50|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=400|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| Chastity Reed

| rowspan=4| {{USA}}

| Tulsa Shock

| Arkansas–Little Rock

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Kachine Alexander ^#

| Minnesota Lynx

| Iowa

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Amy Jaeschke ^#

| Chicago Sky

| Northwestern

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Adrienne Johnson ^#

| Connecticut Sun

| Louisiana Tech

bgcolor="lightgray"

| 29

| Elina Babkina (pick later voided)

| {{LAT}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia (Poland)

| Porsha Phillips

| rowspan=5| {{USA}}

| San Antonio Silver Stars

| Georgia

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tahnee Robinson ^# {{small|(traded to Connecticut)}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Nevada

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Kelsey Bolte ^#

| Atlanta Dream

| Iowa State

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jori Davis ^#

| Indiana Fever

| Indiana

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mekia Valentine ^#

| New York Liberty

| UC Santa Barbara

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Sara Krnjić ^#

| {{SRB}}

| Washington Mystics

| Pécs 2010 (Hungary)

| Krystal Thomas

| {{USA}}

| Seattle Storm

| Duke

References

{{cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | title=All-Time WNBA Draft List | publisher=WNBA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012083033/http://wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | archive-date=2008-10-12 | url-status=dead }}

External links

[http://www.wnba.com/draft/2011/ 2011 WNBA draft board]

Category:WNBA draft

Draft

2011 WNBA draft

Draft lottery

Transactions

Invited players

Key

Draft selections

=Round 1=

=Round 2=

=Round 3=

See also

References

External links