2014 WNBA draft

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2014 WNBA draft

| image = 2014_WNBA_Draft_Logo.jpg

| caption =

| logo =

| logosize =

| sport = Basketball

| date = April 14, 2014

| location = Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

| network = ESPN2, ESPNU

| league = WNBA

| teams =

| first = Chiney Ogwumike
Connecticut Sun

| territorial =

| prev = 2013

| next = 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.

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[http://www.wnba.com/news/sun_first_pick_draft_lottery_2014_121013.html Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm] 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:

class="wikitable" style="width:70%" !rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|2013 record !rowspan="2"\|Lottery chances !colspan="5"\|Pick
1st\|\|2nd\|\|3rd\|\|4th
Connecticut Sun \| 10-24 \| 442 \| bgcolor="#FFFF99"\|.442 \| .316 \| .181 \| .062
Tulsa Shock \| 11–23 \| 227 \| .276 \| bgcolor="#FFFF99"\|.270 \| .293 \| .209
New York Liberty \| 11-23 \| 227 \| .276 \| .269 \| .294 \| bgcolor="#FFFF99"\|.209
San Antonio Stars \| 12-22 \| 104 \| .104 \| .145 \| bgcolor="#FFFF99"\|.232 \| .520
colspan="8" align="left"\|Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

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

!rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|2013
record

!rowspan="2"|Lottery
chances

!colspan="5"|Pick

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

Connecticut Sun

| 10-24

| 442

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|.442

| .316

| .181

| .062

Tulsa Shock

| 11–23

| 227

| .276

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|.270

| .293

| .209

New York Liberty

| 11-23

| 227

| .276

| .269

| .294

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|.209

San Antonio Stars

| 12-22

| 104

| .104

| .145

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|.232

| .520

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

Transactions

March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne{{cite news|last=Altavilla|first=John|title=Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics|date=April 14, 2014|url=https://www.courant.com/2014/04/14/dolson-hartley-to-play-together-for-mystics/|newspaper=Hartford Courant|publisher=Tribune Company|access-date=15 Apr 2014|archive-date=2014-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418041230/http://articles.courant.com/2014-04-14/sports/hc-uconn-wnba-draft-0415-20140414_1_stefanie-dolson-bria-hartley-dolson-and-hartley|url-status=live}}

Draft invitess

On April 10, 2014, the WNBA announced the 12 players who had been invited to attend the draft.{{cite press release |url=http://www.swishappeal.com/2014/4/10/5603042/wnba-draft-2014-prospects-attendees |title=2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft |publisher=Swish Appeal |date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}

{{flagicon|CAN}} Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame
{{flagicon|USA}} Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
{{flagicon|USA}} Markeisha Gatling, NC State
{{flagicon|USA}} Chelsea Gray, Duke
{{flagicon|USA}} Bria Hartley, Connecticut
{{flagicon|USA}} Natasha Howard, Florida State
{{flagicon|USA}} Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
{{flagicon|USA}} Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
{{flagicon|USA}} Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
{{flagicon|USA}} Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
{{flagicon|USA}} Odyssey Sims, Baylor
{{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Thomas, Maryland

Key

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=#FFCC00\| Chiney Ogwumike ⁺ \| rowspan=8\| {{USA}} \| Connecticut Sun \| Stanford
2 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Odyssey Sims * \| Tulsa Shock \| Baylor
3 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Kayla McBride ⁺ \| San Antonio Stars \| Notre Dame
4 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Alyssa Thomas * {{small\|(traded to Connecticut)}} \| New York Liberty \| Maryland
5 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Natasha Howard * \| Indiana Fever \| Florida State
6 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Stefanie Dolson ⁺ \| Washington Mystics \| rowspan=2\| Connecticut
7 \| Bria Hartley {{small\|(traded to Wasington)}} \| Seattle Storm
8 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\|Shoni Schimmel ⁺ \| Atlanta Dream \| Louisville
9 \| Natalie Achonwa \| {{CAN}} \| Indiana Fever {{small\|(from Phoenix)}} \| Notre Dame
10 \| Markeisha Gatling \| rowspan=3\| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky \| NC State
11 \| bgcolor=#FBCEB1\| Chelsea Gray * \| Connecticut Sun {{small\|(from Los Angeles)}} \| rowspan=2\| Duke
12 \| Tricia Liston \| Minnesota Lynx

class="wikitable sortable"

width=100|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=350|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Chiney Ogwumike ⁺

| rowspan=8| {{USA}}

| Connecticut Sun

| Stanford

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Odyssey Sims *

| Tulsa Shock

| Baylor

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Kayla McBride ⁺

| San Antonio Stars

| Notre Dame

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Alyssa Thomas * {{small|(traded to Connecticut)}}

| New York Liberty

| Maryland

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Natasha Howard *

| Indiana Fever

| Florida State

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Stefanie Dolson ⁺

| Washington Mystics

| rowspan=2| Connecticut

| Bria Hartley {{small|(traded to Wasington)}}

| Seattle Storm

| bgcolor=#FFCC00|Shoni Schimmel ⁺

| Atlanta Dream

| Louisville

| Natalie Achonwa

| {{CAN}}

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from Phoenix)}}

| Notre Dame

| Markeisha Gatling

| rowspan=3| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky

| NC State

| bgcolor=#FBCEB1| Chelsea Gray *

| Connecticut Sun {{small|(from Los Angeles)}}

| rowspan=2| Duke

| Tricia Liston

| Minnesota Lynx

=Round 2=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=100\|Pick ! width=300\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=350\|Team ! width=300\|School / club team
13 \| Jordan Hooper \| rowspan=3\| {{USA}} \| Tulsa Shock {{small\|(from Connecticut)}} \| Nebraska
14 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Tyaunna Marshall ^# \| New York Liberty \| Georgia Tech
15 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Asya Bussie ^# \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from Tulsa)}} \| West Virginia
16 \| Astou Ndour \| {{ESP}} \| San Antonio Stars \| Gran Canarias (Spain)
17 \| Tiffany Bias \| {{USA}} \| Phoenix Mercury {{small\|(from Indiana)}} \| Oklahoma State
18 \| Inga Orekhova \| {{UKR}} \| Atlanta Dream {{small\|(from Washington)}} \| South Florida
19 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Michelle Plouffe ^# \| {{CAN}} \| Seattle Storm \| Utah
20 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Cassie Harberts ^# \| rowspan=5\| {{USA}} \| Atlanta Dream \| USC
21 \| Maggie Lucas \| Phoenix Mercury \| Penn State
22 \| Gennifer Brandon \| Chicago Sky \| California
23 \| Jennifer Hamson \| Los Angeles Sparks \| BYU
24 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Christina Foggie ^# \| Minnesota Lynx \| Vanderbilt

class="wikitable sortable"

width=100|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=350|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| Jordan Hooper

| rowspan=3| {{USA}}

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

| Nebraska

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tyaunna Marshall ^#

| New York Liberty

| Georgia Tech

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Asya Bussie ^#

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

| West Virginia

| Astou Ndour

| {{ESP}}

| San Antonio Stars

| Gran Canarias (Spain)

| Tiffany Bias

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury {{small|(from Indiana)}}

| Oklahoma State

| Inga Orekhova

| {{UKR}}

| Atlanta Dream {{small|(from Washington)}}

| South Florida

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Michelle Plouffe ^#

| {{CAN}}

| Seattle Storm

| Utah

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Cassie Harberts ^#

| rowspan=5| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream

| USC

| Phoenix Mercury

| BYU

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Christina Foggie ^#

| Minnesota Lynx

| Vanderbilt

=Round 3=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=100\|Pick ! width=300\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=350\|Team ! width=300\|School / club team
25 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| DeNesha Stallworth ^# \| rowspan=5\| {{USA}} \| Connecticut Sun \| Kentucky
26 \| Meighan Simmons \| New York Liberty \| Tennessee
27 \| Theresa Plaisance \| Tulsa Shock \| LSU
28 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Bri Kulas ^# \| San Antonio Stars \| Missouri
29 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Haiden Palmer ^# \| Indiana Fever \| Gonzaga
30 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Carley Mijović ^# \| {{AUS}} \| Washington Mystics \| Canberra Capitals (Australia)
31 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Mikaela Ruef ^# \| rowspan=2\| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Stanford
32 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Kody Burke ^# \| Washington Mystics {{small\|(from Atlanta)}} \| NC State
33 \| Stephanie Talbot \| {{AUS}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
34 \| Jamierra Faulkner \| rowspan=3\| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky \| Southern Miss
35 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Antonita Slaughter ^# \| Los Angeles Sparks \| rowspan=2\| Louisville
36 \| Asia Taylor \| Minnesota Lynx

class="wikitable sortable"

width=100|Pick

! width=300|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=350|Team

! width=300|School / club team

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| DeNesha Stallworth ^#

| rowspan=5| {{USA}}