2015 WNBA draft

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2015 WNBA draft

| image =

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| logo =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = 16 April

| location = Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

| network = ESPN2, ESPNU

| league = WNBA

| teams =

| first = Jewell Loyd
Seattle Storm

| territorial =

| prev = 2014

| next = 2016

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The 2015 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2015 WNBA season.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/seattle_wins_draft_lottery_2014_08_21.html |website=WNBA |title=Seattle Storm Win Top Pick in 2015 WNBA Draft Presented by State Farm}} The Seattle Storm picked first.

This year's draft was unusual in that two players with remaining college eligibility declared for the draft—Jewell Loyd of Notre Dame, who had one year of eligibility remaining, and Amanda Zahui B. of Minnesota, with two years remaining. Both players were draft-eligible by virtue of their births in 1993; under current draft rules, players who turn 22 in the calendar year of the draft can declare themselves eligible even if they have not completed college eligibility.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_27918496/jewell-loyd-amanda-zahui-b-shake-up-wnba |title=Jewell Loyd, Amanda Zahui B. shake up WNBA draft |first=Doug |last=Feinberg |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=April 15, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2016}} Before this season, only two players with remaining college eligibility had ever entered the WNBA draft, and only one of these did so before her fourth college season (Kelsey Bone in 2012).{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/womens-college-basketball-is-better-than-mens/ |title=Women's College Basketball Is Better Than Men's |first=Benjamin |last=Morris |publisher=FiveThirtyEight |date=April 27, 2015 |access-date=June 7, 2016}}

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2015 draft occurred on August 21, 2014. The team that would get the first pick would be the winner of the lottery.[https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/11391119/seattle-storm-win-wnba-draft-lottery-secure-no-1-pck Seattle Storm win WNBA draft lottery, secure No. 1 pick - ESPN]

Note: Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text.

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! Team

! 2014 record

! Lottery chances{{cite website |title=Seattle Storm Win Draft Lottery! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKLW0lYBaiA |website=YouTube |publisher=WNBA |date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=April 21, 2025}}

! Result

Seattle Storm

| 12–22

| 35.9%

| 1st pick

Tulsa Shock

| 12–22

| 35.9%

| 2nd pick

Connecticut Sun

| 13–21

| 17.8%

| 3rd pick

Connecticut Sun {{small|(from New York Liberty)}}

| 15–19{{efn|New York's record}}

| 10.4%

| 4th pick

Draft invitees

The WNBA announced on April 13, 2015 the 12 players invited to attend the draft.{{cite press release |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/loyd_mosquedalewis_headline__2015_04_13.html |title=Loyd, Mosqueda-Lewis Headline List of Top College Prospects to Attend WNBA Draft 2015 Presented by State Farm |publisher=WNBA |date=April 13, 2015 |access-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414034101/http://www.wnba.com/news/loyd_mosquedalewis_headline__2015_04_13.html |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

{{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Boyd, California
{{flagicon|USA}} Reshanda Gray, California
{{flagicon|USA}} Dearica Hamby, Wake Forest
{{flagicon|USA}} Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee
{{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Hrynko, DePaul
{{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Logic, Iowa
{{flagicon|USA}} Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame
{{flagicon|USA}} Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut
{{flagicon|USA}} Kiah Stokes, Connecticut
{{flagicon|USA}} Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina
{{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Williams, Duke
{{flagicon|SWE}} Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota

Key

Draft

File:Jewell Loyd 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 1st overall by the Seattle Storm.]]

File:Elizabeth Olatayo Williams 1 Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball 20191031 (1).jpg was selected 4th overall by the Connecticut Sun.]]

File:230523 Lynx Dreaml JohnMc55.jpg was selected 5th overall by the Chicago Sky.]]

File:Dearica Hamby 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 6th overall by the San Antonio Stars.]]

File:Natasha Cloud 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 15th overall by the Washington Mystics.]]

File:Betnijah Laney 2023.jpg was selected 17th overall by the Chicago Sky.]]

=Round 1=

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width=30\|Pick ! width=333\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=383\|Team ! width="333"\|School / club team
1 \| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"\|Jewell Loyd * \| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Notre Dame
2 \| \|Amanda Zahui B. \| {{SWE}} \| Tulsa Shock \| Minnesota
3 \| \|Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis \| rowspan=10\| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm {{small\|(from Connecticut)}}{{#tag:ref\|The Storm traded Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen to Connecticut for the 3rd and 15th picks in this draft.{{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/team/transactions/_/name/sea/seattle-storm\|title=Seattle Storm 2015 Team Transactions\|access-date=2015-03-21\|publisher=ESPN\|work=ESPN}}\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_a}} \| Connecticut
4 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Elizabeth Williams ⁺ \| Connecticut Sun {{small\|(from New York)}} \| Duke
5 \| bgcolor="#FFCC00"\| Cheyenne Parker ⁺ \| Chicago Sky \| Middle Tennessee
6 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\| Dearica Hamby ⁺ \| San Antonio Stars {{small\|(from Indiana)}}{{#tag:ref\|The Stars traded Shenise Johnson and their second-round pick to Indiana for the first- and third-round picks in this draft.[http://www.wnba.com/news/fever_acquire_shenise_johnson_2015_03_12.html Fever Acquire Shenise Johnson From Stars]\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_b}} \|Wake Forest
7 \| Crystal Bradford \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Central Michigan
8 \| Ally Malott \| Washington Mystics \| Dayton
9 \| Brittany Boyd \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from San Antonio)}} \| California
10 \| Samantha Logic \| Atlanta Dream \| Iowa
11 \| Kiah Stokes \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Minnesota)}} \| Connecticut
12 \| Isabelle Harrison \| Phoenix Mercury \| Tennessee

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width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width="333"|School / club team

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Jewell Loyd *

| {{USA}}

| {{SWE}}

| |Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

| rowspan=10| {{USA}}

| Seattle Storm {{small|(from Connecticut)}}{{#tag:ref|The Storm traded Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen to Connecticut for the 3rd and 15th picks in this draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/team/transactions/_/name/sea/seattle-storm|title=Seattle Storm 2015 Team Transactions|access-date=2015-03-21|publisher=ESPN|work=ESPN}}|group=lower-alpha|name=note_a}}

| Connecticut

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Elizabeth Williams ⁺

| Connecticut Sun {{small|(from New York)}}

| Duke

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Cheyenne Parker ⁺

| Chicago Sky

| Middle Tennessee

| bgcolor=#FFCC00| Dearica Hamby ⁺

| San Antonio Stars {{small|(from Indiana)}}{{#tag:ref|The Stars traded Shenise Johnson and their second-round pick to Indiana for the first- and third-round picks in this draft.[http://www.wnba.com/news/fever_acquire_shenise_johnson_2015_03_12.html Fever Acquire Shenise Johnson From Stars]|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}

| Dayton

| New York Liberty {{small|(from San Antonio)}}

| Iowa

| New York Liberty {{small|(from Minnesota)}}

| Connecticut

| Isabelle Harrison

| Phoenix Mercury

| Tennessee

=Round 2=

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width=30\|Pick ! width=333\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=383\|Team ! width=333\|School / club team
13 \| Brianna Kiesel \| rowspan=11\|{{USA}} \| Tulsa Shock \| Pittsburgh
14 \| Cierra Burdick \| Los Angeles Sparks {{small\|(from Seattle)}} \| Tennessee
15 \| Natasha Cloud \| Washington Mystics {{small\|(from Connecticut via Seattle)}} \| Saint Joseph's
16 \| Reshanda Gray \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from New York)}} \| California
17 \| bgcolor=#FFCC00\|Betnijah Laney ⁺ \| Chicago Sky \| Rutgers
18 \| Alex Harden \| Phoenix Mercury {{small\| (from Indiana)}}{{refn\|May 12, 2014: Indiana to Phoenix{{cite web \|title=Indiana Acquires Two-Time Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas \|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/indiana-acquires-two-time-big-ten-player-of-the-year-maggie-lucas/n-4787310 \|website=Our Sports Central \|date=May 12, 2014 \|access-date=June 4, 2025}} Indiana acquired Maggie Lucas Phoenix acquired 2015 second-round pick\|name=FevMerc\|group=lower-alpha}} \| Wichita State
19 \| Brittany Hrynko {{small\|(traded to Atlanta)}} \| Connecticut Sun {{small\|(from Los Angeles)}} \| DePaul
20 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Vicky McIntyre ^# \| Seattle Storm {{small\|(from Washington)}} \| Oral Roberts
21 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Chelsea Gardner ^# \| Indiana Fever {{small\|(from San Antonio)}} \| Kansas
22 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Aleighsa Welch ^# \| Chicago Sky {{small\|(from Atlanta)}} \| South Carolina
23 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Amber Orrange ^# \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Minnesota)}} \| Stanford
24 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Žofia Hruščáková ^# \| {{SVK}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Good Angels Košice {{small\|(Slovakia)}}

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width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width=333|School / club team

| rowspan=11|{{USA}}

| Los Angeles Sparks {{small|(from Seattle)}}

| Tennessee

| Natasha Cloud

| Washington Mystics {{small|(from Connecticut via Seattle)}}

| Saint Joseph's

| Reshanda Gray

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from New York)}}

| California

| bgcolor=#FFCC00|Betnijah Laney ⁺

| Chicago Sky

| Rutgers

| Alex Harden

| Phoenix Mercury {{small| (from Indiana)}}{{refn|May 12, 2014: Indiana to Phoenix{{cite web |title=Indiana Acquires Two-Time Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/indiana-acquires-two-time-big-ten-player-of-the-year-maggie-lucas/n-4787310 |website=Our Sports Central |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=June 4, 2025}}

Indiana acquired Maggie Lucas
Phoenix acquired 2015 second-round pick|name=FevMerc|group=lower-alpha}}

| Wichita State

| Brittany Hrynko {{small|(traded to Atlanta)}}

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

| DePaul

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Vicky McIntyre ^#

| Seattle Storm {{small|(from Washington)}}

| Oral Roberts

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Chelsea Gardner ^#

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from San Antonio)}}

| Kansas

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Aleighsa Welch ^#

| Chicago Sky {{small|(from Atlanta)}}

| South Carolina

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Amber Orrange ^#

| New York Liberty {{small|(from Minnesota)}}

| Stanford

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Žofia Hruščáková ^#

| {{SVK}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Good Angels Košice {{small|(Slovakia)}}

=Round 3=

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width=30\|Pick ! width=333\|Player ! width=200\|Nationality ! width=383\|Team ! width=333\|School / club team
25 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Mimi Mungedi ^# \| {{GAB}} \| Tulsa Shock \| Nevada
26 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Nneka Enemkpali ^# \| rowspan=4\| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Texas
27 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Laurin Mincy ^# \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Connecticut)}} \| Maryland
28 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Michala Johnson ^# \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Minnesota)}} \| Wisconsin
29 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Ariel Massengale ^# \| Atlanta Dream \| Tennessee
30 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Dragana Stanković ^# \| {{SRB}} \| San Antonio Stars {{small\|(from Indiana)}} \| UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron {{small\|(Hungary)}}
31 \| Andrea Hoover \| {{USA}} \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Dayton
32 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Marica Gajić ^# \| {{BIH}} \| Washington Mystics \| ŽKK Celje {{small\|(Slovenia)}}
33 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Nikki Moody ^# \| rowspan=3\| {{USA}} \| San Antonio Stars \| Iowa State
34 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Lauren Okafor ^# \| Atlanta Dream \| James Madison
35 \| Shae Kelley \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from New York)}} \| Minnesota
36 \| bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| Promise Amukamara ^# \| {{NGA}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Arizona State

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width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width=333|School / club team

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mimi Mungedi ^#

| {{GAB}}

| Tulsa Shock

| Nevada

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Nneka Enemkpali ^#

| rowspan=4| {{USA}}