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{{Short description|2000 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}
{{Infobox WNBA Draft
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| league = WNBA
{{Infobox sports draft
| year = 2000
| image =
| name = 2000 WNBA draft
| imagesize =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| date = April 25, 2000
| logo =
| time =
| logosize =
| location =
| sport = Basketball
| network =
| date = April 25, 2000
| first_pick = [[Ann Wauters]]
| location =
| network =
| league = WNBA
| teams =
| first = [[Ann Wauters]]<br>[[Cleveland Rockers]]
| territorial =
| prev = [[1999 WNBA draft|1999]]
| next = [[2001 WNBA draft|2001]]
}}
}}


'''[[2000 in sports|2000]] [[WNBA draft]]''' – 25 April 2000
'''[[2000 in sports|2000]] [[WNBA draft]]'''


*On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
*On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
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==Expansion draft==
==Expansion draft==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width=100|Pick
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! width=300|Player
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! width=200|Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! width=350|WNBA Team
! width=300|School/Club Team
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[Gordana Grubin]] (G)
| [[Gordana Grubin]]
| G
| {{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
| {{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Los Angeles Sparks]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Los Angeles Sparks]])
| [[Pécs 2010|MiZo Pécs]] {{smaller|([[Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball)|Hungary]])}}
| [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| [[Edna Campbell]] (G)
| [[Edna Campbell]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Phoenix Mercury]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Phoenix Mercury]])
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|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[Kate Starbird]] (G)
| [[Kate Starbird]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Sacramento Monarchs]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Sacramento Monarchs]])
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|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| [[Alisa Burras]] (F)
| [[Alisa Burras]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Cleveland Rockers]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Cleveland Rockers]])
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|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| [[Sonja Henning]] (G)
| [[Sonja Henning]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Houston Comets]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Houston Comets]])
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|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| [[Sandy Brondello]] (G)
| [[Sandy Brondello]]
| G
| {{AUS}}
| {{AUS}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Detroit Shock]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Detroit Shock]])
| [[BTV 1846 Wuppertal|BTV Wuppertal]] {{smaller|([[Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga|Germany]])}}
| [[Australia]]
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| [[Sophia Witherspoon]] (G)
| [[Sophia Witherspoon]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[New York Liberty]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[New York Liberty]])
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|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| [[Stephanie White]] (G)
| [[Stephanie White]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Charlotte Sting]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Charlotte Sting]])
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|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| [[Nyree Roberts]] (C)
| [[Nyree Roberts]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Washington Mystics]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Washington Mystics]])
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|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| [[Angela Aycock]] (F)
| [[Angela Aycock]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Minnesota Lynx]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Minnesota Lynx]])
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|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| [[Debbie Black]] (G)
| [[Debbie Black]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Utah Starzz]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Utah Starzz]])
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|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| [[Tari Phillips]] (C)
| [[Tari Phillips]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Orlando Miracle]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Orlando Miracle]])
| [[UCF Knights| Central Florida]]
| [[UCF Knights|Central Florida]]
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| [[Coquese Washington]] (G)
| [[Coquese Washington]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[New York Liberty]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[New York Liberty]])
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|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| [[Sharon Manning]] (F)
| [[Sharon Manning]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Charlotte Sting]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Charlotte Sting]])
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|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| [[Nina Bjedov]] (C)
| [[Nina Bjedov]]
| C
| {{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
| {{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Los Angeles Sparks]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Los Angeles Sparks]])
| Basket Bees Pavia {{smaller|([[Lega Basket Femminile|Italy]])}}
| [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| [[Rita Williams]] (G)
| [[Rita Williams]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Washington Mystics]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Washington Mystics]])
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|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| [[Kara Wolters]] (C)
| [[Kara Wolters]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Houston Comets]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Houston Comets]])
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|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| [[Toni Foster]] (F)
| [[Toni Foster]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Phoenix Mercury]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Phoenix Mercury]])
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|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| [[Lesley Brown]] (F)
| [[Lesley Brown]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Detroit Shock]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Detroit Shock]])
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|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| [[Molly Goodenbour]] (G)
| [[Molly Goodenbour]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Sacramento Monarchs]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Sacramento Monarchs]])
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|-
|-
| 21
| 21
| [[Jamila Wideman]] (G)
| [[Jamila Wideman]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Cleveland Rockers]])
| [[Portland Fire]] (from [[Cleveland Rockers]])
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|-
|-
| 22
| 22
| [[Yolanda Moore]] (F)
| [[Yolanda Moore]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Orlando Miracle]])
| [[Miami Sol]] (from [[Orlando Miracle]])
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|-
|-
| 23
| 23
| [[Charmin Smith]] (G)
| [[Charmin Smith]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Minnesota Lynx]])
| [[Seattle Storm]] (from [[Minnesota Lynx]])
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|-
|-
| 24
| 24
| [[Chantel Tremitiere]] (G)
| [[Chantel Tremitiere]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Utah Starzz]])
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from [[Utah Starzz]])
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|}
|}


==College draft==
==College Draft==
{{WNBA Draft legend|3=y|4=y|7=y}}
{| class="wikitable"
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99" width="5%"|<sup> </sup>
| Denotes [[List of WNBA All-Stars|player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game]]
|}


===Round 1===
===Round 1===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width=100|Pick
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! width=300|Player
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! width=200|Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! width=350|WNBA Team
! width=300|School/Club Team
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|[[Ann Wauters]] (C)
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Ann Wauters]] <sup>+</sup>
| C
| {{BEL}}
| {{BEL}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic|Valenciennes]] <small>([[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|France]])</small>
| [[Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic|Valenciennes]] {{smaller|([[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|France]])}}
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| [[Tausha Mills]] (C)
| [[Tausha Mills]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Washington Mystics]]
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|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[Edwina Brown]] (G)
| [[Edwina Brown]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Utah){{refn|April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit
* Utah acquired [[Jennifer Azzi]] and a ''first-round pick'' (12th overall)
* Detroit acquired a ''first-round pick'' (3rd overall) and ''Miami's first-round pick'' (8th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
| [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| [[Cintia Dos Santos]] (F/C)
| [[Cíntia dos Santos]]
| F/C
| {{BRA}}
| {{BRA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
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|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| [[Grace Daley]] (G)
| [[Grace Daley]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Phoenix){{refn|February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
* Phoenix acquired [[Brandy Reed]]
* Minnesota acquired a ''first-round pick'' (5th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=MercuryLynx}}
| [[Tulane Green Wave women's basketball|Tulane]]
| [[Tulane Green Wave women's basketball|Tulane]]
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|[[Betty Lennox]] (G)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|'''[[Betty Lennox]]''' <sup>*</sup>
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
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|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| [[Lynn Pride]] (G/F)
| [[Lynn Pride]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Portland Fire]]
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|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| [[Tamicha Jackson]] (G)
| [[Tamicha Jackson]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Detroit Shock]] (from Utah via Miami){{refn|December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
* Miami acquired [[Elena Baranova]] and a ''second-round pick'' (19th overall)
* Utah acquired [[Kate Starbird]] and a ''first-round pick'' (8th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=SolStarzz}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
| [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| [[Kamila Vodichkova]] (F/C)
| [[Kamila Vodichkova]]
| F/C
| {{CZE}}
| {{CZE}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[BK Gambrinus]]
| [[BK Brno|Gambrinus Brno]]
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| [[Maylana Martin]] (F)
| [[Maylana Martin]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami via Indiana){{refn|December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
* Indiana acquired [[Stephanie White|Stephanie McCarty]]
* Miami acquired [[Sandy Brondello]] and a ''first-round pick'' (10th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=FeverSol}}{{refn|April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota
* Miami acquired [[Marlies Askamp]]
* Minnesota acquired ''Indiana's first-round pick'' (10th overall), ''second-'' and ''third-round picks'' (24th and 56th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| [[Summer Erb]] (C)
| [[Summer Erb]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
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|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| [[Naomi Mulitauaopele]] (C)
| [[Naomi Mulitauaopele]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Utah Starzz]] (from Detroit){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=StarzzShock}}
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| [[Olga Firsova]] (C)
| [[Olga Firsova]]
| C
| {{UKR}}
| {{UKR}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[New York Liberty]]
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|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| [[Katy Steding]] (F)
| [[Katy Steding]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
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|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| [[Nicole Kubik]] (G)
| [[Nicole Kubik]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| [[Elena Shakirova]] (F/C)
| [[Elena Shakirova]]
| F/C
| {{RUS}}
| {{RUS}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)|Dynamo Moscow]]
| [[Russia]]
|}
|}


===Round 2===
===Round 2===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width=100|Pick
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! width=300|Player
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! width=200|Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! width=350|WNBA Team
! width=300|School/Club Team
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| [[Helen Darling]] (G)
| [[Helen Darling]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
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|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| [[Tonya Washington]] (G/F)
| [[Tonya Washington]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Washington Mystics]]
| [[Washington Mystics]]
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|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| [[Jameka Jones]] (G)
| [[Jameka Jones]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Miami Sol]] (from Utah){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolStarzz}}
| [[Charlotte 49ers women's basketball|UNC Charlotte]]<!--UNC Charlotte didn't start calling its athletic program "Charlotte" until 2000–01.-->
| [[Charlotte 49ers women's basketball|UNC Charlotte]]<!--UNC Charlotte didn't start calling its athletic program "Charlotte" until 2000–01.-->
|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| [[Jannon Roland]] (F)
| [[Jannon Roland]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
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|-
|-
| 21
| 21
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|[[Adrian Williams (basketball)|Adrian Williams]] (F/C)
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Adrian Williams (basketball)|Adrian Williams]] <sup>+</sup>
| F/C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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|-
|-
| 22
| 22
| [[Marla Brumfield]] (G)
| [[Marla Brumfield]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
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|-
|-
| 23
| 23
| [[Stacey Thomas]] (F)
| [[Stacey Thomas]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Portland Fire]]
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|-
|-
| 24
| 24
| [[Keitha Dickerson]] (F)
| [[Keitha Dickerson]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
| [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
|-
|-
| 25
| 25
| [[Charisse Sampson]] (G)
| [[Charisse Sampson]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Seattle Storm]]
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|-
|-
| 26
| 26
| [[Jurgita Streimikyte]] (F)
| [[Jurgita Štreimikytė]]
| {{LTU}}
| F
| {{flag|LTU|1988|name=Lithuania}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Pool Comense]]
| [[ASDG Comense 1872|Pool Comense]] {{smaller|([[Lega Basket Femminile|Italy]])}}
|-
|-
| 27
| 27
| [[Tiffany Travis]] (G/F)
| [[Tiffany Travis]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
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|-
|-
| 28
| 28
| [[Madinah Slaise]] (G)
| [[Madinah Slaise]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Detroit Shock]]
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|-
|-
| 29
| 29
| [[Desiree Francis]] (F)
| [[Desiree Francis]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[New York Liberty]]
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|-
|-
| 30
| 30
| [[Stacy Clinesmith]] (G)
| [[Stacy Clinesmith]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
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|-
|-
| 31
| 31
| [[Paige Sauer]] (C)
| [[Paige Sauer]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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|-
|-
| 32
| 32
| [[Andrea Garner]] (C)
| [[Andrea Garner]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Houston Comets]]
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===Round 3===
===Round 3===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width=100|Pick
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! width=300|Player
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! width=200|Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! width=350|WNBA Team
! width=300|School/Club Team
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

|-
|-
| 33
| 33
| [[Monique Morehouse]] (C)
| [[Monique Morehouse]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
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|-
|-
| 34
| 34
| [[Jill Morton]] (G)
| [[Jill Morton]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Charlotte Sting]] (from Washington){{refn|January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
* Washington acquired [[Vicky Bullett]]
* Charlotte acquired [[Shalonda Enis]] and a ''third-round pick'' (34th overall) |group=lower-alpha|name=MysticsSting}}
| [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]]
| [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]]
|-
|-
| 35
| 35
| [[Stacy Frese]] (G)
| [[Stacy Frese]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Utah Starzz]]
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|-
|-
| 36
| 36
| [[Shawnetta Stewart]] (G)
| [[Shawnetta Stewart]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
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|-
|-
| 37
| 37
| [[Tauja Catchings]] (F)
| [[Tauja Catchings]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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|-
|-
| 38
| 38
| [[Phylesha Whaley]] (F)
| [[Phylesha Whaley]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
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|-
|-
| 39
| 39
| [[Maxann Reese]] (G)
| [[Maxann Reese]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Portland Fire]]
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|-
|-
| 40
| 40
| [[Milena Flores]] (G)
| [[Milena Flores]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Miami Sol]]
| [[Miami Sol]]
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|-
|-
| 41
| 41
| [[Kirra Jordan]] (F)
| [[Kirra Jordan]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Seattle Storm]]
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|-
|-
| 42
| 42
| [[Usha Gilmore]] (G/F)
| [[Usha Gilmore]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Indiana Fever]]
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|-
|-
| 43
| 43
| [[Peppi Browne]] (G/F)
| [[Peppi Browne]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
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|-
|-
| 44
| 44
| [[Chavonne Hammond]] (G/F)
| [[Chavonne Hammond]]
| G/F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Detroit Shock]]
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|-
|-
| 45
| 45
| [[Jessica Bibby]] (G)
| [[Jessica Bibby]]
| G
| {{AUS}}
| {{AUS}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[Dandenong Rangers]] <small>([[Women's National Basketball League|Australia]])</small>
| [[Dandenong Rangers]] {{smaller|([[Women's National Basketball League|Australia]])}}
|-
|-
| 46
| 46
| [[Rhonda Y Smith]] (C)
| [[Rhonda Y. Smith]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
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|-
|-
| 47
| 47
| [[Marte Alexander]] (C)
| [[Marte Alexander]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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|-
|-
| 48
| 48
| [[Latavia Coleman]] (F)
| [[Latavia Coleman]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Houston Comets]] (traded to Indiana)
| [[Florida State Seminoles women's basketball|Florida State]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles women's basketball|Florida State]]
|}
|}
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===Round 4===
===Round 4===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width=100|Pick
! style="width:5%;"| Pick
! width=300|Player
! style="width:20%;"| Player
! style="width:5%;"| Position
! width=200|Nationality
! style="width:20%;"| Nationality
! width=350|WNBA Team
! width=300|School/Club Team
! style="width:25%;"| Team
! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

|-
|-
| 49
| 49
| [[Sophie Von Saldern]] (F/C)
| [[Sophie von Saldern]]
| F/C
| {{GER}}
| {{GER}}
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| [[California Golden Bears women's basketball|California]]
| [[California Golden Bears women's basketball|California]]/BTV Wuppertal {{smaller|(Germany)}}
|-
|-
| 50
| 50
| [[Latina Davis]] (G)
| [[Latina Davis]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]] (from Washington, traded to Houston){{refn|December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired [[Monica Maxwell]] and ''Washington's third-round pick'' (50th overall) for selecting [[Nyree Roberts]] in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft. |group=lower-alpha|name=MysticsFever}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
|-
| 51
| 51
| [[Kristen Rasmussen]] (F)
| [[Kristen Rasmussen]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Utah Starzz]]
| [[Utah Starzz]]
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|-
|-
| 52
| 52
| [[Romana Hamzová]] (G)
| [[Romana Hamzová]]
| G
| {{CZE}}
| {{CZE}}
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| [[Orlando Miracle]]
| Gambrinus Brno
| [[Czech Republic]]
|-
|-
| 53
| 53
| [[Shantia Owens]] (C)
| [[Shantia Owens]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] (traded to Miami)
| [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
|-
| 54
| 54
| [[Jana Lichnerová]] (C)
| [[Jana Lichnerová]]
| C
| {{SVK}}
| {{SVK}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball|St. Joseph's]]
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball|Saint Joseph's]]
|-
|-
| 55
| 55
| [[Rhonda L Smith]] (C)
| Rhonda L. Smith
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Portland Fire]]
| [[Portland Fire]]
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|-
|-
| 56
| 56
| [[Shanele Stires]] (F)
| [[Shanele Stires]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] (from Miami){{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=SolLynx}}
| [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]] (from [[Columbus Quest]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]])
| [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]] (from [[Columbus Quest]], [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]])
|-
|-
| 57
| 57
| [[Katrina Hibbert]] (G)
| [[Katrina Hibbert]]
| G
| {{AUS}}
| {{AUS}}
| [[Seattle Storm]]
| [[Seattle Storm]]
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|-
|-
| 58
| 58
| [[Renee Robinson (basketball)|Renee Robinson]] (G)
| [[Renee Robinson (basketball)|Renee Robinson]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Indiana Fever]]
| [[Indiana Fever]] (traded to Houston)
| [[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]]
|-
|-
| 59
| 59
| [[Shaka Massey]] (C)
| [[Shaka Massey]]
| C
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Charlotte Sting]]
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|-
|-
| 60
| 60
| [[Cal Bouchard]] (G)
| [[Cal Bouchard]]
| G
| {{CAN}}
| {{CAN}}
| [[Detroit Shock]]
| [[Detroit Shock]]
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|-
|-
| 61
| 61
| [[Natalie Porter]] (F)
| [[Natalie Porter]]
| F
| {{AUS}}
| {{AUS}}
| [[New York Liberty]]
| [[New York Liberty]]
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|-
|-
| 62
| 62
| [[Jessica Zinobile]] (F)
| [[Jessica Zinobile]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
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|-
|-
| 63
| 63
| [[Nicky McCrimmon]] (G)
| [[Nicky McCrimmon]]
| G
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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|-
|-
| 64
| 64
| [[Abbie Willenborg]] (F)
| [[Abbie Willenborg]]
| F
| {{USA}}
| {{USA}}
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Houston Comets]]
| [[Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball|Marquette]]
| [[Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball|Marquette]]
|}
|}

== Trades ==
=== Pre-draft trades ===
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

== See also ==
*[[List of first overall WNBA draft picks]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 5 May 2024

2000 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 25, 2000
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionAnn Wauters
Cleveland Rockers
← 1999
2001 →

2000 WNBA draft

  • On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
  • On April 25, 2000 the regular WNBA draft took place.

Expansion draft

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Gordana Grubin G Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks) MiZo Pécs (Hungary)
2 Edna Campbell G  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Texas
3 Kate Starbird G  United States Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
4 Alisa Burras F  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Louisiana Tech
5 Sonja Henning G  United States Portland Fire (from Houston Comets) Stanford
6 Sandy Brondello G  Australia Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
7 Sophia Witherspoon G  United States Seattle Storm (from New York Liberty) Florida
8 Stephanie White G  United States Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting) Purdue
9 Nyree Roberts C  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Old Dominion
10 Angela Aycock F  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Kansas
11 Debbie Black G  United States Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz) St. Joseph's
12 Tari Phillips C  United States Portland Fire (from Orlando Miracle) Central Florida
13 Coquese Washington G  United States Portland Fire (from New York Liberty) Notre Dame
14 Sharon Manning F  United States Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting) North Carolina State
15 Nina Bjedov C Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks) Basket Bees Pavia (Italy)
16 Rita Williams G  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Connecticut
17 Kara Wolters C  United States Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets) Connecticut
18 Toni Foster F  United States Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury) Iowa
19 Lesley Brown F  United States Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) Virginia
20 Molly Goodenbour G  United States Portland Fire (from Sacramento Monarchs) Stanford
21 Jamila Wideman G  United States Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers) Stanford
22 Yolanda Moore F  United States Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle) Mississippi
23 Charmin Smith G  United States Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx) Stanford
24 Chantel Tremitiere G  United States Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz) Auburn

College Draft

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* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Round 1

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Ann Wauters + C  Belgium Cleveland Rockers Valenciennes (France)
2 Tausha Mills C  United States Washington Mystics Alabama (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
3 Edwina Brown G  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah)[a] Texas
4 Cíntia dos Santos F/C  Brazil Orlando Miracle Brazil
5 Grace Daley G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix)[b] Tulane
6 Betty Lennox * G  United States Minnesota Lynx Louisiana Tech
7 Lynn Pride G/F  United States Portland Fire Kansas
8 Tamicha Jackson G  United States Detroit Shock (from Utah via Miami)[c][a] Louisiana Tech
9 Kamila Vodichkova F/C  Czech Republic Seattle Storm Gambrinus Brno
10 Maylana Martin F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami via Indiana)[d][e] UCLA
11 Summer Erb C  United States Charlotte Sting North Carolina State
12 Naomi Mulitauaopele C  United States Utah Starzz (from Detroit)[a] Stanford
13 Olga Firsova C  Ukraine New York Liberty Kansas State
14 Katy Steding F  United States Sacramento Monarchs Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL)
15 Nicole Kubik G  United States Los Angeles Sparks Nebraska
16 Elena Shakirova F/C  Russia Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow

Round 2

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
17 Helen Darling G  United States Cleveland Rockers Penn State
18 Tonya Washington G/F  United States Washington Mystics Florida
19 Jameka Jones G  United States Miami Sol (from Utah)[c] UNC Charlotte
20 Jannon Roland F  United States Orlando Miracle Purdue (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
21 Adrian Williams + F/C  United States Phoenix Mercury USC
22 Marla Brumfield G  United States Minnesota Lynx Rice
23 Stacey Thomas F  United States Portland Fire Michigan
24 Keitha Dickerson F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)[e] Texas Tech
25 Charisse Sampson G  United States Seattle Storm Kansas (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
26 Jurgita Štreimikytė F  Lithuania Indiana Fever Pool Comense (Italy)
27 Tiffany Travis G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Florida
28 Madinah Slaise G  United States Detroit Shock Cincinnati
29 Desiree Francis F  United States New York Liberty Iowa State
30 Stacy Clinesmith G  United States Sacramento Monarchs UC Santa Barbara
31 Paige Sauer C  United States Los Angeles Sparks Connecticut
32 Andrea Garner C  United States Houston Comets Penn State

Round 3

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
33 Monique Morehouse C  United States Cleveland Rockers Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
34 Jill Morton G  United States Charlotte Sting (from Washington)[f] Louisville
35 Stacy Frese G  United States Utah Starzz Iowa State
36 Shawnetta Stewart G  United States Orlando Miracle Rutgers
37 Tauja Catchings F  United States Phoenix Mercury Illinois
38 Phylesha Whaley F  United States Minnesota Lynx Oklahoma
39 Maxann Reese G  United States Portland Fire Michigan State
40 Milena Flores G  United States Miami Sol Stanford
41 Kirra Jordan F  United States Seattle Storm Rice
42 Usha Gilmore G/F  United States Indiana Fever Rutgers
43 Peppi Browne G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Duke
44 Chavonne Hammond G/F  United States Detroit Shock Vanderbilt
45 Jessica Bibby G  Australia New York Liberty Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
46 Rhonda Y. Smith C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Washington
47 Marte Alexander C  United States Los Angeles Sparks Arizona
48 Latavia Coleman F  United States Houston Comets (traded to Indiana) Florida State

Round 4

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
49 Sophie von Saldern F/C  Germany Cleveland Rockers California/BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
50 Latina Davis G  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington, traded to Houston)[g] Tennessee
51 Kristen Rasmussen F  United States Utah Starzz Michigan State
52 Romana Hamzová G  Czech Republic Orlando Miracle Gambrinus Brno
53 Shantia Owens C  United States Phoenix Mercury (traded to Miami) Kentucky
54 Jana Lichnerová C  Slovakia Minnesota Lynx Saint Joseph's
55 Rhonda L. Smith C  United States Portland Fire Long Beach State
56 Shanele Stires F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)[e] Kansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
57 Katrina Hibbert G  Australia Seattle Storm LSU
58 Renee Robinson G  United States Indiana Fever (traded to Houston) Virginia
59 Shaka Massey C  United States Charlotte Sting Louisiana Tech
60 Cal Bouchard G  Canada Detroit Shock Boston College
61 Natalie Porter F  Australia New York Liberty Australia
62 Jessica Zinobile F  United States Sacramento Monarchs Saint Francis (PA)
63 Nicky McCrimmon G  United States Los Angeles Sparks USC
64 Abbie Willenborg F  United States Houston Comets Marquette

Trades

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Pre-draft trades

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  1. ^ a b c April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit
    • Utah acquired Jennifer Azzi and a first-round pick (12th overall)
    • Detroit acquired a first-round pick (3rd overall) and Miami's first-round pick (8th overall)
  2. ^ February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
    • Phoenix acquired Brandy Reed
    • Minnesota acquired a first-round pick (5th overall)
  3. ^ a b December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
  4. ^ December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
  5. ^ a b c April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota
    • Miami acquired Marlies Askamp
    • Minnesota acquired Indiana's first-round pick (10th overall), second- and third-round picks (24th and 56th overall)
  6. ^ January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
  7. ^ December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired Monica Maxwell and Washington's third-round pick (50th overall) for selecting Nyree Roberts in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.

See also

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References

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  • "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
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