2001 WNBA draft
2001 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | April 20, 2001 |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
First selection | Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm |
2001 WNBA draft
- On April 20, 2001 the regular WNBA draft took place.
Key[]
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Meh |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft selections[]
Round 1[]
Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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33 | F | United States | Houston Comets (from Seattle)[g] | Western Kentucky | |
34 | F | United States | Charlotte Sting | Xavier | |
35 | F | United States | Indiana Fever | Missouri | |
36 | G | United States | Portland Fire | Pepperdine | |
37 | Levys Torres | C | Colombia | Miami Sol | Florida State |
38 | Svetlana Volnaya | G/F | Belarus | Detroit Shock | Virginia |
39 | Tombi Bell | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Miami |
40 | Shea Ralph | G/F | United States | Utah Starzz | Connecticut |
41 | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Ohio State | |
42 | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Kansas | |
43 | F | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Oregon | |
44 | Elena Karpova | F | Russia | Washington Mystics (from New York)[f] | MBK Ružomberok (Slovakia) |
45 | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Virginia Tech | |
46 | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Penn State | |
47 | C | United States | Houston Comets | Life | |
48 | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Notre Dame |
Round 4[]
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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49 | G | United States | Seattle Storm | North Carolina | |
50 | Reshea Bristol | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Arizona |
51 | F | United States | Indiana Fever | LSU | |
52 | Natasha Pointer | G | United States | Portland Fire | Rutgers |
53 | Carolyn Moos | C | United States | Phoenix Mercury (from Miami)[h] | Stanford |
54 | Kelly Santos | F | Brazil | Detroit Shock | Brazil |
55 | G/F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Iowa State | |
56 | Cara Consuegra | G | United States | Utah Starzz | Iowa |
57 | F/C | Finland | New York Liberty (from Washington)[f] | Xavier | |
58 | Anne Thorius | G | Denmark | Orlando Miracle | Michigan |
59 | F/C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Clemson | |
60 | G | United States | New York Liberty | Southwest Missouri State | |
61 | G | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Washington | |
62 | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown | |
63 | G | United States | Houston Comets | Tennessee | |
64 | G/F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Syracuse |
Notes:
- ^ 2002 Rookie of the Year.
- ^ 2001 Rookie of the Year.
- ^ Became Missouri State in 2005.
- ^ February 20, 2001: Minnesota to Portland[1]
- Portland acquired Kristin Folkl and New York's first-round pick
- Minnesota acquired Lynn Pride and Michele Van Gorp
- Minnesota acquired a 2001 first-round pick
- New York acquired Grace Daley
- ^ April 11, 2001: Sacramento to Indiana[1]
- Indiana acquired a first-round pick
- Sacramento acquired Kara Wolters
- ^ a b c April 17, 2001: Three-team trade[1]
- Minnesota acquired New York's second-round pick from Washington
- Washington acquired a third-round pick from New York and Annie Burgess from Minnesota
- New York acquired a fourth-round pick and Andrea Nagy from Washington
- ^ May 27, 2000: Seattle to Houston[1]
- Houston acquired a 2001 third-round pick
- Seattle acquired the draft rights to Andrea Garner
- ^ April 25, 2000: Miami to Phoenix[1]
- Phoenix acquired a 2001 fourth-round pick
- Miami acquired the draft rights to Shantia Owens
References[]
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
Categories:
- Women's National Basketball Association Draft
- 2001 WNBA season