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WNBA Draft 2005

DISPERSAL DRAFT RESULTS :: WNBA DRAFT
2002 DRAFT :: 2003 DRAFT :: 2004 DRAFT :: 2005 DRAFT :: 2006 DRAFT

2005 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 1
2005 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 2
2005 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 3

Charlotte Sting Get Top Pick in WNBA Draft: The Charlotte Sting, who narrowly missed the WNBA playoffs last season, will get the first pick in the 2005 draft. Charlotte (16-18) won the draft lottery Wednesday night, beating out the five other non-playoff teams. The Indiana Fever (15-19) will pick second, followed by the Phoenix Mercury (17-17), San Antonio Silver Stars (9-25), and Houston Comets (13-21).

WNBA 2005 Draft Order Set: The Washington Mystics will have the sixth overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft as determined by the draft lottery held today. The Charlotte Sting came up with the number one overall selection, followed by the Indiana Fever. The 2005 WNBA Draft will be held in April. The WNBA Lottery included the five teams that did not qualify for the 2004 WNBA Playoffs. The lottery will establish the order of selection for the first-round of the draft, with the order of selection for the second and third rounds based on each team's regular season finish during the 2004 season.

Comets Fall to Fifth in WNBA 2005 Draft: The balls did not bounce the Comets' way as teams were lined up for the 2005 WNBA draft. In a drawing December 1 2004, the Comets had the second-best shot at getting the top pick with 261 chances out of 1,000.

Ann Meyers Offseason News and Notes: The WNBA offseason gives us a chance to take a closer look at the future stars of the league as they compete in their college season . . .

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2005 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 1

1. Charlotte Sting: Janel McCarville, C, Minnesota
2. Indiana Fever: Tan White, G, Mississippi St.
3. Phoenix Mercury: Sandora Irvin, F, Texas Christian
4. San Antonio Silver Stars: Kendra Wecker, F, Kansas St.
5. Houston Comets: Sancho Lyttle, C, Houston
6. Washington Mystics: Temeka Johnson, G, L.S.U.
7. Detroit Shock: Kara Braxton, F, Georgia
8. Connecticut Sun: Katie Feenstra, C, Liberty (Rights traded to San Antonio for Margo Dydek)
9. Sacramento Monarchs: Kristin Haynie, G, Michigan St.
10. New York Liberty: Loree Moore, G, Tennessee
11. Minnesota Lynx: Kristen Mann, F, UC-Santa Barbara
12. Seattle Storm: Tanisha Wright, G, Penn State
13. Detroit Shock: Dionnah Jackson, F, Oklahoma

2006 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 2

14. San Antonio Silver Stars Shyra Ely, F, Tennessee
15. 1Houston Comets 1 Roneeka Hodges, G, Florida State
16. Indiana Fever: Yolanda Paige, G, West Virginia
17. Minnesota Lynx: Jacqueline Batteast, F, Notre Dame
18. Phoenix Mercury: Angelina Williams, F, Illinois
19. Washington Mystics: Erica Taylor, G, Louisiana Tech
20. Detroit Shock: Nikita Bell, F/G, North Carolina
21. Connecticut Sun: Erin Phillips, Australia
22. Sacramento Monarchs: Chelsea Newton, G, Rutgers
23. New York Liberty: Tabitha Pool, F, Michigan
24. Charlotte Sting: Jessica Moore, C, Connecticut
25. Seattle Storm: Ashley Battle, F, Connecticut
26. Los Angeles Sparks: DeeDee Wheeler, G, Arizona

2005 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 3

27. San Antonio Silver Stars Catherine Kraayeveld, F, Oregon
28. Houston Comets Jenni Dant, G, DePaul
29. Indiana Fever Ashley Earley, G/F, Vanderbilt
30. Sacramento Monarchs Anne O'Neil, G, Iowa State
31. Phoenix Mercury Jamie Carey, G, Texas
32. Washington Mystics Tashia Morehead, F, Florida
33. Detroit Shock Jenni Lingor, G, Southwest Missouri St.
34. Connecticut Sun Megan Mahoney, F, Kansas St.
35. Sacramento Monarchs Cisti Greenwalt, C, Texas Tech
36. New York Liberty Rebecca Richman, C, Rutgers
37. Minnesota LynxMonique Bivins, G, Alabama
38. Seattle Storm Steffanie Blackmon, F, Baylor
39. Los Angeles Sparks: Heather Schreiber, F, Texas

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