2004 WNBA draft
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The 2004 WNBA draft was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
2004 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | January 6 – April 17, 2004 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
Merging teams | Cleveland Rockers (folded in 2003) |
First selection | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury |
Key
! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
^ | 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 and All-WNBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Dispersal draft
On January 6, 2004, a dispersal draft took place.
The following players were drafted from the roster of the Cleveland Rockers, who folded after the 2003 season:
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team |
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1 | Penny Taylor * ^ | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury |
2 | Chasity Melvin + | C/F | ![]() |
Washington Mystics |
3 | LaToya Thomas | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars |
4 | Ann Wauters + | C | ![]() |
New York Liberty |
5 | Deanna Jackson | F | ![]() |
Indiana Fever |
6 | Betty Lennox * | G | ![]() |
Seattle Storm |
7 | Helen Darling | G | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx |
8 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | C | ![]() |
Houston Comets (from Connecticut) |
9 | Mery Andrade | F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting |
10 | Jennifer Butler # | C | ![]() |
Sacramento Monarchs |
11 | Lucienne Berthieu | F/C | ![]() |
Houston Comets |
12 | Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks |
13 | Jennifer Rizzotti ^ | G | ![]() |
Detroit Shock |
College draft
Round 1

Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diana Taurasi * | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut |
2 | Alana Beard * | G | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Duke |
3 | Nicole Powell + | G/F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting (from Indiana) | Stanford |
4 | Lindsay Whalen * ^ ! | G | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Minnesota |
5 | Shameka Christon + | G/F | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Arkansas |
6 | Nicole Ohlde | C | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (from Seattle) | Kansas State |
7 | Vanessa Hayden | C | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Florida |
8 | Chandi Jones | G/F | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Houston |
9 | Ebony Hoffman | C | ![]() |
Indiana Fever (from Charlotte) | USC |
10 | Rebekkah Brunson + | F | ![]() |
Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown |
11 | Iciss Tillis | C/F | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Houston) | Duke |
12 | Christi Thomas | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia |
13 | Shereka Wright | F | ![]() |
Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Ashley Robinson | C | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee |
15 | Kaayla Chones | C | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | NC State |
16 | Jessica Brungo | F | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Penn State |
17 | Amisha Carter | C | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech |
18 | Kelly Mazzante | F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting (from Indiana) | Penn State |
19 | Trina Frierson | F | ![]() |
Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech |
20 | Tasha Butts | F | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee |
21 | Cindy Dallas # | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Connecticut) | Illinois |
22 | Jenni Benningfield | F | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt |
23 | Erika Valek # | G | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Sacramento) | Purdue |
24 | Ugo Oha # | C | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from Houston) | George Washington |
25 | Doneeka Hodges | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | LSU |
26 | Lindsay Taylor (traded to Phoenix) | C | ![]() |
Houston Comets (from Detroit) | UC Santa Barbara |
Round 3

Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Maria Villarroel # (traded to Houston) |
G | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Oklahoma |
28 | Evan Unrau # | F | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Missouri |
29 | Candace Futrell | G | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio) | Duquesne |
30 | Catherine Joens | G | ![]() |
New York Liberty | George Washington |
31 | Ieva Kubliņa # | F/C | ![]() |
Indiana Fever | Virginia Tech |
32 | Jennifer Smith | C | ![]() |
Detroit Shock (from Seattle, via Houston) | Michigan |
33 | Amber Jacobs | G | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Boston College |
34 | Toccara Williams | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars (from Connecticut) | Texas A&M |
35 | Jia Perkins + | G | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
36 | Nuria Martínez | F | ![]() |
Sacramento Monarchs | Avenida (Spain) |
37 | Stacy Stephens | C | ![]() |
Houston Comets | Texas |
38 | Kate Bulger # | G | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (from Detroit) | West Virginia |
See also
References
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