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2011 WNBA draft
2011 meeting of WNBA teams to select players From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2011 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The first round was shown on ESPN (HD), while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.
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Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2011 draft occurred on November 2, 2010. The Minnesota Lynx won the first pick, while the Tulsa Shock, Chicago Sky and Lynx were awarded the second, third and fourth picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
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Transactions
- March 11, 2010: Atlanta and San Antonio swap second-round picks as part of the Michelle Snow transaction.
- April 7, 2010: Connecticut receives a second-round pick from Tulsa as part of the Chante Black/Amber Holt transaction.
- April 8, 2010: Minnesota receives Connecticut's first-round pick and Tulsa's second-round pick from Connecticut as part of the Kelsey Griffin transaction.
- May 13, 2010: Chicago receives a second-round pick from Los Angeles as part of the Kristi Toliver transaction.
- May 27, 2010: Tulsa receives a second-round pick from Indiana as part of the Shavonte Zellous transaction.
- July 23, 2010: Tulsa receives a first-round pick from Phoenix as part of the Kara Braxton/Nicole Ohlde transaction.
Source[1]
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Invited players
The WNBA announced on April 6, 2011, that 15 players had been invited to attend the draft.[2]
Danielle Adams, Texas A&M
Jessica Breland, North Carolina
Liz Cambage, Bulleen Boomers (Australia)
Sydney Colson, Texas A&M
Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky
Amber Harris, Xavier
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier
Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
Carolyn Swords, Boston College
Jasmine Thomas, Duke
Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga
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 |
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Draft selections
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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See also
References
External links
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