2013 WNBA draft
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The 2013 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 15, 2013, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
| 2013 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 15, 2013 |
| Location | Bristol, Connecticut |
| Network(s) | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury |
Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012. For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| Team | 2012 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Washington Mystics | 5–29 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 7–27 | 276 | .276 | .310 | .270 | .144 | |
| Tulsa Shock | 9–25 | 178 | .178 | .230 | .317 | .275 | |
| Chicago Sky | 14–20 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
| Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | |||||||
Transactions
- February 2, 2012: The Minnesota Lynx signed-and-traded Alexis Hornbuckle to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
- March 14, 2012: The Chicago Sky acquired Sonja Petrovic from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
- February 19, 2013: The Washington Mystics receive the seventh and 19th overall pick from the Atlanta Dream as part of the Jasmine Thomas trade. Atlanta receives the 13th overall pick.
- February 27, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the seventh overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Kia Vaughn trade. Washington receives the 17th overall pick.
- March 1, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 15th and 27th overall picks as part of a three-team trade. The Tulsa Shock receive the 29th overall pick.
- April 15, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 25th overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
Draft invitees
The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, the 12 players were invited to attend the draft.[1]
Alex Bentley, Penn State- Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M
- Layshia Clarendon, California
- Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
- Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
- Kelly Faris, Connecticut
- Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Tianna Hawkins, Maryland
- Tayler Hill, Ohio State
- Lindsey Moore, Nebraska
- Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers, Georgetown
- Toni Young, Oklahoma State
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 |
Draft
Summarize
Perspective
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittney Griner * |  United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 2 | Elena Delle Donne * | Chicago Sky | Delaware (Sr.) | |
| 3 | Skylar Diggins * | Tulsa Shock | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| 4 | Tayler Hill | Washington Mystics | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
| 5 | Kelsey Bone + | New York Liberty | Texas A&M (Jr.) | |
| 6 | Tianna Hawkins | Seattle Storm | Maryland (Sr.) | |
| 7 | Toni Young | New York Liberty (from Atlanta via Washington) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| 8 | Kayla Alexander |  Canada |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 9 | Layshia Clarendon + | United States |
Indiana Fever | California (Sr.) |
| 10 | A'dia Mathies | Los Angeles Sparks | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| 11 | Kelly Faris | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| 12 | Lindsey Moore | Minnesota Lynx | Nebraska (Sr.) |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alex Bentley + | United States |
Atlanta Dream (from Washington) | Penn State (Sr.) |
| 14 | Sugar Rodgers + | Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix) | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| 15 | Kamiko Williams | New York Liberty (from Tulsa) | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| 16 | Davellyn Whyte | San Antonio Silver Stars (from Chicago) | Arizona (Sr.) | |
| 17 | Nadirah McKenith | Washington Mystics (from New York) | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| 18 | Chelsea Poppens | Seattle Storm | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| 19 | Emma Meesseman + |  Belgium |
Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) |
| 20 | Diandra Tchatchouang # |  France |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Perpignan (France) |
| 21 | Jasmine Hassell | United States |
Indiana Fever | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 22 | Brittany Chambers # | Los Angeles Sparks | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| 23 | Anna Prins # | Connecticut Sun | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| 24 | Chucky Jeffery | Minnesota Lynx | Colorado (Sr.) |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shenneika Smith # |  Jamaica |
New York Liberty (from Washington) | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 26 | Nikki Greene | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Penn State (Sr.) |
| 27 | Olcay Çakır # |  Turkey |
New York Liberty (from Tulsa) | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) |
| 28 | Brooklyn Pope # | United States |
Chicago Sky | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 29 | Angel Goodrich | Tulsa Shock (from New York) | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| 30 | Jasmine James | Seattle Storm | Georgia (Sr.) | |
| 31 | Anne Marie Armstrong | Atlanta Dream | Georgia (Sr.) | |
| 32 | Whitney Hand # | San Antonio Silver Stars | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
| 33 | Jennifer George # | Indiana Fever | Florida (Sr.) | |
| 34 | Alina Iagupova[b] |  Ukraine |
Los Angeles Sparks | Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine) |
| 35 | Andrea Smith # | United States |
Connecticut Sun | South Florida (Sr.) |
| 36 | Waltiea Rolle |  Bahamas |
Minnesota Lynx | North Carolina (Sr.) |
Notes:
- Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality at time of draft. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.[2]
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Macaulay | C |  Australia |
Temple (Sr.) |
| Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | G | United States |
North Carolina (Sr.) |
See also
References
External links
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