2014 WNBA draft
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| 2014 WNBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 14, 2014 |
| Location | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Network(s) | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Chiney Ogwumike Connecticut Sun |
The 2014 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 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
Draft lottery
[edit]The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| Team | 2013 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Connecticut Sun | 10-24 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
| Tulsa Shock | 11–23 | 227 | .276 | .270 | .293 | .209 | |
| New York Liberty | 11-23 | 227 | .276 | .269 | .294 | .209 | |
| San Antonio Stars | 12-22 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
| Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | |||||||
Invited players
[edit]The WNBA announced on April 10, 2014, that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges.[2]
Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame- Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
- Markeisha Gatling, N.C. State
- Chelsea Gray, Duke
- Bria Hartley, Connecticut
- Natasha Howard, Florida State
- Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
- Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
- Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
- Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
- Odyssey Sims, Baylor
- Alyssa Thomas, Maryland
Transactions
[edit]- March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
- March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
- March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
- April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
- April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne[3]
Key
[edit]Draft selections
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiney Ogwumike + |  United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Stanford |
| 2 | Odyssey Sims * | United States
|
Tulsa Shock | Baylor |
| 3 | Kayla McBride + | United States
|
San Antonio Stars | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Alyssa Thomas * | United States
|
New York Liberty (traded to Conn.) | Maryland |
| 5 | Natasha Howard * | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Florida State |
| 6 | Stefanie Dolson + | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Connecticut |
| 7 | Bria Hartley | United States
|
Seattle Storm (traded to Was.) | Connecticut |
| 8 | Shoni Schimmel + | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 9 | Natalie Achonwa |  Canada
|
Indiana Fever (from Pho.) | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Markeisha Gatling | United States
|
Chicago Sky | N.C. State |
| 11 | Chelsea Gray * | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (from L.A.) | Duke |
| 12 | Tricia Liston | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Duke |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jordan Hooper |  United States
|
Tulsa Shock (from Conn.) | Nebraska |
| 14 | Tyaunna Marshall | United States
|
New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | Asya Bussie | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Tul.) | West Virginia |
| 16 | Astou Ndour |  Spain
|
San Antonio Stars | Gran Canarias (Spain) |
| 17 | Tiffany Bias | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury (from Ind.) | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Inga Orekhova |  Ukraine
|
Atlanta Dream (from Was.) | South Florida |
| 19 | Michelle Plouffe | Canada
|
Seattle Storm | Utah |
| 20 | Cassie Harberts | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | USC |
| 21 | Maggie Lucas | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Penn State |
| 22 | Gennifer Brandon | United States
|
Chicago Sky | California |
| 23 | Jennifer Hamson | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | BYU |
| 24 | Christina Foggie | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Vanderbilt |
Round 3
[edit]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm
- ^ "2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft" (Press release). Swish Appeal. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Altavilla, John (April 14, 2014). "Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.