WNBA Expansion Draft History

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1 1999 Expansion Draft
2 2000
- 2.1 Expansion Draft Selections
3 2006
4 2008
5 References

[edit] 1999 Expansion Draft

Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle

[edit] Initial Expansion Player Allocation

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Kristin Folkl (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Stanford
2	Nykesha Sales (G/F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Connecticut

[edit] Expansion Draft Selections

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Brandy Reed (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix Mercury)	Southern Mississippi
2	Andrea Congreaves (F)	United Kingdom	Orlando Miracle (from Charlotte Sting)	Mercer
3	Kim Williams (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Utah Starzz)	DePaul
4	Kisha Ford (G)	United States	Orlando Miracle (from New York Liberty)	Georgia Tech
5	Octavia Blue (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles Sparks)	Miami (FL)
6	Yolanda Moore (F)	United States	Orlando Miracle (from Houston Comets)	Mississippi
7	Adia Barnes (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Sacramento Monarchs)	Arizona
8	Adrienne Johnson (G)	United States	Orlando Miracle (from Cleveland Rockers)	Ohio State

[edit] Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Katie Smith (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Ohio State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
2	Shannon Johnson (G/F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	South Carolina (from Columbus Quest, ABL)

[edit] 2000

Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Seattle Storn

[edit] Expansion Draft Selections

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Gordana Grubin (G)	Yugoslavia	Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks)	Yugoslavia
2	Edna Campbell (G)	United States	Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury)	Texas
3	Kate Starbird (G)	United States	Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs)	Stanford
4	Alisa Burras (F)	United States	Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers)	Louisiana Tech
5	Sonja Henning (G)	United States	Portland Fire (from Houston Comets)	Stanford
6	Sandy Brondello (G)	United States	Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock)	Australia
7	Sophia Witherspoon (G)	United States	Seattle Storm (from New York Liberty)	Florida
8	Stephanie McCarthy (G)	United States	Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting)	Purdue
9	Nyree Roberts (C)	United States	Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics)	Old Dominion
10	Angela Aycock (F)	United States	Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx)	Kansas
11	Debbie Black (G)	United States	Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz)	St. Joseph's
12	Tari Phillips (C)	United States	Portland Fire (from Orlando Miracle)	Florida
13	Ciquese Washington (G)	United States	Portland Fire (from New York Liberty)	Notre Dame
14	Sharon Manning (F)	United States	Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting)	North Carolina State
15	Nina Bjedov (C)	Yugoslavia	Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks)	Yugoslavia
16	Rita Williams (G)	United States	Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics)	Connecticut
17	Kara Wolters (C)	United States	Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets)	Connecticut
18	Toni Foster (F)	United States	Seattle Storm (from Phoenix Mercury)	Iowa
19	Lesley Brown (F)	United States	Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock)	Virginia
20	Molly Goodenbour (G)	United States	Portland Fire (from Sacramento Monarchs)	Stanford
21	Jamila Wideman (G)	United States	Portland Fire (from Cleveland Rockers)	Stanford
22	Yolando Moore (F)	United States	Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle)	Mississippi
23	Charmin Smith (G)	United States	Seattle Storm (from Minnesota Lynx)	Stanford
24	Chantel Tremitiere (G)	United States	Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz)	Auburn

[edit] 2006

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team
1	Jia Perkins (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Charlotte Sting
2	Brooke Wyckoff (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Connecticut Sun
3	Elaine Powell (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Detroit Shock
4	Kiesha Brown (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Houston Comets
5	Deanna Jackson (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Indiana Fever
6	Laura Macchi (F)	Italy	Chicago Sky	Los Angeles Sparks
7	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Minnesota Lynx
8	DeTrina White (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	New York Liberty
9	Ashley Robinson (C)	United States	Chicago Sky	Phoenix Mercury
10	Chelsea Newton (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Sacramento Monarchs
11	Bernadette Ngoyisa (C)	Republic of the Congo	Chicago Sky	San Antonio Silver Stars
12	Francesca Zara (G)	Italy	Chicago Sky	Seattle Storm
13	Stacey Dales-Schuman (G)	Canada	Chicago Sky	Washington Mystics

[edit] 2008

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team
1	Carla Thomas	United States	Atlanta Dream	Chicago Sky
2	Erika DeSouza	Brazil	Atlanta Dream	Connecticut Sun
3	Katie Feenstra	United States	Atlanta Dream	Detroit Shock
4	Roneeka Hodges	United States	Atlanta Dream	Houston Comets
5	Ann Strother	United States	Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever
6	LaToya Thomas	United States	Atlanta Dream	Los Angeles Sparks
7	Kristen Mann	United States	Atlanta Dream	Minnesota Lynx
8	Ann Wauters	Belgium	Atlanta Dream	New York Liberty
9	Jennifer Lacy	United States	Atlanta Dream	Phoenix Mercury
10	Kristin Haynie	United States	Atlanta Dream	Sacramento Monarchs
11	Chantelle Anderson	United States	Atlanta Dream	San Antonio Silver Stars
12	Betty Lennox	United States	Atlanta Dream	Seattle Storm
13	Yelena Leuchanka	Belarus	Atlanta Dream	Washington Mystics