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The '''[[2016 WNBA season|2016]] [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] [[WNBA draft|draft]]''' is the league's draft for the [[2016 WNBA season]]. It |
The '''[[2016 WNBA season|2016]] [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] [[WNBA draft|draft]]''' is the league's draft for the [[2016 WNBA season]]. It was held on April 14 at [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2016-presented-by-state-farm-to-be-held-on-april-14/ |title=WNBA Draft 2016 Presented by State Farm to Be Held on April 14 |publisher=WNBA |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=February 29, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Draft lottery== |
==Draft lottery== |
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Revision as of 02:06, 15 April 2016
| 2016 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 14, 2016 |
| Time | 7:00 pm EDT |
| Location | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Network(s) | ESPN2 (first round) ESPNU (second and third rounds) |
The 2016 WNBA draft is the league's draft for the 2016 WNBA season. It was held on April 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[1]
Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2016 draft occurred on September 24, 2015. The winner of the lottery, the Seattle Storm, will pick first, marking the first pick for the Storm for the second straight year.[2]
Lottery Chances
- Seattle Storm (442 out of 1,000) - Won
- San Antonio Stars (276 out of 1,000)
- Connecticut Sun (178 out of 1,000)
- Atlanta Dream (104 out of 1,000)
This is the third time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2014 and 2015 WNBA season. Seattle Storm, the worst two-year record, was guaranteed with at least the third pick.
Draft
First Round
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breanna Stewart |  United States
|
Seattle Storm | Connecticut |
| 2 | Moriah Jefferson | United States
|
San Antonio Stars | Connecticut |
| 3 | Morgan Tuck | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Connecticut |
| 4 | Rachel Banham | United States
|
Connecticut Sun [a] | Minnesota |
| 5 | Ariel Powers | United States
|
Dallas Wings[b] | Michigan State |
| 6 | Jonquel Jones |  Bahamas
|
Los Angeles Sparks[c] | George Washington |
| 7 | Kahleah Copper | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Rutgers |
| 8 | Courtney Williams | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | South Florida |
| 9 | Tiffany Mitchell | United States
|
Indiana Fever | South Carolina |
| 10 | Imani Boyette | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Texas |
| 11 | Bria Holmes | United States
|
Atlanta Dream[d] | West Virginia |
| 12 | Adut Bulgak |  Kenya
|
New York Liberty | Florida State |
Second Round
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rachel Hollivay | United States
|
Atlanta Dream[e] | Rutgers |
| 14 | Jazmon Gwathmey | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx[f] | James Madison |
| 15 | Whitney Knight | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks from Connecticut Sun | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 16 | Courtney Walker | Kenya
|
Atlanta Dream | Texas A&M |
| 17 | Jamie Weisner |  Canada
|
Connecticut Sun from Los Angeles Sparks | Oregon State |
| 18 | Ruth Hamblin | Canada
|
Dallas Wings | Oregon State |
| 19 | Lia Galdeira | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Washington State |
| 20 | Jillian Alleyne | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Oregon |
| 21 | Brene Moseley | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Maryland |
| 22 | Bashaara Graves | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx[g] | Tennessee |
| 23 | Brianna Butler | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks from Connecticut Sun[h] | Syracuse |
| 24 | Ameryst Alston | United States
|
New York Liberty | Ohio State |
Third Round
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Brittney Martin | United States
|
San Antonio Stars | Oklahoma State |
| 26 | Lexi Eaton Rydalch | United States
|
Seattle Storm | BYU |
| 27 | Aliyyah Handford | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | St. John's |
| 28 | Niya Johnson | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Baylor |
| 29 | Talia Walton | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | Washington |
| 30 | Shakena Richardson | United States
|
Dallas Wings | Seton Hall |
| 31 | Danaejah Grant | United States
|
Washington Mystics | St. John's |
| 32 | Nirra Fields | Canada
|
Phoenix Mercury | UCLA |
| 33 | Julie Allemand |  Belgium
|
Indiana Fever | Castors Braine (Belguim) |
| 34 | Jordan Jones | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Texas A&M |
| 35 | Temi Fagbenle |  Nigeria
|
Minnesota Lynx | Southern California |
| 36 | Shacobia Barbee | United States
|
New York Liberty | Georgia |
Notable prospects
On September 24, 2015, WNBA.com posted notable prospect for the draft. They include:
- Moriah Jefferson - UConn
- Tiffany Mitchell - South Carolina
- Breanna Stewart - UConn
Others
- Jillian Alleyne - Oregon
- Jonquel Jones - George Washington
- Morgan Tuck - UConn
- Nicole Seekamp - South Dakota
- Courtney Williams - Texas A&M[6]
Barbora Balintova - Good Angels Košice- Ruth Hamblin - Oregon State
References
- ^ "WNBA Draft 2016 Presented by State Farm to Be Held on April 14" (Press release). WNBA. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Seattle Storm Wins Top Pick For 2016 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm - WNBA
- ^ "Seattle Connecticut Sun trade F/C Elizabeth Williams to Dream for No. 4 draft pick". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Notable Prospects in the 2016 WNBA Draft
- ^ The Dream traded this pick to Connecticut in exchange for Elizabeth Williams.[3]
- ^ Dallas and Los Angeles traded first-round picks in this draft; Dallas also received Erin Phillips.[4]
- ^ Los Angeles and Dallas traded first-round picks in this draft; Los Angeles also received Riquna Williams and a 2017 first-round pick.[5]
- ^ The Dream received this pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of a three-way trade involving the Sky; Chicago received Erika de Souza from Atlanta, Atlanta received Damiris Dantas, Reshanda Gray and this pick from Minnesota, Minnesota received Sylvia Fowles and Chicago's second-round pick in this draft
- ^ The Dream received this pick from San Antonio in exchange for Samantha Logic
- ^ The Lynx received this pick and Renee Montgomery from Seattle in exchange for Monica Wright
- ^ The Lynx received this pick from Chicago, see note d
- ^ The Sun received this pick from Minnesota in exchange for the rights to Asjha Jones