WNBA Expansion Draft

WNBA Expansion Draft History

1999 Expansion Draft

Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle

Initial Expansion Player Allocation

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

Expansion Draft Selections

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

Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation

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

2000

Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Seattle Storn

Expansion Draft Selections

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

2006

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

2008

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