2004 WNBA Draft
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2004 WNBA Draft - 17 April 2004
On January 6, 2004 a dispersal draft took place. Players were drafted from the roster of the Cleveland Rockers, who folded after the 2003 season.
On April 17, 2004 the WNBA draft took place at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
Dispersal Draft
| 1 | Penny Taylor (F) | Phoenix Mercury | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 2 | Chasity Melvin (C/F) | Washington Mystics | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 3 | LaToya Thomas (F) | San Antonio Silver Stars | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 4 | Ann Wauters (C) | New York Liberty | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 5 | Deanna Jackson (F) | Indiana Fever | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 6 | Betty Lennox (G) | Seattle Storm | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 7 | Helen Darling (G) | Minnesota Lynx | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 8 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (C) | Houston Comets pick from Connecticut | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 9 | Mery Andrade (F) | Charlotte Sting | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 10 | Jennifer Butler (C) | Sacramento Monarchs | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 11 | Lucienne Berthieu (F/C) | Houston Comets | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 12 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (C) | Los Angeles Sparks | (from Cleveland Rockers) | |
| 13 | Jennifer Rizzotti (G) | Detroit Shock | (from Cleveland Rockers) |
WNBA Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Taurasi (G) | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut | |
| 2 | Alana Beard (G) | Washington Mystics | Duke | |
| 3 | Nicole Powell (G/F) | Charlotte Sting | Stanford | |
| 4 | Lindsay Whalen (G) | Connecticut Sun | Minnesota | |
| 5 | Shameka Christon (G/F) | New York Liberty | Arkansas | |
| 6 | Nicole Ohlde (C) | Minnesota Lynx | Kansas State | |
| 7 | Vanessa Hayden (C) | Minnesota Lynx | Florida | |
| 8 | Chandi Jones (G/F) | Phoenix Mercury | Houston | |
| 9 | Ebony Hoffman (C) | Indiana Fever | Southern California | |
| 10 | Rebekkah Brunson (F) | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown | |
| 11 | Iciss Tillis (C/F) | Detroit Shock | Duke | |
| 12 | Christi Thomas (F) | Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia | |
| 13 | Shereka Wright (F) | Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ashley Robinson (C) | Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee | |
| 15 | Kaayla Chones (C) | Washington Mystics | North Carolina State | |
| 16 | Jessica Brungo (F) | Connecticut Sun | Penn State | |
| 17 | Amisha Carter (C) | New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech | |
| 18 | Kelly Mazzante (F) | Charlotte Sting | Penn State | |
| 19 | Catrina Frierson (F) | Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech | |
| 20 | Tasha Butts (F) | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee | |
| 21 | Cindy Dallas (F) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Illinois | |
| 22 | Jenni Benningfield (F) | Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt | |
| 23 | Erika Valek (G) | Detroit Shock | Purdue | |
| 24 | Ugo Oha (C) | Connecticut Sun | George Washington | |
| 25 | Doneeka Hodges (G) | Los Angeles Sparks | LSU | |
| 26 | Lindsay Taylor (C) | Houston Comets | UC-Santa Barbara |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Maria Villarroel (G) | Phoenix Mercury | Oklahoma | |
| 28 | Evan Unrau (F) | Washington Mystics | Missouri | |
| 29 | Candace Futrell (G) | Connecticut Sun | Duquesne | |
| 30 | Cathy Joens (G) | New York Liberty | George Washington | |
| 31 | Ieva Kublina (F/C) | Indiana Fever | Virginia Tech | |
| 32 | Jennifer Smith (C) | Detroit Shock | Michigan | |
| 33 | Amber Jacobs (G) | Minnesota Lynx | Boston College | |
| 34 | Toccara Williams (G) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Texas A&M | |
| 35 | Jia Perkins (G) | Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech | |
| 36 | Nuria Martinez (F) | Sacramento Monarchs | Spain | |
| 37 | Stacy Stephens (C) | Houston Comets | Texas | |
| 38 | Kate Bulger (G) | Minnesota Lynx | West Virginia |
| Preceded by: 2003 WNBA Draft | WNBA Draft | Followed by: 2005 WNBA Draft |
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