2006 WNBA Draft
Encyclopedia : 2 : 20 : 200 : 2006 WNBA Draft
On November 16, 2005, the WNBA held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since before the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm into the league.
On April 5, 2006, the WNBA Draft took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The draft was held in conjunction with the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament, which had its championship game the night before at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. This marked the first WNBA draft ever held outside of New Jersey.
The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV. Linda Cohn hosted the draft coverage.
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | Former WNBA Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jia Perkins (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Charlotte Sting) | |
| 2 | Brooke Wyckoff (F) | Chicago Sky | (from Connecticut Sun) | |
| 3 | Elaine Powell (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Detroit Shock) | |
| 4 | Kiesha Brown (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Houston Comets) | |
| 5 | Deanna Jackson (F) | Chicago Sky | (from Indiana Fever) | |
| 6 | Laura Macchi (F) | Chicago Sky | (from Los Angeles Sparks) | |
| 7 | Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (F) | Chicago Sky | (from Minnesota Lynx) | |
| 8 | DeTrina White (F) | Chicago Sky | (from New York Liberty) | |
| 9 | Ashley Robinson (C) | Chicago Sky | (from Phoenix Mercury) | |
| 10 | Chelsea Newton (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Sacramento Monarchs) | |
| 11 | Bernadette Ngoyisa (C) | Chicago Sky | (from San Antonio Silver Stars) | |
| 12 | Francesca Zara (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Seattle Storm) | |
| 13 | Stacey Dales-Schuman (G) | Chicago Sky | (from Washington Mystics) |
WNBA Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seimone Augustus (G) | Minnesota Lynx | LSU | |
| 2 | Cappie Pondexter (G) | Phoenix Mercury | Rutgers | |
| 3 | Monique Currie (G) | Charlotte Sting | Duke | |
| 4 | Sophia Young (F) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Baylor | |
| 5 | Lisa Willis (G) | Los Angeles Sparks | UCLA | |
| 6 | Candice Dupree (G) | Chicago Sky | Temple | |
| 7 | Shona Thorburn (G) | Minnesota Lynx | Utah | |
| 8 | Tamara James (G/F) | Washington Mystics | Miami (FL) | |
| 9 | La'Tangela Atkinson (G/F) | Indiana Fever | North Carolina | |
| 10 | Tye'sha Fluker (C) | Charlotte Sting | Tennessee | |
| 11 | Barbara Turner (G) | Seattle Storm | Connecticut | |
| 12 | Sherill Baker (G) | New York Liberty | Georgia | |
| 13 | Kim Smith (F) | Sacramento Monarchs | Utah | |
| 14 | Scholanda Dorrell (G) | Sacramento Monarchs | LSU |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ann Strother (G) | Houston Comets (Traded to Phoenix) | Connecticut | |
| 16 | Shanna Zolman (G) | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee | |
| 17 | Ambrosia Anderson (F) | Detroit Shock (Traded to Minnesota) | BYU | |
| 18 | Liz Shimek (F) | Phoenix Mercury (Traded to Houston) | Michigan State | |
| 19 | Nikki Blue (G) | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
| 20 | Jennifer Harris (G) | Chicago Sky | Washburn | |
| 21 | Mistie Williams (F) | Phoenix Mercury (Traded to Houston) | Duke | |
| 22 | Willnett Crockett (F) | Los Angeles Sparks | Connecticut | |
| 23 | Brooke Queenan (F) | New York Liberty | Boston College | |
| 24 | Ranae Camino | Houston Comets | - | |
| 25 | Dalila Esche (F) | Seattle Storm | Florida | |
| 26 | Kasha Terry (F) | Indiana Fever | Georgia Tech | |
| 27 | LaToya Bond (G) | Charlotte Sting | Missouri | |
| 28 | Debbie Merrill (F) | Connecticut Sun | Ohio State |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tiffany Stansbury (F/C) | Houston Comets | North Carolina State | |
| 30 | Khara Smith (F) | San Antonio Silver Stars | DePaul | |
| 31 | Megan Duffy (G) | Minnesota Lynx | Notre Dame | |
| 32 | Crystal Smith (G) | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa | |
| 33 | Miriam Sy (C) | Washington Mystics | Oklahoma City | |
| 34 | Kerri Gardin (F) | Chicago Sky | Virginia Tech | |
| 35 | Zane Teilane (C) | Detroit Shock | Western Illinois | |
| 36 | Tiffany Porter-Talbert (G) | Los Angeles Sparks | Western Kentucky | |
| 37 | Christelle N'Garsanet (C) | New York Liberty | Missouri | |
| 38 | Jessica Foley (G) | Indiana Fever | Duke | |
| 39 | Erin Grant (G) | Seattle Storm | Texas Tech | |
| 40 | Marina Kuzina (C) | Indiana Fever | Nadezha (Russia) | |
| 41 | Lamisha Augustine (F) | Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose State | |
| 42 | Marita Payne (C) | Connecticut Sun | Auburn |
| Preceded by: 2005 WNBA Draft | WNBA Draft | Followed by: 2007 WNBA Draft |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.