2001 WNBA draft
| 2001 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 20, 2001 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm |
- On April 20, 2001, the regular WNBA draft took place.
Key
| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | ShaRae Mansfield # | F |  United States | Houston Comets (from Seattle)[g] | Western Kentucky |
| 34 | Jennifer Phillips # | F | United States | Charlotte Sting | Xavier |
| 35 | Marlena Williams # | F | United States | Indiana Fever | Missouri |
| 36 | Rasheeda Clark # | G | United States | Portland Fire | Pepperdine |
| 37 | Levys Torres | C |  Colombia | Miami Sol | Florida State |
| 38 | Svetlana Volnaya # | G/F | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belarus_(1995%E2%80%932012).svg.png){kind=small} Belarus | Detroit Shock | Virginia |
| 39 | Tombi Bell # | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Miami |
| 40 | Shea Ralph # | G/F | United States | Utah Starzz | Connecticut |
| 41 | Jamie Lewis # | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Ohio State |
| 42 | Jaclyn Johnson | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Kansas |
| 43 | Angelina Wolvert | F | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Oregon |
| 44 | Elena Karpova # | F |  Russia | Washington Mystics (from New York)[f] | MBK Ružomberok (Slovakia) |
| 45 | Tere Williams # | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Virginia Tech |
| 46 | Maren Walseth | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Penn State |
| 47 | Shala Crawford # | C | United States | Houston Comets | Life |
| 48 | Kelley Siemon # | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Notre Dame |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Juana Brown # | G | United States | Seattle Storm | North Carolina |
| 50 | Reshea Bristol | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Arizona |
| 51 | April Brown # | F | United States | Indiana Fever | LSU |
| 52 | Natasha Pointer # | G | United States | Portland Fire | Rutgers |
| 53 | Carolyn Moos | C | United States | Phoenix Mercury (from Miami)[h] | Stanford |
| 54 | Kelly Santos | F |  Brazil | Detroit Shock | Brazil |
| 55 | Megan Taylor # | G/F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Iowa State |
| 56 | Cara Consuegra | G | United States | Utah Starzz | Iowa |
| 57 | Taru Tuukkanen # | F/C |  Finland | New York Liberty (from Washington)[f] | Xavier |
| 58 | Anne Thorius # | G |  Denmark | Orlando Miracle | Michigan |
| 59 | Erin Batth # | F/C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Clemson |
| 60 | Tara Mitchem # | G | United States | New York Liberty | Southwest Missouri State |
| 61 | Megan Franza # | G | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Washington |
| 62 | Katie Smrcka-Duffy # | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown |
| 63 | Kristen Clement # | G | United States | Houston Comets | Tennessee |
| 64 | Beth Record # | G/F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Syracuse |
Notes:
- ^ 2002 Rookie of the Year
- ^ 2001 Rookie of the Year
- ^ Became Missouri State in 2005.
- ^ February 20, 2001: Minnesota to Portland[1]
- Portland acquired Kristin Folkl and New York's first-round pick
- Minnesota acquired Lynn Pride and Michele Van Gorp
- Minnesota acquired a 2001 first-round pick
- New York acquired Grace Daley
- ^ April 11, 2001: Sacramento to Indiana[1]
- Indiana acquired a first-round pick
- Sacramento acquired Kara Wolters
- ^ a b c April 17, 2001: Three-team trade[1]
- Minnesota acquired New York's second-round pick from Washington
- Washington acquired a third-round pick from New York and Annie Burgess from Minnesota
- New York acquired a fourth-round pick and Andrea Nagy from Washington
- ^ May 27, 2000: Seattle to Houston[1]
- Houston acquired a 2001 third-round pick
- Seattle acquired the draft rights to Andrea Garner
- ^ April 25, 2000: Miami to Phoenix[1]
- Phoenix acquired a 2001 fourth-round pick
- Miami acquired the draft rights to Shantia Owens
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "2001 WNBA Draft Order". The Houston Roundball Review.
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
