2014 WNBA draft
The 2014 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
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| 2014 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 14, 2014 |
| Location | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Networks | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Chiney Ogwumike Connecticut Sun |
The 2014 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
Draft lottery
[edit]The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| Team | 2013 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Connecticut Sun | 10–24 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
| Tulsa Shock | 11–23 | 227 | .276 | .270 | .293 | .209 | |
| New York Liberty | 11–23 | 227 | .276 | .269 | .294 | .209 | |
| San Antonio Stars | 12–22 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
| Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | |||||||
Transactions
[edit]- March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
- March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
- March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
- April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
- April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne[2]
Draft invitess
[edit]On April 10, 2014, the WNBA announced the 12 players who had been invited to attend the draft.[3]
Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame
Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut- Markeisha Gatling, NC State
- Chelsea Gray, Duke
- Bria Hartley, Connecticut
- Natasha Howard, Florida State
- Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
- Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
- Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
- Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
- Odyssey Sims, Baylor
- Alyssa Thomas, Maryland
Key
[edit]| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiney Ogwumike + |  United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Stanford |
| 2 | Odyssey Sims * | Tulsa Shock | Baylor | |
| 3 | Kayla McBride + | San Antonio Stars | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | Alyssa Thomas * (traded to Connecticut) | New York Liberty | Maryland | |
| 5 | Natasha Howard * | Indiana Fever | Florida State | |
| 6 | Stefanie Dolson + | Washington Mystics | Connecticut | |
| 7 | Bria Hartley (traded to Washington) | Seattle Storm | ||
| 8 | Shoni Schimmel + | Atlanta Dream | Louisville | |
| 9 | Natalie Achonwa | Canada
|
Indiana Fever (from Phoenix)[a] | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Markeisha Gatling | United States
|
Chicago Sky | NC State |
| 11 | Chelsea Gray * | Connecticut Sun (from Los Angeles) | Duke | |
| 12 | Tricia Liston | Minnesota Lynx |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jordan Hooper | United States
|
Tulsa Shock (from Connecticut) | Nebraska |
| 14 | Tyaunna Marshall # | New York Liberty | Georgia Tech | |
| 15 | Asya Bussie # | Minnesota Lynx (from Tulsa) | West Virginia | |
| 16 | Astou Ndour |  Spain
|
San Antonio Stars | Gran Canarias (Spain) |
| 17 | Tiffany Bias | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury (from Indiana) | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Inga Orekhova |  Ukraine
|
Atlanta Dream (from Washington) | South Florida |
| 19 | Michelle Plouffe # | Canada
|
Seattle Storm | Utah |
| 20 | Cassie Harberts # | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | USC |
| 21 | Maggie Lucas | Phoenix Mercury | Penn State | |
| 22 | Gennifer Brandon | Chicago Sky | California | |
| 23 | Jennifer Hamson | Los Angeles Sparks | BYU | |
| 24 | Christina Foggie # | Minnesota Lynx | Vanderbilt |
Round 3
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DeNesha Stallworth # | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Kentucky |
| 26 | Meighan Simmons | New York Liberty | Tennessee | |
| 27 | Theresa Plaisance | Tulsa Shock | LSU | |
| 28 | Bri Kulas # | San Antonio Stars | Missouri | |
| 29 | Haiden Palmer # | Indiana Fever | Gonzaga | |
| 30 | Carley Mijović # |  Australia
|
Washington Mystics | Canberra Capitals (Australia) |
| 31 | Mikaela Ruef # | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Stanford |
| 32 | Kody Burke # | Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) | NC State | |
| 33 | Stephanie Talbot | Australia
|
Phoenix Mercury | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 34 | Jamierra Faulkner | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Southern Miss |
| 35 | Antonita Slaughter # | Los Angeles Sparks | Louisville | |
| 36 | Asia Taylor | Minnesota Lynx |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ March 11, 2014: Indiana to Phoenix[4]
- Indiana acquired Lynetta Kizer and 2014 first-round draft pick
- Phoenix acquired Erin Phillips
References
[edit]- ^ Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm
- ^ Altavilla, John (April 14, 2014). "Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft" (Press release). Swish Appeal. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ "Indiana Lands First-Round Draft Pick and Post Player in Trade with Phoenix". Our Sports Central. March 11, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2025.