2013 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | April 15, 2013 |
Location | Bristol, Connecticut |
Network(s) | ESPN2, ESPNU |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
First selection | Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury |
The 2013 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 15, 2013 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012. For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
Team | 2012 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
Washington Mystics | 5–29 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
Phoenix Mercury | 7–27 | 276 | .276 | .310 | .270 | .144 | |
Tulsa Shock | 9–25 | 178 | .178 | .230 | .317 | .275 | |
Chicago Sky | 14–20 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. |
The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges.[1]
PG | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Brittney Griner * | C | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Baylor (Sr.) |
2 | Elena Delle Donne * | G/F | United States | Chicago Sky | Delaware (Sr.) |
3 | Skylar Diggins * | G | United States | Tulsa Shock | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
4 | Tayler Hill | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Ohio State (Sr.) |
5 | Kelsey Bone + | C | United States | New York Liberty | Texas A&M (Jr.) |
6 | Tianna Hawkins | F | United States | Seattle Storm | Maryland (Sr.) |
7 | Toni Young | F | United States | New York Liberty (from Atl. via Was.) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
8 | Kayla Alexander | C | Canada | San Antonio Silver Stars | Syracuse (Sr.) |
9 | Layshia Clarendon + | G | United States | Indiana Fever | California (Sr.) |
10 | A'dia Mathies | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
11 | Kelly Faris | G | United States | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut (Sr.) |
12 | Lindsey Moore | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Nebraska (Sr.) |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality[a] | Team | School/ club team |
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13 | Alex Bentley + | G | United States | Atlanta Dream (from Was.) | Penn State (Sr.) |
14 | Sugar Rodgers | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Phx.) | Georgetown (Sr.) |
15 | Kamiko Williams | G | United States | New York Liberty (from Tul.) | Tennessee (Sr.) |
16 | Davellyn Whyte | G | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars (from Chi.) | Arizona (Sr.) |
17 | Nadirah McKenith | G | United States | Washington Mystics (from N.Y.) | St. John's (Sr.) |
18 | Chelsea Poppens | F | United States | Seattle Storm | Iowa State (Sr.) |
19 | Emma Meesseman + | C | Belgium | Washington Mystics (from Atl.) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) |
20 | Diandra Tchatchouang | F | France | San Antonio Silver Stars | Perpignan (France) |
21 | Jasmine Hassell | F | United States | Indiana Fever | Georgia (Sr.) |
22 | Brittany Chambers | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
23 | Anna Prins | C | United States | Connecticut Sun | Iowa State (Sr.) |
24 | Chucky Jeffery | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Colorado (Sr.) |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
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25 | Shenneika Smith | G | Jamaica | New York Liberty (from Was.) | St. John's (Sr.) |
26 | Nikki Greene | PF/C | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Penn State (Sr.) |
27 | Olcay Çakır | G | Turkey | New York Liberty (from Tul.) | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) |
28 | Brooklyn Pope | F | United States | Chicago Sky | Baylor (Sr.) |
29 | Angel Goodrich | G | United States | Tulsa Shock (from N.Y.) | Kansas (Sr.) |
30 | Jasmine James | G | United States | Seattle Storm | Georgia (Sr.) |
31 | Anne Marie Armstrong | G/F | United States | Atlanta Dream | Georgia (Sr.) |
32 | Whitney Hand | G | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
33 | Jennifer George | F | United States | Indiana Fever | Florida (Sr.) |
34 | Alina Iagupova [b] (pick later voided) | G | Ukraine | Los Angeles Sparks | Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine) |
35 | Andrea Smith | G | United States | Connecticut Sun | South Florida (Sr.) |
36 | Waltiea Rolle | C | Bahamas | Minnesota Lynx | North Carolina (Sr.) |
Notes:
These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA.
Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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Victoria Macaulay | C | Australia | Temple (Sr.) |
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | G | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |