2000 WNBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	April 25, 2000
Overview
League	WNBA
First selection	Ann Wauters Cleveland Rockers
← 1999 2001 →

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Gordana Grubin	G	FR Yugoslavia	Indiana Fever (fromLos Angeles Sparks)	MiZo Pécs(Hungary)
2	Edna Campbell	G	United States	Seattle Storm (fromPhoenix Mercury)	Texas
3	Kate Starbird	G	United States	Miami Sol (fromSacramento Monarchs)	Stanford
4	Alisa Burras	F	United States	Portland Fire (fromCleveland Rockers)	Louisiana Tech
5	Sonja Henning	G	United States	Portland Fire (fromHouston Comets)	Stanford
6	Sandy Brondello	G	Australia	Miami Sol (fromDetroit Shock)	BTV Wuppertal(Germany)
7	Sophia Witherspoon	G	United States	Seattle Storm (fromNew York Liberty)	Florida
8	Stephanie White	G	United States	Indiana Fever (fromCharlotte Sting)	Purdue
9	Nyree Roberts	C	United States	Indiana Fever (fromWashington Mystics)	Old Dominion
10	Angela Aycock	F	United States	Seattle Storm (fromMinnesota Lynx)	Kansas
11	Debbie Black	G	United States	Miami Sol (fromUtah Starzz)	St. Joseph's
12	Tari Phillips	C	United States	Portland Fire (fromOrlando Miracle)	Central Florida
13	Coquese Washington	G	United States	Portland Fire (fromNew York Liberty)	Notre Dame
14	Sharon Manning	F	United States	Miami Sol (fromCharlotte Sting)	North Carolina State
15	Nina Bjedov	C	FR Yugoslavia	Seattle Storm (fromLos Angeles Sparks)	Basket Bees Pavia(Italy)
16	Rita Williams	G	United States	Indiana Fever (fromWashington Mystics)	Connecticut
17	Kara Wolters	C	United States	Indiana Fever (fromHouston Comets)	Connecticut
18	Toni Foster	F	United States	Seattle Storm (fromPhoenix Mercury)	Iowa
19	Lesley Brown	F	United States	Miami Sol (fromDetroit Shock)	Virginia
20	Molly Goodenbour	G	United States	Portland Fire (fromSacramento Monarchs)	Stanford
21	Jamila Wideman	G	United States	Portland Fire (fromCleveland Rockers)	Stanford
22	Yolanda Moore	F	United States	Miami Sol (fromOrlando Miracle)	Mississippi
23	Charmin Smith	G	United States	Seattle Storm (fromMinnesota Lynx)	Stanford
24	Chantel Tremitiere	G	United States	Indiana Fever (fromUtah Starzz)	Auburn

*	Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game andAll-WNBA Team
⁺	Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold	Denotesplayer who won Rookie of the Year

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Ann Wauters⁺	C	Belgium	Cleveland Rockers	Valenciennes(France)
2	Tausha Mills	C	United States	Washington Mystics	Alabama (fromChicago Condors,ABL)
3	Edwina Brown	G	United States	Detroit Shock (from Utah)^[a]	Texas
4	Cíntia dos Santos	F/C	Brazil	Orlando Miracle	Brazil
5	Grace Daley	G	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix)^[b]	Tulane
6	Betty Lennox^*	G	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Louisiana Tech
7	Lynn Pride	G/F	United States	Portland Fire	Kansas
8	Tamicha Jackson	G	United States	Detroit Shock (from Utah via Miami)^[c]^[a]	Louisiana Tech
9	Kamila Vodichkova	F/C	Czech Republic	Seattle Storm	Gambrinus Brno
10	Maylana Martin	F	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Miami via Indiana)^[d]^[e]	UCLA
11	Summer Erb	C	United States	Charlotte Sting	North Carolina State
12	Naomi Mulitauaopele	C	United States	Utah Starzz (from Detroit)^[a]	Stanford
13	Olga Firsova	C	Ukraine	New York Liberty	Kansas State
14	Katy Steding	F	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Stanford (fromPortland Power,ABL)
15	Nicole Kubik	G	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Nebraska
16	Elena Shakirova	F/C	Russia	Houston Comets	Dynamo Moscow

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
17	Helen Darling	G	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Penn State
18	Tonya Washington	G/F	United States	Washington Mystics	Florida
19	Jameka Jones	G	United States	Miami Sol (from Utah)^[c]	UNC Charlotte
20	Jannon Roland	F	United States	Orlando Miracle	Purdue (fromNew England Blizzard,ABL)
21	Adrian Williams⁺	F/C	United States	Phoenix Mercury	USC
22	Marla Brumfield	G	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Rice
23	Stacey Thomas	F	United States	Portland Fire	Michigan
24	Keitha Dickerson	F	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)^[e]	Texas Tech
25	Charisse Sampson	G	United States	Seattle Storm	Kansas (fromNew England Blizzard,ABL)
26	Jurgita Štreimikytė	F	Lithuania	Indiana Fever	Pool Comense(Italy)
27	Tiffany Travis	G/F	United States	Charlotte Sting	Florida
28	Madinah Slaise	G	United States	Detroit Shock	Cincinnati
29	Desiree Francis	F	United States	New York Liberty	Iowa State
30	Stacy Clinesmith	G	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	UC Santa Barbara
31	Paige Sauer	C	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Connecticut
32	Andrea Garner	C	United States	Houston Comets	Penn State

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
33	Monique Morehouse	C	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Auburn (fromNew England Blizzard,ABL)
34	Jill Morton	G	United States	Charlotte Sting (from Washington)^[f]	Louisville
35	Stacy Frese	G	United States	Utah Starzz	Iowa State
36	Shawnetta Stewart	G	United States	Orlando Miracle	Rutgers
37	Tauja Catchings	F	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Illinois
38	Phylesha Whaley	F	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Oklahoma
39	Maxann Reese	G	United States	Portland Fire	Michigan State
40	Milena Flores	G	United States	Miami Sol	Stanford
41	Kirra Jordan	F	United States	Seattle Storm	Rice
42	Usha Gilmore	G/F	United States	Indiana Fever	Rutgers
43	Peppi Browne	G/F	United States	Charlotte Sting	Duke
44	Chavonne Hammond	G/F	United States	Detroit Shock	Vanderbilt
45	Jessica Bibby	G	Australia	New York Liberty	Dandenong Rangers(Australia)
46	Rhonda Y. Smith	C	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Washington
47	Marte Alexander	C	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Arizona
48	Latavia Coleman	F	United States	Houston Comets (traded to Indiana)	Florida State

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
49	Sophie von Saldern	F/C	Germany	Cleveland Rockers	California/BTV Wuppertal(Germany)
50	Latina Davis	G	United States	Indiana Fever (from Washington, traded to Houston)^[g]	Tennessee
51	Kristen Rasmussen	F	United States	Utah Starzz	Michigan State
52	Romana Hamzová	G	Czech Republic	Orlando Miracle	Gambrinus Brno
53	Shantia Owens	C	United States	Phoenix Mercury (traded to Miami)	Kentucky
54	Jana Lichnerová	C	Slovakia	Minnesota Lynx	Saint Joseph's
55	Rhonda L. Smith	C	United States	Portland Fire	Long Beach State
56	Shanele Stires	F	United States	Minnesota Lynx (from Miami)^[e]	Kansas State (fromColumbus Quest,ABL)
57	Katrina Hibbert	G	Australia	Seattle Storm	LSU
58	Renee Robinson	G	United States	Indiana Fever (traded to Houston)	Virginia
59	Shaka Massey	C	United States	Charlotte Sting	Louisiana Tech
60	Cal Bouchard	G	Canada	Detroit Shock	Boston College
61	Natalie Porter	F	Australia	New York Liberty	Australia
62	Jessica Zinobile	F	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Saint Francis (PA)
63	Nicky McCrimmon	G	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	USC
64	Abbie Willenborg	F	United States	Houston Comets	Marquette

v t e 2000 WNBA draft
First round	Ann Wauters Tausha Mills Edwina Brown Cintia Dos Santos Grace Daley Betty Lennox Lynn Pride Tamicha Jackson Kamila Vodičková Maylana Martin Summer Erb Naomi Mulitauaopele Olga Firsova Katy Steding Nicole Kubik Elen Shakirova
Second round	Helen Darling Tonya Washington Jameka Jones Jannon Roland Adrian Williams-Strong Marla Brumfield Stacey Thomas Keitha Dickerson Charisse Sampson Jurgita Štreimikytė Tiffany Travis Madinah Slaise Desiree Francis Stacy Clinesmith Paige Sauer Andrea Garner

v t e 2000 WNBA season by team
Draft All-Star Game Championship Playoffs
Eastern	Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers Detroit Shock Indiana Fever Miami Sol New York Liberty Orlando Miracle Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Portland Fire Sacramento Monarchs Seattle Storm Utah Starzz
← 1999 WNBA season 2001 →

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