| 2009 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | December 14, 2009 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Sacramento Monarchs (folded in 2009) |
| First selection | Nicole Powell New York Liberty |
← 2008 | |
TheWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fifthdispersal draft on December 14, 2009.
Thisdispersal draft re-assigned players from theSacramento Monarchs who folded in November 2009, prior to the start of the2010 WNBA season.[1][2] The remaining twelve active teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the2009 Monarchs roster in the one-round draft.[3] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2009 regular season finish.[4] All Monarchs players were available except forunrestricted free agents,Kara Lawson,Ticha Penicheiro, andHamchetou Maiga-Ba.[5]
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| + | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
The following players were drafted from the roster of theSacramento Monarchs:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Powell+ | G/F |  United States | New York Liberty |
| 2 | Rebekkah Brunson+ | F | Minnesota Lynx | |
| 3 | DeMya Walker+ | F | Connecticut Sun | |
| 4 | Courtney Paris | C | Chicago Sky | |
| 5 | Laura Harper | F/C | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| 6 | Kristin Haynie | G | Washington Mystics | |
| 7 | Scholanda Robinson | G | Tulsa Shock | |
| 8 | No selection | – | – | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 9 | – | – | Atlanta Dream | |
| 10 | Chelsea Newton | G | United States | Seattle Storm |
| 11 | No selection | – | – | Indiana Fever |
| 12 | – | – | Phoenix Mercury |