2005 WNBA draft

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2005 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
DateApril 16, 2005
LocationSecaucus, New Jersey
NetworkESPN2
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionJanel McCarville
Charlotte Sting
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The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The 2005 edition was the ninth in the WNBA's history.

2005 WNBA draft

  • On April 16, 2005, the WNBA draft took place at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
  • The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2.
! 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
# Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Draft

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Round 1

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Janel McCarville C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Charlotte Sting Minnesota
2 Tan White G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Indiana Fever Mississippi State
3 Sandora Irvin F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Phoenix Mercury TCU
4 Kendra Wecker F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States San Antonio Silver Stars Kansas State
5 Sancho Lyttle + C File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Houston Comets Houston
6 Temeka Johnson G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Washington Mystics LSU
7 Kara Braxton + F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Shock Georgia
8 Katie Feenstra (traded to San Antonio) C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Connecticut Sun Liberty
9 Kristin Haynie[a] G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Sacramento Monarchs Michigan State
10 Loree Moore G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States New York Liberty Tennessee
11 Kristen Mann F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Minnesota Lynx UC Santa Barbara
12 Tanisha Wright G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Seattle Storm Penn State
13 Dionnah Jackson # F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Shock (from Los Angeles via Washington) Oklahoma
  1. ^ Haynie became the first person to play in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship game (with Michigan State) and the WNBA Finals (with the Sacramento Monarchs) in the same calendar year.[citation needed]

Round 2

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
14 Shyra Ely F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States San Antonio Silver Stars Tennessee
15 Roneeka Hodges G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Houston Comets Florida State
16 Yolanda Paige G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Indiana Fever West Virginia
17 Jacqueline Batteast F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Minnesota Lynx (from Charlotte) Notre Dame
18 Angelina Williams F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Phoenix Mercury Illinois
19 Erica Taylor # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Washington Mystics Louisiana Tech
20 Nikita Bell # F/G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Shock North Carolina
21 Erin Phillips G File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Connecticut Sun Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
22 Chelsea Newton G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Sacramento Monarchs Rutgers
23 Tabitha Pool # F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States New York Liberty Michigan
24 Jessica Moore C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Charlotte Sting Connecticut
25 Ashley Battle F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Seattle Storm Connecticut
26 DeeDee Wheeler # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Los Angeles Sparks Arizona

Round 3

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
27 Cathrine Kraayeveld F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States San Antonio Silver Stars Oregon
28 Jenni Dant # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Houston Comets DePaul
29 Ashley Earley # G/F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Indiana Fever Vanderbilt
30 Anne O'Neil # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Sacramento Monarchs Iowa State
31 Jamie Carey G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Phoenix Mercury Texas
32 Tashia Morehead # F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Washington Mystics Florida
33 Jenni Lingor # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Shock Southwest Missouri State
34 Megan Mahoney F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Connecticut Sun Kansas State
35 Cisti Greenwalt C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Sacramento Monarchs Texas Tech
36 Rebecca Richman # C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States New York Liberty Rutgers
37 Monique Bivins # G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Minnesota Lynx Alabama
38 Steffanie Blackmon # F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Seattle Storm Baylor
39 Heather Schreiber # F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Los Angeles Sparks Texas

See also

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References

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