2013 WNBA draft
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| 2013 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| File:2013 wnba draft.png | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Location | Bristol, Connecticut |
| Networks | 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.
Draft lottery
[edit | edit source]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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||
Transactions
[edit | edit source]- February 2, 2012: The Minnesota Lynx signed-and-traded Alexis Hornbuckle to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
- March 14, 2012: The Chicago Sky acquired Sonja Petrovic from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
- February 19, 2013: The Washington Mystics receive the seventh and 19th overall pick from the Atlanta Dream as part of the Jasmine Thomas trade. Atlanta receives the 13th overall pick.
- February 27, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the seventh overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Kia Vaughn trade. Washington receives the 17th overall pick.
- March 1, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 15th and 27th overall picks as part of a three-team trade. The Tulsa Shock receive the 29th overall pick.
- April 15, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 25th overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
Draft invitees
[edit | edit source]The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, the 12 players were invited to attend the draft.[1]
- United States Alex Bentley, Penn State
- United States Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M
- United States Layshia Clarendon, California
- United States Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
- United States Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
- United States Kelly Faris, Connecticut
- United States Brittney Griner, Baylor
- United States Tianna Hawkins, Maryland
- United States Tayler Hill, Ohio State
- United States Lindsey Moore, Nebraska
- United States Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers, Georgetown
- United States Toni Young, Oklahoma State
Key
[edit | edit source]| ! | 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 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 | edit source]Round 1
[edit | edit source]| Pick | Player | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittney Griner * | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Phoenix Mercury | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 2 | Elena Delle Donne * | Chicago Sky | Delaware (Sr.) | |
| 3 | Skylar Diggins * | Tulsa Shock | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| 4 | Tayler Hill | Washington Mystics | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
| 5 | Kelsey Bone + | New York Liberty | Texas A&M (Jr.) | |
| 6 | Tianna Hawkins | Seattle Storm | Maryland (Sr.) | |
| 7 | Toni Young | New York Liberty (from Atlanta via Washington) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| 8 | Kayla Alexander | Canada Canada | San Antonio Silver Stars | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 9 | Layshia Clarendon + | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Indiana Fever | California (Sr.) |
| 10 | A'dia Mathies | Los Angeles Sparks | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| 11 | Kelly Faris | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| 12 | Lindsey Moore | Minnesota Lynx | Nebraska (Sr.) |
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Round 2
[edit | edit source]| Pick | Player | Nationality[a] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alex Bentley + | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Atlanta Dream (from Washington) | Penn State (Sr.) |
| 14 | Sugar Rodgers + | Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix) | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| 15 | Kamiko Williams | New York Liberty (from Tulsa) | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| 16 | Davellyn Whyte | San Antonio Silver Stars (from Chicago) | Arizona (Sr.) | |
| 17 | Nadirah McKenith | Washington Mystics (from New York) | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| 18 | Chelsea Poppens | Seattle Storm | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| 19 | Emma Meesseman + | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) |
| 20 | Diandra Tchatchouang # | File:Flag of France.svg France | San Antonio Silver Stars | Perpignan (France) |
| 21 | Jasmine Hassell | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Indiana Fever | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 22 | Brittany Chambers # | Los Angeles Sparks | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| 23 | Anna Prins # | Connecticut Sun | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| 24 | Chucky Jeffery | Minnesota Lynx | Colorado (Sr.) |
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Round 3
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Notes:
- ^ a b c Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality at time of draft. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- ^ Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.[2]
Notable undrafted players
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Macaulay | C | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Temple (Sr.) |
| Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | G | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
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See also
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