2011 WNBA draft
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| 2011 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 11, 2011 |
| Location | Bristol, Connecticut |
| Network(s) | ESPN, NBATV, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx |
The 2011 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 11, 2011, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The first round was shown on ESPN (HD), while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.
Draft lottery
[edit]The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2011 draft occurred on November 2, 2010. The Minnesota Lynx won the first pick, while the Tulsa Shock, Chicago Sky and Lynx were awarded the second, third and fourth picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| Team | 2010 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Tulsa Shock | 6–28 | 442 | .442 | .316 | .181 | .062 | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 13–21 | 276 | .276 | .310 | .270 | .144 | |
| Chicago Sky | 14–20 | 178 | .178 | .230 | .317 | .275 | |
| Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.) | 17–17 | 104 | .104 | .145 | .232 | .520 | |
| Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | |||||||
Transactions
[edit]- March 11, 2010: Atlanta and San Antonio swap second-round picks as part of the Michelle Snow transaction.
- April 7, 2010: Connecticut receives a second-round pick from Tulsa as part of the Chante Black/Amber Holt transaction.
- April 8, 2010: Minnesota receives Connecticut's first-round pick and Tulsa's second-round pick from Connecticut as part of the Kelsey Griffin transaction.
- May 13, 2010: Chicago receives a second-round pick from Los Angeles as part of the Kristi Toliver transaction.
- May 27, 2010: Tulsa receives a second-round pick from Indiana as part of the Shavonte Zellous transaction.
- July 23, 2010: Tulsa receives a first-round pick from Phoenix as part of the Kara Braxton/Nicole Ohlde transaction.
Source[1]
Invited players
[edit]The WNBA announced on April 6, 2011, that 15 players had been invited to attend the draft.[2]
Danielle Adams, Texas A&M- Jessica Breland, North Carolina
Liz Cambage, Bulleen Boomers (Australia)- Sydney Colson, Texas A&M
- Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky
- Amber Harris, Xavier
- Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
- Maya Moore, Connecticut
- Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
- Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier
- Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
- Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
- Carolyn Swords, Boston College
- Jasmine Thomas, Duke
- Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga
Key
[edit]| ! | 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 selections
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Moore * ^ ! |  United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut |
| 2 | Liz Cambage * |  Australia
|
Tulsa Shock | Bulleen Boomers (Australia) |
| 3 | Courtney Vandersloot * | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Gonzaga |
| 4 | Amber Harris | Minnesota Lynx (from Connecticut) | Xavier | |
| 5 | Jantel Lavender + | Los Angeles Sparks | Ohio State | |
| 6 | Danielle Robinson * | San Antonio Silver Stars | Oklahoma | |
| 7 | Kayla Pedersen | Tulsa Shock (from Phoenix) | Stanford | |
| 8 | Ta'Shia Phillips (traded to Washington) | Atlanta Dream | Xavier | |
| 9 | Jeanette Pohlen | Indiana Fever | Stanford | |
| 10 | Alex Montgomery | New York Liberty | Georgia Tech | |
| 11 | Victoria Dunlap | Washington Mystics | Kentucky | |
| 12 | Jasmine Thomas + | Seattle Storm | Duke |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jessica Breland + (traded to New York) | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Tulsa via Connecticut) | North Carolina |
| 14 | Felicia Chester (traded to Atlanta) | Minnesota Lynx | DePaul | |
| 15 | Carolyn Swords | Chicago Sky | Boston College | |
| 16 | Sydney Colson (traded to New York) | Connecticut Sun | Texas A&M | |
| 17 | Angie Bjorklund | Chicago Sky (from Los Angeles) | Tennessee | |
| 18 | Rachel Jarry (traded to Minnesota) | Australia
|
Atlanta Dream (from San Antonio) | Bulleen Boomers (Australia) |
| 19 | Brittany Spears # | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Colorado |
| 20 | Danielle Adams + | San Antonio Silver Stars (from Atlanta) | Texas A&M | |
| 21 | Italee Lucas # | Tulsa Shock (from Indiana) | North Carolina | |
| 22 | Angel Robinson # (traded to Minnesota) | New York Liberty | Marquette | |
| 23 | Karima Christmas | Washington Mystics | Duke | |
| 24 | Ify Ibekwe | Seattle Storm | Arizona |
Round 3
[edit]| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chastity Reed | United States
|
Tulsa Shock | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 26 | Kachine Alexander # | Minnesota Lynx | Iowa | |
| 27 | Amy Jaeschke # | Chicago Sky | Northwestern | |
| 28 | Adrienne Johnson # | Connecticut Sun | Louisiana Tech | |
| 29 | Elina Babkina (pick later voided) |  Latvia
|
Los Angeles Sparks | Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia (Poland) |
| 30 | Porsha Phillips | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Georgia |
| 31 | Tahnee Robinson # (traded to Connecticut) | Phoenix Mercury | Nevada | |
| 32 | Kelsey Bolte # | Atlanta Dream | Iowa State | |
| 33 | Jori Davis # | Indiana Fever | Indiana | |
| 34 | Mekia Valentine # | New York Liberty | UC Santa Barbara | |
| 35 | Sara Krnjić # |  Serbia
|
Washington Mystics | Pécs 2010 (Hungary) |
| 36 | Krystal Thomas | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Duke |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2010.html 2010 WNBA Transactions
- ^ "Top Prospects Invited to Attend WNBA Draft" (Press release). Women's National Basketball Association. April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008.