# 2000 WNBA draft

2000 WNBA draft
* On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
* On April 25, 2000, the regular WNBA draft took place.

## Expansion draft

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

## College Draft

| * | 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 |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |

### Round 1

| 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 (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
| 3 | Edwina Brown | G | United States | Detroit Shock (from Utah) | Texas |
| 4 | Cíntia dos Santos | F/C | Brazil | Orlando Miracle | Brazil |
| 5 | Grace Daley | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix) | 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) | 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) | UCLA |
| 11 | Summer Erb | C | United States | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina State |
| 12 | Naomi Mulitauaopele | C | United States | Utah Starzz (from Detroit) | Stanford |
| 13 | Olga Firsova | C | Ukraine | New York Liberty | Kansas State |
| 14 | Katy Steding | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 15 | Nicole Kubik | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Nebraska |
| 16 | Elena Shakirova | F/C | Russia | Houston Comets | Dynamo Moscow |

### Round 2

| 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) | UNC Charlotte |
| 20 | Jannon Roland | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Purdue (from New 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) | Texas Tech |
| 25 | Charisse Sampson | G | United States | Seattle Storm | Kansas (from New 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 |

### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 33 | Monique Morehouse | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
| 34 | Jill Morton | G | United States | Charlotte Sting (from Washington) | 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 |

### Round 4

| 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) | 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) | Kansas State (from Columbus 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 |

## Trades
### Pre-draft trades

* 1 2 3 April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit Utah acquired Jennifer Azzi and a first-round pick (12th overall) Detroit acquired a first-round pick (3rd overall) and Miami's first-round pick (8th overall)
* ↑ February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota Phoenix acquired Brandy Reed Minnesota acquired a first-round pick (5th overall)
* 1 2 December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah Miami acquired Elena Baranova and a second-round pick (19th overall) Utah acquired Kate Starbird and a first-round pick (8th overall)
* ↑ December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami Indiana acquired Stephanie McCarty Miami acquired Sandy Brondello and a first-round pick (10th overall)
* 1 2 3 April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota Miami acquired Marlies Askamp Minnesota acquired Indiana's first-round pick (10th overall), second- and third-round picks (24th and 56th overall)
* ↑ January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte Washington acquired Vicky Bullett Charlotte acquired Shalonda Enis and a third-round pick (34th overall)
* ↑ December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired Monica Maxwell and Washington's third-round pick (50th overall) for selecting Nyree Roberts in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.