List of first overall WNBA draft picks
Columns: Year | Player | Position | College/Country | WNBA Team
1997 | Tina Thompson | Forward | USC | Houston Comets | 1998 | Margo Dydek | Center | Poland | Utah Starzz | 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Forward | Tennessee | Washington Mystics | 2000 | Ann Wauters | Center | Belgium | Cleveland Rockers | 2001 | Lauren Jackson | Center | Australia | Seattle Storm | 2002 | Sue Bird | Guard | Connecticut | Seattle Storm | 2003 | LaToya Thomas | Forward | Mississippi State | Cleveland Rockers | 2004 | Diana Taurasi | Forward | Connecticut | Phoenix Mercury | 2005 | Janel McCarville | Center | Minnesota | Charlotte Sting | 2006 | Seimone Augustus | Forward | LSU | Minnesota Lynx | 2007 | Lindsey Harding | Guard | Duke | Phoenix Mercury (traded to Minn. ) | 2008 | Candace Parker | Forward | Tennessee | Los Angeles Sparks | 2009 | Angel McCoughtry | Forward | Louisville | Atlanta Dream | 2010 | Tina Charles | Center | Connecticut | Connecticut Sun | 2011 | Maya Moore | Forward | Connecticut | Minnesota Lynx | 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | Forward | Stanford | Los Angeles Sparks | 2013 | Brittney Griner | Center | Baylor | Phoenix Mercury