2013 WNBA draft

none August 2023 2013 WNBA draft 2013_wnba_draft.png Basketball April 15, 2013 Bristol, Connecticut ESPN2, ESPNU WNBA Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury 2012 2014 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 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: Team2012recordLotterychancesPick1st2nd3rd4th 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 .520Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. Transactions 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 The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, the 12 players were invited to attend the draft.http://www.wnba.com/draft/2013/three_to_see_041113.html 2013 Draft Invitees Women's National Basketball Association April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013 18em USA Alex Bentley, Penn State USA Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M USA Layshia Clarendon, California USA Elena Delle Donne, Delaware USA Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame USA Kelly Faris, Connecticut USA Brittney Griner, Baylor USA Tianna Hawkins, Maryland USA Tayler Hill, Ohio State USA Lindsey Moore, Nebraska USA Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers, Georgetown USA Toni Young, Oklahoma State Key y y y y y y Draft Round 1 PickPlayer Nationalitynat n 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.TeamSchool / club team 1 Brittney Griner * Phoenix Mercury Baylor (Sr.) 2 Elena Delle Donne ! Chicago Sky Delaware (Sr.) 3Skylar Diggins * Tulsa Shock Notre Dame (Sr.) 4 Tayler Hill Washington Mystics Ohio State (Sr.) 5Kelsey 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 CAN Canada San Antonio Silver Stars Syracuse (Sr.) 9 Layshia Clarendon + 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.) Round 2 PickPlayer Nationalitynat nTeamSchool / club team 13 Alex Bentley + 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.) 19Emma Meesseman + Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) 20 Diandra Tchatchouang # San Antonio Silver Stars Perpignan (France) 21 Jasmine Hassell 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.) Round 3 PickPlayer Nationalitynat nTeamSchool / club team 25 Shenneika Smith 1 # New York Liberty (from Washington) St. John's (Sr.) 26 Nikki Greene Phoenix Mercury Penn State (Sr.) 27 Olcay Çakır # New York Liberty (from Tulsa) Fenerbahçe (Turkey) 28 Brooklyn Pope 1 # Chicago Sky Baylor (Sr.) 29 Angel Goodrich Tulsa Shock (from New York) Kansas (Sr.) 30 Jasmine James Seattle Storm Georgia (Sr.) 31 Anne Marie Armstrong Atlanta Dream Georgia (Sr.) 32 Whitney Hand 1 # San Antonio Silver Stars Oklahoma (Sr.) 33 Jennifer George 1 # Indiana Fever Florida (Sr.) 34 Alina Iagupovan 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.Kacēns Jānis Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2013/04/17/alina-iagupovas-wnba-draft-selection-has-been-voided/ LoveWomensBasketball.com 19 September 2013 17 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130619110553/http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2013/04/17/alina-iagupovas-wnba-draft-selection-has-been-voided/ 2013-06-19 dead Los Angeles Sparks Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine) 35 Andrea Smith 1 # Connecticut Sun South Florida (Sr.) 36 Waltiea Rolle Minnesota Lynx North Carolina (Sr.) Notes: n Notable undrafted players 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 Temple (Sr.) Tierra Ruffin-Pratt G North Carolina (Sr.) See also List of first overall WNBA draft picks References http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html All-Time WNBA Draft List WNBA https://web.archive.org/web/20081012083033/http://wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html 2008-10-12 dead http://wnbadraft.net/draft-history/2013-wnba-draft/ 2013 WNBA Draft Results WNBA 2014-03-24 2014-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324155949/http://wnbadraft.net/draft-history/2013-wnba-draft/ dead External links 2013 WNBA draft board Category:WNBA draft Draft