BIG EAST In The Pros | WNBA Draft Selections Player Rebecca Lobo Sue Wicks Rita Williams Octavia Blue Kara Wolters Jennifer Rizzotti Cal Bouchard Sauer Paige Shawnetta Stewart Usha Gilmore Svetlana Abrosimova Kelly Schumacher Shea Ralph Katie Smrcka-Duffy Tombi Bell Ruth Riley Niele Ivey Kelley Siemon Tammy Sutton-Brown Natasha Pointer Beth Record Tere Williams Sue Bird Swin Cash Asjha Jones Tamika Williams Ericka Haney Davalyn Cunningham Trish Juhline Amber Jacobs Diana Taurasi Rebekkah Brunson Ieva Kublina Kate Bulger Jessica Moore Ashley Battle Jacqueline Batteast Chelsea Newton Rebecca Richman Yolanda Paige Barbara Turner Ann Strother Willnett Crockett Khara Smith Megan Duffy Cappie Pondexter Jenna Rubino Jessica Dickson Ketia Swanier Charde Houston Allie Quigley Charel Allen Matee Ajavon Essence Carson Olayinka Sanni Renee Montgomery Angel McCoughtry Candyce Bingham Shavonte Zellous Kia Vaughn Tina Charles Kalana Greene Epiphanny Prince Rashidat Junaid Maya Moore Felicia Chester Angel Robinson Tiffany Hayes
School Year Connecticut 1997 Rutgers 1997 Connecticut 1998 Miami 1998 Connecticut 1999 Connecticut 1999 Boston College 2000 Connecticut 2000 Rutgers 2000 Rutgers 2000 Connecticut 2001 Connecticut 2001 Connecticut 2001 Georgetown 2001 Miami 2001 Notre Dame 2001 Notre Dame 2001 Notre Dame 2001 Rutgers 2001 Rutgers 2001 Syracuse 2001 Virginia Tech 2001 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2002 Notre Dame 2002 Rutgers 2002 Villanova 2003 Boston College 2004 Connecticut 2004 Georgetown 2004 Virginia Tech 2004 West Virginia 2004 Connecticut 2005 Connecticut 2005 Notre Dame 2005 Rutgers 2005 Rutgers 2005 West Virginia 2005 Connecticut 2006 Connecticut 2006 Connecticut 2006 DePaul 2006 Notre Dame 2006 Rutgers 2006 DePaul 2007 South Florida 2007 Connecticut 2008 Connecticut 2008 DePaul 2008 Notre Dame 2008 Rutgers 2008 Rutgers 2008 West Virginia 2008 Connecticut 2009 Louisville 2009 Louisville 2009 Pittsburgh 2009 Rutgers 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2010 Rutgers 2010 Rutgers 2010 Connecticut 2011 Depaul 2011 Marquette 2011 Connecticut 2012
Round Initial Allocation First Second Second Third Fourth Fourth Second Third Third First First Third Fourth Third First Second Third Second Fourth Fourth Third First First First First Third Second Third Third First First Third Third Second Second Second Second Third Second First Second Second Third Third First Third Second First Third Second Third First First Second First First Third First First First Second First Third First Second Second Second
Pick n/a 6 3 5 12 12 12 15 4 10 7 14 8 14 7 5 3 16 2 4 16 13 1 2 4 6 15 7 5 7 1 10 5 12 11 12 4 9 10 3 11 1 8 2 3 2 1 8 12 2 8 15 5 7 4 4 1 13 11 8 1 1 4 8 1 2 10 2
Team New York Liberty New York Liberty Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks Houston Comets Houston Comets Detroit Shock Los Angeles Sparks Orlando Miracle Indiana Fever Minnesota Indiana Fever Utah Starzz Sacramento Monarchs Minnesota Miami Sol Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Charlotte Sting Portland Fire Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm Detroit Shock Washington Mystics Minnesota Detroit Shock Orlando Miracle Washington Mystics Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx Charlotte Sting Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx Sacramento Monarchs New York Liberty Indiana Fever Seattle Storm Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks San Antonio Silver Stars Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky Sacramento Monarchs Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm Sacramento Monarchs Houston Comets New York Liberty Detroit Shock Minnesota Lynx Atlanta Dream San Antonio Silver Stars Detroit Shock New York Liberty Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty Atlanta Dream
Keisha Hampton Devereaux Peters Natalie Novosel Khadijah Rushdan April Sykes Kelly Faris Sugar Rodgers Sklyar Diggins Andrea Smith Nadirah McKenith Shenneika Smith Kayla Alexander Brittany Hrynko Shakena Richardson Aliyyah Handford Danaejah Grant Jessica January Amarah Coleman Natisha Hiedeman Jaylyn Agnew
DePaul Notre Dame Notre Dame Rutgers Rutgers Connecticut Georgetown Notre Dame South Florida St. John’s St. John’s Syracuse DePaul Seton Hall St. John’s St. John’s Depaul DePaul Marquette Creighton
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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10 3 8 3 4 11 2 3 11 5 1 8 7 6 3 7 4 4 6 12
Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx Tulsa Shock Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics New York Liberty San Antonio Stars Connecticut Sun Dallas Wings Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Chicago Sky Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics
2019 BIG EAST Player of the Year Natisha Hiedeman has been a standout for the Connecticut Sun
Seton Hall’s Shakena Richardson was the first Pirate to be drafted; she was selected in the third round of the 2016 Draft
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