2006 WNBA draft

2006 meeting of WNBA teams to select players

2006 WNBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| November 16, 2005 – April 5, 2006
Location| Boston, Massachusetts (main draft)
Network(s)| ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU
Overview
League| WNBA
Expansion teams| Chicago Sky
First selection| Seimone Augustus
Minnesota Lynx

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On April 5, 2006, the WNBA Draft took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The draft was held in conjunction with the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament, which had its championship game the night before at the TD Banknorth Garden, now known as TD Garden, in Boston. This marked the first WNBA draft ever held outside New Jersey.

The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV. Linda Cohn hosted the draft coverage. Four of the top six draft picks would be named to the All-Star Game in their rookie season: Seimone Augustus, Cappie Pondexter, Sophia Young, and Candice Dupree.

!  | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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^  | 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
x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-WNBA Team
# | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

## Expansion draft

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On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm into the league.

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Former team

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1  | Jia Perkins + | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting
2  | Brooke Wyckoff | F  |  United States | Connecticut Sun
3  | Elaine Powell | G  |  United States | Detroit Shock
4  | Kiesha Brown | G  |  United States | Houston Comets
5  | Deanna Jackson | F  |  United States | Indiana Fever
6  | Laura Macchi | F  |  Italy | Los Angeles Sparks
7  | Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert | F  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx
8  | DeTrina White | F  |  United States | New York Liberty
9  | Ashley Robinson | C  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury
10  | Chelsea Newton | G  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs
11  | Bernadette Ngoyisa | C  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | San Antonio Silver Stars
12  | Francesca Zara | G  |  Italy | Seattle Storm
13  | Stacey Dales-Schuman + | G  |  Canada | Washington Mystics

## College draft

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### Round 1

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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1  | Seimone Augustus * ^ !  | G  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | LSU
2  | Cappie Pondexter *  | G  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Rutgers
3  | Monique Currie | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | Duke
4  | Sophia Young *  | F  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | San Antonio Silver Stars | Baylor
5  | Lisa Willis | G  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks (from Washington) | UCLA
6  | Candice Dupree + | F/C  |  United States | Chicago Sky | Temple
7  | Shona Thorburn | G  |  Canada | Minnesota Lynx (from Detroit) | Utah
8  | Tamara James | G/F  |  United States | Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles) | Miami (FL)
9  | La'Tangela Atkinson | G/F  |  United States | Indiana Fever | North Carolina
10  | Tye'sha Fluker | C  |  United States | Charlotte Sting (from Houston) | Tennessee
11  | Barbara Turner | G  |  United States | Seattle Storm | Connecticut
12  | Sherill Baker | G  |  United States | New York Liberty | Georgia
13  | Kim Smith | F  |  Canada | Sacramento Monarchs | Utah
14  | Scholanda Dorrell | G  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs (from Connecticut via San Antonio) | LSU

### Round 2

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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15  | Ann Strother (traded to Phoenix) | G  |  United States | Houston Comets (from Charlotte) | Connecticut
16  | Shanna Zolman | G  |  United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee
17  | Ambrosia Anderson (traded to Minnesota) | F  |  United States | Detroit Shock (from Minnesota) | BYU
18  | Liz Shimek (traded to Houston) | F  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Michigan State
19  | Nikki Blue | G  |  United States | Washington Mystics | UCLA
20  | Jennifer Harris # | G  |  United States | Chicago Sky | Washburn
21  | Mistie Williams (traded to Houston) | F  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury (from Detroit) | Duke
22  | Willnett Crockett | F  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Connecticut
23  | Brooke Queenan | F  |  United States | New York Liberty | Boston College
24  | Renae Camino # | G  |  Australia | Houston Comets | AIS (Australia)
25  | Dalila Eshe # | F  |  United States | Seattle Storm | Florida
26  | Kasha Terry | F  |  United States | Indiana Fever | Georgia Tech
27  | LaToya Bond | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting (from Sacramento) | Missouri
28  | Debbie Merrill # | F  |  United States | Connecticut Sun | Ohio State

### Round 3

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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29  | Tiffany Stansbury | F/C  |  United States | Houston Comets | North Carolina State
30  | Khara Smith # | F  |  United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | DePaul
31  | Megan Duffy | G  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Notre Dame
32  | Crystal Smith | G  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa
33  | Mariam Sy # | C  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Oklahoma City
34  | Kerri Gardin | F  |  United States | Chicago Sky | Virginia Tech
35  | Zane Teilane | C  |  Latvia | Detroit Shock | Western Illinois
36  | Tiffany Porter-Talbert # | G  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Western Kentucky
37  | Christelle N'Garsanet | C  |  Ivory Coast | New York Liberty | Missouri
38  | Jessica Foley # | G  |  Australia | Indiana Fever (from Houston) | Duke
39  | Erin Grant | G  |  United States | Seattle Storm | Texas Tech
40  | Marina Kuzina # | C  |  Russia | Indiana Fever | Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)
41  | Lamisha Augustine # | F  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose State
42  | Marita Payne # | C  |  Australia | Connecticut Sun | Auburn

## See also

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* List of first overall WNBA draft picks

## References

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* "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.

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2006 WNBA draft

First round|

* Seimone Augustus
* Cappie Pondexter
* Monique Currie
* Sophia Young
* Lisa Willis
* Candice Dupree
* Shona Thorburn
* Tamara James
* La'Tangela Atkinson
* Tye'sha Fluker
* Barbara Turner
* Sherill Baker
* Kim Smith
* Scholanda Dorrell

Second round|

* Ann Strother
* Shanna Zolman
* Ambrosia Anderson
* Liz Moeggenberg
* Nikki Blue
* Jennifer Harris
* Mistie Williams
* Willnett Crockett
* Brooke Queenan
* Renae Camino
* Dalila Esche
* Kasha Terry
* LaToya Bond
* Debbie Merrill

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2006 WNBA season by team

* Draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals

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* Charlotte Sting
* Chicago Sky
* Connecticut Sun
* Detroit Shock
* Indiana Fever
* New York Liberty
* Washington Mystics

Western|

* Houston Comets
* Los Angeles Sparks
* Minnesota Lynx
* Phoenix Mercury
* Sacramento Monarchs
* San Antonio Silver Stars
* Seattle Storm

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