2014 WNBA draft

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2014 WNBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| April 14, 2014
Location| Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Network(s)| ESPN2, ESPNU
Overview
League| WNBA
First selection| Chiney Ogwumike
Connecticut Sun

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The 2014 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 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 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

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The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

Team  | 2013
record | Lottery
chances  | Pick

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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
Connecticut Sun | 10-24  | 442  | .442  | .316  | .181  | .062
Tulsa Shock | 11–23  | 227  | .276  | .270  | .293  | .209
New York Liberty | 11-23  | 227  | .276  | .269  | .294  | .209
San Antonio Stars | 12-22  | 104  | .104  | .145  | .232  | .520
Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

## Transactions

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* March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
* March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
* March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
* April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
* April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne[2]

## Draft invitess

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On April 10, 2014, the WNBA announced the 12 players who had been invited to attend the draft.[3]

* Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame
* Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
* Markeisha Gatling, NC State
* Chelsea Gray, Duke
* Bria Hartley, Connecticut
* Natasha Howard, Florida State
* Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
* Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
* Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
* Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
* Odyssey Sims, Baylor
* Alyssa Thomas, Maryland

## Key

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!  | 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
# | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

## Draft

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### Round 1

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

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1  | Chiney Ogwumike + |  United States | Connecticut Sun | Stanford
2  | Odyssey Sims *  | Tulsa Shock | Baylor
3  | Kayla McBride + | San Antonio Stars | Notre Dame
4  | Alyssa Thomas * (traded to Connecticut) | New York Liberty | Maryland
5  | Natasha Howard *  | Indiana Fever | Florida State
6  | Stefanie Dolson + | Washington Mystics | Connecticut
7  | Bria Hartley (traded to Washington) | Seattle Storm
8  | Shoni Schimmel + | Atlanta Dream | Louisville
9  | Natalie Achonwa |  Canada | Indiana Fever (from Phoenix) | Notre Dame
10  | Markeisha Gatling |  United States | Chicago Sky | NC State
11  | Chelsea Gray *  | Connecticut Sun (from Los Angeles) | Duke
12  | Tricia Liston | Minnesota Lynx

### Round 2

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

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13  | Jordan Hooper |  United States | Tulsa Shock (from Connecticut) | Nebraska
14  | Tyaunna Marshall # | New York Liberty | Georgia Tech
15  | Asya Bussie # | Minnesota Lynx (from Tulsa) | West Virginia
16  | Astou Ndour |  Spain | San Antonio Stars | Gran Canarias (Spain)
17  | Tiffany Bias |  United States | Phoenix Mercury (from Indiana) | Oklahoma State
18  | Inga Orekhova |  Ukraine | Atlanta Dream (from Washington) | South Florida
19  | Michelle Plouffe # |  Canada | Seattle Storm | Utah
20  | Cassie Harberts # |  United States | Atlanta Dream  | USC
21  | Maggie Lucas | Phoenix Mercury  | Penn State
22  | Gennifer Brandon | Chicago Sky | California
23  | Jennifer Hamson | Los Angeles Sparks | BYU
24  | Christina Foggie # | Minnesota Lynx  | Vanderbilt

### Round 3

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

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25  | DeNesha Stallworth # |  United States | Connecticut Sun | Kentucky
26  | Meighan Simmons | New York Liberty | Tennessee
27  | Theresa Plaisance | Tulsa Shock | LSU
28  | Bri Kulas # | San Antonio Stars | Missouri
29  | Haiden Palmer # | Indiana Fever | Gonzaga
30  | Carley Mijović # |  Australia | Washington Mystics | Canberra Capitals (Australia)
31  | Mikaela Ruef # |  United States | Seattle Storm | Stanford
32  | Kody Burke # | Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) | NC State
33  | Stephanie Talbot |  Australia | Phoenix Mercury | Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
34  | Jamierra Faulkner |  United States | Chicago Sky | Southern Miss
35  | Antonita Slaughter # | Los Angeles Sparks | Louisville
36  | Asia Taylor | Minnesota Lynx

## See also

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* List of first overall WNBA draft picks

## References

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1. ^ Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm
2. ^ Altavilla, John (April 14, 2014). "Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
3. ^ "2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft" (Press release). Swish Appeal. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

## External links

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* 2014 WNBA draft board

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2014 WNBA draft

First round|

* Chiney Ogwumike
* Odyssey Sims
* Kayla McBride
* Alyssa Thomas
* Natasha Howard
* Stefanie Dolson
* Bria Hartley
* Shoni Schimmel
* Natalie Achonwa
* Markeisha Gatling
* Chelsea Gray
* Tricia Liston

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* Jordan Hooper
* Tyaunna Marshall
* Asya Bussie
* Astou Ndour
* Tiffany Bias
* Inga Orekhova
* Michelle Plouffe
* Cassie Harberts
* Maggie Lucas
* Gennifer Brandon
* Jennifer Hamson
* Christina Foggie

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