2003 WNBA dispersal draft
| 2003 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 24, 2003 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Miami Sol (folded in 2002) Portland Fire (folded in 2002) |
| First selection | Ruth Riley Detroit Shock |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held its first dispersal draft on April 24, 2003 prior to the 2003 WNBA season.[1]
This dispersal draft consisted of one round to re-assign the 26 players from the Miami Sol and Portland Fire rosters, who both folded after the end of 2002 WNBA season.[1] The remaining fourteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from either roster in the draft.[2] Former Sol and Fire players not selected in the dispersal draft became unrestricted free agents.[3] The order of selection was determined by teams' 2002 regular season records, going from worst to first.[3]
Key
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
Dispersal draft
[edit]| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Riley + ^ | C |  United States
|
Detroit Shock | Miami Sol |
| 2 | Sheri Sam + | F/G | Minnesota Lynx | ||
| 3 | Betty Lennox * | G | Cleveland Rockers | ||
| 4 | Tamicha Jackson | Phoenix Mercury | Portland Fire | ||
| 5 | DeMya Walker + | F | Sacramento Monarchs | ||
| 6 | Debbie Black | G | Connecticut Sun | Miami Sol | |
| 7 | Sylvia Crawley | C | Indiana Fever | Portland Fire | |
| 8 | Jenny Mowe | Washington Mystics | |||
| 9 | Alisa Burras | F | Seattle Storm | ||
| 10 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | C | Charlotte Sting | Miami Sol | |
| 11 | Elena Baranova + | F |  Russia
|
New York Liberty | |
| 12 | LaQuanda Barksdale | G/F | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Portland Fire |
| 13 | Ukari Figgs | G | Houston Comets | ||
| 14 | Jackie Stiles + ^ | Los Angeles Sparks |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PLUS: W.N.B.A.; Dispersal Draft Scatters 2 Rosters". The New York Times. April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Three Former Lady Techsters Selected in WNBA Dispersal Draft". LA Tech Sports. April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Detroit adds Riley with top pick". ESPN. April 25, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2025.