2004 WNBA dispersal draft
| 2004 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | January 6, 2004 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Cleveland Rockers (folded in 2003) |
| First selection | Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held a second dispersal draft on January 6, 2004.[1]
This dispersal draft re-assigned players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded after the end of 2003 WNBA season.[2] The remaining thirteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2003 Rockers roster in the one-round draft.[3] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2003 regular season finish.[2]
Key
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | 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 |
Draft
[edit]The following players were drafted from the Cleveland Rockers:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny Taylor * ^ | F |  Australia
|
Phoenix Mercury |
| 2 | Chasity Melvin + | C/F |  United States
|
Washington Mystics |
| 3 | LaToya Thomas | F | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| 4 | Ann Wauters + | C |  Belgium
|
New York Liberty |
| 5 | Deanna Jackson | F | United States
|
Indiana Fever |
| 6 | Betty Lennox * | G | Seattle Storm | |
| 7 | Helen Darling | G | Minnesota Lynx | |
| 8 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | C | Houston Comets (from Connecticut)[4] | |
| 9 | Mery Andrade | F | Charlotte Sting | |
| 10 | Jennifer Butler # | C | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| 11 | Lucienne Berthieu | F/C |  France
|
Houston Comets |
| 12 | Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| 13 | Jennifer Rizzotti ^ | G | United States
|
Detroit Shock |
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Dispersal Draft Preview". WNBA. January 5, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Darling goes to Lynx in dispersal draft". ESPN. January 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft Recap". WNBA. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Comets Pick Up Two In Dispersal Draft". WNBA. January 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.