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WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Presented by adidas<br>to be Held on April 9
2009 WNBA Draft Presented by adidas to be Held on April 9

Posted Feb 2 2009 3:16PM

-- ESPN2 to Broadcast First Round Beginning at 3 p.m. ET --


The Atlanta Dream, who selected Tamera Young in the first round in 2008, hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2009 – The 2009 WNBA Draft presented by adidas will be held at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 9 at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, N.J. ESPN2 will provide live coverage and analysis of the first round of the draft while ESPNU and NBA TV will broadcast the second and third rounds beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

WNBA.com, in addition to providing comprehensive draft-day coverage, will serve as the destination on the Web for fans who want to track top prospects and follow the action from mid-March through April 9.

The Atlanta Dream has the first overall pick this year by virtue of winning the eighth annual WNBA Draft Lottery, which went exactly according to odds for the first time in WNBA history. The Washington Mystics will have the second pick in the draft followed by the Chicago Sky, Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury.

Top players eligible for this year’s draft include Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris, Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry, Rutgers’ Kia Vaughn, UConn’s Renee Montgomery and Maryland’s Kristi Toliver.

The WNBA will tip off the 2009 season on June 6 and feature 13 teams. The Eastern Conference will be comprised of seven teams (Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Detroit Shock, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty and Washington Mystics) while the Western Conference will be made up of six teams (Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, San Antonio Silver Stars and Seattle Storm).

The WNBA is a unique global sports property combining competition, sportsmanship and entertainment value with its status as an icon for social change, achievement and diversity. Comprised of 13 teams, the WNBA is the most successful women’s professional team sports league in the world. The league concluded its historic 12th regular season with increases in attendance, ratings, Web traffic and merchandise sales.

Through WNBA Cares, the WNBA is deeply committed to creating programs that improve the quality of life for all people, with a special emphasis on programs that promote a healthy lifestyle and positive body image, increase breast and women’s health awareness, support youth and family development, and focus on education. For more information on the WNBA, log on to WNBA.com.

The current 2009 WNBA Draft order follows:

2009 WNBA DRAFT LIST ROUND-BY-ROUND

First Round
1 Atlanta
2 Washington
3 Chicago
4 Minnesota
5 Phoenix
6 Indiana
7 Sacramento
8 New York
9 Minnesota from Los Angeles via Washington (Harding, 1/30/09) (Milton-Jones/McWilliams-Franklin, 4/22/08)
10 Connecticut
11 Detroit
12 Seattle
13 Los Angeles from San Antonio via Atlanta (Holdsclaw, 12/16/08) (Wauters/Little, 4/9/08)

Second Round
14 San Antonio from Atlanta (Wauters/Little, 4/9/08)
15 Minnesota from Washington (Harding, 1/30/09)
16 Chicago
17 Connecticut from Minnesota (Rasmussen/Raymond, 3/14/08)
18 Atlanta from Phoenix (Bales, 1/21/09)
19 Indiana
20 Sacramento
21 New York
22 Los Angeles
23 Washington from Connecticut via Minnesota (Harding, 1/30/09) (Rasmussen/Raymond, 3/14/08)
24 Washington from Detroit (McWilliams-Franklin/Humphrey, Murphy, 8/12/08)
25 Atlanta from Seattle (Little, 6/22/08)
26 San Antonio

Third Round
27 Atlanta
28 Washington
29 Chicago
30 Minnesota
31 Phoenix
32 Indiana
33 Sacramento
34 Phoenix from New York (Mitchell, 5/1/08)
35 Los Angeles
36 Connecticut
37 Detroit
38 Seattle
39 San Antonio

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WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board
2009 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 1
1. Atlanta Dream | Angel McCoughtry | Louisville
2. Washington Mystics | Marissa Coleman | Maryland
3. Chicago Sky | Kristi Toliver | Maryland
4. Minnesota Lynx | Renee Montgomery | Connecticut
5. Phoenix Mercury | DeWanna Bonner | Auburn
6. Indiana Fever | Briann January | Arizona State
7. Sacramento Monarchs | Courtney Paris | Oklahoma
8. New York Liberty | Kia Vaughn | Rutgers
9. Minnesota Lynx | Quanitra Hollingsworth | VCU
10. Connecticut Sun | Chante Black | Duke
11. Detroit Shock | Shavonte Zellous | Pittsburgh
12. Seattle Storm | Ashley Walker | California
13. Los Angeles Sparks | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | Purdue

2009 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 2
14. San Antonio Silver Stars | Megan Frazee | Liberty
15. Minnesota Lynx | Rashanda McCants | North Carolina
16. Chicago Sky | Danielle Gant | Texas A&M
17. Connecticut Sun | Lyndra Littles | Virginia
18. Detroit | Britany Miller | Florida State
19. Indiana Fever | Christina Wirth | Vanderbilt
20. Sacramento Monarchs | Whitney Boddie | Auburn
21. New York Liberty | Abby Waner | Duke
22. Los Angeles Sparks | Ashley Paris | Oklahoma
23. Washington Mystics | Camille LeNoir | USC
24. Washington Mystics | Jelena Milovanovic | MKB Euroleasing
25. Atlanta Dream | Shalee Lehning | Kansas State
26. San Antonio Silver Stars | Sonja Petrovic | Belgrade, Serbia

2009 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 3
27. Atlanta Dream | Jessica Morrow | Baylor
28. Washington Mystics | Josephine Owino | Union (Tenn.)
29. Chicago Sky | Jennifer Risper | Vanderbilt
30. Minnesota Lynx | Emily Fox | Minnesota
31. Phoenix Mercury | Sha Brooks | Florida
32. Indiana Fever | Danielle Campbell | Purdue
33. Sacramento Monarchs | Morgan Warburton | Utah
34. Phoenix Mercury | Jessica Adair | George Washington
35. Los Angeles Sparks | Britney Jordan | Texas A&M-Commerce
36. Connecticut Sun | Alba Torrens | Real Club Celta Indepo
37. Detroit Shock | Tanae Davis-Cain | Florida State
38. Seattle Storm | Mara Freshour | Florida State
39. San Antonio Silver Stars | Candyce Bingham | Lousville

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