2004 WNBA Draft Overview
The 2004 WNBA Draft was once again preceded by a dispersal draft. This time the Cleveland franchise folded following the 2003 season.
Dispersal Draft
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Mercury | Penny Taylor | F | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2 | Washington Mystics | Chasity Melvin | C/F | Cleveland Rockers |
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | LaToya Thomas | F | Cleveland Rockers |
| 4 | New York Liberty | Ann Wauters | C | Cleveland Rockers |
| 5 | Indiana Fever | Deanna Jackson | F | Cleveland Rockers |
| 6 | Seattle Storm | Betty Lennox | G | Cleveland Rockers |
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | Helen Darling | G | Cleveland Rockers |
| 8 | Houston Comets | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | C | Cleveland Rockers |
| 9 | Charlotte Sting | Mery Andrade | F | Cleveland Rockers |
| 10 | Sacramento Monarchs | Jennifer Butler | C | Cleveland Rockers |
| 11 | Houston Comets | Lucienne Berthieu | F/C | Cleveland Rockers |
| 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | Cleveland Rockers |
| 13 | Detroit Shock | Jennifer Rizzotti | G | Cleveland Rockers |
College Draft
First Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Mercury | Diana Taurasi | G | Connecticut |
| 2 | Washington Mystics | Alana Beard | G | Duke |
| 3 | Charlotte Sting | Nicole Powell | G/F | Stanford |
| 4 | Connecticut Sun | Lindsay Whalen | G | Minnesota |
| 5 | New York Liberty | Shameka Christon | G/F | Arkansas |
| 6 | Minnesota Lynx | Nicole Ohlde | C | Kansas State |
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | Vanessa Hayden | C | Florida |
| 8 | Phoenix Mercury | Chandi Jones | G/F | Houston |
| 9 | Indiana Fever | Ebony Hoffman | C | USC |
| 10 | Sacramento Monarchs | Rebekkah Brunson | F | Georgetown |
| 11 | Detroit Shock | Iciss Tillis | C/F | Duke |
| 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | Christi Thomas | F | Georgia |
| 13 | Detroit Shock | Shereka Wright | F | Purdue |
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Phoenix Mercury | Ashley Robinson | C | Tennessee |
| 15 | Washington Mystics | Kaayla Chones | C | North Carolina State |
| 16 | Connecticut Sun | Jessica Brungo | F | Penn State |
| 17 | New York Liberty | Amisha Carter | C | Louisiana Tech |
| 18 | Charlotte Sting | Kelly Mazzante | F | Penn State |
| 19 | Seattle Storm | Catrina Frierson | F | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Minnesota Lynx | Tasha Butts | F | Tennessee |
| 21 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Cindy Dallas | F | Illinois |
| 22 | Charlotte Sting | Jenni Benningfield | F | Vanderbilt |
| 23 | Detroit Shock | Erika Valek | G | Purdue |
| 24 | Connecticut Sun | Ugo Oha, Washington | C | George Washington |
| 25 | Los Angeles Sparks | Doneeka Hodges | G | LSU |
| 26 | Houston Comets | Lindsay Taylor | C | UC-Santa Barbara |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Phoenix Mercury | Maria Villarroel | G | Oklahoma |
| 28 | Washington Mystics | Evan Unrau | F | Missouri |
| 29 | Connecticut Sun | Candace Futrell | G | Duquesne |
| 30 | New York Liberty | Cathy Joens | G | George Washington |
| 31 | Indiana Fever | Ieva Kublina | F/C | Virginia Tech |
| 32 | Detroit Shock | Jennifer Smith | C | Michigan |
| 33 | Minnesota Lynx | Amber Jacobs | G | Boston College |
| 34 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Toccara Williams | G | Texas A&M |
| 35 | Charlotte Sting | Jia Perkins | G | Texas Tech |
| 36 | Sacramento Monarchs | Nuria Martinez | F | Spain |
| 37 | Houston Comets | Stacy Stephens | C | Texas |
| 38 | Minnesota Lynx | Kate Bulger | G | West Virginia |
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