2002 WNBA Draft Overview
The 2002 college draft was the only draft that took place before the season.
College Draft
First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
Seattle Storm |
Sue Bird |
G |
Connecticut |
| 2 |
Detroit Shock |
Swin Cash |
F |
Connecticut |
| 3 |
Washington Mystics |
Stacey Dales-Schuman |
G |
Oklahoma |
| 4 |
Washington Mystics |
Asjha Jones |
F |
Connecticut |
| 5 |
Portland Fire |
Nikki Teasley |
G |
North Carolina |
| 6 |
Minnesota Lynx |
Tamika Williams |
F |
Connecticut |
| 7 |
Charlotte Sting |
Sheila Lambert |
G |
Baylor |
| 8 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Deanna Jackson |
F |
Alabama |
| 9 |
Charlotte Sting |
Shaunzinski Gortman |
G |
South Carolina |
| 10 |
Houston Comets |
Michelle Snow |
C |
Tennessee |
| 11 |
Utah Starzz |
Danielle Crockrom |
F |
Baylor |
| 12 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Hamchétou Maïga |
G/F |
Old Dominion |
| 13 |
Indiana Fever |
Tawana McDonald |
C |
Georgia |
| 14 |
Utah Starzz |
LaNeishea Caufield |
G |
Oklahoma |
| 15 |
Miami Sol |
Tamara Moore |
G/F |
Wisconsin |
| 16 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Rosalind Ross |
G |
Oklahoma |
Second Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 17 |
Indiana Fever |
Zuzi Klimesova |
F |
Vanderbilt |
| 18 |
Detroit Shock |
Lenae Williams |
G/F |
DePaul |
| 19 |
Seattle Storm |
Lucienne Berthieu |
F/C |
Old Dominion |
| 20 |
Detroit Shock |
Ayana Walker |
F |
Louisiana Tech |
| 21 |
Detroit Shock |
Jill Chapman |
C |
Indiana |
| 22 |
Detroit Shock |
Kathy Wambe |
G/F |
Belgium |
| 23 |
Orlando Miracle |
Davalyn Cunningham |
F |
Rutgers |
| 24 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Brandi McCain |
G/F |
Florida |
| 25 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Tootie Shaw |
F |
Wichita State |
| 26 |
New York Liberty |
Linda Fröhlich |
F |
UNLV |
| 27 |
Utah Starzz |
Andrea Gardner |
F/C |
Howard |
| 28 |
Seattle Storm |
Felicia Ragland |
G |
Oregon State |
| 29 |
Miami Sol |
Lindsey Yamasaki |
G/F |
Stanford |
| 30 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Gergana Slavtcheva |
G |
Florida International |
| 31 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Angie Welle |
C |
Iowa State |
| 32 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Jackie Higgins |
F/C |
North Carolina |
Third Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 33 |
Washington Mystics |
LaNisha Cartwell |
C |
Alabama |
| 34 |
Indiana Fever |
Kelly Komara |
G |
Purdue |
| 35 |
Seattle Storm |
Takeisha Lewis |
F/C |
Louisiana Tech |
| 36 |
Washington Mystics |
Teresa Geter |
F/C |
South Carolina |
| 37 |
Portland Fire |
Mandy Nightingale |
G |
Colorado |
| 38 |
Minnesota Lynx |
Lindsey Meder |
G |
Iowa |
| 39 |
Orlando Miracle |
Saundra Jackson |
C |
Mississippi |
| 40 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Kayte Christensen |
F/C |
UC-Santa Barbara |
| 41 |
Charlotte Sting |
Edniesha Curry |
G |
Oregon |
| 42 |
Houston Comets |
Shondra Johnson |
G |
Alabama |
| 43 |
Utah Starzz |
Edmarie Lumbsley |
C |
Mobile |
| 44 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Alayne Ingram |
G |
Michigan |
| 45 |
Miami Sol |
Jerica Watson |
F/C |
Iowa |
| 46 |
New York Liberty |
Tracy Gahan |
G |
Iowa State |
| 47 |
Detroit Shock |
Ericka Haney |
G/F |
Notre Dame |
| 48 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Rashana Barnes |
F |
Penn State |
Fourth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 49 |
Indiana Fever |
LaKeisha Taylor |
C |
Arizona |
| 50 |
Portland Fire |
Melody Johnson |
C |
Arizona State |
| 51 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Jermisha Dosty |
C |
St. Mary's (CA) |
| 52 |
Indiana Fever |
Jillian Danker |
G/F |
Vanderbilt |
| 53 |
Portland Fire |
Monique Cardenas |
G/F |
Florida |
| 54 |
Minnesota Lynx |
Shárron Francis |
G |
Old Dominion |
| 55 |
Orlando Miracle |
Tomeka Brown |
G |
Ohio State |
| 56 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Amba Kongolo |
F/C |
North Carolina Central |
| 57 |
Charlotte Sting |
Jessie Stomski |
F |
Wisconsin |
| 58 |
Houston Comets |
Cori Enghusen |
C |
Stanford |
| 59 |
Utah Starzz |
Jaclyn Winfield |
G |
Southern |
| 60 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Elizabeth Pickney |
F |
Arizona |
| 61 |
Miami Sol |
Jerkisha Dosty |
F |
St. Mary's (CA) |
| 62 |
New York Liberty |
Dee Dee Warley |
F |
Maryland |
| 63 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Marché Strickland |
G |
Maryland |
| 64 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Tiffany Thompson |
F |
Old Dominion |
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