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• On April 20, 2001 the regular WNBA draft took place.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Lauren Jackson (F/C)	Australia	Seattle Storm	Canberra Capitals (WNBL)
2	Kelly Miller (G)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Georgia
3	Tamika Catchings (F)	United States	Indiana Fever	Tennessee
4	Jackie Stiles (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Southwest Missouri State
5	Ruth Riley (C)	United States	Miami Sol	Notre Dame
6	Deanna Nolan (G/F)	United States	Detroit Shock	Georgia
7	Svetlana Abrosimova (F)	Russia	Minnesota Lynx	Connecticut
8	Marie Ferdinand (G)	United States	Utah Starzz	LSU
9	Coco Miller (G)	United States	Washington Mystics	Georgia
10	Katie Douglas (G/F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Purdue
11	Penny Taylor (F)	Australia	Cleveland Rockers	Dandenong Rangers (WNBL)
12	LaQuanda Barksdale (G/F)	United States	Portland Fire	North Carolina
13	Kristen Veal (G)	Australia	Phoenix Mercury	Australia
14	Kelly Schumacher (C)	United States	Indiana Fever	Connecticut
15	Amanda Lassiter (F)	United States	Houston Comets	Missouri
16	Camille Cooper (C)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Purdue

Lauren Jackson posing with her WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Seattle Storm is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. ... The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Canberra, Australia. ... The Womens National Basketball League (WNBL) is the premier womens basketball league in Australia. ... Kelly Miller on the Phoenix Mercury Kelly Miller (born September 6, 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player for the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ... Tamika Catchings (born on July 21, 1979) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Indiana Fever. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Indiana Fever is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... Jackie Marie Stiles is a basketball shooting guard born December 21, 1978 in Kansas City, Kansas to Pat and Pam Stiles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ... Southwest Missouri State University is the largest of Missouris regional public state university systems, with its main campus located in Springfield. ... Ruth Ellen Riley (born August 28, 1979) is an American professional basketball player (a center) in the Womens National Basketball Association and the National Womens Basketball League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Miami Sol joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000. ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Svetlana Abrosimova (born July 9, 1980) is a Russian female basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ... University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Marie Ferdinand Marie Ferdinand (born October 13, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is a professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Womens National Basketball Association. ... Memorial Tower. ... Coco Miller on the Washington Mystics Colleen Mary Coco Miller (born September 6, 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Washington Mystics are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Washington, DC. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBAs first expansion franchises. ... Katie Douglas on the Connecticut Sun Kathryn Elizabeth Douglas (born on May 7, 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... See also Purdue University System. ... Penny Taylor is an Australian professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Cleveland Rockers were a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... The Womens National Basketball League (WNBL) is the premier womens basketball league in Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ... Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a professional Canadian basketball player for the Indiana Fever in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Indiana Fever is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... The University of Missouri-Columbia (abbreviated UMC and nicknamed Mizzou) is an institution of higher learning located in Columbia, Missouri and is the main campus in the University of Missouri system. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Los Angeles Sparks are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... See also Purdue University System. ...

Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
17	Semeka Randall (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Tennessee
18	Tammy Sutton-Brown (C)	Canada	Charlotte Sting	Rutgers
19	Niele Ivey (G)	United States	Indiana Fever	University of Notre Dame
20	Jenny Mowe (C)	United States	Portland Fire	Oregon
21	Georgia Schweitzer (G/F)	United States	Miami Sol	Duke
22	Jae Kingi (G)	Australia	Detroit Shock	Australia
23	Erin Buescher (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Master's College
24	Michaela Pavlickova (F/C)	Czech Republic	Utah Starzz	Denver
25	Tamara Stocks (F/C)	United States	Washington Mystics	Florida
26	Brooke Wyckoff (F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Florida State
27	Jaynetta Saunders (F)	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Texas A&M
28	Janell Burse (C)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Tulane
29	Ilona Korstine (G/F)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Russia
30	Jackie Moore (C)	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Long Beach State
31	Tynesha Lewis (G/F)	United States	Houston Comets	North Carolina State
32	Nicole Levandusky (G)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Xavier

Semeka Chantay Randall (born February 7, 1979, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Seattle Storm is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... Tammy Sutton-Brown (Born January 27, 1978) is a Basketball player in the WNBA She finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Indiana Fever is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ... The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Miami Sol joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000. ... Duke University is a private, coeducational, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Officially founded as Duke University in 1924, Duke traces its institutional roots back to 1838. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Erin Buescher (born June 5, 1979 in Santa Rosa, California) is a professional basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ... The Masters College is a comprehensive inter-denominational Christian College in the liberal arts tradition situated among the oak-studded hills of Newhall, California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Womens National Basketball Association. ... The University of Denver (DU) is an independent, coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Washington Mystics are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Washington, DC. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBAs first expansion franchises. ... The University of Florida (also known as Florida or UF) is a public university and land-grant institution located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is a comprehensive, graduate-national research university founded in 1851 and located in Tallahassee, Florida. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cleveland Rockers were a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... Janell Burse (born May 19, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a 65 womens basketball player who is the starting center for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. After playing college ball at Tulane University, Burse was drafted in the second round (28th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Sacramento Monarchs is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California. ... Tynesha Lewis (born May 8, 1979) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Los Angeles Sparks are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Xavier University is a private, co-educational Catholic university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Round 3

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
33	ShaRae Mansfield (F)	United States	Houston Comets	Western Kentucky
34	Jennifer Phillips (F)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Xavier
35	Marlena Williams (F)	United States	Indiana Fever	Missouri
36	Rasheeda Clark (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Pepperdine
37	Levys Torres (C)	United States	Miami Sol	Florida State
38	Svetlana Volnaya (G/F)	Russia	Detroit Shock	Virginia
39	Tombi Bell (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Florida
40	Shea Ralph (G/F)	United States	Utah Starzz	Connecticut
41	Jamie Lewis (G)	United States	Washington Mystics	Ohio State
42	Jaclyn Johnson (F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Kansas
43	Angelina Wolvert (F)	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Oregon
44	Elena Karpova (F)	Russia	Washington Mystics	Russia
45	Tere Williams (F)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Virginia Tech
46	Maren Walseth (F)	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Penn State
47	Shala Crawford (C)	United States	Houston Comets	Life
48	Kelley Siemon (F)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Notre Dame

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ... Xavier University is a private, co-educational Catholic university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Indiana Fever is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The University of Missouri-Columbia (abbreviated UMC and nicknamed Mizzou) is an institution of higher learning located in Columbia, Missouri and is the main campus in the University of Missouri system. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ... Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Miami Sol joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000. ... Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is a comprehensive, graduate-national research university founded in 1851 and located in Tallahassee, Florida. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Website Virginia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ... The University of Florida (also known as Florida or UF) is a public university and land-grant institution located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Womens National Basketball Association. ... University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Washington Mystics are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Washington, DC. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBAs first expansion franchises. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as just KU or Kansas) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cleveland Rockers were a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Washington Mystics are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Washington, DC. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBAs first expansion franchises. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (also referred to as VPI&SU, VPI or most commonly Virginia Tech) is a public land-grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, with the largest full-time student population among universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Sacramento Monarchs is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Los Angeles Sparks are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ...

Round 4

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
49	Juana Brown (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Notre Dame
50	Reshea Bristol (G)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Arizona
51	April Brown (F)	United States	Indiana Fever	LSU
52	Natasha Pointer (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Rutgers
53	Carolyn Moos (C)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Stanford
54	Kelly Santos (F)	United States	Detroit Shock	Brazil
55	Megan Taylor (G/F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Iowa State
56	Cara Consuegra (G)	United States	Utah Starzz	Iowa
57	Taru Tuukkanen (F/C)	Finland	New York Liberty	Xavier
58	Anne Thorius (G)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Michigan
59	Erin Batth (F/C)	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Clemson
60	Tara Mitchem (G)	United States	New York Liberty	Southwest Missouri State
61	Megan Franza (G)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Washington
62	Katie Smrcka-Duffy (G)	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Georgetown
63	Kristen Clement (G)	United States	Houston Comets	Tennessee
64	Beth Record (G/F)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Syracuse