The 2006 WNBA Draft was held on April 5 in Boston and as expected, Louisiana State guard Seimone Augustus went first, taken by Minnesota. The rest of the annual WNBA Draft results are below.
2006 WNBA DRAFT: FIRST ROUND
1. Minnesota - Seimone Augustus, guard, Louisiana State
2. Phoenix - Cappie Pondexter, guard, Rutgers
3. Charlotte - Monique Currie, guard, Duke
4. San Antonio - Sophia Young, forward, Baylor
5. Los Angeles - Lisa Willis, guard, UCLA
6. Chicago - Candice Dupree, forward, Temple
7. Minnesota - Shona Thorburn, guard, Utah
8. Washington - Tamara James, forward, Miami
9. Indiana - La'Tangela Atkinson, forward, North Carolina
10. Charlotte - Tye'sha Fluker, center, Tennessee
11. Seattle - Barbara Turner, forward, Connecticut
12. New York - Sherill Baker, guard, Georgia
13. Sacramento - Kim Smith, forward, Utah
14. Sacramento - Scholanda Hoston, guard, Louisiana State
2006 WNBA DRAFT: SECOND ROUND
15. Houston - Ann Strother, forward, Connecticut
(rights traded to Phoenix for Liz Shimek and Mistie Williams)
16. San Antonio - Shanna Zolman, guard, Tennessee
17. Detroit - Ambrosia Anderson, forward, Brigham Young
(rights traded to Minnesota for Jacqueline Batteast and 2007 3rd round pick)
18. Phoenix - Liz Shimek, forward, Michigan State
(rights traded to Houston for Ann Strother)
19. Washington - Nikki Blue, guard, UCLA
20. Chicago - Jennifer Harris, guard, Washburn
21. Phoenix - Mistie Williams, center, Duke
(rights traded to Houston for Ann Strother)
22. Los Angeles - Willnett Crockett, forward, Connecticut
23. New York - Queenan Brooke, forward, Boston College
24. Houston - Renae Camino, guard, Australia
25. Seattle - Dalila Eshe, forward, Florida
26. Indiana - Kasha Terry, forward, Georgia Tech
27. Charlotte - LaToya Bond, guard, Missouri
28. Connecticut - Debbie Merrill, forward, Ohio State
2006 WNBA DRAFT: THIRD ROUND
29. Houston - Tiffany Stansbury, forward, North Carolina State
30. San Antonio - Khara Smith, forward, DePaul
31. Minnesota - Megan Duffy, guard, Notre Dame
32. Phoenix - Crystal Smith, guard, Iowa
33. Washington - Mariam Sy, center, Oklahoma City
34. Chicago - Kerri Gardin, forward, Virginia Tech
35. Detroit - Zane Teilane, center, Western Illinois
36. Los Angeles - Tiffany Porter-Talbert, guard, Western Kentucky
37. New York - Christelle N'Garsanet, center, Missouri
38. Indiana - Jessica Foley, guard, Duke
39. Seattle - Erin Grant, guard, Texas Tech
40. Indiana - Marina Kuzina, center, Russia
41. Sacramento - Lamisha Augustine, forward, San Jose State
42. Connecticut - Marita Payne, center, Auburn
2005 WNBA Draft
The 2005 WNBA draft has taken place. Below are the results. Also see WNBA Draft History.