2002 WNBA draft


2002 WNBA draft – April 20, 2002
Four of the top six draft picks, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones and Tamika Raymond were from the same team, the 2002 NCAA Champion University of Connecticut.

Key

Draft selections

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
33LaNisha CartwellCWashington MysticsAlabama
34Kelly KomaraGIndiana FeverPurdue
35Takeisha LewisF/CSeattle StormLouisiana Tech
36Teresa GeterF/CWashington MysticsSouth Carolina
37Mandy NightingaleGPortland FireColorado
38Lindsey MederGMinnesota LynxIowa
39Saundra JacksonCOrlando MiracleOle Miss
40Kayte ChristensenFPhoenix MercuryUC Santa Barbara
41Edniesha CurryGCharlotte StingOregon
42Shondra JohnsonGHouston CometsAlabama
43Edmarie LumbsleyCUtah StarzzMobile
44Alayne IngramGSacramento MonarchsMichigan
45Jerica WatsonFMiami SolIowa
46Tracy GahanGNew York LibertyIowa State
47Ericka HaneyG/FDetroit ShockNotre Dame
48Rashana BarnesFLos Angeles SparksPenn State

Round 4

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
49LaKeisha TaylorCIndiana FeverArizona
50Melody JohnsonCPortland FireArizona State
51Jermisha DostyCSacramento MonarchsSaint Mary's
52Jillian DankerG/FIndiana FeverVanderbilt
53Monique CardenasGPortland FireFlorida
54Shárron FrancisGMinnesota LynxOld Dominion
55Tomeka BrownGOrlando MiracleOhio State
56Amba KongoloF/CPhoenix MercuryNorth Carolina Central
57Jessie StomskiFCharlotte StingWisconsin
58Cori EnghusenCHouston CometsStanford
59Jaclyn WinfieldGUtah StarzzSouthern
60Elizabeth PickneyFSacramento MonarchsArizona
61Jerkisha DostyFMiami SolSaint Mary's
62Deedee WarleyFNew York LibertyMaryland
63Marché StricklandGCleveland RockersMaryland
64Tiffany ThompsonFLos Angeles SparksOld Dominion

UConn Fab Four

players Tamika Williams, Sue Bird, Asjha Jones and Swin Cash were all selected in the first round of the draft. Each player had immediate impacts with their 2002 WNBA Teams. Cash, Bird and Williams accounted for 21.3, 19.9 and 17.3 percent, respectively, of their teams’ total points, rebounds and assists. Jones, a reserve, posted 8.8 percent of the Mystics' total output in those three key categories.