2004 WNBA dispersal draft

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2004 WNBA dispersal draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)January 6, 2004
Overview
LeagueWNBA
Merging teamsCleveland Rockers (folded in 2003)
First selectionPenny Taylor
Phoenix Mercury
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held a second dispersal draft on January 6, 2004.[1]

This dispersal draft re-assigned players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded after the end of 2003 WNBA season.[2] The remaining thirteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2003 Rockers roster in the one-round draft.[3] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2003 regular season finish.[2]

Key

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Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs

Draft

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The following players were drafted from the Cleveland Rockers:

Pick Player Position Nationality New team
1 Penny Taylor * ^ F  Australia Phoenix Mercury
2 Chasity Melvin + C/F  United States Washington Mystics
3 LaToya Thomas F San Antonio Silver Stars
4 Ann Wauters + C  Belgium New York Liberty
5 Deanna Jackson F  United States Indiana Fever
6 Betty Lennox * G Seattle Storm
7 Helen Darling G Minnesota Lynx
8 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough C Houston Comets (from Connecticut)[4]
9 Mery Andrade F Charlotte Sting
10 Jennifer Butler # C Sacramento Monarchs
11 Lucienne Berthieu F/C  France Houston Comets
12 Isabelle Fijalkowski C Los Angeles Sparks
13 Jennifer Rizzotti ^ G  United States Detroit Shock

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Dispersal Draft Preview". WNBA. January 5, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Darling goes to Lynx in dispersal draft". ESPN. January 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft Recap". WNBA. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Comets Pick Up Two In Dispersal Draft". WNBA. January 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2025.