Official 2010 WNBA draft thread

[garnett_21]

The 2010 WNBA draft is being held today. These are the draftees so far:

First Round
1) Tina Charles (UConn) - Connecticut Sun (from New York via Minnesota)
2) Monica Wright (Virginia) - Minnesota Lynx (from Connecticut
3) Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska) - Minnesota Lynx
4) Epiphanny Prince (Rutgers) - Chicago Sky
5) Jayne Appel (Stanford) - San Antonio Silver Stars
6) Jacinta Monroe (Florida St) - Washington Mystics
7) Danielle McCray (Kansas) - Connecticut Sun (from Tulsa)
8) Andrea Riley (Oklahoma St) - Los Angeles Sparks
9) Chanel Mokango (Mississippi St) - Atlanta Dream
10) Alison Lacey (Iowa St) - Seattle Storm
11) Jene Morris (San Diego St) - Indiana Fever
12) Bianca Thomas (Ole Miss) - Los Angeles Sparks (from Phoenix

Second Round
1) Kalana Greene (UConn) - New York Liberty
2) Jenna Smith (Illinois) - Washington Mystics (from Minnesota)
3) Allison Hightower (LSU) - Connecticut Sun
4) Ashley Houts (Georgia) - New York Liberty (from Chicago)
5) Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee) - San Antonio Silver Stars
6) Shanavia Dowdell (Lousiana Tech) - Washington Mystics
7) Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) - Tulsa Shock
8) Angel Robinson (Georgia) - Los Angeles Sparks
9) Bridgitte Ardossi (Georgia Tech) - Atlanta Dream
10) Tanisha Smith (Texas A&M) - Seattle Storm
11) Armelie Lumanu (Mississippi St) - Indiana Fever
12) Tyra Grant (Penn St) - Phoenix Mercury

Third Round
1) Cory Montgomery (Nebraska) - New York Liberty
2) Gabriela Marginean (Drexel) - Minnesota Lynx
3) Johannah Leedham (Franklin Pierce) - Connecticut Sun
4) Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma) - Chicago Sky
5) Alexis Rack (Mississippi St) - San Antonio Silver Stars
6) Alexis Gray-Lawson (California) - Washington Mystics
7) Vivian Frieson (Gonzaga) - Tulsa Shock
8) Rashidat Junaid (Rutgets) - Los Angeles Sparks
9) Brittainey Raven (Texas) - Atlanta Dream
10) Tijana Krivacevic (Hungary) - Seatle Storm
11) Joy Cheek (Duke) - Indiana Fever
12) Nyeshia Stevenson (Oklahoma) - Phoenix Mercury

[garnett_21]

Draft is complete! One name that stands out to me is the 4th pick of the 3rd round - Abi Olajuwon. Hakeem's daughter?

[PPPanthersGM]

wow cool she is the dream's daughter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abi_Olajuwon

[garnett_21]

wow cool she is the dream's daughter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abi_Olajuwon

Very cool!

Trying to think of a cool nickname for her, like "Hakeem the Dream"...Abi the not-too-shabby? Nah, that doesn't work...

[PPPanthersGM]

lol, dont think she would like that one to much :)

[WilyWestbrook0]

I took note of that name too and was wondering about it - thanks for saving me a Google search. :)