Английская Википедия:1997 WNBA draft
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports draft The 1997 WNBA draft was the inaugural draft held by the WNBA through which teams could select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. Unlike later drafts, this draft was unique because there were three different stages in which teams built their rosters.
First on January 22, 1997, the Initial Player Allocation draft took place in which 16 players were assigned to each team in no particular order.
The elite draft portion comprised professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues. On February 27, 1997, an elite draft added two more players to each team.
On April 28, 1997, the four rounds of the regular WNBA draft took place.
Draftees Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson would become the core pieces of the Houston Comets dynasty.
Racquel Spurlock (3rd Round, 17th overall pick) is the only player selected in this draft that ended up never playing a game in the WNBA.
Initial player allocation
Note: 16 players assigned in no particular order.
Elite draft
Шаблон:Main The elite draft portion was composed of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues. It was the first time where the teams could draft the players out of a talent pool.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | Tennessee |
| 2 | Шаблон:Sortname | C/F | Шаблон:FRA | Cleveland Rockers | Colorado |
| 3 | Шаблон:Sortname | C/F | Шаблон:USA | Charlotte Sting | NC State |
| 4 | Шаблон:Sortname ^ | C/F | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | Arizona State |
| 5 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Houston Comets | South Florida |
| 6 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Sacramento Monarchs | Hawaii |
| 7 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | Florida |
| 8 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Шаблон:Sortname * | F | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | Virginia |
| 10 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Cleveland Rockers | Kansas |
| 11 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
| 12 | Шаблон:Sortname ^ | F | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech |
| 13 | Шаблон:Sortname * | F | Шаблон:BRA | Houston Comets | Polti (Brazil) |
| 14 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:JPN | Sacramento Monarchs | Japan Energy Griffins (Japan) |
| 15 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | Old Dominion |
| 16 | Zheng Haixia | C | Шаблон:CHN | Los Angeles Sparks | China |
College draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Sortname * | F | Шаблон:USA | Houston Comets | USC |
| 2 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Sacramento Monarchs | USC |
| 3 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Los Angeles Sparks | Stanford |
| 4 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:CZE | Cleveland Rockers | Bourges (France) |
| 5 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | Virginia |
| 6 | Шаблон:Sortname ^ | F | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 7 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Charlotte Sting | Virginia |
| 8 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Шаблон:Sortname | G/F | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa |
| 10 | Sharon Manning | C/F | Шаблон:USA | Charlotte Sting | NC State |
| 11 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | Florida |
| 12 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | Maryland |
| 13 | Шаблон:Sortname * | G/F | Шаблон:USA | Cleveland Rockers | Florida |
| 14 | Шаблон:Sortname * | G | Шаблон:USA | Los Angeles Sparks | Kansas |
| 15 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Sacramento Monarchs | Howard |
| 16 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:USA | Houston Comets | Florida |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Houston Comets | Louisiana Tech |
| 18 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Sacramento Monarchs | Auburn |
| 19 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Los Angeles Sparks | Maryland |
| 20 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State |
| 21 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | Colorado |
| 22 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | NC State |
| 23 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Charlotte Sting | Louisiana Tech |
| 24 | Шаблон:Sortname | G/F | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | NC State |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Phoenix Mercury | Arizona State |
| 26 | Шаблон:Sortname | F/C | Шаблон:GBR | Charlotte Sting | Mercer |
| 27 | Шаблон:Sortname | G/F | Шаблон:USA | New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Utah Starzz | DePaul |
| 29 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Cleveland Rockers | New Mexico State |
| 30 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Los Angeles Sparks | Lamar |
| 31 | Шаблон:Sortname | C | Шаблон:USA | Sacramento Monarchs | George Washington |
| 32 | Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:ITA | Houston Comets | Texas |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1997 WNBA draft but played at least one game for the WNBA.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Ohio State |
| Шаблон:Sortname[1] | G | Шаблон:USA | Virginia |
| Шаблон:Sortname[2] | F | Шаблон:USA | Louisiana Tech |
| Шаблон:Sortname[3] | F | Шаблон:USA | Furman |
| Шаблон:Sortname[4] | F | Шаблон:USA | Alabama |
| Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Iowa |
| Шаблон:Sortname[5] | G/F | Шаблон:TTO | LSU |
| Шаблон:Sortname[6] | F | Шаблон:USA | USC |
| Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Texas |
| Шаблон:Sortname | G/F | Шаблон:ZAI | Tourbillon Kinshasa (Congo) |
| Шаблон:Sortname | F | Шаблон:USA | Ole Miss |
| Шаблон:Sortname | PG | Шаблон:USA | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Шаблон:Sortname | G | Шаблон:USA | Tennessee |
See also
References
Шаблон:WNBA Drafts Шаблон:1997 WNBA draft Шаблон:1997 WNBA season by team
