2006 WNBA Draft Overview
For the first time in five years the WNBA held an expansion draft as Chicago was awarded a WNBA franchise.
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Sky | Jia Perkins | G | Charlotte Sting |
| 2 | Chicago Sky | Brooke Wyckoff | F | Connectict Sun |
| 3 | Chicago Sky | Elaine Powell | G | Detroit Shock |
| 4 | Chicago Sky | Kiesha Brown | G | Houston Comets |
| 5 | Chicago Sky | Deanna Jackson | F | Indiana Fever |
| 6 | Chicago Sky | Laura Macchi | F | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 7 | Chicago Sky | Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert | F | Minnesota Lynx |
| 8 | Chicago Sky | DeTrina White | F | New York Liberty |
| 9 | Chicago Sky | Ashley Robinson | C | Phoenix Mercury |
| 10 | Chicago Sky | Chelsea Newton | G | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 11 | Chicago Sky | Bernadette Ngoyisa | C | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 12 | Chicago Sky | Francesca Zara | G | Seattle Storm |
| 13 | Chicago Sky | Stacey Dales-Schuman | G | Washington Mystics |
College Draft
First Round:
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | Seimone Augustus | G | LSU |
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury | Cappie Pondexter | G | Rutgers |
| 3 | Charlotte Sting | Monique Currie | G | Duke |
| 4 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Sophia Young | F | Baylor |
| 5 | Los Angeles Sparks | Lisa Willis | G | UCLA |
| 6 | Chicago Sky | Candice Dupree | F | Temple |
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | Shona Thorburn | G | Utah |
| 8 | Washington Mystics | Tamara James | G | Miami |
| 9 | Indiana Fever | La'Tangela Atkinson | F | North Carolina |
| 10 | Charlotte Sting | Tye'sha Fluker | C | Tennessee |
| 11 | Seattle Storm | Barbara Turner | G | Connecticut |
| 12 | New York Liberty | Sherill Baker | G | Georgia |
| 13 | Sacramento Monarchs | Kim Smith | F | Utah |
| 14 | Sacramento Monarchs | Scholanda Hoston | G | LSU |
Second Round:
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Houston Comets (traded to Pho.) |
Ann Strother | G | Connecticut |
| 16 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Shanna Zolman | G | Tennessee |
| 17 | Detroit Shock (traded to Minn.) |
Ambrosia Anderson | F | BYU |
| 18 | Phoenix Mercury (traded to Hou.) |
Liz Shimek | F | Michigan State |
| 19 | Washington Mystics | Nikki Blue | G | UCLA |
| 20 | Chicago Sky | Jennifer Harris | G | Washburn |
| 21 | Phoenix Mercury (traded to Hou.) |
Mistie Williams | F | Duke |
| 22 | Los Angeles Sparks | Willnett Crockett | F | Connecticut |
| 23 | New York Liberty | Brooke Queenan | F | Boston College |
| 24 | Houston Comets | Ranae Camino | Australia | |
| 25 | Seattle Storm | Dalila Eshe | F | Florida |
| 26 | Indiana Fever | Kasha Terry | F | Georgia Tech |
| 27 | Charlotte Sting | LaToya Bond | G | Missouri |
| 28 | Connecticut Sun | Debbie Merrill | F | Ohio State |
Third Round:
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Houston Comets | Tiffany Stansbury | F | N.C. State |
| 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Khara Smith | F | DePaul |
| 31 | Minnesota Lynx | Megan Duffy | G | Notre Dame |
| 32 | Phoenix Mercury | Crystal Smith | G | Iowa |
| 33 | Washington Mystics | Miriam Sy | C | Oklahoma City U |
| 34 | Chicago Sky | Kerri Gardin | F | Virginia Tech |
| 35 | Detroit Shock | Zane Teilane | C | Western Illinois |
| 36 | Los Angeles Sparks | Tiffany Porter-Talbert | G | Western Kentucky |
| 37 | New York Liberty | Christelle N'Garsanet | C | Missouri |
| 38 | Indiana Fever | Jessica Foley | G | Duke |
| 39 | Seattle Storm | Erin Grant | G | Texas Tech |
| 40 | Indiana Fever | Marina Kuzina | C | Russia |
| 41 | Sacramento Monarchs | Lamisha Augustine | F | San Jose St. |
| 42 | Connecticut Sun | Marita Payne | C | Aubrun |
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