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| 2020 WNBA Draft | |
| Date | April 17, 2020 |
| Location | Virtually |
| Networks | ESPN (United States) TSN2/SN1 (Canada) |
| First overall pick | Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty |
| <- 2019 | |
| 2021 -> | |
The 2020 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2020 WNBA season. A draft lottery was held on September 17, 2019 and the New York Liberty were awarded the first overall pick in the draft.[1][2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draft was held virtually without players, guests, and the media on-site. The draft was televised as planned;[3] it was the most-watched WNBA draft in 16 years and the second most-watched in ESPN's history.[4]
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Draft[]
Honorary picks[]
The WNBA honored Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, and Gianna Bryant, daughter of Hall of Fame basketball player Kobe Bryant, who all died in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash, with honorary draft picks.[5]
First Round[]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabrina Ionescu + | G |  United States
|
New York Liberty | Oregon |
| 2 | Satou Sabally + | F | Template:GER | Dallas Wings | Oregon |
| 3 | Lauren Cox | F/C | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Baylor |
| 4 | Chennedy Carter | G | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Texas A&M |
| 5 | Bella Alarie | F | United States
|
Dallas Wings (from Phoenix)Template:Refn | Princeton |
| 6 | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | F | Template:GBR | Minnesota Lynx | South Carolina |
| 7 | Tyasha Harris | G | United States
|
Dallas Wings (from Seattle via Connecticut and Phoenix)Template:RefnTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn | South Carolina |
| 8 | Ruthy Hebard | F | United States
|
Chicago Sky | Oregon |
| 9 | Megan Walker | F | United States
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New York Liberty (from Las Vegas via Dallas)Template:RefnTemplate:Refn | UConn |
| 10 | Jocelyn Willoughby | F/G | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury (from Los Angeles via Connecticut)Template:RefnTemplate:Refn | Virginia |
| 11 | Kitija Laksa | F | Template:LAT | Seattle Storm (from Connecticut)Template:Refn | South Florida/TTT Riga (Latvia) |
| 12 | Jazmine Jones | G | United States
|
New York Liberty (from Washington)Template:Refn | Louisville |
Second Round[]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kylee Shook | F | United States
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New York Liberty (from Atlanta)Template:Refn | Louisville |
| 14 | Kathleen Doyle | G | United States
|
Indiana Fever (from New York via Minnesota)Template:RefnTemplate:Refn | Iowa |
| 15 | Leaonna Odom | F | United States
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New York Liberty (from Dallas)Template:Refn | Duke |
| 16 | Crystal Dangerfield | G | United States
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Minnesota Lynx (from Indiana)Template:Refn | UConn |
| 17 | Brittany Brewer | F | United States
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Atlanta Dream (from Phoenix)Template:Refn | Texas Tech |
| 18 | Te'a Cooper | G | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury (from Minnesota)Template:Refn | Baylor |
| 19 | Joyner Holmes | F | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Texas |
| 20 | Beatrice Mompremier | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks (from Chicago)Template:Refn | Miami (FL) |
| 21 | Luisa Geiselsöder | C | Template:GER | Dallas Wings (from Las Vegas)Template:Refn | Donau-Ries (Germany) |
| 22 | Leonie Fiebich | F | Template:GER | Los Angeles Sparks | Wasserburg (Germany) |
| 23 | Kaila Charles | G | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Maryland |
| 24 | Jaylyn Agnew | F | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Creighton |
Third round[]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mikayla Pivec | G | United States
|
Atlanta Dream | Oregon State |
| 26 | Erica Ogwumike | G | United States
|
New York Liberty | Rice |
| 27 | Kobi Thornton | F | United States
|
Atlanta Dream (from Dallas)Template:Refn | Clemson |
| 28 | Kamiah Smalls | G | United States
|
Indiana Fever | James Madison |
| 29 | Stella Johnson | G | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Rider |
| 30 | Japreece Dean | G | United States
|
Chicago Sky (from Minnesota)Template:Refn | UCLA |
| 31 | Haley Gorecki | G | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Duke |
| 32 | Kiah Gillespie | F | United States
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Chicago Sky | Florida State |
| 33 | Lauren Manis | F | United States
|
Las Vegas Aces | Holy Cross |
| 34 | Tynice Martin | G | United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | West Virginia |
| 35 | Juicy Landrum | G | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Baylor |
| 36 | Sug Sutton | G | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Texas |
References[]
- ↑ "WNBA Draft Lottery Presented By State Farm To Take Place on Sept. 17 on ESPN2". September 12, 2019. https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-lottery-presented-by-state-farm-to-take-place-on-sept-17-on-espn2/.
- ↑ "New York Liberty Win Top Pick In WNBA Draft 2020 Presented By State Farm®". WNBA. September 17, 2019. https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-wins-top-pick-in-2020-wnba-draft-presented-by-state-farm/.
- ↑ "WNBA Draft 2020 Presented By State Farm To Be Held As Scheduled On April 17". WNBA. March 26, 2020. https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2020-to-be-held-april-17/.
- ↑ "WNBA Delivers Most-Watched Draft in 16 Years". WNBA. April 21, 2020. https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-delivers-most-watched-draft-in-16-years/.
- ↑ "Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester selected as honorary picks at WNBA draft". https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29050684/gianna-bryant-alyssa-altobelli-payton-chester-honorary-picks-wnba-draft.
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