List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA draft
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The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 9 players drafted into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1997. Sheryl Swoopes was Texas Tech's first player drafted in the WNBA, selected in the 1997 initial player allocation. The Charlotte Sting had drafted three Lady Raiders, more than any other WNBA franchise: Michi Atkins, in the WNBA elite draft, and Angie Braziel and Jia Perkins during the college draft.
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Drafts edit
Initial player allocation edit
Pick | Player | Position | WNBA team[A 1] | Notes |
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5 | Sheryl Swoopes♦ | C | Houston Comets | WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
Elite draft edit
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | WNBA team[A 1] | Notes |
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1997 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Michi Atkins | F | Charlotte Sting | — |
College draft edit
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | WNBA team[A 1] | Notes |
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1998 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Alicia Thompson‡ | F | New York Liberty | WNBA champion (2004) |
1999 | 4 | 9 | 45 | Angie Braziel | F | Charlotte Sting | — |
2000 | 2 | 8 | 28 | Keitha Dickerson | F | Minnesota Lynx | — |
2003 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Plenette Pierson‡ | F | Phoenix Mercury | WNBA Champion (2006, 2008) |
2004 | 3 | 9 | 35 | Jia Perkins† | G | Charlotte Sting | WNBA All-Star (2009) |
2005 | 3 | 9 | 35 | Cisti Greenwalt | C | Sacramento Monarchs | — |
2006 | 3 | 11 | 39 | Erin Grant | G | Seattle Storm | — |
2020 | 2 | 5 | 17 | Brittany Brewer | C | Atlanta Dream |
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References edit
- General
- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". Women's National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- Specific