2009 WNBA dispersal draft
| 2009 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | December 8, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Houston Comets (folded in 2008) |
| First selection | Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fourth dispersal draft on December 8, 2008.[1][2]
On December 1, 2008, the league announced that the Houston Comets would no longer be in operation.[3] The dispersal draft was held on December 8 to re-assign players from the 2008 Comets roster.[4] The remaining thirteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the team's final roster in the one-round draft.[5] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2008 regular season finish.[4] All Comets players were available except for unrestricted free agents, Latasha Byears, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow, and Tina Thompson.[1]
Lucienne Berthieu, Tamecka Dixon, Shannon Johnson, and Polina Tzekova were not selected in the draft and became free agents on January 5, 2009.[1]
Key
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
Draft
[edit]The following players were drafted from the roster of the Houston Comets:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sancho Lyttle + | F/C |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Atlanta Dream |
| 2 | Matee Ajavon | G |  United States
|
Washington Mystics |
| 3 | Mistie Williams | F | Chicago Sky | |
| 4 | Roneeka Hodges | G | Minnesota Lynx | |
| 5 | Sequoia Holmes | G | Phoenix Mercury | |
| 6 | Erica White | G | Indiana Fever | |
| 7 | Renae Camino | G |  Australia
|
Sacramento Monarchs |
| 8 | No selection | — | — | New York Liberty |
| 9 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| 10 | Connecticut Sun | |||
| 11 | Detroit Shock | |||
| 12 | Seattle Storm | |||
| 13 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 8, 2008.
- ^ "Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft". NPR. December 9, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta, Washington, Chicago have best chance of getting No. 1 pick in draft". ESPN. December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Lytle goes first in WNBA dispersal draft". ESPN. December 8, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Houston Comets' dispersal draft set for Monday". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.