List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA Draft

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.

Contents

Key

General
† Selected to an all-star game
‡ Won a league championship
♦ Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship
Positions
C Center
F Forward
G Guard

Drafts

Main article: Women's National Basketball Association Draft

Initial player allocation

Main article: 1997 WNBA Draft
Pick Player Position WNBA team[A 1] Notes
5 Swoopes, SherylSheryl Swoopes♦ C Houston Comets &10000000000000003000000WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

Elite Draft

Main article: WNBA Elite Draft
Year Round Pick Overall Player Position WNBA team[A 1] Notes
1997 2 3 11 Atkins, MichiMichi Atkins F Charlotte Sting &10000000000000000000000—

College draft

Year Round Pick Overall Player Position WNBA team[A 1] Notes
1998 1 9 9 Thompson, AliciaAlicia Thompson‡ F New York Liberty &10000000000000002000000WNBA champion (2004)
1999 4 9 45 Braziel, AngieAngie Braziel F Charlotte Sting &10000000000000000000000—
2000 2 8 28 Dickerson, KeithaKeitha Dickerson F Minnesota Lynx &10000000000000000000000—
2003 1 2 4 Pierson, PlenettePlenette Pierson‡ F Phoenix Mercury &10000000000000002000000WNBA Champion (2006, 2008)
2004 3 9 35 Perkins, JiaJia Perkins† G Charlotte Sting &10000000000000001000000WNBA All-Star (2009)
2005 3 9 35 Greenwalt, CistiCisti Greenwalt C Sacramento Monarchs &10000000000000000000000—
2006 3 11 39 Grant, ErinErin Grant G Seattle Storm &10000000000000000000000—

Notes

  1. ^ a b c This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

References

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Seasons

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