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The Women's National Basketball Association's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
draft . The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the
WNBA draft lottery ; in most cases, that team had a losing record in the previous
season .
Eight first picks have won the
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award :
Lauren Jackson (three-time winner),
Candace Parker (two-time winner),
Diana Taurasi ,
Tina Charles ,
Maya Moore ,
Nneka Ogwumike ,
Breanna Stewart , and
A'ja Wilson . Candace Parker is the only player to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award during her rookie year.
Fourteen first picks have won the
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award :
Chamique Holdsclaw ,
Diana Taurasi ,
Seimone Augustus ,
Candace Parker ,
Angel McCoughtry ,
Tina Charles ,
Maya Moore ,
Nneka Ogwumike ,
Chiney Ogwumike ,
Jewell Loyd ,
Breanna Stewart ,
A'ja Wilson ,
Rhyne Howard , and
Aliyah Boston .
Four collegiate programs have multiple players that were selected first overall:
UConn with five,
Tennessee with three, and
Notre Dame ,
South Carolina and
Stanford with two each.
Key
PPG
Points per game
[a]
APG
Assists per game
[a]
RPG
Rebounds per game
[a]
List of first overall picks
The 2002 first overall draft pick, Sue Bird. She was also the first pick from Connecticut as the first overall.
See also
Notes
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c All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.
^ The elite draft portion comprised professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues.
^ Candace Parker also won the
WNBA MVP award during her rookie year.
References
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"Dena Head WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Tina Thompson WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Margo Dydek WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Chamique Holdsclaw WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Ann Wauters WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Lauren Jackson WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Sue Bird WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"LaToya Thomas WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"LaToya Thomas WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Janel McCarville WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Seimone Augustus WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Lindsey Harding WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Candace Parker WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Angel McCoughtry WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Tina Charles WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Maya Moore WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Nneka Ogwumike WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Brittney Griner WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Chiney Ogwumike WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Jewell Loyd WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Breanna Stewart WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
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"Record-setting guard Kelsey Plum goes to San Antonio Stars with top pick" .
ESPN.com .
Associated Press . April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017 .
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"A'ja Wilson WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
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"Jackie Young WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
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"Sabrina Ionescu WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
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"Charli Collier WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 11, 2022 .
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"Rhyne Howard WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
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"Aliyah Boston WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .