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The Connecticut Sun had the first draft pick of the evening and they picked Chiney Ogwumike from Stanford. Chiney and her sister Nneka Ogwumike, drafted #1 in 2012, are one of two set of siblings to be drafted #1 in any sport. The other pair of siblings are Peyton and Eli Manning. Both were #1 picks in the NFL in 1998 and 2004. The second pick of the WNBA draft went to the Tulsa Shock, they selected Baylor's Odyssey Sims. Kayla McBride from Notre Dame was selected by San Antonio Stars as the third overall pick.
Besides the top three picks, some of my other favorite college players were selected: UConn's Stefanie Dolson was picked sixth by the Washington Mystics. Duke's Chelsea Gray and Trica Liston went 11th and 12th. Gray was selected by the Connecticut Sun and Liston is heading to Minnesota Lynx, the 2013 WNBA Champions. In Round 2, two players from the Big Ten were drafted: Jordan Hooper of Nebraska was selected by the Tulsa Shock and Penn State's Maggie Lucas is heading to the Phoenix Mercury.
The WNBA season tips-off on May 16 with a few games on the schedule: Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics; New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun; San Antonio Stars vs Atlanta Dream; Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm.
Below are all three rounds of the WNBA 2014 Draft.
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