Abi Olajuwon 28th Overall Chicago Sky
AMANDA THOMPSON 16th Overall Tulsa Shock
Draft History 2009 Courtney Paris Sacramento Monarchs (First Round, Seventh Overall) Ashley Paris Los Angeles Sparks (Second Round, 22nd Overall) 2007 Leah Rush
Nyeshia Stevenson 36th Overall Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury (Third Round, 28th Overall)
2005 Dionnah Jackson Detroit Shock (First Round, 13th Overall) Maria Villaroel Phoenix Mercury (Third Round, 27th Overall) 2002 Stacey Dales Washington Mystics (First Round, Third Overall) LaNeisha Caufield Utah Starzz (First Round, 13th Overall) Rosalind Ross Los Angeles Sparks (First Round, 16th Overall) 2000 Phylesha Whaley Minnesota Lynx (Third Round, 38th Overall)
In the WNBA Most first-round draft picks Oklahoma is No. 1 among Big 12 Conference teams with five firstround WNBA picks. The latest of those was Courtney Paris, who was selected in 2009 by the Sacramento Monarchs. Sooners taken First Oklahoma has had five players -- Stacey Dales, Rosalind Ross, LaNeisha Caufield, Dionnah Jackson and Courtney Paris taken in the first round of the WNBA Draft. Nine Drafted by WNBA Teams Nine Sooners -- Caufield, Dales, Jackson, Abi Olajuwon, Ashley Paris, Courtney Paris, Ross, Leah Rush, Nyeshia Stevenson, Amanda Thompson, Maria Villaroel and Phylesha Whaley -- have been drafted into the league.
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