2008 WNBA Draft
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#1. Los Angeles Sparks - Candace Parker - The redshirt junior declared for the WNBA Draft a year early but she’s still leaving Tennessee with two national titles. Parker averaged 20.8 points and 8.6 rebounds this past season for the Lady Vols.
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#2. Chicago Sky - Sylvia Fowles - Fowles, a two-time All-SEC First Team from LSU, is 6-foot-6 and should make an immediate impact with the Sky thanks to her rebounding and scoring ability.
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#3 Minnesota Lynx - Candice Wiggins - Wiggins helped carry Stanford to the Final Four with two 40+ point performances. The guard leaves Stanford as the all-time leading scorer in the Pac 10 conference.
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#4 Detroit Shock - Alexis Hornbuckle - Teammate of Candace Parker at Tennessee, Hornbuckle is a balanced guard who has the ability to rebound and dish the rock. This past season, Hornbuckle averaged 10 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
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#5 Houston Comets - Matee Ajavon - Ajavon became just the second women’s player at Rutgers to earn more than 1,500 points and 500 assists in a career. She was also the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2007.
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#6 Washington Mystics - Crystal Langhorne - A member of the 2006 National Championship team, Langhorne became the first women to lead the NCAA in field goal percentage three of her four years in school. This past season, the 6-foot-2 forward shot 64.7 percent from the field.
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#7 New York Liberty - Essence Carson - A three-time Big East defensive player of the year, Carson will remain close to home after playing her collegiate ball at Rutgers. Her senior season, Carson averaged 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds.
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#8 Atlanta Dream - Tamera Young - The all-time Colonial Athletic Association leading scorer is headed to the expansion Atlanta Dream. At James Madison last season, the 6-foot-2 Young averaged 20.4 points and 10.4 rebounds.
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#9 Connecticut Sun - Amber Holt - Holt lead the NCAA in scoring last season, averaging 27.4 points per game for Middle Tennessee State. She becomes the first player in the school’s history to be selected in the first round.
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#10 Sacramento Monarchs - Laura Harper - Harper will be replacing veteran Yolanda Griffth in Sacramento as the Maryland grad has an 81-inh wingspan. In 2006, Harper was selected as the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
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#11 Detroit Shock - Tasha Humphrey - Humphrey was a four-time All-SEC and All-America selection at Georgia, averaging 18 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during her NCAA career. The 6-foot-3 forward will join two other Bulldogs in Detroit (Kara Braxton and Deanna Nolan).
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#12 Connecticut Sun - Ketia Swanier - Swanier was the Big East Sixth Player of the Year this past season and closed out her career at UConn ranked seventh among the program’s career leaders in assists (479) and steals (247).
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#13 Phoenix Mercury - LaToya Pringle - A defensive presence for North Carolina, Pringle led the ACC in blocked shots last year with 95 and had 336 blocks in her career. The 6-foot-3 center flourished as a senior, finishing second in scoring (14.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg) for UNC.
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#14 New York Liberty - Erlana Larkins - Larkins helped North Carolina win four straight ACC titles and reach the Final Four twice. She is the only player in ACC history with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocks.