PALM HARBOR, Fla. — LSU’s Sylvia Fowles and Quianna Chaney are two of 20 of the top women’s basketball prospects from around the world to be invited to attend the 2008 WNBA Draft on Wednesday at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.
The 2008 WNBA Draft, which begins at noon CDT, will cap off a week-long celebration of events surrounding women’s basketball in Tampa.
ESPN2 will provide exclusive first round coverage of the draft with continued coverage of the second and third rounds on both ESPNU and NBA TV.
WNBA.com will serve as the premier destination for complete analysis and comprehensive coverage throughout all three rounds.
Fowles, a 6-6 center for the Lady Tigers, averaged 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds during her senior season and posted 15.5 points and 10.9 rebounds during her collegiate career that spanned a LSU record 144 games. The Miami, Fla., native is the only player in Lady Tigers’ history to collected over 2,000 points (2,234), 1,500 rebounds (1,570) and 300 blocked shots (321). Fowles also owns the school record for rebounds and blocks.
Chaney, a 5-11 guard for LSU, averaged 14.4 points this season, her best of her four-year career. The Baton Rouge native finished her career with 1,345 points to sit 15th on LSU’s career scoring list.
Both players, who led LSU to four NCAA Final Four appearances and three Southeastern Conference regular season titles in four seasons, are expected to be drafted in the first round of Wednesday’s draft.
2008 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 1
PICK TEAM
1 Los Angeles Sparks
2 Chicago Sky
3 Minnesota Lynx
4 Detroit Shock (from Atlanta via Seattle)
5 Houston Comets
6 Washington Mystics
7 New York Liberty
8 Atlanta Dream
9 Connecticut Sun
10 Sacramento Monarchs
11 Detroit Shock (from San Antonio)
12 Connecticut Sun (from Indiana)
13 Phoenix Mercury
14 New York Liberty (from Detroit)
2008 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 2
PICK TEAM
15 Los Angeles Sparks
16 Minnesota Lynx
17 Houston Comets
18 Detroit Shock (from Atlanta Dream)
19 Chicago Sky
20 Washington Mystics
21 San Antonio Silver Stars (from New York)
22 Seattle Storm
23 Connecticut Sun
24 Atlanta Dream (from Indiana Fever)
25 Phoenix Mercury (from San Antonio)
26 Indiana Fever
27 New York Liberty (from Phoenix)
28 Detroit Shock
2008 WNBA DRAFT, ROUND 3
PICK TEAM
29 Los Angeles Sparks
30 Minnesota Lynx
31 Houston Comets
32 Atlanta Dream
33 Chicago Sky
34 Washington Mystics
35 New York Liberty
36 Seattle Storm
37 Connecticut Sun
38 Sacramento Monarchs
39 San Antonio Silver Stars
40 Sacramento Monarchs (from Indiana)
41 Phoenix Mercury
42 Detroit Shock
43* Sacramento Monarchs