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Thursday, April 2, 2009

The email came into Guru international headquarters, or whatver we call it these days, that the WNBA has invited 15 college players to attend the draft in person on April 9. It will take place in Seacaucus, N.J., starting at 3 p.m. The first round will be televised on ESPN2, with the second and third rounds airing on ESPNU and NBA TV.

Here is the list of invited players, in alphabetical order:


Name
School
Position
Height
Chante Black
Duke
Center
6-5
DeWanna Bonner
Auburn
Forward
6-4
Marissa Coleman
Maryland
Forward
6-1
Briann January
Arizona State
Guard
5-8
Lyndra Littles
Virginia
Forward
6-1
Rashanda McCants
North Carolina
Forward
6-1
Angel McCoughtry
Louisville
Forward
6-1
Renee Montgomery
Connecticut
Guard
5-7
Ashley Paris
Oklahoma
Forward
6-3
Courtney Paris
Oklahoma
Center
6-4
Kristi Toliver
Maryland
Guard
5-7
Kia Vaughn
Rutgers
Center
6-4
Ashley Walker
California
Forward
6-1
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Purdue
Forward
6-2
Shavonte Zellous
Pittsburgh
Guard
5-10
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 7:26 PM  Permalink | File Under: WNBA | | Women's Collegiate Scene | 1 comment
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Posted 04:49 PM, 04/03/2009
brannigan73
The WNBA is a sham. It is subsidized by the NBA and could not operate on it own. Totally pitiful.
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