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List of Stanford Cardinal in the WNBA draft

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The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team, representing Stanford University in NCAA Division I college basketball, has had 31 players selected in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Of these players, 15 were in the first round of the draft; two players—sisters Nneka Ogwumike in 2012 and Chiney Ogwumike in 2014—were picked first overall. Another first-round selection, Kiki Iriafen in 2025, played at Stanford from 2021 to 2024 before transferring to USC for her final 2024–25 college season.

Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft; the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first picks are decided, the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record.[1] The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons, have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility, or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league.

Players selections

Allocations

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Year Player name Position WNBA team[Note 1] Notes Refs.
1999 Kristin Folkl F Minnesota Lynx [2]
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Regular draft

More information Year, Round ...
Year Round Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team[Note 1] Notes Refs.
1997 1 3 3 Jamila Wideman G Los Angeles Sparks [3]
1998 2 1 11 Olympia Scott F/C Utah Starzz [4]
4 9 39 Vanessa Nygaard F New York Liberty [4]
1999 1 5 5 Jennifer Azzi G Detroit Shock [2]
2 5 17 Val Whiting G Detroit Shock [2]
2 12 24 Sonja Henning G Houston Comets [2]
3 2 26 Kate Starbird G Sacramento Monarchs [2]
2000 1 12 12 Naomi Mulitauaopele C Utah Starzz [5]
1 14 14 Katy Steding F Sacramento Monarchs [5]
3 8 40 Milena Flores G Miami Sol [5]
2001 4 5 53 Carolyn Moos C Phoenix Mercury [6]
2002 2 13 29 Lindsey Yamasaki G/F Miami Sol [7]
4 10 58 Cori Enghusen C Houston Comets [7]
2004 1 3 3 Nicole Powell G/F Charlotte Sting All-Star (2009)
WNBA champion (2005)		 [8][9]
2007 2 10 23 Brooke Smith C Sacramento Monarchs [10]
3 8 34 Kristen Newlin C Houston Comets [10]
2008 1 3 3 Candice Wiggins G Minnesota Lynx All-Rookie Team (2008)
Sixth Woman of the Year (2008)
WNBA champion (2011)		 [11][12]
2010 1 5 5 Jayne Appel C San Antonio Silver Stars All-Star (2010) [13][14]
2011 1 7 7 Kayla Pedersen F Tulsa Shock [15]
1 9 9 Jeanette Pohlen G Indiana Fever [15]
2012 1 1 1 Nneka Ogwumike F Los Angeles Sparks Rookie of the Year (2012)
All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2025)
WNBA champion (2016)
WNBA MVP (2016)
All-WNBA First Team (2016)
All-WNBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)		 [16][17]
2014 1 1 1 Chiney Ogwumike F Connecticut Sun Rookie of the Year (2014)
All-Star (2014, 2018)		 [18][19]
3 7 31 Mikaela Ruef F Seattle Storm [18]
2015 2 11 23 Amber Orrange G New York Liberty [20]
2017 2 5 17 Erica McCall F Indiana Fever [21]
2019 1 8 8 Alanna Smith F Phoenix Mercury [22]
2021 2 6 18 Kiana Williams G Seattle Storm [23]
2022 1 6 6 Lexie Hull G Indiana Fever [24]
2023 1 6 6 Haley Jones G/F Atlanta Dream [25]
3 10 34 Ashten Prechtel F Connecticut Sun [25]
2024 1 2 2 Cameron Brink F Los Angeles Sparks [26]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    This is the team that drafted the player, not the player's most recent team.

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