| 2005 WNBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 16, 2005 |
| Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Network(s) | ESPN2 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Janel McCarville Charlotte Sting |
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The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The 2005 edition was the ninth in the WNBA's history.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janel McCarville | C |  United States
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Charlotte Sting | Minnesota |
| 2 | Tan White | G | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Mississippi State |
| 3 | Sandora Irvin | F | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | TCU |
| 4 | Kendra Wecker | F | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Kansas State |
| 5 | Sancho Lyttle + | C |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Houston Comets | Houston |
| 6 | Temeka Johnson | G | United States
|
Washington Mystics | LSU |
| 7 | Kara Braxton + | F | United States
|
Detroit Shock | Georgia |
| 8 | Katie Feenstra | C | United States
|
Connecticut Sun (traded to S.A.) | Liberty |
| 9 | Kristin Haynie [a] | G | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Michigan State |
| 10 | Loree Moore | G | United States
|
New York Liberty | Tennessee |
| 11 | Kristen Mann | F | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | UC Santa Barbara |
| 12 | Tanisha Wright | G | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Penn State |
| 13 | Dionnah Jackson | F | United States
|
Detroit Shock (from L.A., via Wash.) | Oklahoma |
Notes:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Shyra Ely | F | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee |
| 15 | Roneeka Hodges | G | United States
|
Houston Comets | Florida State |
| 16 | Yolanda Paige | G | United States
|
Indiana Fever | West Virginia |
| 17 | Jacqueline Batteast | F | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx (from Cha.) | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Angelina Williams | F | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Illinois |
| 19 | Erica Taylor | G | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Nikita Bell | F/G | United States
|
Detroit Shock | North Carolina |
| 21 | Erin Phillips | G |  Australia
|
Connecticut Sun | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 22 | Chelsea Newton | G | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Rutgers |
| 23 | Tabitha Pool | F | United States
|
New York Liberty | Michigan |
| 24 | Jessica Moore | C | United States
|
Charlotte Sting | Connecticut |
| 25 | Ashley Battle | F | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Connecticut |
| 26 | DeeDee Wheeler | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Sparks | Arizona |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Cathrine Kraayeveld | F | United States
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | Oregon |
| 28 | Jenni Dant | G | United States
|
Houston Comets | DePaul |
| 29 | Ashley Earley | G/F | United States
|
Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt |
| 30 | Anne O'Neil | G | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa State |
| 31 | Jamie Carey | G | United States
|
Phoenix Mercury | Texas |
| 32 | Tashia Morehead | F | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Florida |
| 33 | Jenni Lingor | G | United States
|
Detroit Shock | Southwest Missouri State |
| 34 | Megan Mahoney | F | United States
|
Connecticut Sun | Kansas State |
| 35 | Cisti Greenwalt | C | United States
|
Sacramento Monarchs | Texas Tech |
| 36 | Rebecca Richman | C | United States
|
New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 37 | Monique Bivins | G | United States
|
Minnesota Lynx | Alabama |
| 38 | Steffanie Blackmon | F | United States
|
Seattle Storm | Baylor |
| 39 | Heather Schreiber | F | United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | Texas |
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