| 2009 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | December 8, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Houston Comets (folded in 2008) |
| First selection | Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fourth dispersal draft on December 8, 2008.[1][2]
On December 1, 2008, the league announced that the Houston Comets would no longer be in operation.[3] The dispersal draft was held on December 8 to re-assign players from the 2008 Comets roster.[4] The remaining thirteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the team's final roster in the one-round draft.[5] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2008 regular season finish.[4] All Comets players were available except for unrestricted free agents, Latasha Byears, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow, and Tina Thompson.[1]
Lucienne Berthieu, Tamecka Dixon, Shannon Johnson, and Polina Tzekova were not selected in the draft and became free agents on January 5, 2009.[1]
- ^ a b c "2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 8, 2008.
- ^ "Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft". NPR. December 9, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta, Washington, Chicago have best chance of getting No. 1 pick in draft". ESPN. December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Lytle goes first in WNBA dispersal draft". ESPN. December 8, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Houston Comets' dispersal draft set for Monday". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
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