Minnesota Lynx Win Top Pick in 2006 WNBA Draft
Published on October 24, 2005 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2005 "" The Minnesota Lynx won the fifth annual WNBA Draft Lottery Monday, earning the first pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, the WNBA announced today.
Minnesota had 167 chances out of 1,000 to receive the first overall selection. The Phoenix Mercury will have the second pick in the Draft followed by the Charlotte Sting, the San Antonio Silver Stars and the Washington Mystics.
The Draft Lottery was conducted by WNBA officials and representatives from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young at the WNBA Headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York and included the five teams that did not qualify for the 2005 WNBA Playoffs. The lottery establishes the order of selection for the first round of the draft, with the order of selection for the second and third rounds based on each team's finish during the 2005 regular season.
Following is the order of the WNBA Draft Lottery results for the 2006 WNBA Draft:
2006 WNBA DRAFT LOTTERY ORDER
Team 2005 Record
1. Minnesota 14-20
2. Phoenix 16-18
3. Charlotte 6-28
4. San Antonio 7-27
5. Washington 16-18
In 2005, the WNBA concluded its historic ninth season with an action-packed WNBA Finals that crowned a new champion for the third straight year as the Sacramento Monarchs clinched the 2005 WNBA Championship. The WNBA Finals on ESPN2 produced significant increases in ratings (+33 percent) and viewership (+27 percent) versus 2004. As the preeminent women's sports league, the WNBA is the destination for the best women's basketball players in the world. For more information, visit wnba.com.
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from October 24, 2005
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