NWBL Draft at Basketball Hall of Fame a Huge Success
Published on December 8, 2002 under National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) News Release
National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) "Draft at Basketball Hall of Fame â Huge Success!"
Springfield, MA: The National Women's Basketball League (NWBL ) Pro League held it's draft for the 2003 season today, Saturday December 7, 2002, at the coveted Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. The six NWBL franchise teams representing the Houston STEALTH; Chicago BLAZE; Birmingham POWER; Springfield SPIRIT; Tennessee FURY and Grand Rapids BLIZZARD, drafted some of the best professional players in the nation in the three-hour timed draft. The NWBL heads into it's 3rd season in 2003, with teams playing a highly competitive schedule from February 1 to April 13, 2002.
Drafted today to play in the NWBL were:
TENNESSEE FURY
1 NIKKI MCCRAY - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
2 BECKY HAMMOND - COLORADO STATE
3 SEMEKA RANDALL - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
4 MICHELLE MARCINIACK - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
5 TAMARA STOCKS - FLORIDA
6 SHALON PILLOW - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
7 KRISTEN ACE CLEMENT - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
8 JAMIE LEWIS - OHIO STATE
GRAND RAPIDS BLIZZARD
1 TAWANA MCDONALD - GEORGIA
2 STACEY THOMAS - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
3 MAXANN REESE - MICHIGAN STATE
4 KELLY KOMORA - PURDUE
5 ALYSSA MURPHY - BOSTON COLLEGE
6 STEPHANIE GRAY - DETROIT
7 CHERESE HINCKSON - DOWLING
8 MOLLY PETERMAN - DETROIT
9 DELONDA LITTLE - WAYNE STATE
10 KELLY BENNETT - UCLA
SPRINGFIELD SPIRIT
1 SUE BIRD- UCONN
2 SWIN CASH - UCONN
3 CINDY BLODGETT - UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
4 NICOLE CONWAY - BOSTON COLLEGE
5 YATAR KUYATEH - UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
6 KIM CUMMINGS - BENTLEY COLLEGE
BIRMINGHAM POWER
1 DEANNA JACKSON - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM
2 TRACI HENDERSON - UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
3 JANEE HAYES - DUKE
4 MERIDITH MORSE - MANHATTEN COLLEGE
5 NITRA PERRY - MISSISSIPPI STATE
6 SPARKLE SMITH - ALABAMA
7 PASHION MURRAY - TEXAS SOUTHERN
8 SHENIKA WORTHY - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
CHICAGO BLAZE
1 DOMINIQUE CANTY - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
2 NIELE IVEY-NOTRE DAME
3 LATONYA JOHNSON - MEMPHIS
4 CHIQUITA TUCKER - ARKANSAS
5 FELECIA BELL - FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
6 COURTNEY WICKS - ST. PETERS
HOUSTON STEALTH
1 TINA THOMPSON - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2 ADRIENE GOODSEN - OLD DOMINION
3 MICHELLE SNOW - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
4 ADRIENE JOHNSON - OHIO STATE
5 CARI ENGUHASEN - STANFORD
6 JENNY SCHMIDT - ILLINOIS STATE
7 RASHEEDA CLARK -
8 MARLA BRUMFIELD - RICE
PROTECTED PLAYERS FOR 2003:
The Birmingham POWER protected the following players: Kelly Miller, Coco Miller, Jennifer Holmes, Tequilla Allen, Yalesha Barnes, Sheretta Moore and Jackie Entemger.
The Houston STEALTH protected the following players: Tamicha Jackson, Erica Routt, Jackie Washington, Tatum Brown, D-Dra Rucker and Brooke Reeves.
The Springfield SPIRIT protected the following players: Rebecca Lobo, Kara Wolters, Rita Williams; Monica Maxwell, Jaime Cournoyer, Meghan Leahy and Kristen McCory.
For more information about the NWBL visit the website at: www.nwbl.com.
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