April 6, 2009
NEW YORK - Fifteen of the top women's basketball prospects have been invited to the 2009 WNBA Draft on Thursday, April 9 at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, N.J., with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. The Maryland Terrapins will be represented by a pair of senior standouts in guard/forward Marissa Coleman and point guard Kristi Toliver.
ESPN2 will provide live coverage and analysis of the first round of the draft beginning at 3 p.m. ET while ESPNU and NBA TV will broadcast the second and third rounds. In addition, WNBA.com will cover all three rounds, providing complete analysis and comprehensive information on all 13 teams' selections.
Coleman and Toliver wrapped up their careers as the second- and third-leading scorers, respectively, in Maryland history.
The players invited to attend the 2009 WNBA Draft are as follows:
Name (School)
Chante Black (Duke)
DeWanna Bonner (Auburn)
Marissa Coleman (Maryland)
Briann January (Arizona State)
Lyndra Littles (Virginia)
Rashanda McCants (North Carolina)
Angel McCoughtry (Louisville)
Renee Montgomery (Connecticut)
Ashley Paris (Oklahoma)
Courtney Paris (Oklahoma)
Kristi Toliver (Maryland)
Kia Vaughn (Rutgers)
Ashley Walker (California)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)
Shavonte Zellous (Pittsburgh)
