The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team, representing Stanford University in NCAA Division I college basketball, has had 31 players selected in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Of these players, 15 were in the first round of the draft; two players—sisters Nneka Ogwumike in 2012 and Chiney Ogwumike in 2014—were picked first overall. Another first-round selection, Kiki Iriafen in 2025, played at Stanford from 2021 to 2024 before transferring to USC for her final 2024–25 college season.
Each WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft; the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first picks are decided, the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record. The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons, have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility, or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league.
Players selections
Allocations YearPlayer namePositionWNBA teamThis is the team that drafted the player, not the player's most recent team.NotesRefs.1999Kristin Folkl FMinnesota Lynx
Regular draft
YearRoundPickOverallPlayer namePositionWNBA teamNotesRefs.1997133Jamila WidemanGLos Angeles Sparks19982111Olympia ScottF/CUtah Starzz4939Vanessa NygaardFNew York Liberty1999155Jennifer AzziGDetroit Shock2517Val WhitingGDetroit Shock21224Sonja HenningGHouston Comets3226Kate StarbirdGSacramento Monarchs200011212Naomi MulitauaopeleCUtah Starzz11414Katy StedingFSacramento Monarchs3840Milena FloresGMiami Sol20014553Carolyn MoosCPhoenix Mercury 200221329Lindsey YamasakiG/FMiami Sol41058Cori EnghusenCHouston Comets2004133Nicole PowellG/FCharlotte StingAll-Star (2009)WNBA champion (2005)200721023Brooke SmithCSacramento Monarchs3834Kristen NewlinCHouston Comets2008133Candice WigginsGMinnesota LynxAll-Rookie Team (2008)Sixth Woman of the Year (2008)WNBA champion (2011)2010155Jayne Appel CSan Antonio Silver StarsAll-Star (2010)2011177Kayla PedersenFTulsa Shock199Jeanette PohlenGIndiana Fever2012111Nneka OgwumikeFLos Angeles SparksRookie of the Year (2012)All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2025)WNBA champion (2016)WNBA MVP (2016)All-WNBA First Team (2016)All-WNBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)2014111Chiney OgwumikeFConnecticut SunRookie of the Year (2014)All-Star (2014, 2018)3731Mikaela RuefFSeattle Storm201521123Amber OrrangeGNew York Liberty20172517Erica McCallFIndiana Fever2019188Alanna SmithFPhoenix Mercury20212618Kiana WilliamsGSeattle Storm2022166Lexie HullGIndiana Fever 2023166Haley JonesG/FAtlanta Dream31034Ashten PrechtelFConnecticut Sun2024122Cameron BrinkFLos Angeles Sparks
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