Following the end of another successful NCAA Women’s March Madness all eyes are now set on the WNBA Draft 2023, check out all the details including date, start time, order, venue, how to watch live, and more
The LSU Tigers beat the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas for their first-ever league title in this year’s NCAA March Madness.
WNBA Draft 2023 schedule, date, start time, order, prospects, location, live stream telecast
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The WNBA draft 2023 is less than a week away and it will feature some of the top players from across the country. Aliyah Boston, who is the projected No. 1 overall pick, recently declared for the draft after South Carolina bowed out in the Final Four.
Some other big names include: Diamond Miller (Maryland), Haley Jones (Stanford), Maddy Siegrist (Villanova), Alexis Morris (LSU), Lou Lopez Sénéchal (UConn), Grace Berger (Indiana) and Brea Beal and Zia Cooke (South Carolina).
WNBA Draft 2023 date and start time
The 2023 WNBA Draft will take place on Monday, April 10, starting at around 7 p.m. ET. Following the draft, the 2023 WNBA preseason will begin on Friday, May 5, and the regular season will follow up two weeks later on Friday, May 19.
WNBA Draft 2023 venue
The WNBA 2023 draft will take place at the Spring Studios in New York City.
WNBA Draft how to live stream and TV broadcast
Earlier this year in March, ESPN announced a partnership the WNBA laying down the groundwork for a big screen availability. The broadcast giant will present up to 52 possible games, starting with the regular season.
NBA fans can watch the live TV broadcast of the 2023 WNBA Draft on ESPN, and live stream it through the ESPN+ app.
2023 WNBA Draft order
This year, the Indiana Fever will hold the No. 1 overall pick for the first time in the franchise’s history. The franchise won the Draft Lottery back in November 2022. Behind them are Following them are the Minnesota Lynx at No. 2 and the Dallas Wings at No. 3.
The other first round picks, and the second and third rounds were determined based on an inverse order of the regular-season records from the previous season. All teams will get at least one pick, the Lynx and Wings have the most at five a piece and the Sparks have the least at one.
Given below is the full order of the 2023 WNBA draft picks:
First-round
| Number | Team |
| 1. | Indiana Fever |
| 2. | Minnesota Lynx |
| 3. | Dallas Wings |
| 4. | Washington Mystics |
| 5. | Dallas Wings |
| 6. | Atlanta Dream |
| 7. | Indiana Fever |
| 8. | Atlanta Dream |
| 9. | Seattle Storm |
| 10. | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 11. | Dallas Wings |
| 12. | Minnesota Lynx |
Second-round
| Number | Team |
| 13. | Indiana Fever |
| 14. | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 15. | Atlanta Dream |
| 16. | Minnesota Lynx |
| 17. | Indiana Fever |
| 18. | Seattle Storm |
| 19. | Dallas Wings |
| 20. | Washington Mystics |
| 21. | Seattle Storm |
| 22. | Connecticut Sun |
| 23. | Chicago Sky |
| 24. | Minnesota Lynx |
Third-round
| Number | Team |
| 25. | Indiana Fever |
| 26. | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 27. | Phoenix Mercury |
| 28. | Minnesota Lynx |
| 29. | Phoenix Mercury |
| 30. | New York Liberty |
| 31. | Dallas Wings |
| 32. | Washington Mystics |
| 33. | Seattle Storm |
| 34. | Connecticut Sun |
| 35. | Chicago Sky |
| 36. | Las Vegas Aces |
WNBA Draft No. 1 overall pick history
Given below is the full list of WNBA Draft No. 1 overall picks in the previous seasons since 1997:
| Year | Player | School/Club | Selecting Team |
| 2022 | Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | Atlanta Dream |
| 2021 | Charli Collier | Texas | Dallas Wings |
| 2020 | Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | New York Liberty |
| 2019 | Jackie Young | Notre Dame | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2018 | A’ja Wilson | South Carolina | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2017 | Kelsey Plum | Washington | San Antonio Stars* |
| 2016 | Breanna Stewart | Connecticut | Seattle Storm |
| 2015 | Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame | Seattle Storm |
| 2014 | Chiney Ogwumike | Stanford | Connecticut Sun |
| 2013 | Brittney Griner | Baylor | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2012 | Nneka Ogqumike | Stanford | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2011 | Maya Moore | Connecticut | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2010 | Tina Charles | Connecticut | Connecticut Sun |
| 2009 | Angel McCoughtry | Louisville | Atlanta Dream |
| 2008 | Candace Parker | Tennessee | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2007 | Lindsey Harding | Duke | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2006 | Seimone Augustus | LSU | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2005 | Janel McCarville | Minnesota | Charlotte Sting* |
| 2004 | Diana Taurasi | Connecticut | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2003 | LaToya Thomas | Mississippi State | Cleveland Rockers* |
| 2002 | Sue Bird | Connecticut | Seattle Storm |
| 2001 | Lauren Jackson | Canberra (Australia) | Seattle Storm |
| 2000 | Ann Wauters | US Valenciennes Olympic (France) | Cleveland Rockers* |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee | Washington Mystics |
| 1998 | Margo Dydek | Fota Porta Gdynia (Poland) | Utah Starzz* |
| 1997 | Tina Thompson | USC | Houston Comets* |
* No longer an official franchise team.
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