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Thursday, April 24
Updated: April 25, 8:06 AM ET
 
Detroit adds Riley with top pick

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The WNBA held a one-round dispersal draft on Thursday, involving players from the now-defunct Miami Sol and the Portland Fire.

DISPERSAL DRAFT BOARD
1. Detroit: Ruth Riley, C
2. Minnesota: Sheri Sam, F/G
3. Cleveland: Betty Lennox, G
4. Phoenix: Tamicha Jackson, G
5. Sacramento: DeMya Walker, F
6. Connecticut: Debbie Black, G
7. Indiana: Sylvia Crawley, C
8. Washington: Jenny Mowe, C
9. Seattle: Alisa Burras, F
10. Charlotte: Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough, F
11. New York: Elena Baronova, F
12. San Antonio: LaQuanda Barksdale, G/F
13. Houston: Ukari Figgs, G
14. Los Angeles: Jackie Stiles, G

The Detroit Shock added former Sol center Ruth Riley with the No. 1 pick. The Minnesota Lynx selected former Sol guard Sheri Sam with the second selection, followed by the Cleveland Rockers' selection of former Sol guard Betty Lennox.

Guard Tamicha Jackson was the first former Fire player selected, by Phoenix at the fourth spot. Jackie Stiles was the last player selected, at No. 14 by Los Angeles.

In all, 26 players were available, and teams made their selections in inverse order of their 2002 regular-season finishes.

All players not selected -- including former Stanford standouts Kristin Folkl, Vanessa Nygaard and Lindsey Yamasaki -- will become unrestricted free agents once a collective bargaining agreement is signed.

A complete look at players not selected:
Miami: Sandy Brondello, Iziane Castro Marques, Claudia Neves, Vanessa Nygaard, Kristen Rasmussen, Trisha Stafford-Odom.
Portland: Tully Bevilaqua, Kristen Folkl, Amber Hall, Stacey Thomas, Lindsey Yamasaki, Carolyn Young.




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