List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA Draft

Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech's first player drafted into the WNBA

The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 9 players drafted into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1997. Sheryl Swoopes was Texas Tech's first player drafted in the WNBA, selected in the 1997 Initial Player Allocation. The Charlotte Sting had drafted three Lady Raiders, more than any other WNBA franchise: Michi Atkins, in the WNBA Elite Draft, and Angie Braziel and Jia Perkins during the college draft.

Key

General
^†	Selected to an all-star game
^‡	Won a league championship
^♦	Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship

Pick	Player	Position	WNBA team^{[A 1]}	Notes
5	Swoopes, SherylSheryl Swoopes^♦	C	Houston Comets	7000300000000000000♠WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	Position	WNBA team^{[A 1]}	Notes
1997	2	3	11	Atkins, MichiMichi Atkins	F	Charlotte Sting	5000000000000000000♠—

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	Position	WNBA team^{[A 1]}	Notes
1998	1	9	9	Thompson, AliciaAlicia Thompson^‡	F	New York Liberty	7000200000000000000♠WNBA champion (2004)
1999	4	9	45	Braziel, AngieAngie Braziel	F	Charlotte Sting	5000000000000000000♠—
2000	2	8	28	Dickerson, KeithaKeitha Dickerson	F	Minnesota Lynx	5000000000000000000♠—
2003	1	2	4	Pierson, PlenettePlenette Pierson^‡	F	Phoenix Mercury	7000200000000000000♠WNBA Champion (2006, 2008)
2004	3	9	35	Perkins, JiaJia Perkins^†	G	Charlotte Sting	7000100000000000000♠WNBA All-Star (2009)
2005	3	9	35	Greenwalt, CistiCisti Greenwalt	C	Sacramento Monarchs	5000000000000000000♠—
2006	3	11	39	Grant, ErinErin Grant	G	Seattle Storm	5000000000000000000♠—

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Arenas	Women's Gym Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (1975–1999) United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Guns Up

Overview	Head Coaches Players in the WNBA Draft Seasons

Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold

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