List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA Draft
# List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA Draft

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

Positions :

| C | Center |
| - | - |
| F | Forward |
| G | Guard |

## Drafts

### Initial player allocation

| Pick | Player | Position | WNBA team | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Sheryl $Swoopes^♦$ | C | Houston Comets | WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |

### Elite Draft

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | WNBA team | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Michi Atkins | F | Charlotte Sting | — |

### College draft

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | WNBA team | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Alicia $Thompson^‡$ | F | New York Liberty | WNBA champion (2004) |
| 1999 | 4 | 9 | 45 | Angie Braziel | F | Charlotte Sting | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 | 28 | Keitha Dickerson | F | Minnesota Lynx | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Plenette $Pierson^‡$ | F | Phoenix Mercury | WNBA Champion (2006, 2008) |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 | 35 | Jia $Perkins^†$ | G | Charlotte Sting | WNBA All-Star (2009) |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 | 35 | Cisti Greenwalt | C | Sacramento Monarchs | — |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 | 39 | Erin Grant | G | Seattle Storm | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 17 | Brittany Brewer | C | Atlanta Dream | |
