2004 WNBA draft
The 2004 WNBA draft was the eighth draft in the WNBA's history. It took place on April 17, 2004, at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, NJ.
Additionally, on January 6, 2004, the WBNA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded at the end of 2003 WNBA season.
Key
Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Diana Taurasi * | G | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut | |
| 2 | Alana Beard * | G | Washington Mystics | Duke | |
| 3 | Nicole Powell + | G/F | Charlotte Sting | Stanford | |
| 4 | Lindsay Whalen * ^ ! | G | Connecticut Sun | Minnesota | |
| 5 | Shameka Christon + | G/F | New York Liberty | Arkansas | |
| 6 | Nicole Ohlde | C | Minnesota Lynx | Kansas State | |
| 7 | Vanessa Hayden | C | Minnesota Lynx | Florida | |
| 8 | Chandi Jones | G/F | Phoenix Mercury | Houston | |
| 9 | Ebony Hoffman | C | Indiana Fever | USC | |
| 10 | Rebekkah Brunson + | F | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgetown | |
| 11 | Iciss Tillis | C/F | Detroit Shock | Duke | |
| 12 | Christi Thomas | F | Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia | |
| 13 | Shereka Wright | F | Detroit Shock | Purdue |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 14 | Ashley Robinson | C | Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee | |
| 15 | Kaayla Chones | C | Washington Mystics | NC State | |
| 16 | Jessica Brungo | F | Connecticut Sun | Penn State | |
| 17 | Amisha Carter | C | New York Liberty | Louisiana Tech | |
| 18 | Kelly Mazzante | F | Charlotte Sting | Penn State | |
| 19 | Trina Frierson | F | Seattle Storm | Louisiana Tech | |
| 20 | Tasha Butts | F | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee | |
| 21 | Cindy Dallas # | F | San Antonio Silver Stars | Illinois | |
| 22 | Jenni Benningfield | F | Charlotte Sting | Vanderbilt | |
| 23 | Erika Valek # | G | Detroit Shock | Purdue | |
| 24 | Ugo Oha # | C | Connecticut Sun | George Washington | |
| 25 | Doneeka Hodges | G | Los Angeles Sparks | LSU | |
| 26 | Lindsay Taylor | C | Houston Comets | UC Santa Barbara |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 27 | Maria Villarroel # | G |  Venezuela|1930|name=VenezuelaUSAUSAUSALATUSAUSAUSAUSAESPUSAUSA |