2004 WNBA season


The 2004 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's eighth season. The league had one fewer team than in 2003 as the Cleveland Rockers folded after the 2003 season. The season ended with the Seattle Storm winning their first WNBA Championship, as their head coach Anne Donovan became the first female coach to win a WNBA championship.

Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft

On January 6, 2004, the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft was held. This draft re-assigned players from the Cleveland Rockers who folded after the end of 2003 WNBA season. The remaining thirteen teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2003 Rockers roster in the one-round draft. Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2003 regular season finish.
The top four picks were:
PickPlayerNationalityNew Team
1Penny TaylorPhoenix Mercury
2Chasity MelvinWashington Mystics
3LaToya ThomasSan Antonio Silver Stars
4Ann WautersNew York Liberty

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference
'''Western Conference'''

Awards

Reference:

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference