The 2024 WNBA season is just a few months away from its season tipoff! Ahead of the season openers, the WNBA Draft 2024, presented by State Farm, will take place on April 15th. The Brooklyn Academy of Music will play host while a special Empire State Building Lighting Ceremony is set to take place afterward.
WNBA Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. The draft, along with the WNBA Countdown Presented by Google, will also be available live on the ESPN app.
With the transition from Manhattan to Brooklyn, where BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) has been home to world-renowned production in theatre, dance, music, opera, film, and more, this marks the first time the draft will be a seated, ticketed event. The last time this occurred was during the 2014-2016 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Tickets will be made available to approximately 1, 000 fans and will go on sale on March 7 (on wnbaexperiences.com).
“We are focused on creating elevated events that WNBA fans won’t want to miss, at a time when the energy for the WNBA has never been higher,” said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “Last season resulted in our most-watched-regular season in over two decades, our highest total attendance in 13 years and set record figures across WNBA digital and social platforms. As the official start to the WNBA season, we knew the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm should be transformed into a larger, fan-focused event to celebrate the incredible talent set to enter the draft. With the continued support of ESPN, State Farm, and associate partner U.S. Bank, we anticipate hosting a truly memorable evening for WNBA teams and fans and, of course, for the immensely talented athletes for whom this night represents the realization of a dream come true and the commencement of the next phase of their basketball journey.”
As determined by the WNBA Draft Lottery 2024 presented by State Farm held on Dec. 10, the Indiana Fever own the top pick in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm. Indiana will be followed in succession by the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky.
The last 10 No. 1 overall draft picks were:
2023: Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
2021: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings
2020: Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
2019: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
2018: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
2017: Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces (formerly San Antonio Stars)
2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun
A flashback to our coverage of the 2023 WNBA Draft can be found here.
