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MORE THAN 80 PLAYERS CONFIRMED TO PARTICIPATE IN CHICAGO
2002 Pre-Draft Camp Participants Announced
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Tennessee center Michelle Snow and North Carolina guard
Nikki Teasley join more than 80 players confirmed to participate in the
2002 WNBA Pre-Draft Camp at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago on April
12-13. The WNBA hopefuls, comprised of players from more than 60 colleges
and universities, will showcase their skills during the two-day combine in
hopes of keeping their professional dreams alive.
All 16 WNBA teams will be scouting players in preparation for the WNBA Draft, which will be held beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 19 at the studios of NBA Entertainment in Secaucus, N.J. For the second consecutive year, ESPN 2 will nationally televise the event, and additional live coverage will be provided on NBA TV and WNBA.com.
The WNBA will tip off its sixth season over Memorial Day weekend as the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks host the New York Liberty on Saturday, May 25 at the STAPLES Center. The nationally televised game will air on NBC at 3 p.m. EDT.
WNBA training camps will open on Monday, April 29 at teams' respective training facilities, and preseason begins on Thursday, May 9 when the Miami Sol meet the Phoenix Mercury at America West Arena in Phoenix. The 2002 WNBA regular season will end on Tuesday, August 13, with playoffs scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 15.
LIST OF PLAYERS PARTICIPATING
| Name | Position | Height | School |
| Austin, LaTasha | G | 5-7 | Evansville |
| Barnes, Rashana | F | 6-1 | Penn State |
| Beckman, Lauren | F/C | 6-2 | Utah |
| Berthieu, Lucienne | F/C | 6-2 | Old Dominion |
| Brown, Tomeka | G | 5-9 | Ohio State |
| Bullock, Damita | G | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Cardenas, Monique | G | 6-0 | Florida |
| Cartwell, LaNisha | C | 6-2 | Alabama |
| Carver, Mandi | F | 6-2 | Idaho State |
| Cassady, Heather | G | 5-7 | Indiana |
| Chapman, Jill | C | 6-5 | Indiana |
| Christensen, Kayte | F | 6-3 | UC-Santa Barbara |
| Christoforakis, Athena | F | 6-0 | Temple |
| Cournoyer, Jamie | C | 6-3 | Boston College ('01) |
| Cunningham, Davalyn | F | 6-0 | Rutgers |
| Curry, Edniesha | G | 5-6 | Oregon |
| Danker, Jillian | G/F | 6-1 | Vanderbilt |
| Dosty, Jerkisha | F | 6-2 | St. Mary's College |
| Dosty, Jermisha | C | 6-3 | St. Mary's College |
| Eisenhut, Meredith | G | 5-5 | St. Lawrence |
| Enghusen, Cori | C | 6-7 | Stanford |
| Francis, Shárron | G | 5-8 | Old Dominion |
| Fröhlich, Linda | F | 6-2 | UNLV |
| Gahan, Tracy | G | 6-0 | Iowa State |
| Gardner, Andrea | F/C | 6-3 | Howard |
| Geter, Teresa | F/C | 6-4 | South Carolina |
| Gortman, Shaunzinski | G | 6-1 | South Carolina |
| Haney, Ericka | G | 6-0 | Notre Dame |
| Hicks, Sarah | G/F | 6-0 | Virginia Tech |
| Higgins, Jackie | F/C | 6-1 | North Carolina '00 |
| Holt, Janet | F | 6-0 | Tennessee Tech |
| Ingram, Alayne | G | 5-7 | Michigan |
| Isaac, Natalia | G | 5-7 | Temple |
| Jackson, Saundra | C | 6-4 | Ole Miss |
| James, Jaime | G | 5-6 | Syracuse |
| Johnson, Melody | C | 6-2 | Arizona State |
| Johnson, Shondra | G | 5-9 | Alabama |
| Klimesova, Zuzi | F | 6-2 | Vanderbilt |
| Komara, Kelly | G | 5-7 | Purdue |
| Kongolo, Amba | F/C | 6-3 | NC Central |
| Larkin, Kenya | G | 5-9 | Texas |
| Levens, Amanda | G | 5-9 | Arizona State |
| Lewis, Takeisha | F/C | 6-2 | La Tech |
| Lopp, Janeka | F | 5-10 | Hartford |
| Lumbsley, Edmarie | C | 6-6 | Mobile |
| Maïga, Hamchétou | G/F | 6-1 | Old Dominion |
| Martinez, Milli | G | 5-8 | Georgia Tech |
| McCain, Brandi | G | 5-3 | Florida |
| McDole, LaTonya | F | 6-2 | Kentucky |
| McDonald, Tawana | C | 6-4 | Georgia |
| McIntosh, Lauri | F | 5-10 | Cal Poly Pamona |
| Meadows, Laura | F | 6-3 | Purdue |
| Meder, Lindsey | G | 5-8 | Iowa |
| Mitchell, Jalie | G/F | 5-10 | North Texas |
| Moody, Cheryl | F | 6-2 | Florida International |
| Moore, Tamara | G/F | 5-11 | Wisconsin |
| Moran, Susan | F | 6-1 | St. Joe's |
| Morrow, Carla | G/F | 6-0 | Tulsa |
| Nieuwveen, Marlous | C | 6-5 | Valparaiso |
| Nightingale, Mandy | G | 5-6 | Colorado |
| Paul, Tramaine | F | 6-0 | Shorter College |
| Pearson, Melanie | G/F | 6-1 | BYU |
| Pickney, Elizabeth | F | 6-4 | Arizona |
| Pillow, Shalon | C | 6-3 | Tennessee |
| Powers, Natalie | G | 5-11 | Western Kentucky |
| Ragland, Felicia | G | 5-9 | Oregon State |
| Robinson, Brandi | F | 6-0 | SE Oklahoma State |
| Roulier, Jenny | G | 5-9 | Colorado |
| Safaritova, Kati | F | 6-2 | Texas Christian |
| Schmitz, Stephanie | G | 5-7 | Drake |
| Scott, Krystal | G | 5-8 | Clemson |
| Slavtcheva, Gergana | G | 6-1 | Florida International |
| Snow, Michelle | C | 6-5 | Tennessee |
| Stomski, Jessie | F | 6-3 | Wisconsin |
| Strickland, Marché | G | 5-9 | Maryland |
| Tate, Regina | F | 5-11 | Georgia Tech |
| Taylor, LaKeisha | C | 6-4 | Arizona |
| Teasley, Nikki | G | 6-0 | North Carolina |
| Thompson, Tiffany | F | 6-3 | Old Dominion |
| Vicente, Erica | G | 5-9 | SW Missouri State |
| Walker, Ayana | F | 6-3 | La Tech |
| Warley, Deedee | F | 6-2 | Maryland |
| Watson, Jerica | F | 6-0 | Iowa |
| Welle, Angie | C | 6-4 | Iowa State |
| Williams, Lenae | G/F | 6-1 | DePaul |
| Winfield, Jacklyn | G | 5-8 | Southern |
| Wright, Amy | G | 5-7 | Arkansas |
| Yamasaki, Lindsey | G/F | 6-1 | Stanford |
| Young, Kim | G | 5-10 | Alabama-Huntsville |
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