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pepsikiss asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

Who was the 1st women ever drafted by the NBA?

what team drafted her? what round did they draft her? what year?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    denise long by the san francisco warriors, 13th round 1969

  • 1 decade ago

    The first WNBA Draft was held in 1997. Dena head of the University of Tenenesse was drafted by the Utah Starzz.

  • kull
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    there is not any NBA rule that announces women actual everyone seems to be excluded from enjoying, by way of fact there hasn't been a want for one. that's theoretically a threat that an exceedingly gifted woman athlete might desire to win a niche on an NBA roster. even with the incontrovertible fact that, adult adult males are a lot bigger, extra advantageous, and extra valuable then women human beings that even the appropriate woman basketball participant could no longer make an honest mens branch one college team.

  • 1 decade ago

    1977 Lucy Harris from Delta State University. Selected by the New Orleans Jazz in the 7th round. Although she never played in an NBA game.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Trick question, the NBA has never drafted a women!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Dennis Rodman.

  • 1 decade ago

    i forgot her name but there's this woman, not sure if she was drafted. she suited up for the indiana pacers back in the late 80's or early 90's. im not sure if she played a regular game but she was in the roster for a very short period of time.

  • 1 decade ago

    No woman ever played in the NBA. That's why they have a WNBA.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No women play in the NBA! They all play in the WNBA!

  • Batmen
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Erica Dampier for the Mavs. Did you see her guard Shaq? Can't get any softer than that.

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