Allison readys for WNBA draft
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- On Thursday, LSU guard Allison Hightower is projected to be a top 10 selection in the 2010 WNBA Draft held at the NBA TV Studios in Secaucus, N.J. Hightower is seeking to become the seventh LSU player taken in school history in the first round of the WNBA Draft.The 2010 WNBA Draft will be televised live at 2 p.m. CST on ESPN2 and www.ESPN3.com. Hightower will be on hand at the NBA Studios for the nationally televised event.Hightower will be the first LSU player drafted since the trio of Sylvia Fowles, Erica White and Quianna Chaney of the 2008 Final Four team were all selected. In total, the Lady Tigers have produced 14 WNBA Draft picks dating back to LSU's first in 1999 - Elaine Powell, who went on to win three WNBA championships with the Detroit Shock.Here is a look at LSU's WNBA Draft history dating back to the league's inception in 1997:1999
Elaine Powell - 4th round, 50th pick to the Orlando Miracle2000
Katrina Hibbert - 4th round, 57th pick to the Seattle Storm2001
April Brown - 4th round, 51st pick to the Indiana Fever
Marie Ferdinand - 1st round, 8th pick to the Utah Starzz2003
Ke Ke Tardy - 2nd round, 25th pick to the San Antonio Silver Stars
DeTrina White - 2nd round, 20th pick to the Indiana Fever
Aiysha Smith - 1st round, 7th pick to the Washington Mystics2004
Doneeka Hodges - 2nd round, 25th pick to the Los Angeles Sparks2005
Temeka Johnson - 1st round, 6th pick to the Washington Mystics2006
Seimone Augustus - 1st round, 1st pick to the Minnesota Lynx
Scholanda Robinson - 1st round, 14th pick to the Sacramento Monarchs2008
Sylvia Fowles - 1st round, 2nd pick to the Chicago Sky
Erica White - 2nd round, 17th pick to the Houston Comets
Quianna Chaney - 2nd round, 19th pick to the Chicago Sky