Bonner, the 2009 SEC Player of the Year, put together one of the most impressive careers ever at Auburn. She broke the Auburn career scoring record during the Ole Miss game at the SEC Tournament, finishing her career with 2,162 points, nearly 100 more than the former school record.
Also drafted, Vanderbilt's Christina Wirth (19th pick - Indiana Fever) and Jennifer Risper (29th pick - Chicago Sky), Auburn's Whitney Boddie (20th pick - Sacramento Monarchs) and Florida's Sha Brooks (31st pick - Phoenix Mercury).
The WNBA preseason tips off on May 21, with regular season games beginning on June 6.
2009 WNBA DRAFT
Round 1 1 – Atlanta Dream – Angel McCoughtry (Louisville) 2 – Washington Mystics – Marissa Coleman (Maryland) 3 – Chicago Sky – Kristi Toliver (Maryland) 4 – Minnesota Lynx – Renee Montgomery (Connecticut) 5 – Phoenix Mercury – DeWanna Bonner (Auburn) 6 – Indiana Fever – Briann January (Arizona State) 7 – Sacramento Monarchs – Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) 8 – New York Liberty – Kia Vaughn (Rutgers) 9 – Minnesota Lynx – Quanitra Hollingsworth (Virginia Commonwealth) 10 – Connecticut Sun – Chante Black (Duke) 11 – Detroit Shock – Shavonte Zellous (Pittsburgh) 12 – Seattle Storm – Ashley Walker (California) 13 – Los Angeles Sparks – Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)
Round 2 14 – San Antonio Silver Stars – Megan Frazee (Liberty) 15 – Minnesota Lynx – Rashanda McCants (North Carolina) 16 – Chicago Sky – Danielle Gant (Texas A&M) 17 – Connecticut Sun – Lyndra Littles (Virginia) 18 – Detroit Shock – Brittany Miller (Florida State / Valsoun, Czech Republic) 19 – Indiana Fever – Christina Wirth (Vanderbilt) 20 – Sacramento Monarchs – Whitney Boddie (Auburn) 21 – New York Liberty – Abby Waner (Duke) 22 – Los Angeles Sparks – Ashley Paris (Oklahoma) 23 – Washington Mystics – Camille Lenoir (Southern California) 24 - Washington Mystics - Jelena Milovanovic (Serbia) 25 - Atlanta Dream - Shalee Lehning (Kansas State) 26 - San Antonio Silver Stars - Sonja Petrovic (Belgrade, Serbia)
Round 3 27 - Atlanta Dream - Jessica Morrow (Baylor) 28 - Washington Mystics - Josephine Owino (Union Tenn.) 29 - Chicago Sky - Jennifer Risper (Vanderbilt) 30 - Minnesota Lynx - Emily Fox (Minnesota) 31 - Phoenix Mercury - Sha Brooks (Florida) 32 - Indiana Fever - Danielle Campbell (Purdue) 33 - Sacramento Monarchs - Morgan Warburton (Utah) 34 - Phoenix Mercury - Jessica Adair (George Washington) 35 - Los Angeles Sparks - Britney Jordan (Texas A&M-Commerce) 36 - Connecticut Sun - Alba Torrens (Real Club Celta Indep) 37 - Detroit Shock - Tanae Davis-Cain (Florida State) 38 - Seattle Storm - Mara Freshour (Florida State) 39 - San Antonio Silver Stars - Candyce Bingham (Lousville)