ESPN will be the broadcast home of the 2024 WNBA Draft from the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N.Y., taking place on Monday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Ryan Ruocco will be the host for on-site coverage and will be joined by analysts Rebecca Lobo and Andraya Carter and reporter Holly Rowe. Lobo and Carter will provide their insights and analysis on the draft picks throughout the night, while Rowe will interview the draftees once they are officially selected.
Preceding this coverage is a special edition of SportsCenter that will be hosted by Elle Duncan live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Duncan will welcome Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike on the 6 p.m. EST version of the show to discuss the WNBA Draft leading up to ESPN coverage of the event.
Once SportsCenter concludes, WNBA Countdown will air live from the WNBA Draft for the first time and commence the proceedings at 7 p.m. EST. LaChina Robinson will host the show with analysts Chiney Ogwumike and Carolyn Peck where they will preview the action. ESPN will look back at the college basketball season for Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, who became the NCAA Division I basketball all-time scoring leader earlier in the year. The show will also highlight some of the best outfits on the night as they arrive on the “Orange Carpet” and interview draftees as well.
ESPN will provide WNBA Draft coverage through the conclusion of the third round, which will include cameras situated in draft rooms for several teams around the league. These organizations, all of whom will be making a first-round selection, are the Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics. Ruocco, Lobo, Carter and Rowe will also guide viewers regarding storylines for the WNBA season, which will be broadcast across Disney and ESPN platforms as announced on Wednesday.
Aside from its network coverage, ESPN.com will provide content related to the WNBA Draft including ranking draft classes, forecasting Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie season and feature articles surrounding the consensus No. 1 pick from Ramona Shelburne and Kevin Pelton. ESPN staff writer Alexa Philippou will anchor live coverage on draft day that will provide the latest information on trades, draft picks and news. Moreover, WNBA DraftCast will provide information and analysis surrounding draft picks, along with prospect grades and rankings. ESPN staff writer Michael Voepel will issue report-card grades to the draft classes for each team at the conclusion of the event as well.
ESPN Social will execute an all-access takeover featuring the projected top draft picks on the Instagram story for SportsCenter. There will also be live content from New York City including moments on the “Orange Carpet,” on-site content and selection updates with custom images on Instagram and TikTok.
