Basketball player selection
1990 NBA draft Sport Basketball Date(s) June 27, 1990 Location Felt Forum (New York City , New York )Network(s) TNT 54 total selections in 2 roundsLeague NBA First selection Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets )
The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton .[1] [2] He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996, won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, holds many statistical records during his tenure with the since rebranded and relocated Seattle SuperSonics , and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013.
The top pick of the draft was Syracuse's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets . In total, 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA, and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game . One player who had been projected to be a lottery pick as well as possibly the number one by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers , who died of a heart condition in March 1990 after collapsing during a game.
Draft selections [ ]
Gary Payton was selected 2nd overall by the
Seattle SuperSonics .
Chris Jackson (later Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) was selected 3rd overall by the
Denver Nuggets .
Kendall Gill was selected 5th overall by the
Charlotte Hornets .
Antonio Davis was selected 45th overall by the
Indiana Pacers .
Round
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
NBA team
School/Club team
1
1
Derrick Coleman *
PF/C
United States
New Jersey Nets
Syracuse (Sr. )
1
2
Gary Payton ^
PG
United States
Seattle SuperSonics (from Golden State via Seattle )
Oregon State (Sr. )
1
3
Chris Jackson [n 2]
PG
United States
Denver Nuggets (from Miami )
LSU (So. )
1
4
Dennis Scott
SG/SF
United States
Orlando Magic
Georgia Tech (Jr. )
1
5
Kendall Gill
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Illinois (Sr. )
1
6
Felton Spencer
C
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves
Louisville (Sr. )
1
7
Lionel Simmons
SF
United States
Sacramento Kings
La Salle (Sr. )
1
8
Bo Kimble
SG
United States
Los Angeles Clippers
Loyola Marymount (Sr. )
1
9
Willie Burton
SG
United States
Miami Heat (from Washington via Dallas and Denver )
Minnesota (Sr. )
1
10
Rumeal Robinson
PG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State )
Michigan (Sr. )
1
11
Tyrone Hill +
PF
United States
Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta )
Xavier (Sr. )
1
12
Alec Kessler
PF
United States
Houston Rockets (traded to Miami for Carl Herrera and the rights to Dave Jamerson )
Georgia (Sr. )
1
13
Loy Vaught
PF
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland )
Michigan (Sr. )
1
14
Travis Mays
PG
United States
Sacramento Kings (from Indiana via Dallas )
Texas (Sr. )
1
15
Dave Jamerson
SG
United States
Miami Heat (from Denver ; traded with Carl Herrera to Houston for the rights to Alec Kessler )
Ohio (Sr. )
1
16
Terry Mills
SF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Michigan (Sr. )
1
17
Jerrod Mustaf
PF/C
United States
New York Knicks
Maryland (Sr. )
1
18
Duane Causwell
C
United States
Sacramento Kings (from Dallas )
Temple (Sr. )
1
19
Dee Brown
SG
United States
Boston Celtics
Jacksonville (Sr. )
1
20
Gerald Glass
SF/SG
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia )
Ole Miss (Sr. )
1
21
Jayson Williams +
PF/C
United States
Phoenix Suns
St. John's (Sr. )
1
22
Tate George
SG
United States
New Jersey Nets (from Chicago )
Connecticut (Sr. )
1
23
Anthony Bonner
PF/SF
United States
Sacramento Kings (from Utah )
Saint Louis (Sr. )
1
24
Dwayne Schintzius
C
United States
San Antonio Spurs
Florida (Sr. )
1
25
Alaa Abdelnaby
PF
United States
Portland Trail Blazers
Duke (Sr. )
1
26
Lance Blanks
PG/SG
United States
Detroit Pistons
Texas (Sr. )
1
27
Elden Campbell
PF/C
United States
Los Angeles Lakers
Clemson (Sr. )
2
28
Les Jepsen
C
United States
Golden State Warriors
Iowa (Sr. )
2
29
Toni Kukoč ^
SF
Yugoslavia ( Croatia )
Chicago Bulls (from Orlando )
KK Split (Yugoslavia )
2
30
Carl Herrera
PF
Venezuela
Miami Heat
Houston (Jr. )
2
31
Negele Knight
PG
United States
Phoenix Suns
Dayton (Sr. )
2
32
Brian Oliver
SG
United States
Philadelphia 76ers
Georgia Tech (Sr. )
2
33
Walter Palmer
C
United States
Utah Jazz
Dartmouth (Sr. )
2
34
Kevin Pritchard
PG
United States
Golden State Warriors
Kansas (Sr. )
2
35
Greg Foster
PF/C
United States
Washington Bullets
UTEP (Sr. )
2
36
Trevor Wilson
SF
United States
Atlanta Hawks
UCLA (Sr. )
2
37
A. J. English
SG
United States
Washington Bullets
Virginia Union (Sr. )
2
38
Jud Buechler
SF
United States
Seattle SuperSonics
Arizona (Sr. )
2
39
Steve Scheffler
C/PF
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Purdue (Sr. )
2
40
Bimbo Coles
PG
United States
Sacramento Kings
Virginia Tech (Sr. )
2
41
Steve Bardo
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Illinois (Sr. )
2
42
Marcus Liberty
SF
United States
Denver Nuggets
Illinois (So. )
2
43
Tony Massenburg
PF/C
United States
San Antonio Spurs
Maryland (Sr. )
2
44
Steve Henson
PG
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Kansas State (Sr. )
2
45
Antonio Davis +
PF/C
United States
Indiana Pacers
UTEP (Sr. )
2
46
Kenny Williams
SF/PF
United States
Indiana Pacers
Barton CC (Fr. )
2
47
Derek Strong
PF
United States
Philadelphia 76ers
Xavier (Jr. )
2
48
Cedric Ceballos +
SF
United States
Phoenix Suns
Cal State Fullerton (Sr. )
2
49
Phil Henderson #
SG
United States
Dallas Mavericks
Duke (Sr. )
2
50
Miloš Babić
C
Yugoslavia ( Serbia )
Phoenix Suns
Tennessee Tech (Jr. )
2
51
Tony Smith
SG/PG
United States
Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio )
Marquette (Sr. )
2
52
Stefano Rusconi
PF/C
Italy
Cleveland Cavaliers
Ranger Varese (Italy )
2
53
Abdul Shamsid-Deen #
C
United States
Seattle SuperSonics
Providence (Sr. )
2
54
Sean Higgins
SG/SF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers )
Michigan (Jr. )
Notable undrafted players [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
^ Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1993.[3]
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