List of Arizona Wildcats in the NBA draft
The Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Arizona, has had 74 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1947.
Each NBA franchise seeks to add new players through an annual draft. The NBA uses a draft lottery to determine the first three picks of the NBA draft; the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first three picks are decided, the rest of the teams pick in reverse order of their win–loss record.[1][2] To be eligible for the NBA Draft, a player in the United States must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[3] From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft.[4]
Key[]
| F | Forward | C | Center | G | Guard |
| * | Selected to an NBA/ABA All-Star Game | ||||
| † | Won an NBA/ABA championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to an All-Star Game and won an NBA/ABA championship | ||||
Players selected[]
| Draft | Player name | Position | NBA team | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | ||||
| 1948 | — | — | — | Morris Udall | F | Denver Nuggets | — |
| — | — | — | G | Fort Wayne Pistons | — | ||
| 1950 | 7 | 79 | 79 | Leon Blevins | F | Indianapolis Olympians | — |
| 1951 | 5 | 44 | 44 | G | Fort Wayne Pistons | — | |
| 1952 | - | - | - | G | Milwaukee Hawks | — | |
| 1960 | 17 | 95 | 95 | G | Cincinnati Royals | — | |
| 1965 | 4 | 4 | 31 | F | San Francisco Warriors | — | |
| 1968 | 12 | 160 | 160 | Bill Davis | F | Phoenix Suns | — |
| 1970 | - | - | - | Michael Foster | F | Indiana Pacers | — |
| 1971 | 10 | 160 | 160 | Eddie Myers | F | Baltimore Bullets | — |
| 11 | 170 | 170 | G | Buffalo Braves | — | ||
| 9 | 147 | 147 | G | Philadelphia 76ers | — | ||
| 1972 | 7 | 101 | 101 | G | Detroit Pistons | — | |
| 1974 | 2 | 33 | 33 | Eric Money | G | Denver Nuggets | — |
| 3 | 37 | 37 | Coniel Norman | G | Philadelphia 76ers | — | |
| 1976 | 2 | 30 | 30 | Al Fleming | G | Phoenix Suns | — |
| 5 | 77 | 77 | G | Milwaukee Bucks | — | ||
| 1977 | 2 | 42 | 42 | Bob Elliott | F | Philadelphia 76ers | — |
| 2 | 43 | 43 | Herman Harris | G | Philadelphia 76ers | — | |
| 8 | 164 | 164 | G | San Antonio Spurs | — | ||
| 1978 | 10 | 198 | 198 | F | Denver Nuggets | — | |
| 1979 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Larry Demic | G | New York Knicks | — |
| 1980 | 7 | 152 | 152 | F | Houston Rockets | — | |
| 1981 | 4 | 79 | 79 | Ron Davis | F, C | Washington Bullets | — |
| 6 | 148 | 148 | G | Golden State Warriors | — | ||
| 1983 | 8 | 177 | 177 | G | Portland Trail Blazers | — | |
| 1984 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Leon Wood | F, C | Philadelphia 76ers | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 89 | 89 | Pete Williams | F | Denver Nuggets | — |
| 7 | 158 | 158 | Eddie Smith | G | Denver Nuggets | — | |
| 1988 | 2 | 34 | 34 | Tom Tolbert | F | Charlotte Hornets[A 2] | – |
| 2 | 50 | 50 | Steve Kerr† | G | Phoenix Suns | NBA Champion (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2993 as player; 2015, 2017, 2018 as a head coach) | |
| 1989 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Anthony Cook | G | Phoenix Suns | — |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Sean Elliott‡ | F | San Antonio Spurs | NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1990), NBA All-Star (1993, 1996)
NBA Champion (1999) | |
| 1990 | 2 | 38 | 38 | Jud Buechler† | F | Seattle SuperSonics | NBA Champion (1996–1998) |
| 1991 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Brian Williams† | C | Orlando Magic | NBA Champion (1997) |
| 1992 | 2 | 30 | 30 | Sean Rooks | C | Dallas Mavericks | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Chris Mills | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | — |
| 2 | 35 | 35 | Ed Stokes* | F | Miami Heat | — | |
| 1994 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Khalid Reeves | G | Miami Heat | — |
| 1995 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Damon Stoudamire | G | Toronto Raptors | All-Rookie First Team (1996), Rookie of the Year (1996) |
| 1996 | 2 | 35 | 35 | Joseph Blair | F | Seattle SuperSonics | |
| 2 | 43 | 43 | Ben Davis | F | Phoenix Suns | — | |
| 2 | 56 | 56 | Reggie Geary | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | — | |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mike Bibby | G | Vancouver Grizzlies | All-Rookie First Team (1999) |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | Michael Dickerson | F | Houston Rockets | ||
| 2 | 42 | 42 | Miles Simon | G | Orlando Magic | NBA Champion (2020 as an assistant coach) | |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Jason Terry† | G | Atlanta Hawks | NBA Champion (2011) |
| 2 | 39 | 39 | A.J. Bramlett | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | — | |
| 2001 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Richard Jefferson† | F | Houston Rockets | All-Rookie Second Team (2002), NBA Champion (2016) |
| 2 | 31 | 31 | Gilbert Arenas* | G | Golden State Warriors | NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007)
Most Improved Player (2003) | |
| 2 | 39 | 39 | Michael Wright | G | New York Knicks | — | |
| 2 | 46 | 46 | Loren Woods | G | Minnesota Timberwolves | — | |
| 2003 | 2 | 32 | 32 | Luke Walton† | F | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA Champions (2009, 2010 as player; 2015 as assistant coach) |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Andre Iguodala‡ | F | Philadelphia 76ers | All-Rookie First Team (2005), NBA All-Star (2012) NBA Champion (2015, 2017, 2018) Finals MVP (2015) |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Channing Frye | G | New York Knicks | All-Rookie First Team (2006), NBA Champion (2016) |
| 2 | 31 | 31 | Salim Stoudamire | G | Atlanta Hawks | — | |
| 2006 | 2 | 54 | 54 | Hassan Adams | G | New Jersey Nets | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 33 | 33 | Marcus Williams | G | San Antonio Spurs | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Jerryd Bayless | G | Indiana Pacers | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Jordan Hill | F | New York Knicks | — |
| 2 | 44 | 44 | Chase Budinger | F | Detroit Pistons | — | |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Derrick Williams | F | Minnesota Timberwolves | 2012 All-Rookie Second TeamNBA All-Rookie Second Team (2012) |
| 2013 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Solomon Hill | F | Indiana Pacers | — |
| 2 | 40 | 40 | Grant Jerrett | G | Portland Trail Blazers | — | |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Aaron Gordon | F | Orlando Magic | — |
| 2 | 17 | 17 | Nick Johnson | G | Houston Rockets | — | |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Stanley Johnson | F | Detroit Pistons | — |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | F | Portland Trail Blazers | — | |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lauri Markkanen | F | Minnesota Timberwolves | All-Rookie First Team (2018) |
| 2 | 53 | 53 | Kadeem Allen | G | Boston Celtics | — | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Deandre Ayton | F | Phoenix Suns | First Wildcat selected 1st Overall, All-Rookie First Team (2019) |
| 2020 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Josh Green | F | Dallas Mavericks | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Zeke Nnaji | F | Denver Nuggets | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 48 | 48 | Nico Mannion | G | Golden State Warriors | His father Pace Mannion was drafted 43rd by Golden State in the 1983 |
Notes[]
- ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not his most recent team.
- ^ When the franchise previously known as the Charlotte Bobcats renamed itself the Charlotte Hornets starting with the 2014–15 season, it received sole ownership of the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets, which played from 1988 to 2002.
References[]
- General
- "2014-15 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Arizona. Retrieved April 7, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- "NBA Draft Picks From University of Arizona". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- "Rookie of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- "NBA postseason awards: Sixth Man Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- "Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- "Finals Most Valuable Player". NBA/Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- "All-NBA Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- "All-Star Game: Year-by-Year Results". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- "All-Rookie Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
- "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Index". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ^ Dengate, Jeff (May 16, 2007). "Let the Ping-Pong Balls Fall". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(i)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ^ Pluto, Terry (1990). Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 432. ISBN 1-4165-4061-X. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
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