List of National Basketball Association undrafted players
The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league. While most NBA players are drafted, undrafted players occasionally earn roster spots as well.[1][2] Sometimes, they even outperform more celebrated draft picks.[3] The number of rounds in the draft has evolved since the first one in 1947.[4] The 1960 and 1968 drafts were 21 rounds, before settling at 10 rounds by 1974 (in 1977, however, the draft was held in eight); it was reduced to seven rounds in 1985. After negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association, the draft has been two rounds since 1989, leaving undrafted players free to negotiate with any team.[5]
Unlike with American football in the National Football League (NFL), undrafted players are less likely to become recognizable stars in the NBA.[6] Only one modern-day undrafted player has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame—Ben Wallace in 2021.[a][10] The first undrafted player to be voted an NBA All-Star starter in 2003,[11] Wallace played the most career games of any undrafted player with 1,088 games played in 15 seasons, won an NBA championship, was a four-time All-Star, and was a four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.[12]
Other undrafted players have made significant contributions. John Starks was the first undrafted player in the modern era to become an All-Star in 1994.[13] Udonis Haslem became the first undrafted player to lead a franchise (Miami) in career rebounds in 2012,[14] and he was a member of each of the Heat's three championship teams.[15] Mike James from the 1998 draft was the first undrafted player to average 20 points in a season (20.3) in 2006.[16] Jorge Garbajosa was the first to be named All-Rookie First Team in 2007.[17] Undrafted in the 2016 draft, the Toronto Raptors Fred VanVleet holds the single-game scoring record for an undrafted player with 54 points on February 2, 2021.[18] Troy Hudson, who enjoyed an 11-year NBA career after being passed over in the 1997 draft, alluded to his rise in his 2007 album Undrafted.[19][20]
List of undrafted players[]
The following players were undrafted in the specified year, but later played in at least one official regular season or playoff game in their career.
Draft | Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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1947 | Don Barksdale | PF/C | United States | UCLA (Fr.) |
Charles Black | PF/C | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Harry Boykoff | C | United States | St. John's (Jr.) | |
Carl Braun | G | United States | Colgate (So.) | |
Bill Calhoun | SG/SF | United States | San Francisco Junior College (Sr.) | |
Fran Curran | PG | United States | Notre Dame (Jr.) | |
Jack Dwan | SG/SF | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
Hoot Gibson | PF/C | United States | Creighton (So.) | |
Ralph Hamilton | SG/SF | United States | Indiana (Jr.) | |
John Hargis | SG/SF | United States | Texas (Jr.) | |
Doug Holcomb | SF/PF | United States | Wisconsin (So.) | |
Boag Johnson | PG | United States | Huntington (Sr.) | |
Johnny Jorgensen | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Walt Kirk | SG/SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
Bob Knight | SG/SF | United States | (HS Sr.) | |
Ray Kuka | SF | United States | Montana State (Jr.) | |
Walt Lautenbach | SG/SF | United States | Wisconsin (Jr.) | |
Matt Mazza | SG/SF | United States | Michigan State (So.) | |
Dick Mehen | PF/C | United States | Tennessee (Jr.) | |
Carl Meinhold | SG/SF | United States | LIU Brooklyn (So.) | |
Ken Menke | SG | United States | Illinois (Jr.) | |
Paul Noel | SF/PF | United States | Kentucky (Fr.) | |
Gene Ollrich | PF | United States | Drake (Sr.) | |
Les Pugh | PF/C | United States | Ohio State (So.) | |
Ray Ramsey | SG/SF | United States | Bradley (Sr.) | |
Lee Robbins | G | United States | Colorado (Sr.) | |
Gene Rock | PG | United States | USC (Jr.) | |
Jack Rocker | PF/C | United States | California (Sr.) | |
Jim Springer | C | United States | Canterbury College (Indiana) (Jr.) | |
Jack Smiley | SG/SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
Sid Tanenbaum | SG/SF | United States | NYU (Sr.) | |
Mike Todorovich | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Jack Toomay | PF/C | United States | Pacific (Sr.) | |
Floyd Volker | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Danny Wagner | PG | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
1948 | Don Asmonga | G | United States | Alliance (So.) |
Jake Bornheimer | PF/C | United States | Muhlenberg (So.) | |
Bob Brannum | PF/C | United States | Michigan State (Jr.) | |
Jim Browne | C | United States | Tilden Tech (Illinois) (HS Sr.) | |
Joe Colone | SF | United States | Bloomsburg State (Sr.) | |
Jack Cotton | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Dillard Crocker | SG/SF | United States | Western Michigan (Fr.) | |
Ray Ellefson | PF/C | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) | |
Jack Eskridge | PF/C | United States | Kansas (Jr.) | |
Phil Farbman | PG | United States | CCNY (Sr.) | |
Donnie Forman | PG | United States | NYU (Sr.) | |
Joe Graboski | PF/C | United States | Tuley (Illinois) (HS Sr.) | |
John Hazen | PG | United States | Indiana State (So.) | |
Gene James | SF/PF | United States | Marshall (Jr.) | |
Neil Johnston | C | United States | Ohio State (So.) | |
Lionel Malamed | PG | United States | CCNY (Sr.) | |
Jack McCloskey | PG | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
Bill Miller | SG/SF | United States | North Carolina (So.) | |
Dave Minor | G | United States | UCLA (Jr.) | |
Dermie O'Connell | PG | United States | Holy Cross (So.) | |
Fred Paine | SF | United States | Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) | |
Jim Spruill | SG | United States | Rice (Fr.) | |
1949 | Edward Bartels | SG/SF | United States | NC State (Jr.) |
Vince Boryla | SF/PF | United States | Denver (Sr.) | |
Joe Bradley | SG | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) | |
Bob Brown | SF | United States | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) | |
Leroy Chollet | SG/SF | United States | Canisius (Sr.) | |
Joe Dolhon | PG | United States | NYU (Jr.) | |
George Feigenbaum | PG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (So.) | |
Normie Glick | SF/PF | United States | Marymount (So.) | |
Al Guokas | SG/SF | United States | Saint Joseph's (So.) | |
Bob Hahn | C | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
Bob Harrison | PG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Bill Herman | SG | United States | Mount Union (Sr.) | |
Howie Janotta | SF | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
Frank Kudelka | SG/SF | United States | Saint Mary's (California) (Jr.) | |
Mal McMullen | PF/C | United States | Xavier (Jr.) | |
Al Miksis | C | United States | Western Illinois (Sr.) | |
Mike O'Neill | SG/SF | United States | California (Sr.) | |
Charlie Parsley | SG | United States | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | |
John Payak | SG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
Jack Phelan | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Marv Schatzman | SF/PF | United States | Saint Louis (So.) | |
Wayne See | SG | United States | Northern Arizona (Sr.) | |
Paul Walther | G | United States | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
Isaac Walthour | PG | United States | Benjamin Franklin (New York) (HS Sr.) | |
Bob Wood | PG | United States | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
1950 | Ed Earle | SG/SF | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) |
Al Masino | PG | United States | Canisius (Sr.) | |
Andy O'Donnell | PG/SG | United States | Loyola (Maryland) (Sr.) | |
Bob Wilson | SG/SF | United States | West Virginia State (Sr.) | |
1951 | Jerry Fowler | C | United States | Missouri (Sr.) |
John O'Boyle | SG | United States | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
1952 | Pete Darcey | C | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) |
Danny Finn | G | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
Don Hanrahan | F | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
Don Henriksen | PF/C | United States | California (Sr.) | |
Bucky McConnell | PG | United States | Marshall (Sr.) | |
Jim Mooney | SF | United States | Villanova (Jr.) | |
Bob Naber | SG/SF | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Sherwin Raiken | SG | United States | Villanova (Sr.) | |
1953 | Rollen Hans | SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) |
McCoy Ingram | PF | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
Jackie Moore | F | United States | La Salle (So.) | |
Al Roges | SG/SF | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
Hal Uplinger | SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
Bob Williams | SF | United States | Florida A&M (Sr.) | |
1954 | Fred Christ | SG/SF | United States | Fordham (Sr.) |
Andy Johnson | SG/SF | United States | Portland (Sr.) | |
Dan King | F | United States | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Worthy Patterson | G | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
1955 | Rich Eichhorst | G | United States | Southeast Missouri State (Sr.) |
Chris Harris | SG | United Kingdom England |
Dayton (Sr.) | |
Med Park | SG/SF | United States | Missouri (Sr.) | |
1958 | Stacey Arceneaux | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) |
Whitey Bell | PG | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
1960 | George Lehmann | G | United States | Campbell (Fr.) |
1961 | Ed Burton | SF | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) |
1962 | Dan Tieman | PG | United States | Thomas More (Sr.) |
Ralph Wells | PG | United States | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
Art Williams | PG | United States | Cal Poly Pomona (Fr.) | |
1963 | Bob Hogsett | PF | United States | Tennessee (Sr.) |
Bob Warlick | SG | United States | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
1964 | Connie Hawkins | PF/C | United States | Iowa (Fr.) |
Steve Jones | SG | United States | Oregon (Sr.) | |
1965 | Jay Miller | SF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
1966 | Bud Acton | SF | United States | Hillsdale (Sr.) |
Bill Dinwiddie | F | United States | New Mexico Highlands (Sr.) | |
Dennis Hamilton | PF | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
1967 | Tyrone Britt | G | United States | Johnson C. Smith (Sr.) |
Al Jackson | SF | United States | Wilberforce (Sr.) | |
Johnny Jones | SF | United States | Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.) | |
Craig Spitzer | C | United States | Tulane (Sr.) | |
Doug Sims | F | United States | Kent State (Sr.) | |
1968 | Gary Suiter | PF | United States | Midwestern State (Sr.) |
Cliff Williams | SG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
1969 | Moe Barr | SG | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) |
1970 | Charlie Criss | PG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
A. W. Holt | SF | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
Vester Marshall | SF | United States | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
Jeff Webb | SG | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
Harthorne Wingo | SF | United States | Friendship College (Sr.) | |
1972 | Al Carlson | C | United States | Oregon (So.) |
Paul McCracken | SG | United States | Cal State Northridge (Sr.) | |
1973 | Henry Dickerson | G | United States | Morris Harvey (Sr.) |
Slick Watts | G | United States | Xavier (Louisiana) (Sr.) | |
1974 | Jerry Baskerville | F | United States | Temple (So.) |
1975 | Robin Jones | PF | United States | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
Irv Kiffin | SF | United States | Oklahoma Baptist (Sr.) | |
1978 | Del Beshore | PG | United States | California (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
Mike Davis | C | United States | Maryland (Sr.) | |
Rock Lee | PF/C | United States | San Diego State (Sr.) | |
Myles Patrick | F | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
Sam Pellom | F | United States | Buffalo (Sr.) | |
Jim Zoet | C | Canada | Lakehead (Sr.) | |
1979 | Norman Black | SG/SF | United States | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
Alan Hardy | SG/SF | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Bill Mayfield | SF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
1980 | Jim Brogan | SG/SF | United States | West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.) |
1981 | Jerome Henderson | PF/C | United States | New Mexico (Sr.) |
Ron Cavenall | C | United States | Texas Southern (Sr.) | |
1985 | David Cooke | PF | United States | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
Dennis Nutt | PG | United States | TCU (Sr.) | |
João Vianna | F | Brazil | Clube Atlético Monte Líbano (Brazil) | |
1986 | Robert Rose | G | United States Australia |
George Mason (Sr.) |
Andre Spencer | SF | United States | Northern Arizona (Sr.) | |
Kelvin Upshaw | PG | United States | Utah (Sr.) | |
Stojko Vranković | C | Yugoslavia Croatia |
KK Zadar (Yugoslavia) | |
1987 | Randy Allen | F | United States | Florida State (Sr.) |
Sergei Bazarevich | SG | Soviet Union Russia Greece |
CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) | |
Scott Brooks | PG | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) | |
Mike Champion | PF | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Tom Copa | C | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Radisav Ćurčić | C | Yugoslavia Serbia Israel |
Union Olimpija (Yugoslavia) | |
Cedric Hunter | PG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Mark Wade | PG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
David Wood | F | United States | Nevada (Sr.) | |
A. J. Wynder | PG | United States | Fairfield (Sr.) | |
1988 | Lloyd Daniels | SF | United States | Mt. San Antonio College (Fr.) |
Wayne Engelstad | PF | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) | |
Duane Ferrell | SF | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Ben Gillery | C | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
Henry James | F | United States | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) | |
Avery Johnson | PG | United States | Southern (Sr.) | |
Bill Jones | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Tim Legler | SG | United States | La Salle (Sr.) | |
Carlton McKinney | SG | United States | SMU (Sr.) | |
Tracy Moore | SG/SF | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
Richard Morton | PG | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
Žarko Paspalj | SF | Yugoslavia Serbia |
Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
Ramón Rivas | C | Puerto Rico | Temple (Sr.) | |
John Starks | SG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
Henry Turner | SG/SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
Gary Voce | PF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Kennard Winchester | SG/SF | United States | Averett (Sr.) | |
1989 | Raymond Brown | PF | United States | Idaho (Sr.) |
Torgeir Bryn | PF/C | Norway | Texas State (Sr.) | |
Steve Bucknall | SG/SF | United Kingdom England |
North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Adrian Caldwell | PF | United States | Lamar (Jr.) | |
Chris Childs | SG | United States | Boise State (Sr.) | |
Lanard Copeland | SG | United States Australia |
Georgia State (Sr.) | |
Terry Davis | PF/C | United States | Virginia Union (Sr.) | |
Tony Dawson | SF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
Byron Dinkins | PG | United States | Charlotte (Sr.) | |
Aleksandar Đorđević | SG | Yugoslavia Serbia |
Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
Terry Dozier | F | United States | South Carolina (Sr.) | |
Andrew Gaze | SF | Australia | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
Paul Graham | SG/SF | United States | Ohio (Sr.) | |
Alvin Heggs | SF | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
Mike Higgins | PF | United States | Northern Colorado (Sr.) | |
Tom Hovasse | SF/PF | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
Jaren Jackson | SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
Eric Johnson | PG | United States Spain |
Nebraska (Sr.) | |
Thomas Jordan | PF | United States | Oklahoma State (So.) | |
Stan Kimbrough | PG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
Jeff Lebo | SG | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Clifford Lett | G | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
Mel McCants | F | United States | Purdue (Sr.) | |
Charles Smith | PG/SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
Jay Taylor | SG/SF | United States | Eastern Illinois (Sr.) | |
Leonard Taylor | PF | United States | California (Sr.) | |
Gundars Vētra | SG/SF | Soviet Union Latvia |
VEF Rīga (Soviet Union) | |
Howard Wright | SF/PF | United States | Stanford (Sr.) | |
1990 | Keith Askins | SG/SF | United States | Alabama (Sr.) |
Cedric Ball | SF | United States | UNC Charlotte (Sr.) | |
David Benoit | SF | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
Mark Bradtke | C | Australia | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) | |
Matt Bullard | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Rick Calloway | SG/SF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
Richard Coffey | SG/SF | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
Marty Conlon | PF/C | United States Ireland |
Providence (Sr.) | |
Michael Curry | SG/SF | United States | Georgia Southern (Sr.) | |
Dan Godfread | C | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
Andrés Guibert | PF/C | Cuba | (Cuba) | |
Tony Harris | SG | United States | New Orleans (Sr.) | |
Skeeter Henry | SG | United States | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
Brian Howard | SF | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
Kurk Lee | PG | United States | Towson State (Sr.) | |
Ian Lockhart | PF | Bahamas | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
Tharon Mayes | SG | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
Chris Munk | SF/PF | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
Melvin Newbern | SG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
Dan O'Sullivan | C | United States Ireland |
Fordham (Sr.) | |
Alan Ogg | C | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
Anthony Pullard | PF/C | United States | McNeese State (Sr.) | |
Eldridge Recasner | PG | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
Larry Robinson | PG/SG | United States | Centenary (Sr.) | |
Irving Thomas | PF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
Stephen Thompson | SG | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
Andy Toolson | SG/SF | United States | BYU (Sr.) | |
Scott Williams | PF/C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
1991 | Darrell Armstrong | PG | United States | Fayetteville State (Sr.) |
James Blackwell | PG | United States | Dartmouth (Sr.) | |
Walter Bond | SG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
Demetrius Calip | PG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
John Crotty | SG/SF | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
Emanual Davis | PG/SG | United States | Delaware State (Sr.) | |
Patrick Eddie | C | United States | Ole Miss (Sr.) | |
Vincenzo Esposito | SG | Italy | S.C. Juventus Phonola Caserta (Italy) | |
Tony Farmer | PF | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
Jay Guidinger | PF/C | United States | Minnesota–Duluth (Sr.) | |
Reggie Hanson | SF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Jerome Harmon | SG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Keith Jennings | PG | United States | East Tennessee State (Sr.) | |
Reggie Jordan | SG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
Cedric Lewis | C | United States | Maryland (Sr.) | |
Keith Owens | SF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Robert Pack | PG | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
Larry Stewart | SF | United States | Coppin State (Sr.) | |
Brett Szabo | C | United States | Augustana (South Dakota) (Sr.) | |
Carl Thomas | SG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) | |
Charles Thomas | SG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) | |
Donald Whiteside | PG | United States | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
Lorenzo Williams | PF/C | United States | Stetson (Sr.) | |
Travis Williams | SF | United States | South Carolina State (Sr.) | |
1992 | Gary Alexander | SF | United States | South Florida (Sr.) |
Eric Anderson | SF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
Mark Baker | PG | United States | Ohio State (Jr.) | |
Alex Blackwell | SF | United States | Monmouth (Sr.) | |
Marques Bragg | PF | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
Tim Breaux | SF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Dexter Cambridge | SF | Bahamas | Texas (Sr.) | |
Joe Courtney | PF | United States | Southern Miss (Sr.) | |
Rastko Cvetković | C | Yugoslavia Serbia |
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
Dell Demps | PG/SG | United States | Pacific (Sr.) | |
Harold Ellis | SG | United States | Morehouse (Sr.) | |
Jo Jo English | SG | United States Germany |
South Carolina (Sr.) | |
Shane Heal | PG | Australia | Brisbane Bullets (Australia) | |
Stephen Howard | PF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Chris Jent | SF | United States | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
Arijan Komazec | SF | Croatia | KK Zadar (Croatia) | |
Sam Mack | SF | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
Gerald Madkins | SG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Bob Martin | C | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
Darrick Martin | PG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Matt Othick | PG | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
Reggie Slater | PF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Mark Strickland | SF/PF | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
Keith Tower | C | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Anthony Tucker | SF | United States | Wake Forest (Sr.) | |
Marcus Webb | PF/C | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
David Wesley | PG | United States | Baylor (Sr.) | |
1993 | Ashraf Amaya | SF/PF | United States | Southern Illinois (Sr.) |
Dexter Boney | SG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
Bruce Bowen | SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
Mitchell Butler | PG/SG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Kornél Dávid | PF | Hungary | Tungsram-Honvéd BT (Hungary) | |
Bill Edwards | SF/PF | United States | Wright State (Sr.) | |
Evric Gray | SF | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
Antonio Harvey | PF | United States | Pfeiffer (Sr.) | |
Stanley Jackson | SG | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
Warren Kidd | C | United States | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) | |
Todd Mundt | C | United States | Delta State (Sr.) | |
Julius Nwosu | PF | Nigeria | Liberty (Sr.) | |
Bo Outlaw | PF/C | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
Antoine Rigaudeau | PG/SG | France | Cholet Basket (France) | |
Brent Scott | C | United States | Rice (Sr.) | |
Matt Wenstrom | C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Aaron Williams | PF/C | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
1994 | Melvin Booker | PG | United States | Missouri (Sr.) |
Lazaro Borrell | SF/PF | Cuba | (Cuba) | |
Jimmy Carruth | PF | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
Robert Churchwell | SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
Thomas Hamilton | C | United States | Pittsburgh (Fr.) | |
Malcolm Huckaby | PG | United States | Boston College (Sr.) | |
Askia Jones | SG | United States Venezuela |
Kansas State (Sr.) | |
Ryan Lorthridge | PG/SG | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
Ivano Newbill | PF/SF | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Derrick Phelps | PG | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Trevor Ruffin | PG | United States | Hawaii (Sr.) | |
Kevin Salvadori | C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Stevin Smith | PG | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
Aaron Swinson | PF | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
Logan Vander Velden | SF | United States | Green Bay (Sr.) | |
Fred Vinson | SG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
1995 | John Amaechi | PF/C | United States United Kingdom England |
Penn State (Sr.) |
Corey Beck | PG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Rick Brunson | SG | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
John Coker | C | United States | Boise State (Sr.) | |
Dan Cross | PG/SG | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
Nate Driggers | SG | United States | Montevallo (Sr.) | |
Devin Gray | SF | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
Michael Hawkins | PG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
Gerard King | PF | United States | Nicholls State (Sr.) | |
Matt Maloney | PG | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
Howard Nathan | PG | United States | Northwest Arkansas CC (Sr.) | |
Ruben Nembhard | SG | United States | Weber State (Sr.) | |
Kevin Ollie | PG | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
Ray Owes | PF | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
James Scott | SF | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
Larry Sykes | PF | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
David Vanterpool | SG/SF | United States | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) | |
Rubén Wolkowyski | PF/C | Argentina Poland |
Estudiantes de Olavarría (Argentina) | |
1996 | Chucky Atkins | PG | United States | South Florida (Sr.) |
Ira Bowman | SG/SF | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
William Cunningham | C | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
Adrian Griffin | SG/SF | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
Darvin Ham | SF | United States | Texas Tech (Jr.) | |
Ben Handlogten | C | United States | Western Michigan (Sr.) | |
Juaquin Hawkins | SF | United States | Long Beach State (Sr.) | |
Rick Hughes | SF/PF | United States | Thomas More (Sr.) | |
İbrahim Kutluay | SG | Turkey | Fenerbahçe S.K. (Turkey) | |
Rusty LaRue | PG | United States | Wake Forest (Sr.) | |
Horacio Llamas | C | Mexico | Grand Canyon (Sr.) | |
Art Long | PF | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
Joe Stephens | SF | United States | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) | |
Erick Strickland | PG/SG | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
Ben Wallace | C | United States | Virginia Union (Sr.) | |
Brandon Williams | SG/SF | United States | Davidson (Sr.) | |
1997 | Peter Aluma | C | Nigeria | Liberty (Sr.) |
Etdrick Bohannon | SF/PF | United States | Auburn Montgomery (Sr.) | |
Pat Burke | C | Ireland | Auburn (Sr.) | |
Keith Closs | C | United States | Central Connecticut (Sr.) | |
Reggie Freeman | SG | United States U.S. Virgin Islands |
Texas (Sr.) | |
Chris Garner | PG | United States | Memphis (Sr.) | |
Marlon Garnett | SG | United States Belize |
Santa Clara (Sr.) | |
Kiwane Garris | PG | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
Derek Grimm | SF/PF | United States | Missouri (Sr.) | |
Troy Hudson | PG | United States | Southern Illinois (Jr.) | |
Nate Huffman | C | United States | Central Michigan (Sr.) | |
Damon Jones | PG/SG | United States | Houston (Jr.) | |
Jonathan Kerner | C | United States | East Carolina (Sr.) | |
Mikki Moore | C | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
Ira Newble | SF/PF | United States | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) | |
Fabricio Oberto | PF/C | Argentina Italy |
Asociación Deportiva Atenas (Argentina) | |
Mike Penberthy | PG | United States | Master's (Sr.) | |
Jamal Robinson | SF | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
Shea Seals | SG | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
Alvin Sims | SG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Michael Stewart | PF | France United States |
California (Sr.) | |
Dedric Willoughby | SG/SF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Trevor Winter | C | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
1998 | Earl Boykins | PG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
Gerald Brown | SG | United States | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
Anthony Carter | PG | United States | Hawaii (Sr.) | |
Sean Colson | PG | United States | UNC Charlotte (Sr.) | |
Rubén Garcés | PF/C | Panama Spain |
Providence (Sr.) | |
Steve Goodrich | PF/C | United States | Princeton (Sr.) | |
Zendon Hamilton | C | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
Randell Jackson | PF | United States | Florida State (Jr.) | |
Mike James | PG | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
Mark Jones | SG/SF | United States | UCF (Sr.) | |
Šarūnas Jasikevičius | PG | Lithuania | Maryland (Sr.) | |
Charles Jones | PG/SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
Garth Joseph | C | Dominica | Peristeri B.C. (Greece) | |
Kelly McCarty | SG/SF | United States Russia |
Southern Miss (Sr.) | |
Slava Medvedenko | PF | Ukraine | Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine) | |
Brad Miller | C | United States | Purdue (Sr.) | |
Makhtar N'Diaye | PF | Senegal | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Tyrone Nesby | SF | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
Ike Nwankwo | PF/C | United States Nigeria |
Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela) | |
Daniel Santiago | C | United States Puerto Rico |
Saint Vincent (Sr.) | |
Jeff Sheppard | PG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Billy Thomas | SG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Óscar Torres | SG/SF | Venezuela | Marinos de Oriente (Venezuela) | |
1999 | Chris Andersen | PF | United States | Blinn College (So.) |
Michael Batiste | PF/C | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
Raja Bell | SG | U.S. Virgin Islands United States |
FIU (Sr.) | |
Geno Carlisle | PG | United States | California (Sr.) | |
Maurice Carter | SG | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
Jorge Garbajosa | PF | Spain | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
Tyrone Grant | SF/PF | United States Barbados |
St. John's (Sr.) | |
Derek Hood | SF/PF | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Jermaine Jackson | SG/SF | United States | Detroit (Sr.) | |
Harold Jamison | PF/C | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
Jason Miskiri | PG/SG | Guyana | George Mason (Sr.) | |
Boniface N'Dong | C | Senegal Germany |
(Germany) | |
Milt Palacio | PG | Belize United States |
Colorado State (Sr.) | |
Andy Panko | SF/PF | United States | Lebanon Valley (Sr.) | |
Pablo Prigioni | PG | Argentina Italy |
Obras Sanitarias (Argentina) | |
Eddie Robinson | SG/SF | United States | Central Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
Guy Rucker | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Jamel Thomas | SG/SF | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
Wayne Turner | PG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
2000 | Malik Allen | PF | United States | Villanova (Sr.) |
Desmond Ferguson | SF | United States | Detroit (Sr.) | |
Richie Frahm | SG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Eddie Gill | PG | United States | Weber State (Sr.) | |
Paul McPherson | SG | United States | DePaul (Jr.) | |
Terrance Roberson | SF | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Pepe Sánchez | PG | Argentina Spain |
Temple (Sr.) | |
Alex Scales | SG | United States | Oregon (Sr.) | |
Ime Udoka | SF | United States Nigeria |
Portland State (Jr.) | |
2001 | Carlos Arroyo | PG | Puerto Rico | FIU (Sr.) |
Charlie Bell | SG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
Tierre Brown | PG | United States | McNeese State (Sr.) | |
Joe Crispin | PG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
Maurice Evans | SG/SF | United States | Texas (Jr.) | |
Tang Hamilton | SF | United States | Mississippi State (Sr.) | |
Walter Herrmann | SF | Argentina | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) | |
Horace Jenkins | PG | United States | William Paterson (Sr.) | |
Jamario Moon | SF | United States | Meridian CC (So.) | |
Andrés Nocioni | SF/PF | Argentina Italy |
Minorisa.net Manresa (Spain) | |
Dean Oliver | PG | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Norman Richardson | SG | United States | Hofstra (Sr.) | |
Paul Shirley | PF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Cezary Trybański | C | Poland | Znicz Pruszków (Poland) | |
Ratko Varda | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslavia Serbia |
Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
Mike Wilks | PG | United States | Rice (Sr.) | |
2002 | Maurice Baker | PG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
J. R. Bremer | PG | United States Bosnia and Herzegovina |
St. Bonaventure (Sr.) | |
Devin Brown | SG | United States | UTSA (Sr.) | |
Josh Davis | PF/SF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
Reggie Evans | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Alex Garcia | SG/SF | Brazil | COC Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) | |
Lynn Greer | PG/SG | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
Anthony Grundy | PG/SG | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
Adam Harrington | SG | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
Lorinza Harrington | PG/SG | United States | Wingate (Sr.) | |
Udonis Haslem | PF | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
Linton Johnson | PF | United States | Tulane (Sr.) | |
Arvydas Macijauskas | SG | Lithuania | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania) | |
D. J. Mbenga | C | DR Congo Belgium |
(Belgium) | |
Keith McLeod | PG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
Jannero Pargo | PG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Smush Parker | PG/SG | United States | Fordham (So.) | |
Predrag Savović | SG | Croatia Spain |
Hawaii (Sr.) | |
Awvee Storey | SG/SF | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
Yuta Tabuse | PG | Japan | BYU–Hawaii (Fr.) | |
2003 | Earl Barron | C | United States | Memphis (Sr.) |
Kevin Burleson | PG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
José Calderón | PG | Spain | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
Matt Carroll | SG | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Marquis Daniels | SG/SF | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
Ronald Dupree | SF | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
Noel Felix | PF | United States Belize |
Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Hiram Fuller | PF | United States Libya |
Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Britton Johnsen | SF/PF | United States | Utah (Sr.) | |
Brandin Knight | PG | United States | Pittsburgh (Sr.) | |
Desmond Penigar | PF | United States | Utah State (Sr.) | |
Kirk Penney | SG/SF | New Zealand | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
Josh Powell | PF/C | United States | NC State (So.) | |
Kasib Powell | SF | United States | Texas Tech (Sr.) | |
Quinton Ross | SG/SF | United States | SMU (Sr.) | |
Melvin Sanders | SG/SF | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
James Singleton | SF/PF | United States | Murray State (Sr.) | |
Theron Smith | SF/PF | United States | Ball State (Sr.) | |
2004 | Pero Antić | C | Macedonia | AEK Athens (Greece) |
Andre Barrett | PG | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
Tony Bobbitt | SG | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
Andre Brown | PF/C | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Jackie Butler | PF/C | United States | (HS Sr.) | |
Erik Daniels | SF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
John Edwards | C | United States | Kent State (Sr.) | |
Desmond Farmer | SG | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
Gerald Fitch | SG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Hamed Haddadi | C | Iran | Paykan Tehran (Iran) | |
Renaldo Major | SF | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Jared Reiner | C | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
James Thomas | PF | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
Damien Wilkins | SF | United States | Georgia (Sr.) | |
2005 | Lance Allred | PF/C | United States Mexico |
Weber State (Sr.) |
Alan Anderson | SG/SF | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
Kelenna Azubuike | SG/SF | United Kingdom England United States Nigeria |
Kentucky (Jr.) | |
Sean Banks | SF | United States | Memphis (So.) | |
Eddie Basden | SG | United States | Charlotte (Sr.) | |
Esteban Batista | C | Uruguay | (Spain) | |
Will Bynum | PG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Will Conroy | PG | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
Yakhouba Diawara | SG/SF | France | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
Sharrod Ford | PF/C | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
Deng Gai | PF | Sudan South Sudan |
Fairfield (Sr.) | |
Stephen Graham | SG/SF | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
Devin Green | SG/SF | United States | Hampton (Sr.) | |
Mike Harris | SF | United States | Rice (Sr.) | |
Chuck Hayes | PF/C | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Marcelo Huertas | PG/SG | Brazil Italy |
DKV Joventut (Spain) | |
Dwayne Jones | PF/C | United States | Saint Joseph's (Jr.) | |
Keith Langford | PG/SG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
John Lucas III | PG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
Rawle Marshall | SF | Guyana United States |
Oakland (Sr.) | |
Ivan McFarlin | PF | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
Aaron Miles | PG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Randolph Morris | PF/C | United States | Kentucky (Fr.) | |
Andre Owens | SG | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
Kevinn Pinkney | PF/C | United States | Nevada (Sr.) | |
Roger Powell | SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
Ronnie Price | PG | United States | Utah Valley (Sr.) | |
Shavlik Randolph | PF | United States | Duke (Jr.) | |
Anthony Roberson | PG | United States | Florida (Jr.) | |
Luke Schenscher | C | Australia | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Donell Taylor | SG/SF | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
Matt Walsh | SG/SF | United States | Florida (Jr.) | |
Jawad Williams | PF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
2006 | Lou Amundson | PF/C | United States | UNLV (Sr.) |
J. J. Barea | PG | Puerto Rico | Northeastern (Sr.) | |
Cedric Bozeman | SG/SF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Chris Copeland | SF | United States | Colorado (Sr.) | |
Thomas Gardner | SG | United States | Missouri (Sr.) | |
Mike Hall | SF | United States Ireland |
George Washington (Sr.) | |
Robert Hite | PG/SG | United States | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) | |
Chris Hunter | PF/C | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Dontell Jefferson | SG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Eugene Jeter | PG | United States Ukraine |
Portland (Sr.) | |
Carldell Johnson | PG | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
Tarence Kinsey | SG/SF | United States | South Carolina (Sr.) | |
Chris McCray | SG | United States | Maryland (Sr.) | |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu | PF/C | United Kingdom England |
George Washington (Sr.) | |
Larry Owens | SG/SF | United States | Oral Roberts (Sr.) | |
Chris Quinn | PG | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Allan Ray | SG/PG | United States | Villanova (Sr.) | |
Jeremy Richardson | SG/SF | United States | Delta State (Sr.) | |
Walker Russell Jr. | PG | United States | Jacksonville State (Sr.) | |
Steven Smith | SF/PF | United States | La Salle (Sr.) | |
Darius Washington Jr. | PG/SG | United States Macedonia |
Memphis (So.) | |
C. J. Watson | PG | United States | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
Justin Williams | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
2007 | Blake Ahearn | PG | United States | Missouri State (Sr.) |
Joel Anthony | C | Canada | UNLV (Sr.) | |
Gustavo Ayón | PF/C | Mexico | Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (Mexico) | |
Bobby Brown | PG | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
Eric Dawson | PF/C | United States | Midwestern State (Sr.) | |
Zabian Dowdell | PG | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
Andre Ingram | SG | United States | American (Sr.) | |
Ivan Johnson | PF | United States | Cal State San Bernardino (Sr.) | |
Trey Johnson | SG | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
Coby Karl | SG | United States | Boise State (Sr.) | |
Oliver Lafayette | PG/SG | United States Croatia |
Houston (Sr.) | |
Cartier Martin | SG/SF | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
Gary Neal | SG | United States | Towson (Sr.) | |
Mustafa Shakur | PG | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
Courtney Sims | C | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Mirza Teletović | PF | Bosnia and Herzegovina | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
Anthony Tolliver | PF | United States | Creighton (Sr.) | |
Darryl Watkins | C | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
Mario West | SG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
2008 | Gary Forbes | SF | Panama | UMass (Sr.) |
Sundiata Gaines | PG | United States | Georgia (Sr.) | |
Trey Gilder | SF | United States | Northwestern State (Sr.) | |
Mickell Gladness | C | United States | Alabama A&M (Sr.) | |
Steven Hill | PF | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Othello Hunter | PF/C | United States | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
Othyus Jeffers | SG | United States | Robert Morris (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
Rob Kurz | SF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Salah Mejri | C | Tunisia | Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) | |
Gal Mekel | PG | Israel | Wichita State (So.) | |
Anthony Morrow | SG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Timofey Mozgov | C | Russia | Khimki Moscow (Russia) | |
DeMarcus Nelson | PG | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Brian Roberts | PG | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | |
Damjan Rudež | PF | Croatia | KK Split CO (Croatia) | |
Greg Stiemsma | C | United States | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
Reggie Williams | SF | United States | VMI (Sr.) | |
2009 | Jeff Adrien | PF | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) |
Josh Akognon | PG | United States Nigeria |
Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
Antonio Anderson | SG | United States | Memphis (Sr.) | |
Aron Baynes | PF/C | New Zealand Australia |
Washington State (Sr.) | |
Dionte Christmas | SG | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
Marcus Cousin | C | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
Luigi Datome | SF | Italy | Virtus Roma (Italy) | |
Justin Dentmon | PG | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
Shane Edwards | SF | United States | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) | |
Vítor Faverani | PF/C | Brazil | Clinicas Rincón Axarquía (Spain) | |
Alonzo Gee | SG/SF | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
Terrel Harris | SG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
Joe Ingles | SG | Australia | South Dragons (Australia) | |
Aaron Jackson | PG/SG | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
Cedric Jackson | PG | United States | Cleveland State (Sr.) | |
Chris Johnson | PF/C | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
Viacheslav Kravtsov | C | Ukraine | BC Kyiv (Ukraine) | |
Marcus Landry | PF | United States | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
Wesley Matthews | SG/SF | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Jerel McNeal | PG/SG | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Jeremy Pargo | PG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Garret Siler | C | United States | Augusta State (Sr.) | |
Garrett Temple | PG/SG | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
Miloš Teodosić | G | Serbia | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) | |
Luke Zeller | F/C | United States Georgia |
Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
2010 | Patrick Christopher | SG/SF | United States | California (Sr.) |
Sherron Collins | PG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Jerome Dyson | G | United States | Connecticut (Jr.) | |
Courtney Fortson | PG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Jeff Foote | C | United States | Cornell (Sr.) | |
Jonathan Gibson | PG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
Manny Harris | PG/SG | United States | Michigan (Jr.) | |
Dennis Horner | PF | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
Jeremy Lin | PG | United States | Harvard (Sr.) | |
Boban Marjanović | C | Serbia | KK Hemofarm (Serbia) | |
Elijah Millsap | SG/SF | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
Tim Ohlbrecht | PF/C | Germany | Brose Baskets (Germany) | |
Arinze Onuaku | PF/C | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
Miroslav Raduljica | C | Serbia | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) | |
Samardo Samuels | PF/C | Jamaica | Louisville (So.) | |
Alexey Shved | PG/SG | Russia | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
Donald Sloan | PG | United States | Texas A&M (Sr.) | |
Ish Smith | G | United States | Wake Forest (Sr.) | |
Jerry Smith | G | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Lance Thomas | PF | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Edwin Ubiles | SG/SF | United States | Siena (Sr.) | |
Ben Uzoh | PG | United States Nigeria |
Tulsa (Sr.) | |
2011 | Dairis Bertāns | SG | Latvia | VEF Rīga (Latvia) |
Dwight Buycks | PG | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Malcolm Delaney | G | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
Zoran Dragić | G/F | Slovenia | KK Krka (Slovenia) | |
Diante Garrett | G | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Ben Hansbrough | G | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Cory Higgins | G | United States | Colorado (Sr.) | |
Justin Holiday | F | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
John Holland | SG | United States Puerto Rico |
Boston University (Sr.) | |
Scotty Hopson | SG | United States | Tennessee (Jr.) | |
Omari Johnson | SF/PF | Jamaica United States |
Oregon State (Sr.) | |
D. J. Kennedy | G/F | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
Mindaugas Kuzminskas | SF | Lithuania | Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) | |
Kalin Lucas | PG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
Jacob Pullen | PG | United States Georgia |
Kansas State (Sr.) | |
Willie Reed | F/C | United States | Saint Louis (So.) | |
Xavier Silas | G | United States | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
Greg Smith | C | United States | Fresno State (So.) | |
Alex Stepheson | PF | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
Julyan Stone | SG | United States | UTEP (Sr.) | |
Malcolm Thomas | F | United States | San Diego State (Sr.) | |
Mychel Thompson | F/G | United States | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
Brad Wanamaker | SG | United States | Pittsburgh (Sr.) | |
Chris Wright | F | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | |
Chris Wright | PG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
2012 | Kent Bazemore | SG/SF | United States | Old Dominion (Sr.) |
Drew Gordon | PF | United States | New Mexico (Sr.) | |
JaMychal Green | PF/C | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
Jorge Gutiérrez | PG/SG | Mexico | California (Sr.) | |
Mike James | PG | United States | Lamar (Sr.) | |
Chris Johnson | SF/SG | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | |
DeQuan Jones | SF/SG | United States | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) | |
Kevin Jones | PF | United States | West Virginia (Sr.) | |
Nicolás Laprovíttola | PG | Argentina Italy |
Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina) | |
Scott Machado | PG | United States Brazil |
Iona (Sr.) | |
Josh Magette | PG | United States | Alabama–Huntsville (Sr.) | |
Tony Mitchell | SF | United States | Alabama (Jr.) | |
Toure' Murry | SG/PG | United States | Wichita State (Sr.) | |
James Nunnally | SF/SG | United States | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) | |
Jonathon Simmons | SG/SF | United States | Houston (Jr.) | |
Henry Sims | PF/C | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
Chris Smith | PG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Hollis Thompson | SF/SG | United States | Georgetown (Jr.) | |
Casper Ware | PG | United States | Long Beach State (Sr.) | |
Maalik Wayns | PG | United States | Villanova (Jr.) | |
C. J. Williams | SG | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
2013 | Chris Babb | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) |
Vander Blue | SG | United States | Marquette (Jr.) | |
Ryan Broekhoff | SF/SG | Australia | Valparaiso (Sr.) | |
Will Cherry | PG | United States | Montana (Sr.) | |
Ian Clark | SG | United States | Belmont (Sr.) | |
Jack Cooley | PF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Robert Covington | SF | United States | Tennessee State (Sr.) | |
Seth Curry | PG | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Troy Daniels | SG | United States | VCU (Sr.) | |
Brandon Davies | PF | United States | BYU (Sr.) | |
Dewayne Dedmon | C | United States | USC (Jr.) | |
Matthew Dellavedova | PG | Australia | Saint Mary's (Sr.) | |
Larry Drew II | PG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Elias Harris | F | Germany | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Reggie Hearn | SG | United States | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
Rodney McGruder | SG | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
Trey McKinney-Jones | SG | United States | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) | |
Nicolò Melli | PF/C | Italy | Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano (Italy) | |
Brandon Paul | SG | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
Phil Pressey | PG | United States | Missouri (Jr.) | |
James Southerland | SF | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
D. J. Stephens | SF/SG | United States | Memphis (Sr.) | |
Daniel Theis | PF/C | Germany | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) | |
Adonis Thomas | SF/SG | United States | Memphis (So.) | |
2014 | Keith Appling | PG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) |
Jerrelle Benimon | PF | United States | Towson (Sr.) | |
Sim Bhullar | C | Canada | New Mexico State (So.) | |
Khem Birch | PF/C | Canada | UNLV (Sr.) | |
Tarik Black | PF | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
Jabari Brown | SG | United States | Missouri (Jr.) | |
Coty Clarke | SF | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Bryce Cotton | PG | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
Torrey Craig | SG/SF | United States | USC Upstate (Sr.) | |
Mitch Creek | SG/SF | Australia | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) | |
Andre Dawkins | SG | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Jarell Eddie | SF | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
Cristiano Felício | PF/C | Brazil | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil) | |
Tim Frazier | PG/SG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
Langston Galloway | PG | United States | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) | |
Tyler Johnson | SG | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Sean Kilpatrick | SG | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
Alex Kirk | C | United States | New Mexico (Sr.) | |
Maxi Kleber | PF | Germany | s.Oliver Baskets (Germany) | |
Walter Lemon Jr. | PG | United States | Bradley (Sr.) | |
James Michael McAdoo | PF | United States | North Carolina (Jr.) | |
Eric Moreland | PF | United States | Oregon State (Sr.) | |
Xavier Munford | PG | United States | Rhode Island (Sr.) | |
Norvel Pelle | PF | Antigua and Barbuda United States Lebanon |
Delaware 87ers (NBA D-League) | |
JaKarr Sampson | PF | United States | St. John's (So.) | |
David Stockton | PG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Axel Toupane | SG/SF | France | Strasbourg IG (France) | |
David Wear | PF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Travis Wear | SF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
Okaro White | SF/PF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
Shayne Whittington | PF/C | United States | Western Michigan (Sr.) | |
Jamil Wilson | SF | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
2015 | Cliff Alexander | PF | United States | Kansas (Fr.) |
Nicolás Brussino | SF/SG | Argentina Italy |
Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) | |
Quinn Cook | PG | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Bryce Dejean-Jones | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Duje Dukan | PF | Croatia United States |
Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
Michael Frazier II | SG | United States | Florida (Jr.) | |
Treveon Graham | SG | United States | VCU (Sr.) | |
Javonte Green | SF/SG | United States | Radford (Sr.) | |
William Howard | SG | France | Denain Voltaire (France) | |
Aaron Harrison | SG | United States | Kentucky (So.) | |
Vince Hunter | SF | United States | UTEP (So.) | |
Stanton Kidd | SF | United States | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
T. J. McConnell | PG | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
Alfonzo McKinnie | SF | United States | Green Bay (Sr.) | |
Malcolm Miller | SF | United States | Holy Cross (Sr.) | |
Luis Montero | SG | Dominican Republic | Westchester CC (So.) | |
Maurice Ndour | PF | Senegal | Ohio (Sr.) | |
J. J. O'Brien | SF/SG | United States | San Diego State (Sr.) | |
Royce O'Neale | SF | United States | Baylor (Sr.) | |
Vincent Poirier | C | France | Paris-Levallois Basket (France) | |
Chasson Randle | PG | United States | Stanford (Sr.) | |
Jordan Sibert | SG | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | |
Juan Toscano-Anderson | SF | Mexico | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Julian Washburn | SF | United States | UTEP (Sr.) | |
Brianté Weber | PG | United States | VCU (Sr.) | |
Alan Williams | C/F | United States | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) | |
Christian Wood | PF | United States | UNLV (So.) | |
2016 | DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | SG/SF | United States Trinidad and Tobago |
Illinois State (Sr.) |
Ryan Arcidiacono | PG | United States Italy |
Villanova (Sr.) | |
Ron Baker | SG/PG | United States | Wichita State (Sr.) | |
Alex Caruso | SG | United States | Texas A&M (Sr.) | |
Kyle Collinsworth | PG | United States | BYU (Sr.) | |
Matt Costello | PF/C | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
Yogi Ferrell | PG | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | SF | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
Bryn Forbes | PG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
Patricio Garino | SG/SF | Argentina Italy |
George Washington (Sr.) | |
Marcus Georges-Hunt | SG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
Josh Gray | PG | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
Shaquille Harrison | SG | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
Myke Henry | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Danuel House | SG | United States | Texas A&M (Sr.) | |
Derrick Jones Jr. | SF | United States | UNLV (Fr.) | |
Jalen Jones | SF | United States | Texas A&M (Sr.) | |
Damion Lee | SG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
Shawn Long | PF | United States | Louisiana (Sr.) | |
Jordan Loyd | PG/SG | United States | Indianapolis (Sr.) | |
Sheldon McClellan | SG | United States | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) | |
David Nwaba | SG | United States | Cal Poly (Sr.) | |
Daniel Ochefu | PF | United States Nigeria |
Villanova (Sr.) | |
Gary Payton II | PG | United States | Oregon State (Sr.) | |
Marshall Plumlee | C | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Alex Poythress | SF/PF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
Tim Quarterman | PG/SG | United States | LSU (Jr.) | |
Wayne Selden Jr. | PG/SG | United States | Kansas (Jr.) | |
Isaiah Taylor | PG | United States | Texas (Jr.) | |
Mike Tobey | C | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
Jarrod Uthoff | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
Fred VanVleet | PG | United States | Wichita State (Sr.) | |
Jameel Warney | PF | United States | Stony Brook (Sr.) | |
James Webb III | SF | United States | Boise State (Jr.) | |
Troy Williams | SF | United States | Indiana (Jr.) | |
Kyle Wiltjer | PF/SF | United States Canada |
Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
2017 | Jamel Artis | SG/SF | United States | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
Antonio Blakeney | PG | United States | LSU (So.) | |
Chris Boucher | PF | Canada Saint Lucia |
Oregon (Sr.) | |
Isaiah Briscoe | PG | United States | Kentucky (So.) | |
Deonte Burton | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Troy Caupain | PG | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
Tyler Cavanaugh | PF | United States | George Washington (Sr.) | |
Gian Clavell | SG | Puerto Rico | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
Antonius Cleveland | SG | United States | Southeast Missouri State (Sr.) | |
Charles Cooke | SG | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | |
Milton Doyle | SG | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
P. J. Dozier | SG | United States | South Carolina (So.) | |
Billy Garrett Jr. | SG | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Marko Gudurić | SG/SF | Serbia | KK Crvena zvezda (Serbia) | |
Dusty Hannahs | SG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
Nigel Hayes | SF | United States | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
Isaiah Hicks | PF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Isaac Humphries | C | Australia | Kentucky (So.) | |
Amile Jefferson | PF | United States | Duke (Sr.) | |
Luke Kornet | PF/C | United States | Vanderbilt (Sr.) | |
Mangok Mathiang | PF/C | Australia Sudan South Sudan |
Louisville (Sr.) | |
Tahjere McCall | SG | United States | Tennessee State (Sr.) | |
Erik McCree | PF | United States | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) | |
Eric Mika | PF/C | United States | BYU (So.) | |
Naz Mitrou-Long | PG/SG | Canada Greece |
Iowa State (Sr.) | |
Ben Moore | SF | United States | SMU (Sr.) | |
Jaylen Morris | SG | United States | Molloy College (Sr.) | |
Johnathan Motley | PF | United States | Baylor (Jr.) | |
Mychal Mulder | SG | Canada | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
London Perrantes | PG | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
Rodney Purvis | SG | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes | SF | Canada | Florida State (Jr.) | |
Devin Robinson | SF | United States | Florida (Jr.) | |
Kobi Simmons | PG | United States | Arizona (Fr.) | |
Matt Thomas | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr. | |
Derrick Walton | PG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Paul Watson | SG | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
Andrew White | SF | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
Matt Williams | SG | United States | UCF (Sr.) | |
Jacob Wiley | SF | United States | Eastern Washington (Sr.) | |
2018 | Jaylen Adams | PG | United States | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
Deng Adel | SF | South Sudan Australia |
Louisville (Jr.) | |
Rawle Alkins | PG/SG | United States | Arizona (So.) | |
Joe Chealey | PG | United States | College of Charleston (Sr.) | |
Chris Chiozza | PG | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
Gary Clark | PF | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
Bonzie Colson | PF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
Marcus Derrickson | SF | United States | Georgetown (Jr.) | |
Tyler Davis | C | United States Puerto Rico |
Texas A&M (Jr.) | |
Ángel Delgado | C | Dominican Republic | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
Trevon Duval | PG | United States | Duke (Fr.) | |
Drew Eubanks | PF/C | United States | Oregon State (Jr.) | |
Wenyen Gabriel | F | Sudan South Sudan United States |
Kentucky (So.) | |
Brandon Goodwin | PG | United States | Florida Gulf Coast (Sr.) | |
Donte Grantham | F | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
Haywood Highsmith | SF | United States | Wheeling Jesuit (Sr.) | |
B. J. Johnson | SG | United States | La Salle (Sr.) | |
Jemerrio Jones | SF | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
Zach Lofton | SG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
Daryl Macon | SG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
J. P. Macura | SG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
Kelan Martin | SF | United States | Butler (Sr.) | |
Yante Maten | PF | United States | Georgia (Sr.) | |
Jordan McLaughlin | PG | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
Malik Newman | SG | United States | Kansas (So.) | |
Kendrick Nunn | PG/SG | United States | Oakland (Sr.) | |
Theo Pinson | SG/SF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
Cameron Reynolds | SG | United States | Tulane (Sr.) | |
Duncan Robinson | SF/SG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
Brandon Sampson | SG | United States | LSU (Jr.) | |
Jared Terrell | SG | United States | Rhode Island (Sr.) | |
Emanuel Terry | PF | United States | Lincoln Memorial (Sr.) | |
Allonzo Trier | SG | United States | Arizona (Jr.) | |
Yuta Watanabe | SF | Japan | George Washington (Sr.) | |
Johnathan Williams | PF | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
Kenrich Williams | SF | United States | TCU (Sr.) | |
2019 | Marques Bolden | C | United States | Duke (Jr.) |
Brian Bowen | SF/SG | United States | Sydney Kings (Australia) | |
Ky Bowman | PG | United States | Boston College (Jr.) | |
Oshae Brissett | SF | Canada | Syracuse (So.) | |
Charlie Brown Jr. | SF | United States | Saint Joseph's (So.) | |
Moses Brown | C | United States | UCLA (Fr.) | |
Zylan Cheatham | SF | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
Chris Clemons | PG | United States | Campbell (Sr.) | |
Amir Coffey | SG | United States | Minnesota (Jr.) | |
Tyler Cook | PF | United States | Iowa (Jr.) | |
Terence Davis | SG | United States | Ole Miss (Sr.) | |
Luguentz Dort | SG | Canada | Arizona State (Fr.) | |
Tacko Fall | C | Senegal | UCF (Sr.) | |
Donta Hall | PF/C | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
Jared Harper | PG | United States | Auburn (Jr.) | |
Jaylen Hoard | SF | France | Wake Forest (Fr.) | |
DaQuan Jeffries | SG/SF | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
Louis King | SF | United States | Oregon (Fr.) | |
John Konchar | SG | United States | Purdue Fort Wayne (Sr.) | |
Vic Law | SF | United States | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
Jalen Lecque | PG | United States | Brewster Academy (HS Pg.) | |
Caleb Martin | SG/SF | United States | Nevada (Sr.) | |
Garrison Mathews | SG | United States | Lipscomb (Sr.) | |
Adam Mokoka | SG | France | Mega Bemax (Serbia) | |
Matt Mooney | SG | United States | Texas Tech (Sr.) | |
Juwan Morgan | F | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
Zach Norvell Jr. | SG | United States | Gonzaga (So.) | |
Tariq Owens | F | United States | Texas Tech (Sr.) | |
Shamorie Ponds | PG | United States | St. John's (Jr.) | |
Josh Reaves | SG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
Naz Reid | PF/C | United States | LSU (Fr.) | |
Justin Robinson | PG | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
Chris Silva | PF | Gabon | South Carolina (Sr.) | |
Max Strus | SG | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
Rayjon Tucker | SG | United States | Little Rock (Jr.) | |
Dean Wade | PF | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
2020 | Ty-Shon Alexander | SG | United States | Creighton (Jr.) |
Devon Dotson | PG | United States | Kansas (So.) | |
Josh Hall | SF | United States | Moravian Prep (NC) (Postgraduate) | |
Markus Howard | PG | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
Nathan Knight | PF/C | United States | William & Mary (Sr.) | |
Karim Mané | PG | Canada | Vanier College (Jr.) | |
Sean McDermott | SF | United States | Butler (Sr.) | |
Lamar Stevens | PF | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
Brodric Thomas | SG | United States | Truman (Sr.) |
Professional players before/around the BAA's debut[]
The following players had previously played professional basketball before or around the inception of the Basketball Association of America (now NBA) but had played for the BAA/NBA at least once afterward.
Year first played | Player | Pos. | Nationality | School | First professional team | Last team before entering the BAA/NBA |
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1921 | Nat Hickey | SG/SF | United States | Dayton (Sr.) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) | |
1933 | Charley Shipp | SG/SF | United States | Catholic University of America (So.) | Waterloo Hawks (NBL) | |
1934 | Jake Pelkington | SG/SF | United States | Manhattan (Fr.) | Brooklyn Visitations (ABL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) |
1938 | Mike Bloom | PF/C | United States | Temple (Sr.) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) | Baltimore Bullets (ABL) |
1939 | Dale Hamilton | PG/SG | United States | Franklin College (Indiana) (Fr.) | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL) | Waterloo Hawks (NBL) |
Mike Novak | C | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Jr.) | Chicago Harmons (WPBT) | Syracuse Nationals (NBL) | |
Don Otten | C | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) | ||
1940 | Bob Carpenter | PF/C | United States | East Texas State (Sr.) | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) |
Herm Fuetsch | PG | United States | San Francisco Polytechnic (California) (HS Sr.) | San Francisco Olympic Club (AAU) | Baltimore Bullets (ABL) | |
Ed Stanczak | PG/SG | United States | (HS Sr.) | Fort Wayne Pistons | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | |
1941 | Curly Armstrong | PG | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) |
Gene Englund | SG/SF | United States | Wisconsin (Sr.) | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) | |
George Glamack | PF/C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | |
Herm Schaefer | SG/SF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | Minneapolis Lakers (NBL) | |
Carlisle Towery | PF/C | United States | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | |
1942 | Hank DeZonie | SF/PF | United States | Clark University (Fr.) | New York Rens (WPBT) | New York Harlem Yankees (ABL) |
Red Klotz | PG | United States | Villanova (So.) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) | |
Chet McNabb | SF | United States | Arizona State (Jr.) | |||
Chips Sobek | PG | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | Naval Station Great Lakes | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (NBL) | |
Hal Tidrick | PG/SG | United States | Washington & Jefferson College (Sr.) | Toledo Jeeps (NBL) | ||
Clint Wager | PF/C | United States | St. Mary's (Minnesota) (Sr.) | Chicago Bruins (WPBT) | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (NBL) | |
1943 | Gale Bishop | SF | United States | Washington State (Sr.) | (AAU) | (PCBL) |
Andrew Levane | SG | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | New York Americans (ABL) | Rochester Royals (NBL) | |
Al Lucas | SG/SF | United States | Fordham (Fr.) | Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) | ||
Richie Niemiera | PG/SG | United States | Notre Dame (Jr.) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | ||
Bob Tough | SG/SF | United States | St. John's (So.) | Brooklyn Eagles (ABL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | |
1944 | Bill Downey | C | United States | Marquette (So.) | Naval Station Great Lakes | Naval Station Great Lakes |
Bruce Hale | SG/SF | United States | Santa Clara (Jr.) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | ||
Stan Patrick | SG/SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | Chicago American Gears (NBL) | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (NBL) | |
Howie Rader | PG/SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) | |
Dick Triptow | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | Chicago American Gears (NBL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | |
1945 | Price Brookfield | SG/SF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | Baltimore Bullets (ABL) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) |
Lonnie Eggleston | PG | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) | Bartlesville Phillips 66ers (AAU) | (PBLA) | |
Don Grate | SG/SF | United States | Ohio State (Sr.) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | ||
Bill Henry | C | United States | Rice (Sr.) | (PBLA) | (PBLA) | |
Red Holzman | PG | United States | City College of New York (Sr.) | New York Gothams (ABL) | Rochester Royals (NBL) | |
Bob Kinney | PF/C | United States | Rice (Sr.) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) | |
Milo Komenich | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | Hollywood 20th Century Fox (AAU) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | |
Fred Lewis | SG/SF | United States | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) | Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | |
1946 | Stan Brown | SF | United States | South Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) (HS Jr.) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) | Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) |
John Chaney | SG/SF | United States | LSU (Sr.) | Syracuse Nationals (NBL) | Syracuse Nationals (NBL) | |
Bill Closs | SF | United States | Rice (Sr.) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | |
Frank Gates | PG | United States | Sam Houston State (Sr.) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | |
Billy Hassett | PG | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | Buffalo Bisons (NBL) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) | |
Arnie Johnson | SF/PF | United States | Bemidji State (Sr.) | Rochester Royals (NBL) | Rochester Royals (NBL) | |
Leo Klier | SG/SF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) | |
Jack Maddox | SG/SF | United States | West Texas State (Sr.) | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (NBL) | |
George Mikan | C | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | Chicago American Gears (NBL) | Minneapolis Lakers (NBL) | |
Max Morris | PF/C | United States | Northwestern (Sr.) | Chicago American Gears (NBL) | Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) | |
Bob O'Brien | SF/PF | United States | Pepperdine (So.) | () | ||
Bill Roberts | C | United States | Wyoming (So.) | (PBLA) | (NYSL) | |
Howie Schultz | SF/PF | United States | Hamline (Sr.) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | |
Rollie Seltz | PG | United States | Hamline (Sr.) | Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL) | Waterloo Hawks (NBL) | |
Mel Thurston | PG | United States | Canisius (Sr.) | Buffalo Bisons (NBL) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) | |
Whitey Von Nieda | PG/SG | United States | Penn State (Fr.) | Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) |
Notes[]
- ^ Generally not included are:
- Inducted players whose careers began in the 1950s or earlier,[7] e.g. George Mikan played with the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League in 1946 (before the NBA draft existed) before being assigned to the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947 due to the Chicago team folding from that league.[4]
- Connie Hawkins, who was assigned to the Phoenix Suns in 1969 due to winning a coin flip over the Seattle SuperSonics after he was not allowed to enter the league due to alleged college rule violations[4][8]
- Don Barksdale, inducted as a contributor to the sport by breaking racial barriers as a player
- Moses Malone, who began in the American Basketball Association (ABA) after being selected in the 1974 ABA draft before entering the NBA through the ABA dispersal draft in 1976[9]
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Most players enter the NBA via the draft held each June.
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In his words: 'The NBA Draft has evolved dramatically since it began in 1947 ...'
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- ^ Bonnett, Bobby (March 1, 2012). "The 20 greatest undrafted NBA players". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
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- ^ "Detroit Pistons Legend Ben Wallace Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame". NBA.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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- ^ Chiang, Anthony (June 23, 2016). "Top 5 undrafted free agents in Miami Heat history". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017.
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- National Basketball Association lists
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