List of Kentucky Wildcats in the NBA Draft
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, has had 118 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 all-star game (ABA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star game) | ||||
Won a championship (ABA Champion), NBA Champion) | |||||
Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Players selected
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | NBA team | Notes |
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1947 | — | — | — | Tingle, JackJack Tingle | F | Washington Capitols | — |
1948 | — | — | — | Holland, JoeJoe Holland | F | Baltimore Bullets | — |
— | — | — | Parkinson, JackJack Parkinson | G | Washington Capitols | — | |
— | — | — | Rollins, KenKen Rollins | G | Fort Wayne Pistons | — | |
1949 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Groza, AlexAlex Groza* | F | Indianapolis Olympians | NBA All-Star (1951) [5] |
1 | 6 | 6 | Jones, WallaceWallace Jones | G | Washington Capitols | — | |
2 | — | 22 | Beard, RalphRalph Beard* | G | Chicago Stags | NBA All-Star (1951) [6] | |
1950 | — | — | — | Barnstable, DaleDale Barnstable | F | Boston Celtics | — |
— | — | — | Line, JimJim Line | F | Washington Capitols | — | |
1951 | No selections | ||||||
1952 | — | — | — | Watson, BobbyBobby Watson | G | Milwaukee Hawks | — |
— | — | — | Whitaker, SkippySkippy Whitaker | G | Indianapolis Olympians | — | |
1953 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey | G | Boston Celtics | NBA Champion (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1981) |
3 | — | 13 | Hagan, CliffCliff Hagan | G | Boston Celtics | NBA Champion (1958) [14] NBA All-Star (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)[15] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1977) | |
7 | — | 23 | Tsioropoulos, LouLou Tsioropoulos | F | Boston Celtics | NBA Champion (1957, 1959) [7][8] | |
1954 | No selections | ||||||
1955 | 5 | 2 | 32 | Evans, WilliamWilliam Evans | F | Rochester Royals | — |
1956 | – | – | – | Bird, JerryJerry Bird | G | Minneapolis Lakers | — |
– | – | – | Burrow, BobBob Burrow | F | Rochester Royals | — | |
– | – | – | Grawemeyer, PhilPhil Grawemeyer | F | Minneapolis Lakers | — | |
1957 | 10 | 4 | 73 | Calvert, GerryGerry Calvert | G | Philadelphia 76ers | — |
1958 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Hatton, VernonVernon Hatton | F | Cincinnati Royals | — |
1959 | 4 | 6 | 28 | Cox, JohnnyJohnny Cox | G | New York Knicks | — |
1960 | 4 | 8 | 32 | Cohen, SidSid Cohen | G | Boston Celtics | — |
7 | 5 | 53 | Kauffman, BennieBennie Kauffman | G | Syracuse Nationals | — | |
18 | 2 | 96 | Mills, DonDon Mills | G | Cincinnati Royals | — | |
1961 | 5 | 4 | 45 | Lickert, BillBill Lickert | G, F | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
7 | 5 | 64 | Newman, RogerRoger Newman | G, F | Syracuse Nationals | — | |
13 | 1 | 102 | Jennings, NedNed Jennings | C | New York Knicks | — | |
1962 | 8 | 1 | 61 | Pursiful, LarryLarry Pursiful | F | Chicago Zephyrs | — |
1963 | No selections | ||||||
1964 | 2 | 5 | 13 | Nash, CottonCotton Nash | F | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
1965 | No selections | ||||||
1966 | 3 | 4 | 24 | Kron, TommyTommy Kron | G | St. Louis Hawks | — |
1967 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Riley, PatPat Riley | G, F | San Diego Rockets | NBA Champion (1972 as player; 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006, 2012, 2013 as head coach)[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2008) |
4 | 7 | 28 | Dampier, LouieLouie Dampier | G | Cincinnati Royals | ABA Champion (1975)[24] ABA All-Star (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)[25] All-ABA Second Team (1968, 1969, 1970, 1974)[25] | |
1968 | 5 | 10 | 60 | Jaracz, ThadThad Jaracz | F | Boston Celtics | — |
9 | 13 | 119 | Berger, CliffCliff Berger | F | Milwaukee Bucks | — | |
1969 | 10 | 15 | 139 | Argento, PhilPhil Argento | G | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
1970 | 8 | 3 | 122 | Issel, DanDan Issel | F | Detroit Pistons | ABA Champion (1975)[24] NBA All-Star (1977) [26] ABA All-Star (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)[26] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1993) |
8 | 11 | 130 | Casey, MikeMike Casey | F | Chicago Bulls | — | |
1971 | 3 | 2 | 37 | Steele, LarryLarry Steele | F | Portland Trail Blazers | NBA Champion (1977) [27] |
1972 | No selections | ||||||
1973 | No selections | ||||||
1974 | No selections | ||||||
1975 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Grevey, KevinKevin Grevey | G | Washington Bullets | NBA Champion (1978) [28] |
2 | 18 | 36 | Conner, Jimmy DanJimmy Dan Conner | G | Phoenix Suns | — | |
3 | 12 | 49 | Guyette, BobBob Guyette | G | Kansas City Kings | — | |
7 | 5 | 113 | Flynn, MikeMike Flynn | G | Philadelphia 76ers | — | |
1976 | No selections | ||||||
1977 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson | G | Buffalo Braves | – |
1978 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Robey, RickRick Robey | C | Indiana Pacers | NBA Champion (1981) [29] |
1 | 16 | 16 | Givens, JackJack Givens | F | Atlanta Hawks | – | |
2 | 18 | 39 | Lee, JamesJames Lee | F | Seattle SuperSonics | – | |
3 | 1 | 45 | Phillips, MikeMike Phillips | F | New Jersey Nets | – | |
1979 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Macy, KyleKyle Macy | G | Phoenix Suns | – |
6 | 3 | 111 | Claytor, TrumanTruman Claytor | G | Detroit Pistons | – | |
1980 | 5 | 12 | 101 | Williams, LaVonLaVon Williams | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | – |
9 | 4 | 183 | Shidler, JayJay Shidler | G | Chicago Bulls | – | |
1981 | 6 | 12 | 127 | Cowan, FredFred Cowan | F, C | Houston Rockets | – |
1982 | 7 | 7 | 145 | Verderber, ChuckChuck Verderber | G | Chicago Bulls | – |
1983 | 2 | 9 | 33 | Minniefield, DirkDirk Minniefield | G | Dallas Mavericks | – |
3 | 21 | 67 | Hord, DerrickDerrick Hord | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | – | |
6 | 18 | 134 | Hurt, CharlesCharles Hurt | F | Milwaukee Bucks | – | |
1984 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Bowie, SamSam Bowie | F, C | Portland Trail Blazers | – |
1 | 6 | 6 | Turpin, MelvinMelvin Turpin | F, C | Washington Bullets | – | |
4 | 11 | 81 | Beal, DickieDickie Beal | G | Atlanta Hawks | – | |
6 | 11 | 127 | Master, JimJim Master | G | Atlanta Hawks | — | |
8 | 1 | 163 | Heitz, TomTom Heitz | G | Indiana Pacers | — | |
1985 | No selections | ||||||
1986 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Walker, KennyKenny Walker | F | New York Knicks | — |
5 | 13 | 105 | Harden, RogerRoger Harden | G | Los Angeles Lakers | — | |
1987 | 5 | 2 | 94 | Blackmon, JamesJames Blackmon | G | New Jersey Nets | — |
1988 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Chapman, RexRex Chapman | G | Charlotte Hornets[A 1] | — |
3 | 1 | 51 | Lock, RobRob Lock | F | Los Angeles Clippers | — | |
3 | 10 | 60 | ED Davender, EdEd ED Davender | G | Washington Bullets | — | |
3 | 14 | 64 | Bennett, WinstonWinston Bennett | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | — | |
1989 | No selections | ||||||
1990 | No selections | ||||||
1991 | No selections | ||||||
1992 | No selections | ||||||
1993 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Mashburn, JamalJamal Mashburn* | F | Dallas Mavericks | NBA All-Star (2003)[30] |
1994 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Dent, RodneyRodney Dent | F | Orlando Magic | — |
1995 | No selections | ||||||
1996 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Walker, AntoineAntoine Walker | F | Boston Celtics | NBA Champion (2006)[21] NBA All-Star (1998, 2002, 2003)[31] |
1 | 16 | 16 | Delk, TonyTony Delk | G | Charlotte Hornets[A 1] | — | |
1 | 19 | 19 | McCarty, WalterWalter McCarty | F | New York Knicks | — | |
2 | 23 | 52 | Pope, MarkMark Pope | F | Indiana Pacers | — | |
1997 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Mercer, RonRon Mercer | F | Boston Celtics | – |
1 | 13 | 13 | Anderson, DerekDerek Anderson | G | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA Champion (2006)[21] | |
1998 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Mohammed, NazrNazr Mohammed | G | Utah Jazz | NBA Champion (2005)[32] |
1999 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Padgett, ScottScott Padgett | F | Utah Jazz | — |
2000 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire* | F | Charlotte Hornets[A 1] | NBA All-Star (2004)[33] |
2001 | No selections | ||||||
2002 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Prince, TayshaunTayshaun Prince | F | Detroit Pistons | NBA Champion (2004)[34] |
2003 | 2 | 13 | 43 | Bogans, KeithKeith Bogans | G | Milwaukee Bucks | — |
2004 | No selections | ||||||
2005 | No selections | ||||||
2006 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo | G | Phoenix Suns | NBA Champion (2008)[35] NBA All-Star (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)[36] |
2007 | No selections | ||||||
2008 | 2 | 28 | 58 | Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford | G | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
2009 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks | G | Milwaukee Bucks | — |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Wall, JohnJohn Wall* | G | Washington Wizards | NBA All-Star (2014, 2015)[37] |
1 | 5 | 5 | Cousins, DeMarcusDeMarcus Cousins* | F, C | Sacramento Kings | NBA All-Star (2015, 2016)[38] | |
1 | 13 | 13 | Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson | F | Houston Rockets | — | |
1 | 18 | 18 | Bledsoe, EricEric Bledsoe | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | — | |
1 | 29 | 29 | Orton, DanielDaniel Orton | C | Orlando Magic | — | |
2011 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Kanter, EnesEnes Kanter[A 2] | F | Utah Jazz | — |
1 | 8 | 8 | Knight, BrandonBrandon Knight | G | Detroit Pistons | — | |
2 | 15 | 45 | Harrellson, JoshJosh Harrellson | G | New Orleans Hornets | — | |
2 | 23 | 53 | Liggins, DeAndreDeAndre Liggins | G | Orlando Magic | — | |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis* | C | New Orleans Hornets | NBA All-Star (2014, 2015, 2016)[39] |
1 | 2 | 2 | Kidd-Gilchrist, MichaelMichael Kidd-Gilchrist | F | Charlotte Bobcats | — | |
1 | 18 | 18 | Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones | F | Houston Rockets | — | |
1 | 29 | 29 | Teague, MarquisMarquis Teague | G | Chicago Bulls | — | |
2 | 12 | 42 | Lamb, DoronDoron Lamb | G | Milwaukee Bucks | — | |
2 | 16 | 46 | Miller, DariusDarius Miller | F | New Orleans Hornets | – | |
2013 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Noel, NerlensNerlens Noel | C | New Orleans Pelicans | — |
1 | 29 | 29 | Goodwin, ArchieArchie Goodwin | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | — | |
2014 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Randle, JuliusJulius Randle | F | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
1 | 17 | 17 | Young, JamesJames Young | F | Boston Celtics | — | |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Towns, Karl-AnthonyKarl-Anthony Towns | C | Minnesota Timberwolves | Rookie of the Year (2016) |
1 | 6 | 6 | Cauley-Stein, WillieWillie Cauley-Stein | C | Sacramento Kings | — | |
1 | 12 | 12 | Lyles, TreyTrey Lyles | F | Utah Jazz | — | |
1 | 13 | 13 | Booker, DevinDevin Booker | G | Phoenix Suns | — | |
2 | 14 | 44 | Harrison, AndrewAndrew Harrison | G | Phoenix Suns | — | |
2 | 18 | 48 | Johnson, DakariDakari Johnson | C | Oklahoma City Thunder | — | |
2016 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Murray, JamalJamal Murray | G | Denver Nuggets | |
1 | 28 | 28 | Labissiere, SkalSkal Labissiere | C | Phoenix Suns | — | |
2 | 4 | 34 | Ulis, TylerTyler Ulis | G | Phoenix Suns | — |
Notes
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ Although Kanter enrolled at Kentucky and attended classes during the 2010–11 school year, he never played for the team. He was declared ineligible by the NCAA due to benefits received while playing club basketball in Turkey.
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