U of K Basketball's, NBA Draft Picks

UK's First-Round Draft Selections

Player          Pick    Year    Drafting Team    Recruited by 
Pat Riley       7th     1967    San Diego        Adolph Rupp
Kevin Grevey    18th    1975    Washington       Joe B. Hall
Rick Robey      3rd     1978    Indiana          Joe B. Hall
Jack Givens     16th    1978    Atlanta          Joe B. Hall
Kyle Macy       22nd    1979    Phoenix          Joe B. Hall
Sam Bowie       2nd     1984    Portland         Joe B. Hall
Melvin Turpin   6th     1984    Washington       Joe B. Hall
Kenny Walker    *5th    1986    New York         Joe B. Hall
Rex Chapman     8th     1988    Charlotte        Rick Pitino
Jamal Mashburn  *4th    1993    Dallas           Rick Pitino
Antoine Walker  *6th    1996    Boston           Rick Pitino
Tony Delk       16th    1996    Charlotte        Rick Pitino
Walter McCarty  19th    1996    New York         Rick Pitino
Ron Mercer      *6th    1997    Boston           Rick Pitino
Derek Anderson  13th    1997    Cleveland        Rick Pitino
Nazr Mohammed   29th    1998    Utah             Rick Pitino
Scott Padgett   28th    1999    Utah             Rick Pitino
Jamaal Magloire 19th    2000    Charlotte        Rick Pitino
* Lottery Picks 

 

 

 

Cats in the Pros

 

Player            *Round Year    Drafting Team   Recruited By
Bob Cluggish             1946                    Adolph Rupp
Jack Tingle              1947    Washington      Adolph Rupp
Jack Parkinson           1948    Washington      Adolph Rupp
Kenny Rollins            1948    Chicago         Adolph Rupp
Alex Groza               1949    Indianapolis    Adolph Rupp
Cliff Barker             1949    Indianapolis    Adolph Rupp
Ralph Beard              1949    Chicago         Adolph Rupp
Wallace Jones            1949    Washington      Adolph Rupp
Dale Barnstable          1950    Boston          Adolph Rupp
Bobby Watson             1952    Milwaukee       Adolph Rupp
Cliff Hagan              1953    Boston          Adolph Rupp
Frank Ramsey             1953    Boston          Adolph Rupp
Bob Burrow           2nd 1956    Rochester       Adolph Rupp
Jerry Bird           3rd 1956    Minneapolis     Adolph Rupp
Phil Grawemeyer      3rd 1956    Minneapolis     Adolph Rupp
Vernon Hatton        2nd 1958    Cincinnati      Adolph Rupp
Johnny Cox           4th 1958    New York        Adolph Rupp
Adrian Smith        15th 1958    Cincinnati      Adolph Rupp
Bennie Coffman       7th 1960    Syracuse        Adolph Rupp
Don Mills           18th 1960    New York        Adolph Rupp
Sid Cohen            4th 1960    Boston          Adolph Rupp
Roger Newman         7th 1961    Syracuse        Adolph Rupp
Ned Jennings        13th 1961    New York        Adolph Rupp
Larry Pursiful       8th 1962    Chicago         Adolph Rupp
Cotton Nash          2nd 1964    Los Angeles     Adolph Rupp
Tommy Kron           3rd 1966    St. Louis       Adolph Rupp
Pat Riley            1st 1967    San Diego       Adolph Rupp
Louie Dampier        4th 1967    Cincinnati      Adolph Rupp
Cliff Berger         9th 1968    Los Angeles     Adolph Rupp
Phil Argento        10th 1969    Los Angeles     Adolph Rupp
Dan Issel            8th 1970    Detroit         Adolph Rupp
Mike Casey           8th 1970    Chicago         Adolph Rupp
Tom Payne            1st 1971    Atlanta         Adolph Rupp
Larry Steele         3rd 1971    Portland        Adolph Rupp
Jim Dinwiddie       10th 1971    Philadelphia    Adolph Rupp
Tom Parker           6th 1972    Cleveland       Adolph Rupp
Kent Hollenbeck     10th 1972    Detroit         Adolph Rupp
Jim Andrews          7th 1973    Seattle         Adolph Rupp
Kevin Grevey         1st 1975    Washington      Joe B. Hall
Jimmy Dan Connor     2nd 1975    Phoenix         Joe B. Hall
Bob Guyette          3rd 1975    Kansas City     Joe B. Hall
Mike Flynn           7th 1975    Philadelphia    Joe B. Hall
Larry Johnson        2nd 1977    Buffalo         Joe B. Hall
Rick Robey           1st 1978    Indiana         Joe B. Hall
Jack Givens          1st 1978    Atlanta         Joe B. Hall
James Lee            2nd 1978    Seattle         Joe B. Hall
Mike Phillips        3rd 1978    New Jersey      Joe B. Hall
Kyle Macy            1st 1979    Phoenix         Joe B. Hall
Truman Claytor       6th 1979    Detroit         Joe B. Hall
LaVon Williams       5th 1980    Cleveland       Joe B. Hall
Jay Shidler          9th 1980    Chicago         Joe B. Hall
Fred Cowan           6th 1981    Houston         Joe B. Hall
Chuck Verderber      7th 1982    Chicago         Joe B. Hall
Dirk Minniefield     2nd 1983    Dallas          Joe B. Hall
Derrick Hord         4th 1983    Cleveland       Joe B. Hall
Charles Hurt         6th 1983    Milwaukee       Joe B. Hall
Dicky Beal           4th 1984    Atlanta         Joe B. Hall
Sam Bowie            1st 1984    Portland        Joe B. Hall
Jim Master           6th 1984    Atlanta         Joe B. Hall
Melvin Turpin        1st 1984    Washington      Joe B. Hall
Kenny Walker         1st 1986    New York        Joe B. Hall
Roger Harden         5th 1986    Los Angeles     Joe B. Hall
James Blackmon       5th 1987    New Jersey      Joe B. Hall
Rex Chapman          1st 1988    Charlotte       Joe B. Hall
Rob Lock             3rd 1988    LA Clippers     Joe B. Hall
Ed Davender          3rd 1988    Washington      Joe B. Hall
Winston Bennett      3rd 1988    Cleveland       Joe B. Hall
Jamal Mashburn       1st 1993    Dallas          Rick Pitino
Rodney Dent          2nd 1994    Orlando         Rick Pitino
Antoine Walker       1st 1996    Boston          Rick Pitino
Tony Delk            1st 1996    Charlotte       Rick Pitino
Walter McCarty       1st 1996    New York        Rick Pitino
Mark Pope            2nd 1996    Indiana         Rick Pitino
Ron Mercer           1st 1997    Boston Celtics  Rick Pitino
Derek Anderson       1st 1998    Cleveland       Rick Pitino
Nazr Mohammed        1st 1999    Utah Jazz       Rick Pitino
Scott Padgett        1st 1999    Utah Jazz       Rick Pitino
Jamaal Magloire      1st 2000    Charlotte       Rick Pitino
Tayshaun Prince      1st 2002    Detroit         Tubby Smith

 


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