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)
dagger Won a championship (ABA Champion), NBA Champion)
double-dagger Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Players selected

Anthony Davis was drafted 1st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Karl-Anthony Towns was drafted 1st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2015 NBA Draft.
John Wall was drafted 1st overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2010 NBA Draft.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was drafted 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2012 NBA Draft.
DeMarcus Cousins was drafted 5th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA Draft.
Brandon Knight was drafted 7th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Rajon Rondo was drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Tayshaun Prince was drafted 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2002 NBA Draft.
Year Round Pick Overall Player name Position NBA team Notes
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 Ramseydouble-dagger 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 Hagandouble-dagger 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 Tsioropoulosdagger 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 Rileydaggerdouble-dagger 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 Dampierdaggerdouble-dagger 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 Isseldaggerdouble-dagger 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 Steeledagger F Portland Trail Blazers NBA Champion (1977) [27]
1972 No selections
1973 No selections
1974 No selections
1975 1 18 18 Grevey, KevinKevin Greveydagger 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 Robeydagger 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 Walkerdaggerdouble-dagger 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 Andersondagger G Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Champion (2006)[21]
1998 1 29 29 Mohammed, NazrNazr Mohammeddagger 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 Princedagger 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 Rondodaggerdouble-dagger 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. 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.
  2. ↑ 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.

References

General
Specific
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