2001 National Basketball Development League draft explained

2001 National Basketball Development League draft
Sport:	Basketball
Date:	November 1, 2001
Location:	Suwanee, Georgia
League:	NBA
First:	Chris Andersen, Fayetteville Patriots
Next:	2002

The 2001 NBDL Draft was the inaugural draft of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), which was later renamed the NBA Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 1, 2001 before the 2001–02 season. In this draft, the league's eight charter teams took turns selecting players who had all competed at the college level in the United States at some point.

Chris Andersen of Blinn Community College (Brenham, Texas) was the first overall selection and was taken by Fayetteville Patriots.^[1] Consequently, this makes him the first-ever selection in the history of the NBADL. The first non-American selected was Gabe Muoneke, a Nigerian who was the fourth overall pick by the Columbus Riverdragons. Eight nations in all were represented in the 2001 NBDL Draft, with the most being the United States (87) followed by Senegal (3). No players selected in this draft have ever been named an NBA D-League All-Star, largely because the annual contest did not come into existence until the 2006–07 season.^[2] Two league award winners were taken in this draft, however: Fred House of the North Charleston Lowgators (46th overall) was named the 2001–02 NBDL Rookie of the Year, while Jeff Myers of the Greenville Groove (67th overall) was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year.^{[3] [4]} Four players were also NBA draft selections: DeeAndre Hulett, Mark Karcher and Jaquay Walls were all picked in the 2000 NBA draft,^[5] while Kris Bruton was picked in 1994.^[6]

Although some of the players chosen in the 2001 NBDL Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

^	Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s)
	Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA draft
†	Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College	Year graduated
1	1		F/C		Fayetteville Patriots	Blinn CC (Brenham, TX)	1999
1	2		G/F		Huntsville Flight	Fresno State	2000
1	3		F		Greenville Groove	Mississippi	2001
1	4		F		Columbus Riverdragons	Texas	2000
1	5		G		Asheville Altitude	Miami (FL)	2000
1	6		C		North Charleston Lowgators	York	2000
1	7		G		Mobile Revelers	Detroit	2001
1	8		G		Roanoke Dazzle	Alabama	1995
2	9		C		Fayetteville Patriots	Chicago State	2001
2	10		G/F		Huntsville Flight	Northeastern	1996
2	11		G		Greenville Groove	TCU	2001
2	12		C		Columbus Riverdragons	Tyler CC (Tyler, TX)	1999
2	13		F/C		Asheville Altitude	Cincinnati	2000
2	14		F/C		North Charleston Lowgators	Tennessee	2000
2	15		C		Mobile Revelers	Pepperdine	2000
2	16		G/F		Roanoke Dazzle	Appalachian State	2000
3	17		G		Fayetteville Patriots	Marquette	2001
3	18		F		Huntsville Flight	Mississippi	1998
3	19	^†	G/F		Greenville Groove	College of the Sequoias	2000
3	20		G		Columbus Riverdragons	Drexel	2001
3	21		C		Asheville Altitude	Lehigh	2001
3	22		G/F		North Charleston Lowgators	Coppin State	2000
3	23		F		Mobile Revelers	Washington State	2001
3	24		G/F		Roanoke Dazzle	College of Charleston	1999
4	25		G		Fayetteville Patriots	Long Beach State	1996
4	26		G		Huntsville Flight	Arizona State	1998
4	27		C		Greenville Groove	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	2001
4	28		F		Columbus Riverdragons	Weber State	2000
4	29		G		Asheville Altitude	Utah State	2000
4	30		F		North Charleston Lowgators	Nicholls State	2001
4	31		F		Mobile Revelers	Arizona	2001
4	32		F/C		Roanoke Dazzle	Barton County CC (Great Bend, KS)	1999
5	33		C		Fayetteville Patriots	Cornell	1999
5	34		C		Huntsville Flight	Delaware	1999
5	35		F		Greenville Groove	Clemson	1999
5	36		G		Columbus Riverdragons	Syracuse	2001
5	37		G		Asheville Altitude	Wyoming	2000
5	38		G		North Charleston Lowgators	Pepperdine	2000
5	39		G		Mobile Revelers	Indiana State	1998
5	40		C		Roanoke Dazzle	Long Island	1999
6	41		G/F		Fayetteville Patriots	Toledo	2001
6	42		G		Huntsville Flight	Southern Nazarene	2001
6	43		G		Greenville Groove	Tulsa	2000
6	44		F		Columbus Riverdragons	Texas Tech	2001
6	45		G		Asheville Altitude	Illinois	2001
6	46		G		North Charleston Lowgators	Southern Utah	2001
6	47		C		Mobile Revelers	Missouri Southern State	2000
6	48		C		Roanoke Dazzle	Arkansas	1997
7	49		G/F		Fayetteville Patriots	Oklahoma City	1999
7	50		F		Huntsville Flight	Kentucky Wesleyan	1999
7	51		F/C		Greenville Groove	Oklahoma City	2001
7	52		F		Columbus Riverdragons	Louisville	2000
7	53		F		Asheville Altitude	Colorado State	1998
7	54		F		North Charleston Lowgators	Rhode Island	2000
7	55		G		Mobile Revelers	Santa Clara	2001
7	56		F		Roanoke Dazzle	UCLA	2000
8	57		F		Fayetteville Patriots	Texas A&M	1999
8	58		G		Huntsville Flight	Life University	2000
8	59	^†	G		Greenville Groove	Temple	2000
8	60		G		Columbus Riverdragons	Oregon State	2001
8	61		C		Asheville Altitude	Syracuse	1996
8	62		F/C		North Charleston Lowgators	Oklahoma	2000
8	63		G		Mobile Revelers	Arkansas–Little Rock	2001
8	64		G		Roanoke Dazzle	Marshall	2001
9	65		G		Fayetteville Patriots	George Washington	2001
9	66		C		Huntsville Flight	Wayland Baptist	2001
9	67		G		Greenville Groove	Drexel	1997
9	68		F		Columbus Riverdragons	Ohio State	2000
9	69		G		Asheville Altitude	Eastern Michigan	2000
9	70		F		North Charleston Lowgators	IUPUI	2001
9	71		F		Mobile Revelers	Wisconsin	2001
9	72		F		Roanoke Dazzle	Colorado State	2000
10	73		G		Fayetteville Patriots	Central Michigan	2001
10	74		C		Huntsville Flight	Detroit	2001
10	75	^†	G/F		Greenville Groove	Benedict College	1994
10	76		G/F		Columbus Riverdragons	Auburn	1999
10	77	^†	G		Asheville Altitude	Colorado	2000
10	78		G		North Charleston Lowgators	Hawaiʻi	1997
10	79		G		Mobile Revelers	Kansas	2001
10	80		C		Roanoke Dazzle	Tennessee	2001
11	81		C		Fayetteville Patriots	Fayetteville State	2001
11	82		F		Huntsville Flight	Georgia Southern	1999
11	83		G/F		Greenville Groove	Iowa	2001
11	84		C		Columbus Riverdragons	Saint Ambrose	2001
11	85		F		Asheville Altitude	Mesa State	2001
11	86		C		North Charleston Lowgators	Morgan State	2001
11	87		G/F		Mobile Revelers	Rice	1999
11	88		SF		Roanoke Dazzle	New Mexico	2001
12	89		F		Fayetteville Patriots	Utah	1993
12	90		G		Huntsville Flight	Lander University	2000
12	91		G		Greenville Groove	Georgia State	2001
12	92		G		Columbus Riverdragons	Coppin State	1999
12	93		G/F		Asheville Altitude	Wright State	2001
12	94		G		North Charleston Lowgators	Ohio	1999
12	95		G		Mobile Revelers	Rice	2001
12	96		C		Roanoke Dazzle	Iona	2001

All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement except the nationalities.

References

General

• Web site: National Basketball Development League Announces Inaugural Draft Results . NBA.com . NBDL Enterprises, LLC . November 1, 2001 . November 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107083227/http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/draft_results_011101.html . January 7, 2011 .

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Basketball Development League Announces Inaugural Draft Results . NBA.com . NBDL Enterprises, LLC . November 1, 2001 . November 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107083227/http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/draft_results_011101.html . January 7, 2011 .
2. Web site: Brennan. Matthew. D-League All-Star Game Preview. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. February 17, 2007. November 7, 2010.
3. Web site: D-League Rookie of the Year Award Winners. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. November 7, 2010.
4. Web site: D-League Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. November 7, 2010.
5. Web site: 2000 NBA Draft. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. November 7, 2010.
6. Web site: 1994 NBA Draft. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. November 7, 2010.