List of Arizona Wildcats in the NBA draft explained

The Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Arizona, has had 75 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

FForwardCCenterGGuard
Selected to an NBA/ABA All-Star Game
†Won an NBA/ABA championship
‡Selected to an All-Star Game and won an NBA/ABA championship

Players selected

Arizona Wildcats selected in the NBA Draft
DraftPlayer namePositionNBA team[5] Notes
YearRoundPickOverall
1948— — — F—
— — — G—
195077979F—
195154444G—
1952---GMilwaukee Hawks—
1960179595GCincinnati Royals—
19654431FSan Francisco Warriors—
196812160160FPhoenix Suns—
1970---FIndiana Pacers—
197110160160FBaltimore Bullets—
11170170GBuffalo Braves—
9147147GPhiladelphia 76ers—
19727101101GDetroit Pistons—
197423333GDenver Nuggets—
33737GPhiladelphia 76ers—
197623030GPhoenix Suns—
57777GMilwaukee Bucks—
197724242FPhiladelphia 76ers—
24343GPhiladelphia 76ers—
8164164GSan Antonio Spurs—
197810198198FDenver Nuggets—
1979199GNew York Knicks—
19807152152FHouston Rockets—
198147979F, CWashington Bullets—
6148148GGolden State Warriors—
19838177177GPortland Trail Blazers—
198411010F, CPhiladelphia 76ers—
198548989FDenver Nuggets—
7158158GDenver Nuggets—
198823434FCharlotte Hornets–
25050†GPhoenix Suns NBA Champion (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 as player; 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 as a head coach)
198912424GPhoenix Suns—
133‡FSan Antonio Spurs NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1990), NBA All-Star (1993, 1996)NBA Champion (1999)
199023838†FSeattle SuperSonics NBA Champion (1996–1998)
199111010†COrlando Magic NBA Champion (1997)
199223030CDallas Mavericks—
199312222FCleveland Cavaliers—
23535FMiami Heat—
199411212GMiami Heat—
1995177GToronto RaptorsAll-Rookie First Team (1996), Rookie of the Year (1996)
199623535FSeattle SuperSonics
24343FPhoenix Suns—
25656FCleveland Cavaliers—
1998122GVancouver Grizzlies All-Rookie First Team (1999)
11414FHouston Rockets
24242GOrlando Magic NBA Champion (2020 as an assistant coach)
199911010†GAtlanta Hawks NBA Champion (2011)
23939FCleveland Cavaliers—
200111313†FHouston Rockets All-Rookie Second Team (2002), NBA Champion (2016)
23131GGolden State Warriors NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007)Most Improved Player (2003)
23939GNew York Knicks—
24646GMinnesota Timberwolves—
200323232†FLos Angeles Lakers NBA Champions (2009, 2010 as player; 2015 as assistant coach)
2004199‡FPhiladelphia 76ers All-Rookie First Team (2005), NBA All-Star (2012)
NBA Champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
Finals MVP (2015)
2005188GNew York Knicks All-Rookie First Team (2006), NBA Champion (2016)
23131GAtlanta Hawks—
200625454GNew Jersey Nets—
200723333GSan Antonio Spurs—
200811111GIndiana Pacers—
2009188FNew York Knicks—
24444FDetroit Pistons—
2011122FMinnesota Timberwolves 2012 All-Rookie Second Team, NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2012)
201312323FIndiana Pacers—
24040GPortland Trail Blazers—
2014144FOrlando Magic NBA Champion (2023)
21717GHouston Rockets—
2015188FDetroit Pistons—
12323FPortland Trail Blazers—
2017177FMinnesota Timberwolves All-Rookie First Team (2018)
25353GBoston Celtics NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2018)
2018111FPhoenix Suns First Wildcat selected 1st Overall, All-Rookie First Team (2019)
202011818FDallas Mavericks—
202012222FDenver Nuggets NBA Champion (2023)
202024848GGolden State Warriors His father Pace Mannion was drafted 43rd by Golden State in the 1983
2022166GIndiana PacersAll-Rookie First Team (2023)
202211818GChicago Bulls—
202223333CToronto Raptors—
202424444Pelle LarssonG/FHouston Rockets—

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evolution of the Draft and Lottery . NBA.com . November 18, 2009 . December 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203103157/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Let the Ping-Pong Balls Fall . Jeff . Dengate . NBA.com . May 16, 2007 . November 18, 2009 . December 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203204749/http://www.nba.com/features/inside_lottery_050524.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Article X, Section 1(b)(i) . 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement . National Basketball Players Association . November 18, 2009 . January 25, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100125235724/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php . dead .
  4. Book: Pluto, Terry . Terry Pluto

    . Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association . 432 . Terry Pluto . . 1990 . 1-4165-4061-X . New York . December 5, 2009 .

  5. This is the team that drafted the player, not his most recent team.

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