UCLA’S ALL-TIME NBA DRAFT LIST UCLA’S HISTORY IN THE NBA DRAFT Since 1947, UCLA has compiled 121 NBA Draft selections. Overall, the Bruins have had 41 first-round picks, including 16 within the draft’s first top 10 overall selections. Since 1989, when the NBA Draft moved to a two-round format, UCLA has produced 43 overall draft selections.
Year Player 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1995 1993 1992 1990 1989 1987
Rd-Pick
Jaylen Hands Aaron Holiday Thomas Welsh Lonzo Ball TJ Leaf Jonah Bolden Ike Anigbogu Kevon Looney Norman Powell Zach LaVine Jordan Adams Kyle Anderson Shabazz Muhammad Tyler Honeycutt Malcolm Lee Jrue Holiday Darren Collison Russell Westbrook Kevin Love Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Arron Afflalo Jordan Farmar Ryan Hollins Dijon Thompson Trevor Ariza Jason Kapono Dan Gadzuric Matt Barnes Earl Watson Jerome Moiso Baron Davis Jelani McCoy Toby Bailey J.R. Henderson Charles O’Bannon Ed O’Bannon George Zidek Tyus Edney Richard Petruska Tracy Murray Don MacLean Trevor Wilson Pooh Richardson Reggie Miller Jack Haley Montel Hatcher
Team
2-56 L.A. Clippers 1-23 Indiana 2-58 Denver 1-2 L.A. Lakers 1-18 Indiana 2-36 Philadelphia 2-47 Indiana 1-30 Golden State 2-46 Milwaukee 1-13 Minnesota 1-22 Memphis 1-30 San Antonio 1-14 Utah 2-35 Sacramento 2-43 Chicago 1-17 Philadelphia 1-21 New Orleans 1-4 Seattle 1-5 Memphis 2-37 Milwaukee 1-27 Detroit 1-26 L.A. Lakers 2-50 Charlotte 2-54 N.Y. Knicks 2-43 N.Y. Knicks 2-31 Cleveland 2-34 Milwaukee 2-46 Memphis 2-40 Seattle 1-11 Boston 1-3 Charlotte 2-33 Seattle 2-45 L.A. Lakers 2-56 Vancouver 2-32 Detroit 1-9 New Jersey 1-22 Charlotte 2-47 Sacramento 2-46 Houston 1-18 San Antonio 1-19 Detroit 2-36 Atlanta 1-10 Minnesota 1-11 Indiana 4-79 Chicago 7-149 Indiana
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969, No. 1
Sidney Wicks 1971, No. 2
Year Player 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
Bill Walton 1974, No. 1
Rd-Pick
Brad Wright Nigel Miguel Gary Maloncon Kenny Fields Stuart Gray Ralph Jackson Rod Foster Michael Holton Darren Daye Mark Eaton Mike Sanders Tony Anderson Dean Sears Vic Sison Kenny Easley Kiki Vandeweghe James Wilkes Darrell Allums Gig Sims David Greenwood Roy Hamilton Brad Holland Marvin Thomas Raymond Townsend Ralph Drollinger Marques Johnson Ralph Drollinger Richard Washington Andre McCarter Ralph Drollinger David Meyers Pete Trgovich Andre McCarter Bill Walton Keith Wilkes Greg Lee Tommy Curtis Swen Nater Larry Hollyfield Larry Farmer Larry Farmer Henry Bibby Bill Walton Sidney Wicks Curtis Rowe
Baron Davis 1999, No. 3
Team
3-49 Golden State 3-62 New Jersey 7-143 L.A. Clippers 1-21 Milwaukee 2-29 Indiana 4-71 Indiana 2-28 Phoenix 3-53 Golden State 3-57 Washington 4-72 Utah 4-74 Kansas City 7-151 New Jersey 9-200 Denver 10-206 New Jersey 10-216 Chicago 1-11 Dallas 3-50 Chicago 5-103 Dallas 7-148 Portland 1-2 Chicago 1-10 Detroit 1-14 L.A. Lakers 10-190 Chicago 1-22 Golden State 5-105 Seattle 1-3 Milwaukee 8-152 N.Y. Nets 1-3 Kansas City 6-89 Kansas City 7-121 Boston 1-2 L.A. Lakers 3-44 Detroit 8-136 Cleveland 1-1 Portland 1-11 Golden State 7-115 Atlanta 7-117 Buffalo 1-16 Milwaukee 7-105 Portland 7-108 Cleveland – Denver (ABA) 4-58 New York – S. Antonio (ABA) 1-2 Portland 1-11 Detroit
Russell Westbrook 2008, No. 4
Year Player 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1962 1961 1959 1956 1955 1954 1950 1948
Kevin Love 2008, No. 5
Rd-Pick
Lonzo Ball 2017, No. 2
Team
Steve Patterson 2-18 Cleveland Kenny Booker 14-213 Phoenix Sidney Wicks – S. Antonio (ABA) Curtis Rowe – S. Antonio (ABA) Kenny Booker – Indiana (ABA) John Vallely 1-14 Atlanta Steve Patterson 8-129 Phoenix Steve Patterson – S. Antonio (ABA) John Vallely – Denver (ABA) Lew Alcindor* 1-1 Milwaukee Lucius Allen 1-3 Seattle Ken Heitz 5-59 Milwaukee Bill Sweek 7-86 Phoenix Lynn Shackelford 7-91 San Diego Mike Lynn 4-39 Chicago Edgar Lacey 4-43 San Francisco Mike Warren 14-173 Seattle Mike Lynn 5-51 San Francisco Edgar Lacey 7-76 Boston Kenny Washington 8-71 San Francisco Gail Goodrich 1-3 L.A. Lakers Keith Erickson 4-23 San Francisco ^ Walt Hazzard 1 L.A. Lakers John Green 3-24 L.A. Lakers Gary Cunningham 7-58 Cincinnati John Berberich 5-48 St. Louis Bill Ellis 8-72 L.A. Lakers Walt Torrence 8-58 New York Willie Naulls 2 St. Louis Morris Taft 8 St. Louis John Moore 7 Boston Don Bragg Minneapolis Jack Davidson 10 Syracuse George Stanich 2 Rochester Alan Sawyer 3 Washington Carl Kraushaar 8 Rochester John Stanich New York
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (was known as Lew Alcindor while at UCLA) ^ first round, territorial selection (was selected by L.A. prior to the draft)
UCLA’S “TOP 10” FIRST ROUND NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS
NOTES ON UCLA’S HISTORY IN THE NBA DRAFT
Year 1969 1974 1971 1975 1979 2017 1965 1976 1977 1999 2008 2008 1995 1979 1989
TOTAL SELECTIONS: UCLA has produced 121 total NBA Draft selections since the inaugural BAA draft took place in 1947 (Basketball Association of America later became the National Basketball Association). UCLA ranks second among all universities in overall draft picks (Kentucky has a nation-leading 128).
Draft Order No. 1 No. 1 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 9 No. 10 No. 10
Name Lew Alcindor Bill Walton Sidney Wicks David Meyers David Greenwood Lonzo Ball Gail Goodrich Richard Washington Marques Johnson Baron Davis Russell Westbrook Kevin Love Ed O’Bannon Roy Hamilton Pooh Richardson
NBA Team Milawukee Bucks Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Kansas City Kings Milwaukee Bucks Charlotte Hornets Seattle SuperSonics Memphis Grizzlies New Jersey Nets Detroit Pistons Minnesota Timberwolves
FIRST-ROUND PICKS: The Bruins have produced 41 total first-round selections in the NBA Draft, including 14 first-round picks since 2006. UCLA has seen three of its players selected as the No. 1 overall pick. RECENT HISTORY: UCLA has had at least one player selected in 20 of the last 23 drafts (spanning from 1997 through 2019). The Bruins had at least one NBA Draft selection from 1997 through 2009, a span of 13 consecutive years. MULTIPLE FIRST-ROUNDERS: UCLA has produced multiple first-round picks in 10 NBA Drafts (1969, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1992, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017). UCLA produced three first-round selections in 1979 and 2014. LEADING THE PAC-12: UCLA leads all Pac-12 programs with 121 overall NBA Draft selections. Following UCLA, in order, are Arizona (68), USC (60), Washington (58), Oregon (52), Oregon State (45), Utah (44), California (43), Arizona State (38), Colorado (34), Stanford (33) and Washington State (30). 148