29
Total Draft Picks
2
Most in One Class 1978
1950
First Draft Pick
2012
Most Recent Pick
4
1st Round Picks
26
Draft Classes
Highest Draft Picks
| 1 |
Bob Lanier
1970 · C · DET |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 2 |
Tom Stith
1961 · F · NYK |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 3 |
Brendan McCann
1957 · G · NYK |
#5
Rd 1 |
| 4 |
Whitey Martin
1961 · — · NYK |
#15
Rd 2 |
| 5 |
Andrew Nicholson
2012 · PF · ORL |
#19
Rd 1 |
| 6T |
Fred Diute
1951 · — · ROC |
#28
Rd 3 |
| 6T |
Freddie Crawford
1964 · — · NYK |
#28
Rd 4 |
| 8 |
Bob McCully
1962 · — · SYR |
#32
Rd 4 |
| 9 |
Mal Duffy
1955 · — · SYR |
#39
Rd 5 |
| 10 |
Ken Murray
1950 · — · CHS |
#42
Rd 4 |
Picks by Position
1
F
1
C
1
SF
1
PG
1
PF
1
G
Picks by Round
Rd 1
4
Rd 2
3
Rd 3
1
Rd 4
8
Rd 5
1
Rd 7
1
Rd 8
7
Rd 9
3
Rd 15
1
29 picks shown
| Year | Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 | 42 | CHS | Ken Murray | — | — | College | — |
| 1951 | 3 | 28 | ROC | Fred Diute | — | — | College | — |
| 1955 | 5 | 39 | SYR | Mal Duffy | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 1 | 5 | NYK | Brendan McCann | G | 6-2 / 178 | College | Senior |
| 1960 | 8 | 56 | CIN | Sam Stith | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 1 | 2 | NYK | Tom Stith | F | 6-5 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1961 | 2 | 15 | NYK | Whitey Martin | — | — | College | — |
| 1962 | 4 | 32 | SYR | Bob McCully | — | — | College | — |
| 1963 | 8 | 64 | NYK | Freddie Crawford | — | — | College | — |
| 1964 | 4 | 28 | NYK | Freddie Crawford | — | — | College | — |
| 1965 | 8 | 68 | PHI | Bob Barnek | — | — | College | — |
| 1967 | 8 | 81 | DET | George Carter | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 9 | 116 | BOS | Bill Butler | — | — | College | — |
| 1969 | 9 | 115 | MIL | Jim Satalin | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | DET | Bob Lanier | C | 6-11 / 250 | College | Senior |
| 1971 | 4 | 59 | GSW | Greg Gary | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 4 | 59 | PHO | Matt Gantt | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 15 | 189 | BUF | Paul Hoffman | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 8 | 122 | BUF | Carl Jackson | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 8 | 135 | BUF | Glenn Price | — | — | College | — |
| 1976 | 9 | 153 | BUF | Bob Rozyczko | — | — | College | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 44 | NOJ | Essie Hollis | SF | 6-6 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 2 | 43 | PHI | Glenn Hagan | PG | 6-0 / 170 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 8 | 162 | NYK | Greg Sanders | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 7 | 141 | ATL | Tim Waterman | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 87 | SAS | Earl Belcher | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 4 | 82 | NYK | Mark Jones | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 82 | WSB | Barry Mungar | — | — | College | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 19 | ORL | Andrew Nicholson | PF | 6-9 / 234 | College | Senior |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame