65
Total Draft Picks
3
Most in One Class 1986
1948
First Draft Pick
2017
Most Recent Pick
16
1st Round Picks
39
Draft Classes
Highest Draft Picks
| 1 |
David Thompson
1975 · SG · ATL |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 2T |
Tom Burleson
1974 · C · SEA |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 2T |
Chris Washburn
1986 · PF · GSW |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 4 |
Ron Shavlik
1956 · — · NYK |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 5T |
Kenny Carr
1977 · SF · LAL |
#6
Rd 1 |
| 5T |
Tom Gugliotta
1992 · PF · WSB |
#6
Rd 1 |
| 7 |
Thurl Bailey
1983 · SF · UTA |
#7
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Sam Ranzino
1951 · G · ROC |
#8
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
John Richter
1959 · C · BOS |
#8
Rd 1 |
| 10 |
Dennis Smith Jr.
2017 · PG · DAL |
#9
Rd 1 |
Picks by Position
7
PF
6
PG
6
C
5
SG
3
SF
1
G
Picks by Round
Rd 1
16
Rd 2
13
Rd 3
4
Rd 4
7
Rd 5
4
Rd 6
4
Rd 7
2
Rd 8
5
Rd 9
3
Rd 10
2
Rd 11
2
Rd 12
2
Rd 14
1
65 picks shown
| Year | Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 5 | — | WSC | Leo Katkaveck | — | — | College | — |
| 1950 | 3 | 26 | BLB | Dick Dickey | — | — | College | — |
| 1950 | 6 | 65 | WSC | Warren Cartier | — | — | College | — |
| 1951 | 1 | 8 | ROC | Sam Ranzino | G | 6-1 / 185 | College | Senior |
| 1951 | 4 | 35 | SYR | Paul Horvath | — | — | College | — |
| 1951 | 8 | 76 | BOS | Hugo Kappler | — | — | College | — |
| 1953 | 2 | 12 | BLB | Bob Speight | C | — | College | Senior |
| 1954 | 4 | 31 | FTW | Mel Thompson | — | — | College | — |
| 1955 | 8 | 64 | SYR | Cliff Dwyer | — | — | College | — |
| 1956 | 1 | 4 | NYK | Ron Shavlik | — | — | College | — |
| 1956 | 8 | 62 | BOS | Vic Molodet | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 6 | 41 | CIN | John Maglio | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 11 | 76 | CIN | Cliff Hafer | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 12 | 81 | STL | Bob Seitz | — | — | College | — |
| 1959 | 1 | 8 | BOS | John Richter | C | 6-9 / 225 | College | Senior |
| 1959 | 9 | 67 | STL | Lou Pucillo | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 5 | 49 | BOS | Bob DiStefano | — | — | College | — |
| 1963 | 7 | 60 | STL | Ken Rohloff | — | — | College | — |
| 1967 | 9 | 96 | STL | Ed Biedenbach | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 4 | 45 | LAL | Ed Biedenbach | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 14 | 172 | SDR | Bobby Lewis | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 3 | 48 | PHO | Vann Williford | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 11 | 172 | DET | Rick Anheuser | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 6 | 103 | BOS | Joe Cafferky | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 12 | 177 | POR | Rick Holdt | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 | SEA | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 / 225 | College | Senior |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | ATL | David Thompson | SG | 6-4 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1975 | 4 | 57 | ATL | Monte Towe | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 10 | 168 | NYK | Moe Rivers | — | — | College | — |
| 1976 | 6 | 92 | MIL | Phil Spence | — | — | College | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 6 | LAL | Kenny Carr | SF | 6-7 / 220 | College | Junior |
| 1979 | 5 | 101 | ATL | Tiny Pinder | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 8 | 149 | BOS | Glenn Sudhop | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 8 | 153 | CHI | Tony Warren | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 16 | KCK | Hawkeye Whitney | SG | 6-5 / 235 | College | Senior |
| 1980 | 2 | 44 | PHI | Clyde Austin | PG | 6-2 / 150 | College | Senior |
| 1981 | 5 | 111 | LAL | Craig Watts | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 9 | 190 | SDC | Art Jones | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 10 | 222 | BOS | Kenny Matthews | — | — | College | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 63 | HOU | Chuck Nevitt | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 7 | UTA | Thurl Bailey | SF | 6-10 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 1983 | 2 | 25 | CHI | Sidney Lowe | PG | 6-0 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1983 | 3 | 51 | PHO | Dereck Whittenburg | — | — | College | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 41 | ATL | Lorenzo Charles | PF | 6-7 / 225 | College | Senior |
| 1985 | 4 | 87 | DET | Spud Webb | — | — | College | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 91 | MIL | Cozell McQueen | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 3 | GSW | Chris Washburn | PF | 6-11 / 255 | College | Sophomore |
| 1986 | 2 | 30 | SEA | Nate McMillan | PG | 6-5 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1986 | 2 | 37 | POR | Panagiotis Fasoulas | C | 7-0 / 220 | College | Senior |
| 1987 | 4 | 83 | GSW | Bennie Bolton | — | — | College | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 147 | SEA | Mike Giomi | — | — | College | — |
| 1988 | 2 | 29 | SAC | Vinny Del Negro | SG | 6-5 / 185 | College | Senior |
| 1988 | 2 | 32 | NJN | Charles Shackleford | PF | 6-10 / 225 | College | Junior |
| 1989 | 2 | 43 | CLE | Chucky Brown | PF | 6-7 / 214 | College | Senior |
| 1991 | 2 | 30 | ATL | Rodney Monroe | SG | 6-3 / 185 | College | Senior |
| 1991 | 2 | 36 | ORL | Chris Corchiani | PG | 6-1 / 185 | College | Senior |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 | WSB | Tom Gugliotta | PF | 6-10 / 240 | College | Senior |
| 1993 | 2 | 48 | POR | Kevin Thompson | C | 6-11 / 260 | College | Senior |
| 1996 | 1 | 11 | GSW | Todd Fuller | C | 6-11 / 255 | College | Senior |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 | DEN | Julius Hodge | SG/SF | 6-7 / 202 | College | Senior |
| 2006 | 1 | 15 | NOK | Cedric Simmons | PF | 6-9 / 223 | College | Sophomore |
| 2008 | 1 | 19 | CLE | J.J. Hickson | PF | 6-9 / 242 | College | Freshman |
| 2013 | 2 | 52 | MIN | Lorenzo Brown | PG | 6-5 / 189 | College | Junior |
| 2014 | 1 | 14 | PHO | T.J. Warren | SF | 6-8 / 220 | College | Sophomore |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | DAL | Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | 6-2 / 180 | College | Freshman |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame