1987 NBA draft

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1987 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 22, 1987
Location Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) [1]
Network(s) TBS Superstation
Overview
161 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
Hall of Famers
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1988  →

The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.

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This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Other notable selections include Kevin Johnson, Kenny Smith, Horace Grant, Reggie Lewis, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Jackson, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis. Also in this draft, former Florida Gators men's basketball head coach Billy Donovan (drafted 68th by the Utah Jazz), who led that program to NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships in 2006 and in 2007.

David Robinson did not join the NBA until the 1989–90 season due to his service commitment with the United States Navy. This was the last NBA draft to go over three rounds, as it was reduced to three next year and later to two since 1989.

Draft selections

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
^Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
*Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
xDenotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
David Robinson, the 1st pick David Robinson spurs (cropped).jpg
David Robinson, the 1st pick
Scottie Pippen, the 5th pick Lipofsky Pippen.jpg
Scottie Pippen, the 5th pick
Kenny Smith, the 6th pick Kenny cropped 92.jpg
Kenny Smith, the 6th pick
Kevin Johnson, the 7th pick Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento, CA, skyline of Sacramento.jpg
Kevin Johnson, the 7th pick
Horace Grant, the 10th pick Horace Grant 2014 2.jpg
Horace Grant, the 10th pick
Reggie Miller, the 11th pick Reggie Miller crop.png
Reggie Miller, the 11th pick
Muggsy Bogues, the 12th pick Muggsy Bogues (cropped).jpg
Muggsy Bogues, the 12th pick
Mark Jackson, the 18th pick Coach Mark Jackson at Warriors open practice Oct 13, 2012.jpg
Mark Jackson, the 18th pick
Steve Alford, the 26th pick Steve Alford in 2009.jpg
Steve Alford, the 26th pick
Billy Donovan, the 68th pick Billy Donovan 2014.jpg
Billy Donovan, the 68th pick
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationality [n 1] TeamSchool/club team
11 David Robinson ^CFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Navy (Sr.)
12 Armen Gilliam PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns UNLV (Sr.)
13 Dennis Hopson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Ohio State (Sr.)
14 Reggie Williams SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Georgetown (Sr.)
15 Scottie Pippen ^SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics (from New York, traded to Chicago for Olden Polynice) Central Arkansas (Sr.)
16 Kenny Smith PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings North Carolina (Sr.)
17 Kevin Johnson*PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers California (Sr.)
18 Olden Polynice CFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Chicago Bulls (from Denver via New York, traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen) Hamby Rimini (Italy)
19 Derrick McKey SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Alabama (Jr.)
110 Horace Grant +PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Clemson (Sr.)
111 Reggie Miller^SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers UCLA (Sr.)
112 Muggsy Bogues PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Wake Forest (Sr.)
113 Joe Wolf CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston) North Carolina (Sr.)
114 Tellis Frank PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Western Kentucky (Sr.)
115 José Ortiz PFFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Utah Jazz Oregon State (Sr.)
116 Christian Welp CFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Philadelphia 76ers Washington (Sr.)
117 Ronnie Murphy SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Jacksonville (Sr.)
118 Mark Jackson +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Milwaukee via Seattle) St. John's (Sr.)
119 Ken Norman SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit) Illinois (Sr.)
120 Jim Farmer SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Alabama (Sr.)
121 Dallas Comegys CFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks DePaul (Sr.)
122 Reggie Lewis +SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Northeastern (Sr.)
123 Greg "Cadillac" Anderson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) Houston (Sr.)
224 Freddie Banks #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons UNLV (Sr.)
225 Ron Moore CFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks West Virginia State (Sr.)
226 Steve Alford SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Indiana (Sr.)
227 Nate Blackwell PGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Temple (Sr.)
228 Rickie Winslow SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Houston (Sr.)
229 Lester Fonville #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Jackson State (Sr.)
230 Nikita Wilson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers LSU (Sr.)
231 Andre Moore PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Loyola (IL) (Jr.)
232 Bob McCann SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Morehead State (Sr.)
233 Tony White PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Tennessee (Sr.)
234 Brian Rowsom PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers UNC Wilmington (Sr.)
235 Doug Lee SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Purdue (Sr.)
236 Duane Washington SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
237 Derrick Dowell #SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets USC (Sr.)
238 Norris Coleman SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Kansas State (So.)
239 Vincent Askew SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Memphis State (Jr.)
240 Winston Garland PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Southwest Missouri State (Sr.)
241 Kannard Johnson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Western Kentucky (Sr.)
242 Terrance Bailey #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Wagner (Sr.)
243 Andrew Kennedy #FFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Philadelphia 76ers Virginia (Sr.)
244 Terry Coner #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Alabama (Sr.)
245 Brad Lohaus PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Iowa (Sr.)
246 Bruce Dalrymple #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Georgia Tech (Sr.)
347 Tim McCalister #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Oklahoma (Sr.)
348 Jamie Waller SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Virginia Union (Sr.)
349Jerome Batiste#FFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks McNeese State (Sr.)
350 Phil Zevenbergen CFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Washington (Sr.)
351Sven Meyer#CFlag of Germany.svg Germany Sacramento Kings Oregon (Sr.)
352 Donald Royal SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame (Sr.)
353 Winston Crite SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Texas A&M (Sr.)
354Tom Schafer#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Iowa State (Sr.)
355 Tommy Amaker #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Duke (Sr.)
356John Fox#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Millersville (Sr.)
357 Hansi Gnad #FFlag of Germany.svg Germany Philadelphia 76ers Alaska Anchorage (Sr.)
358 Darryl Johnson PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Michigan State (Sr.)
359Danny Pearson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Jacksonville (Sr.)
360Sean Couch#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Columbia (Sr.)
361Clarence Martin#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Western Kentucky (Sr.)
362 Tim McCalister #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Rutgers (Sr.)
363 Kevin Gamble SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Iowa (Sr.)
364J. J. Weber#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Wisconsin (Sr.)
365 Eric White PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Pepperdine (Sr.)
366Mike Richmond#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks UTEP (Sr.)
367 Song Tao #FFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Atlanta Hawks Shandong (China)
368 Billy Donovan PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Providence (Sr.)
369Willie Glass#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers St. John's (Sr.)
470Tom Sheehey#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Virginia (Sr.)
471Mike Morgan#CFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Drake (Sr.)
472Andrew Moten#GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Florida (Sr.)
473Todd May#FFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Pikeville (Sr.)
474 Joe Arlauckas SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Niagara (Sr.)
475 Chris Dudley CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Yale (Sr.)
476Steve Beck#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)
477David Boone#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Marquette (Sr.)
478Todd Linder#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Tampa (Sr.)
479 Jack Haley CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls UCLA (Sr.)
480 Carven Holcombe #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers TCU (Sr.)
481 Scott Thompson #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets San Diego (Sr.)
482Joe Niego#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Lewis (Sr.)
483Bennie Bolton#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors NC State (Sr.)
484Reuben Holmes#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Alabama State (Sr.)
485Brian Rahilly#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa (Sr.)
486Norwood Barber#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Florida State (Sr.)
487Darryl Bedford#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Austin Peay (Sr.)
488 Dave Popson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons North Carolina (Sr.)
489David Johnson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Oklahoma (Sr.)
490 Theofanis Christodoulou #CFlag of Greece.svg Greece Atlanta Hawks Panionios (Greece)
491Darryl Kennedy#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Oklahoma (Sr.)
492Ralph Tally#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Norfolk State (Sr.)
593Chad Kessler#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Georgia (Sr.)
494 James Blackmon Sr. #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Kentucky (Sr.)
595Glen Clem#FFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Vanderbilt (Sr.)
596 Dennis Williams #GFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Georgia (Sr.)
597Vernon Carr#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Michigan State (Sr.)
598Carl Lott#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers TCU (Sr.)
599Brent Counts#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Pacific (Sr.)
5100 Ronnie Grandison SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets New Orleans (Sr.)
5101Michael Tait#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Clemson (Sr.)
5102Anthony Wilson#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls LSU (Sr.)
5103Mike Milling#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Charlotte (Sr.)
5104Andre LaFleur#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Northeastern (Sr.)
5105Terry Williams#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors SMU (Sr.)
5106Patrick Fairs#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Texas (Sr.)
5107 Bart Kofoed SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Nebraska–Kearney (Sr.)
5108Frank Ross#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers American (Sr.)
5109David Moss#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Tulsa (Sr.)
5110Brian Vaughns#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
5111Gerry Wright#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Iowa (Sr.)
5112Sam Hill#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Iowa State (Sr.)
5113 José Antonio Montero #GFlag of Spain.svg Spain Atlanta Hawks Joventut Badalona (Spain)
5114 Dave Butler #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics California (Sr.)
6115 Kenny Travis #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers New Mexico State (Sr.)
6116 Martin Nessley CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Duke (Sr.)
6117Howard Triche#GFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Syracuse (Sr.)
6118 Perry Bromwell #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Penn (Sr.)
6119Ricky Brown#FFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Pensacola Tornados (CBA)
6120 Daryl Thomas #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Indiana (Sr.)
6121 Harold Jensen #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Villanova (Sr.)
6122 Marcel Boyce #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Akron (Sr.)
6123 Kelvin Scarborough #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets New Mexico (Sr.)
6124Tom Gneiting#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics BYU (Sr.)
6125Doug Altenberger#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Illinois (Sr.)
6126Gary Graham#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers UNLV (Sr.)
6127 Šarūnas Marčiulionis ^SGFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Golden State Warriors Statyba Vilnius (Soviet Union)
6128Dwayne Scholten#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Washington State (Sr.)
6129Fred Jenkins#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Tennessee (Sr.)
6130Art Sabb#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Bloomfield (Sr.)
6131Tracy Foster#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers UAB (Sr.)
6132Bernard Jackson#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Loyola Chicago (Sr.)
6133 Gay Elmore #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks VMI (Sr.)
6134 Antoine Joubert #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Michigan (Sr.)
6135Quintan Gates#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks UTEP (Sr.)
6136Riccardo Morandotti#FFlag of Italy.svg Italy Atlanta Hawks Berloni Torino (Italy)
6137Tim Naegeli#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Wisconsin–Stevens Point (Sr.)
6138Frank Ford#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Auburn (Sr.)
7139Henry Carr#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Wichita State (Sr.)
7140 Frank Booker #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Bowling Green (Sr.)
7141Wayne Williams#GFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
7142Raynard Davis#FFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Texas (Sr.)
7143Scott Adubato#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Upsala (Sr.)
7144Michael Foster#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers South Carolina (Sr.)
7145Roy Singleton#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Grand Canyon (Sr.)
7146Rowan Gomes#FFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Denver Nuggets Hampton (Sr.)
7147Mike Giomi#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics NC State (Sr.)
7148Ervin Leavy#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Central Michigan (Sr.)
7149Montel Hatcher#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers UCLA (Sr.)
7150 Jamie Dixon #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets TCU (Sr.)
7151 Clarence Grier #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Campbell (Sr.)
7152Ronnie Leggette#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors West Virginia State (Sr.)
7153Keith Webster#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Harvard (Sr.)
7154Eric Semisch#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers West Virginia (Sr.)
7155Kenny Stone#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers George Fox (Sr.)
7156Curtis Hunter#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets North Carolina (Sr.)
7157 Mark Gottfried #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Alabama (Sr.)
7158Gerald White#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Auburn (Sr.)
7159 Franjo Arapović #CFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Atlanta Hawks Cibona (Yugoslavia)
7160Gerry Corcoran#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Northeastern (Sr.)
7161Ron vanderSchaaf#FFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Los Angeles Lakers Central Washington (Sr.)
  1. ↑ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the draft but still appeared in at least one regular or postseason NBA game.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
Randy Allen FFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida State (Sr.)
Sergei Bazarevich SGFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
Scott Brooks PGFlag of the United States.svg United States UC Irvine (Sr.)
Mike Champion PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Gonzaga (Sr.)
Tom Copa CFlag of the United States.svg United States Marquette (Sr.)
Radisav Ćurčić CFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Union Olimpija (Yugoslavia)
Andrew Gaze FFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne Tigers (Australia)
Cedric Hunter PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Kansas (Sr.)
Mark Wade PGFlag of the United States.svg United States UNLV (Sr.)
David Wood FFlag of the United States.svg United States Nevada (Sr.)
A. J. Wynder PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Fairfield (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

For the fifth year in a row and the ninth time in ten years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the second year in a row that a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, as the Haitian born Olden Polynice (who had previously played for the University of Virginia for a year before travelling to Italy to play for the Hamby Rimini) would qualify as an official entry there. Not only that, but it would also be the first time in NBA history (second time if you include the 1973 entry of David Brent from the Carolina Cougars in the rivaling ABA after previously playing for Jacksonville University) that an underclassman would declare entry by playing in another American basketball league (in this case, Ricky Brown previously going from the University of South Alabama to the Pensacola Tornados of the Continental Basketball Association minor league) first before entering an NBA draft. If those two players get included into the list properly, the number of "college underclassmen" that would qualify for this year's draft would increase from seven to nine total players. Regardless, these following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [2]

Other eligible players

This would be the second year in a row that a player that previously played in college would enter the NBA draft as an underclassman (coincidentally also playing for an Italian basketball team while doing so). Not only that, but this would also be the second year in NBA history (third if you include David Brent's 1973 NBA draft entry while he played for the Carolina Cougars in the rivaling American Basketball Association) that an underclassman would enter the NBA draft by playing in another American basketball league (in this case, the Continental Basketball Association minor league) first; the first case happened in 1971 with Joe Hammond from the Allentown Jets in what was formerly called the Eastern Basketball Association. It was also the first year where a foreign-born player would qualify as an underclassman while also playing for an international team.

PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Brown Pensacola Tornados (CBA)Left South Alabama in 1986; playing professionally since the 1986–87 season [3]
Flag of Haiti.svg Olden Polynice Hamby Ramini (Italy)Left Virginia in 1986; playing professionally since the 1986–87 season [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810890695.
  2. ↑ "1987 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ricky Brown". The Draft Review. May 29, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Sally (June 20, 1987). "On Eve of NBA Draft, Polynice Insists, 'I've Grown Up'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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