1989 NBA draft

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1989 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 27, 1989
Location Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) [1]
Network(s) TBS
Overview
54 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Pervis Ellison (Sacramento Kings)
  1988
1990  

The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Nick Anderson, Dana Barros, Tim Hardaway, Vlade Divac, Clifford Robinson, B. J. Armstrong and Mookie Blaylock. [2] [3]

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The draft was reduced from three rounds in the previous year to the two-round format that is still in use to the present day. [4] [3] As a result, NBA drafts from this season until 1995 produced the lowest number of total draft picks selected at 54 overall selections.

This was the first draft for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic, prior to their inaugural season. This was also the first draft televised prime time on U.S. national television. [5]

Draft selections

Pervis Ellison was selected first overall by the Sacramento Kings. Pervis Ellison 1987.jpeg
Pervis Ellison was selected first overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Sean Elliott was selected 3rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs. Sean Elliott - Arizona Wildcats.jpg
Sean Elliott was selected 3rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Glen Rice was selected 4th overall by the Miami Heat. Glen Rice 2010 (cropped).jpg
Glen Rice was selected 4th overall by the Miami Heat.
Tim Hardaway was selected 14th overall by the Golden State Warriors. 20150902 Quest Multisport clinic Tim Hardaway (1).JPG
Tim Hardaway was selected 14th overall by the Golden State Warriors.
Dana Barros was selected 16th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. Dana Barros XBHS.jpg
Dana Barros was selected 16th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Shawn Kemp was selected 17th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. Shawn Kemp Concord High School 1988.jpg
Shawn Kemp was selected 17th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Dino Rada was selected 40th overall by the Boston Celtics. DinoRadjaPanathinaikos.jpg
Dino Rađa was selected 40th overall by the Boston Celtics.
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
RoundPickPlayerPos.Nationality [n 1] NBA teamSchool/Club team
11 Pervis Ellison PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Louisville (Sr.)
12 Danny Ferry PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Duke (Sr.)
13 Sean Elliott +SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Arizona (Sr.)
14 Glen Rice *SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Michigan (Sr.)
15 J. R. Reid PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets North Carolina (Jr.)
16 Stacey King CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from New Jersey) Oklahoma (Sr.)
17 George McCloud SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Florida State (Sr.)
18 Randy White PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
19 Tom Hammonds PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Georgia Tech (Sr.)
110 Pooh Richardson PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves UCLA (Sr.)
111 Nick Anderson SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic Illinois (Jr.)
112 Mookie Blaylock +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets (from Portland) Oklahoma (Sr.)
113 Michael Smith PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics BYU (Sr.)
114 Tim Hardaway ^PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors UTEP (Sr.)
115 Todd Lichti SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Stanford (Sr.)
116 Dana Barros +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Houston via Golden State) Boston College (Sr.)
117 Shawn Kemp *PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Philadelphia) Concord (Elkhart, Indiana)
118 B. J. Armstrong +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Iowa (Sr.)
119 Kenny Payne PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Seattle) Louisville (Sr.)
120 Jeff Sanders PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Milwaukee via Seattle) Georgia Southern (Sr.)
121 Blue Edwards SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz East Carolina (Sr.)
122 Byron Irvin SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from New York) Missouri (Sr.)
123 Roy Marble SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Iowa (Sr.)
124 Anthony Cook PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns (traded to Detroit) [6] Arizona (Sr.)
125 John Morton PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Seton Hall (Sr.)
126 Vlade Divac ^CFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Los Angeles Lakers KK Partizan (Yugoslavia)
127 Kenny Battle PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Phoenix) [6] Illinois (Sr.)
228 Sherman Douglas GFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Syracuse (Sr.)
229 Dyron Nix FFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets Tennessee (Sr.)
230 Frank Kornet FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Vanderbilt (Sr.)
231 Jeff Martin GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Murray State (Sr.)
232 Stanley Brundy FFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets DePaul (Sr.)
233 Jay Edwards GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Indiana (So.)
234 Gary Leonard CFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Missouri (Sr.)
235 Pat Durham FFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Colorado State (Sr.)
236 Clifford Robinson +PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Connecticut (Sr.)
237 Michael Ansley FFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic Alabama (Sr.)
238 Doug West G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Villanova (Sr.)
239 Ed Horton PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Iowa (Sr.)
240 Dino Rađa ^PFFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Boston Celtics KK Split (Yugoslavia)
241 Doug Roth CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Tennessee (Sr.)
242 Michael Cutright #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets McNeese State (Sr.)
243 Chucky Brown PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers NC State (Sr.)
244 Reggie Cross #PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Hawaii (Sr.)
245 Scott Haffner GFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Evansville (Sr.)
246 Ricky Blanton FFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns LSU (Sr.)
247 Reggie Turner #SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets UAB (Sr.)
248 Junie Lewis #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz South Alabama (Sr.)
249 Haywoode Workman GFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Oral Roberts (Sr.)
250 Brian Quinnett FFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Washington State (Sr.)
251 Mike Morrison GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Loyola (MD) (Sr.)
252 Greg Grant GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Trenton State (Sr.)
253 Jeff Hodge #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks South Alabama (Sr.)
254 Toney Mack #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Georgia (Jr.)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1989 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
Raymond Brown PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Idaho (Sr.)
Torgeir Bryn PF/CFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Texas State (Sr.)
Steve Bucknall SG/SFFlag of England.svg  England North Carolina (Sr.)
Adrian Caldwell PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Lamar (Sr.)
Chris Childs SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boise State (Sr.)
Lanard Copeland SGFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Georgia State (Sr.)
Terry Davis PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Virginia Union (Sr.)
Tony Dawson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida State (Sr.)
Byron Dinkins PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte (Sr.)
Aleksandar Đorđević SGFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
Terry Dozier SFFlag of the United States.svg United States South Carolina (Sr.)
Andrew Gaze FFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Seton Hall (Fr.)
Paul Graham SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Ohio (Sr.)
Alvin Heggs SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas (Sr.)
Mike Higgins PFFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Northern Colorado (Sr.)
Tom Hovasse SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Penn State (Sr.)
Jaren Jackson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Georgetown (Sr.)
Eric Johnson PGFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Nebraska (Sr.)
Thomas Jordan PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma State (So.)
Stan Kimbrough PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Xavier (Sr.)
Jeff Lebo SGFlag of the United States.svg United States North Carolina (Sr.)
Clifford Lett PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida (Sr.)
Mel McCants SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Purdue (Sr.)
Charles Smith PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Georgetown (Sr.)
Jay Taylor SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Eastern Illinois (Sr.)
Leonard Taylor PFFlag of the United States.svg United States California (Sr.)
Gundars Vētra SG/SFFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union VEF Rīga (Soviet Union)
Kennard Winchester SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Averett (Sr.)
Howard Wright SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Stanford (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

For the seventh year in a row and the eleventh time in twelve years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Not only that, but this would be the fourth year in a row where a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, with the French-born Rudy Bourgarel playing for the Boulogne-Levallois in France after leaving Marist College. In addition to that, this would also be the first year where an international player would be considered a direct underclassman to participate in an NBA draft, with Vlade Divac from the KK Partizan Belgrade of the Eastern Bloc nation known as SFR Yugoslavia (now since separated, with Divac representing Serbia) being the first ever international underclassman to be taken directly from an overseas team without previously going to an American college or playing for any prior American institution. Including those two players and Andrew Gaze, who had previously played in Australia for multiple years before playing only one season at Seton Hall University while being over the age of 22 by that time, the number of underclassmen would officially be considered a grand total of fourteen players instead of eleven (or twelve including Gaze). Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [7]

International players

This would be the first time in NBA history where an international born and raised player would be considered an underclassman in an NBA draft. The following international player successfully applied for early draft entrance. [7]

Other eligible players

This would be the fourth year in a row with at least one player that previously played in college entering the NBA draft as an underclassman. It was also the second year in a row where a player would qualify as an eligible underclassman for the NBA draft while previously playing for a French-based team in order to do so.

PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Flag of France.svg Rudy Bourgarel Boulogne-Levallois (France)Left Marist in 1988; playing professionally since the 1988–89 season [8]

Notes

  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.

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