1992 NBA draft

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1992 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 24, 1992
Location Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)
Network(s) TNT
Overview
54 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
  1991
1993  

The 1992 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1992, at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The draft is considered to be one of the deepest in NBA history. The top three picks (Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner) were considered can't-miss prospects. All three are Hall of Famers (Naismith & FIBA); O'Neal and Mourning are (individual) player-inducted, whereas Laettner is team-inducted. Laettner made one All-Star game in his career and was an Olympic Gold Medalist on the 1992 Dream Team, but did not live up to the lofty expectations set for him. The trio would end up playing together on the 2005 Miami Heat. Two other players went on to become All-Stars (Tom Gugliotta once, Latrell Sprewell four times) and several others had solid careers (Jimmy Jackson, Robert Horry, Doug Christie, P.J. Brown, LaPhonso Ellis, Jon Barry, Walt Williams, Anthony Peeler, and Clarence Weatherspoon). Harold Miner, who was given the nickname "Baby Jordan" because of his similarities to Michael Jordan, slipped to number 12 and, other than winning two slam dunk contests, only had a brief, uneventful, and injury prone four-year career.

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This was the first time the NBA draft was held outside of New York. [1] It is the only draft where the first three picks were centers.

Draft selections

Shaquille O'Neal, the 1st pick to the Orlando Magic Lipofsky Shaquille O'Neal.jpg
Shaquille O'Neal, the 1st pick to the Orlando Magic
Alonzo Mourning, the 2nd pick to the Charlotte Hornets Alonzo Mourning.jpg
Alonzo Mourning, the 2nd pick to the Charlotte Hornets
Christian Laettner, the 3rd pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves Christian Laettner.jpg
Christian Laettner, the 3rd pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Tom Gugliotta, the 6th pick to the Washington Bullets Gugliotta, Tom (2008).jpg
Tom Gugliotta, the 6th pick to the Washington Bullets
G Guard PG Point guard SG Shooting guard F Forward 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] TeamSchool / club team
11 Shaquille O'Neal^CFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic LSU (Jr.)
12 Alonzo Mourning^CFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets Georgetown (Sr.)
13 Christian Laettner +PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Duke (Sr.)
14 Jimmy Jackson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Ohio State (Jr.)
15 LaPhonso Ellis PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Notre Dame (Sr.)
16 Tom Gugliotta +PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets NC State (Sr.)
17 Walt Williams SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Maryland (Sr.)
18 Todd Day SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Arkansas (Sr.)
19 Clarence Weatherspoon PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Southern Miss (Sr.)
110 Adam Keefe PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Stanford (Sr.)
111 Robert Horry SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Alabama (Sr.)
112 Harold Miner SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat USC (Jr.)
113 Bryant Stith SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from New Jersey) Virginia (Sr.)
114 Malik Sealy SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers St. John's (Sr.)
115 Anthony Peeler SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Missouri (Sr.)
116 Randy Woods PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers La Salle (Sr.)
117 Doug Christie SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Pepperdine (Sr.)
118 Tracy Murray SFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs UCLA (Jr.)
119 Don MacLean PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Washington via L.A. Clippers) UCLA (Sr.)
120 Hubert Davis SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks North Carolina (Sr.)
121 Jon Barry SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Georgia Tech (Sr.)
122 Oliver Miller CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Arkansas (Sr.)
123 Lee Mayberry PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Utah) Arkansas (Sr.)
124 Latrell Sprewell*SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Alabama (Sr.)
125 Elmore Spencer CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland) UNLV (Sr.)
126 Dave Johnson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Syracuse (Sr.)
127 Byron Houston PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma State (Sr.)
228 Marlon Maxey PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves UTEP
229 P. J. Brown PFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Louisiana Tech
230 Sean Rooks PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Arizona
231 Reggie Smith CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers TCU
232 Brent Price GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Oklahoma
233 Corey Williams GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma State
234 Chris Smith GFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Connecticut
235 Tony Bennett GFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets Wisconsin–Green Bay
236 Duane Cooper GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers USC
237 Isaiah Morris FFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Arkansas
238 Elmer Bennett GFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Notre Dame
239 Litterial Green GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Georgia
240 Steve Rogers #SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Alabama State
241 Popeye Jones FFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Murray State
242 Matt Geiger CFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Georgia Tech
243 Predrag Danilović SGFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Golden State Warriors KK Partizan, Yugoslavia
244 Henry Williams #GFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs UNC-Charlotte
245 Chris King FFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Wake Forest
246 Robert Werdann CFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets St. John's
247 Darren Morningstar CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Pittsburgh
248 Brian Davis F/GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Duke
249 Ron Ellis #PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Louisiana Tech
250 Matt Fish FFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors UNC-Wilmington
251 Tim Burroughs #PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Jacksonville
252 Matt Steigenga FFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State
253 Curtis Blair #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Richmond
254 Brett Roberts #SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Morehead State

[2]

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1992 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
Gary Alexander FFlag of the United States.svg United States South Florida (Sr.)
Eric Anderson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana (Sr.)
Mark Baker PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Ohio State (Sr.)
Alex Blackwell SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Monmouth (Sr.)
Marques Bragg PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Providence (Sr.)
Tim Breaux SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Wyoming (Sr.)
Dexter Cambridge PFFlag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas Texas (Sr.)
Joe Courtney PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Southern Miss (Sr.)
Rastko Cvetković CFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Crvena zvezda (Yugoslavia)
Dell Demps PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Pacific (Sr.)
Harold Ellis SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Morehouse (Sr.)
Jo Jo English SGFlag of the United States.svg United States South Carolina (Sr.)
Shane Heal PGFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane Bullets (Australia)
Stephen Howard SFFlag of the United States.svg United States DePaul (Sr.)
Chris Jent SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Ohio State (Sr.)
Sam Mack SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston (Sr.)
Gerald Madkins PGFlag of the United States.svg United States UCLA (Sr.)
Bob Martin CFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota (Sr.)
Darrick Martin PGFlag of the United States.svg United States UCLA (Sr.)
Matt Othick PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona (Sr.)
Reggie Slater PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Wyoming (Sr.)
Mark Strickland SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Temple (Sr.)
Keith Tower CFlag of the United States.svg United States Notre Dame (Sr.)
Anthony Tucker SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Wake Forest (Sr.)
Marcus Webb PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Alabama (Jr.)
David Wesley PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Baylor (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

For the tenth year in a row and the fourteenth time in fifteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Not only that, but this would also be the first year since 1985 where no underclassmen playing overseas would enter the NBA draft and would be the first draft since 1986 with no foreign-born underclassmen as well. This year would see a total of sixteen college underclassmen entering the draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [3]

See also

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.

References

  1. 1980s Sports Home (July 10, 2021). "1992 NBA Draft 1-4 Shaq Shaquille O'Neil Christian Laettner Jim Jackson". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "1992 Draft". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. "1992 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2022.