List of Michigan Wolverines in the NBA draft

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Chris Webber was drafted first overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1993 NBA Draft. Chris Webber NBA Asia Challenge 2010.jpg
Chris Webber was drafted first overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1993 NBA Draft.

The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, representing the University of Michigan, has had 76 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding the yearly event in 1947. [1] Each NBA franchise seeks to add new players through an annual draft. The NBA uses a draft lottery to determine the first three picks of the NBA draft; the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first three picks are decided, the rest of the teams pick in reverse order of their win–loss record. [2] [3] To be eligible for the NBA draft, a player in the United States must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. [4]

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The drafts held between 1947 and 1949 were held by the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The BAA became the National Basketball Association after absorbing teams from the National Basketball League in the fall of 1949. Official NBA publications include the BAA Drafts as part of the NBA's draft history. From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft. [5]

Through the 2023 NBA draft, a Wolverine has been chosen first overall two times in the history of the event, Cazzie Russell in 1966 and Chris Webber in 1993. Thirty-one Wolverines have been drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft, with Kobe Bufkin being the latest in 2023. The most Wolverines selected in the first round of a single NBA Draft is three, which happened in 1990. Six players have been selected to either an ABA or NBA All-Star Game, four have been a member of an NBA or ABA championship winning team, and three have achieved both. Two former Wolverines have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. [6]

Key

G Guard F Forward C Center
*Selected to an NBA/ABA All-Star Game
Won an NBA/ABA championship
Selected to an All-Star Game and won an NBA/ABA championship
Cazzie Russell was drafted first overall by the New York Knicks in the 1966 NBA Draft. Cazzie Russell MVP (cropped).png
Cazzie Russell was drafted first overall by the New York Knicks in the 1966 NBA Draft.
Glen Rice was drafted fourth overall by the Miami Heat in the 1989 NBA Draft. Glen Rice 2010 (cropped).jpg
Glen Rice was drafted fourth overall by the Miami Heat in the 1989 NBA Draft.
Juwan Howard was drafted fifth overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1994 NBA Draft. 20061210 Juwan Howard.jpg
Juwan Howard was drafted fifth overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1994 NBA Draft.
Jamal Crawford was drafted eighth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2000 NBA Draft. CrawfordNYK.jpg
Jamal Crawford was drafted eighth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2000 NBA Draft.
Trey Burke was drafted ninth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA Draft. 20111210 Trey Burke.jpg
Trey Burke was drafted ninth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Franz Wagner was drafted eighth overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2021 NBA Draft. Franz Wagner Michigan.jpg
Franz Wagner was drafted eighth overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Jett Howard was drafted eleventh overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2023 NBA Draft. Jett Howard (cropped).jpg
Jett Howard was drafted eleventh overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Players selected in the NBA draft

Michigan Wolverines players drafted
YearRoundPickOverallNamePositionTeamNotes
1949 Bob Harrison G Minneapolis Lakers
1950 61070 Mack Supronowicz F Syracuse Nationals
1951 51050 Leo VanderKuy G, F Minneapolis Lakers
1957 5234 Ron Kramer G Fort Wayne Pistons
7351George FergusonF Minneapolis Lakers
1958 7653 Pete Tillotson C Syracuse Nationals
1959 4224 George Lee G Detroit Pistons
11273 M. C. Burton Jr. G Detroit Pistons
1961 4638 John Tidwell G Philadelphia Warriors
1965 T Bill Buntin F, C Detroit Pistons
153103George PomeyG, F St. Louis Hawks
1966 111 Cazzie Russell G, F New York Knicks
3222 Ollie Darden F Detroit Pistons
1967 41142 Craig Dill C San Diego Rockets
1969 4144 Dennis Stewart F Phoenix Suns
1970 122 Rudy Tomjanovich F San Diego Rockets
1971 1016168Dan FifeF Milwaukee Bucks
1972 31444Wayne GrabiecG Boston Celtics
1973 4961Ken BradyC Detroit Pistons
5978 Henry Wilmore C Detroit Pistons
141189Ernie JohnsonF Philadelphia Sixers
1974 188 Campy Russell *F Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 4256 C. J. Kupec F, C Los Angeles Lakers
1976 4960 Wayman Britt G Los Angeles Lakers
1977 11616 Rickey Green *G Golden State Warriors
31155Steve GroteG Cleveland Cavaliers
522110John RobinsonG Los Angeles Lakers
1978 31761Dave BaxterG Seattle SuperSonics
4369Joel ThompsonF Houston Rockets
1979 11515 Phil Hubbard C Detroit Pistons
1981 11919 Mike McGee G Los Angeles Lakers
32369John JohnsonG Boston Celtics
520112Paul HeuermanC Phoenix Suns
1982 73141Thad GardnerF Utah Jazz
1983 107213Ike PersonC Detroit Pistons
1984 11212 Tim McCormick C Cleveland Cavaliers
2832 Eric Turner G Detroit Pistons
1019225Dan PelekoudasG Detroit Pistons
1986 177 Roy Tarpley F Dallas Mavericks NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award (1988)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1987) [13]
5295 Richard Rellford F Indiana Pacers
61117Butch WadeF New York Knicks
75144Robert HendersonF Chicago Bulls
1987 620134 Antoine Joubert G Detroit Pistons
1988 11515 Gary Grant G Seattle SuperSonics
1989 144 Glen Rice F Miami Heat
1990 11010 Rumeal Robinson G Atlanta Hawks
11313 Loy Vaught F Los Angeles Clippers
11616 Terry Mills F Milwaukee Bucks
22753 Sean Higgins F San Antonio Spurs
1993 111 Chris Webber *F Orlando Magic
2633 Eric Riley C Dallas Mavericks
1994 155 Juwan Howard F Washington Wizards
11313 Jalen Rose G Denver Nuggets
1995 2635 Jimmy King G Toronto Raptors
1997 11414 Maurice Taylor F Los Angeles Clippers
1998 166 Robert Traylor F Dallas Mavericks
22958 Maceo Baston F Chicago Bulls
1999 21342 Louis Bullock G Minnesota Timberwolves
2000 188 Jamal Crawford G Cleveland Cavaliers
2004 21645 Bernard Robinson G Charlotte Hornets
2011 21141 Darius Morris G Los Angeles Lakers
2013 199 Trey Burke G Minnesota Timberwolves
12424 Tim Hardaway Jr. G New York Knicks
2014 188 Nik Stauskas G Sacramento Kings
12121 Mitch McGary C Oklahoma City Thunder
21040 Glenn Robinson III F Minnesota Timberwolves
2016 12020 Caris LeVert G Indiana Pacers
2017 11717 D. J. Wilson F Milwaukee Bucks
2018 12525 Moritz Wagner F Los Angeles Lakers
2019 12828 Jordan Poole G Golden State Warriors
21747 Ignas Brazdeikis F Sacramento Kings
2021 188 Franz Wagner F Orlando Magic
21242 Isaiah Livers F Detroit Pistons
2022 2232 Caleb Houstan F Orlando Magic
21343 Moussa Diabaté F Los Angeles Clippers
2023 11111 Jett Howard F Orlando Magic
11515 Kobe Bufkin G Atlanta Hawks

References

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  2. "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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  4. "Article X, Section 1(b)(i)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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  11. "Rickey Green NBA Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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