June 24, 2009
A look back at the 2008 NBA Draft
Led by Cleveland's selection of NC State's J.J. Hickson as the 19th player chosen in the first round, four ACC players were selected in the 2008 NBA Draft ... Sean Singletary was the first Virginia player selected since Roger Mason was chosen by the Chicago Bulls in 2002 ... James Gist was the seventh Maryland player selected since 2001 and the 56th Terp overall ... Deron Washington was the first Virginia Tech player to be drafted since the Utah Jazz selected Eddie Lucas in the second round in 1999 ... a list of ACC players selected in the 2008 NBA Draft follows:
Rd. No. Player, School NBA Team
1 19 J.J. Hickson, NC State Cavaliers
2 42 Sean Singletary, Virginia Kings
2 57 James Gist, Maryland Spurs
2 59 Deron Washington, Va. Tech Pistons
First Round Dominance
With the selection of NC State's J.J. Hickson by Cleveland, the ACC extended its streak of having one first round draft pick in 20 consecutive NBA drafts ... the ACC has had the most, or tied for the most, first-round picks in the NBA draft in four of the last seven years and 10 of the last 16.
Streaks
Duke has had at least one player selected in the NBA draft in 10 of the past 11 years ... Florida State has had one player selected in four of the past five years ... North Carolina has had five "Lottery Picks" over the last three drafts.
First Round Notes
In 2007, Georgia Tech and Boston College each had two first-round selections for the first time in their school histories ... 37 ACC Players of the Year have been drafted in the first round ... in 2005, North Carolina tied an NBA record four first-round selections ... Duke also had four first-round draft picks in 1999.
1-2-3
Only once in NBA history have the first three players drafted been from the same conference ... in 1986, North Carolina's Brad Daugherty (Cavaliers), Maryland's Len Bias (Celtics) and NC State's Chris Washburn (Warriors) were selected 1-2-3.
ACC has 81 First Round Draft Picks Since 1986
Since 1986, the ACC has produced 81 first-round selections - nine more than the Big East and 20 more than the Pac-10 ... First Round Selections (1986-2008) follows:
Big Pac Big Big
ACC East 10 SEC 10 12
1986 6 3 0 4 3 x
1987 5 2 4 2 2 x
1988 0 4 0 4 1 x
1989 3 2 4 0 5 x
1990 4 3 1 4 5 x
1991 4 5 2 1 1 x
1992 6 3 4 6 1 x
1993 6 3 2 4 4 x
1994 4 4 3 1 3 x
1995 *8 1 5 3 3 x
1996 2 6 1 6 1 x
1997 2 2 3 2 4 4
1998 4 2 3 2 3 4
1999 6 4 2 2 1 0
2000 1 2 2 5 4 4
2001 3 4 2 2 3 1
2002 4 3 3 2 2 2
2003 3 3 1 1 1 3
2004 1 2 3 0 2 2
2005 7 2 3 1 2 4
2006 3 7 2 3 2 1
2007 6 2 4 3 4 3
2008 1 3 7 2 3 4
Total 81 72 61 60 60 32
*denotes NBA record
Top of the Class
Chicago's pick of Duke's Elton Brand as the first overall selection in the 1999 NBA draft marked the ninth time in league history that an ACC player was the NBA's No. 1 overall pick ... the ACC and the Big Ten, with nine each, are tied with the most No. 1 overall picks in the annual NBA Draft ... the ACC's No. 1 overall selections are as follows:
Year Player, School NBA Team
1963 Art Heyman, Duke Knicks
1975 David Thompson, NC State Lakers
1976 John Lucas, Maryland Rockets
1982 James Worthy, North Carolina Lakers
1983 Ralph Sampson, Virginia Rockets
1986 Brad Daugherty, North Carolina Cavaliers
1995 Joe Smith, Maryland. Warriors
1997 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest Spurs
1999 Elton Brand, Duke Bulls
No. 1 Overall Selections by Conference
(by Yearly Conference Membership)
Atlantic Coast 9
Big Ten 9
Big East 3
Southern 3
Big Eight 2
Big West 2
Pacific-10 2
Colonial 1
Conference USA 1
Metro 1
Mountain States 1
Mountain West 1
Southeastern 1
Southwest 1
Independents 10
ACC Draft Picks by School
Overall First Round
School Selections Selections Last First Round Selection Year
Boston College 31 8 Troy Bell 2003
Clemson 25 6 Sharone Wright 1994
Duke 72 27 Shelden Williams/J.J. Redick 2006
Florida State 34 9 Al Thornton 2007
Georgia Tech 41 16 Jarrett Jack 2005
Maryland 56 16 Chris Wilcox/Juan Dixon 2002
Miami 16 3 John Salmons 2002
North Carolina 92 36 Williams/Felton/May/McCants 2005
NC State 61 14 J.J. Hickson 2008
Virginia 33 7 Cory Alexander 1995
Virginia Tech 25 1 Dell Curry 1986
Wake Forest 36 10 Chris Paul 2005
South Carolina 10 3 John Roche 1971
NBA Draft Totals by NBA Teams
NBA Team 1st Round Total
Boston Celtics 10 39
Atlanta Hawks 11 31
Sacramento Kings 9 27
Los Angeles Clippers 6 27
Washington Wizards 9 26
New York Knicks 6 25
Chicago Bulls 7 23
Golden State Warriors 5 23
Phoenix Suns 7 23
Philadelphia 76ers 10 22
Los Angeles Lakers 7 20
Detroit Pistons 4 18
Cleveland Cavaliers 5 16
Portland Trail Blazers 4 16
Seattle Supersonics 2 15
Denver Nuggets 6 13
Milwaukee Bucks 1 11
New Jersey Nets 7 11
Indiana Pacers 5 10
San Antonio Spurs 2 10
Dallas Mavericks 3 9
Houston Rockets 3 9
Utah Jazz 1 8
Orlando Magic 3 6
Memphis Grizzlies 0 5
Minnesota Timberwolves 4 5
Charlotte Bobcats 4 4
New Orleans Hornets 3 4
Toronto Raptors 2 2
Miami Heat 0 1
