List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NBA Draft

The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 23 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1947. Tony Battie, taken fifth overall in the 1997 draft, is Texas Tech's only player drafted in the first round. The Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) have drafted 3 Red Raiders, more than any other NBA franchise.

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.[1][2] 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.[3] From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held it own draft.[4]

Contents

Drafts

American Basketball Association

Year Round Pick Overall Player Position ABA team[A 1] Notes
1971 &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— Knolle, GeneGene Knolle[A 2] Dallas Chaparrals &10000000000000000000000—

National Basketball Association

Main article: National Basketball Association Draft
Year Round Pick Overall Player Position NBA team[A 1] Notes
1947 &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— Head, GarlandGarland Head New York Knicks &10000000000000000000000—
1953 &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— Nolen, PaulPaul Nolen Baltimore Bullets &10000000000000000000000—
1956 &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— Carpenter, GeneGene Carpenter Rochester Royals &10000000000000000000000—
1956 &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— &10000000000000000000000— Reed, JimJim Reed St. Louis Hawks &10000000000000000000000—
1959 8 4 57 Hill, LeonLeon Hill Minneapolis Lakers &10000000000000000000000—
1962 3 4 20 Hudgens, HaroldHarold Hudgens Detroit Pistons &10000000000000000000000—
1971 7 3 105 Knolle, GeneGene Knolle[A 2] Portland Trail Blazers &10000000000000000000000—
1972 15 5 192 Lowery, GregGreg Lowery Chicago Bulls &10000000000000000000000—
1975 6 11 101 Johnson, WilliamWilliam Johnson Houston Rockets &10000000000000000000000—
1976 4 6 57 Bullock, RickRick Bullock New York Knicks &10000000000000000000000—
1978 3 8 52 Russell, MikeMike Russell Kansas City Kings &10000000000000000000000—
1979 3 6 50 Huston, GeoffGeoff Huston New York Knicks &10000000000000000000000—
1980 10 13 212 Williams, KentKent Williams Seattle SuperSonics &10000000000000000000000—
1982 2 19 42 Taylor, JeffJeff Taylor Houston Rockets &10000000000000000000000—
1982 5 18 110 Swannegan, ClarenceClarence Swannegan Seattle SuperSonics &10000000000000000000000—
1985 4 16 86 Jennings, BubbaBubba Jennings Dallas Mavericks &10000000000000000000000—
1985 6 21 137 Anderson, QuentinQuentin Anderson Milwaukee Bucks &10000000000000000000000—
1986 4 23 93 Benford, TonyTony Benford Boston Celtics &10000000000000000000000—
1995 2 19 48 Davis, MarkMark Davis Minnesota Timberwolves &10000000000000000000000—
1996 2 12 41 Sasser, JasonJason Sasser Sacramento Kings &10000000000000000000000—
1997 1 5 5 Battie, TonyTony Battie Denver Nuggets &10000000000000000000000—
1998 2 20 49 Carr, CoryCory Carr Atlanta Hawks &10000000000000000000000—
2004 2 6 35 Emmett, AndreAndre Emmett Seattle SuperSonics &10000000000000000000000—

Notes

  1. ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
  2. ^ a b Gene Knolle was drafted in the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and in the 1971 AFA Draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. http://www.webcitation.org/5lNi4km54. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  2. ^ Dengate, Jeff (2007-05-16). "Let the Ping-Pong Balls Fall". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. http://www.webcitation.org/5lNiBuEJl. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  3. ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(i)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. http://www.webcitation.org/5lNicXB6Z. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  4. ^ Pluto, Terry (1990). Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 432. ISBN 141654061X. http://books.google.com/books?id=VrBVzp8aRBYC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 2009-12-05. 
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