Not many gamers can declare they have been the No. 1 general decide within the NBA draft.
The unique membership would not embody all-time greats like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo or 2024 NBA champion and Finals MVP Jaylen Brown.
The listing of faculties who’ve produced a first-overall NBA draft decide is even shorter. This is a take a look at the school packages which have churned out probably the most No. 1 general picks within the historical past of the NBA draft; a historical past that dates again to 1947.
Duke: 5
The Duke Blue Devils have produced 5 prime NBA draft picks in Artwork Heyman (1963), Elton Model (1999), Kyrie Irving (2011), Zion Williamson (2019) and Paolo Banchero (2022).
Duke’s first-overall picks have mixed for 3 NBA Rookie of the Yr awards and 13 NBA All-Star choices. Whereas all 5 earned NBA All-Rookie first-team nods, Irving is the one one who ultimately led his crew to an NBA championship.
Kentucky: 3
Kentucky has produced three No. 1 general NBA draft picks in John Wall (2010), Anthony Davis (2012) and Karl-Anthony Cities (2015). All three former Wildcats earned NBA All-Rookie first-team choices, whereas Cities was named the 2015-16 NBA Rookie of the Yr.
Davis, who was drafted by New Orleans, received an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
Editor’s Picks
2 Associated
16 faculties tied with 2
Cincinnati (Oscar Robertson, 1960; Kenyon Martin, 2000)
Duquesne (Dick Ricketts, 1955; Si Inexperienced, 1956)
Georgetown (Patrick Ewing, 1985; Allen Iverson, 1996)
Houston (Elvin Hayes, 1968; Hakeem Olajuwon, 1984)
Indiana (Walt Bellamy, 1961; Kent Benson, 1977)
Kansas (Danny Manning, 1988; Andrew Wiggins, 2014)
Kansas State (Howie Shannon, 1949; Bob Boozer, 1959)
LSU (Shaquille O’Neal, 1992; Ben Simmons, 2016)
Maryland (John Lucas, 1976; Joe Smith, 1995)
Michigan (Cazzie Russell, 1966; Chris Webber, 1993)
North Carolina (James Worthy, 1982; Brad Daugherty, 1986)
Purdue (Joe Barry Carroll, 1980; Glenn Robinson, 1994)
UCLA (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1969; Invoice Walton, 1974)
UNLV (Larry Johnson, 1991; Anthony Bennett, 2013)
Utah (Invoice McGill, 1962; Andrew Bogut, 2005)
West Virginia (Mark Workman, 1952; Scorching Rod Hundley, 1957)
31 faculties tied with 1
Arizona (Deandre Ayton, 2018)
Bowling Inexperienced (Chuck Share, 1950)
Bradley (Gene Melchiorre, 1951)
Davidson (Fred Hetzel, 1965)
DePaul (Mark Aguirre, 1981)
Furman (Frank Selvy, 1954)
Georgia (Anthony Edwards, 2020)
Illinois State (Doug Collins, 1973)
LIU Brooklyn (Ray Felix, 1953)
Louisville (Pervis Ellison, 1989)
Loyola Chicago (LaRue Martin, 1972)
Marshall (Andy Tonkovich, 1948)
Memphis (Derrick Rose, 2008)
Michigan State (Earvin Magic Johnson, 1979)
Minnesota (Mychal Thompson, 1978)
Navy (David Robinson, 1987)
NC State (David Thompson, 1975)
Notre Dame (Austin Carr, 1971)
Ohio State (Greg Oden, 2007)
Oklahoma (Blake Griffin, 2009)
Oklahoma State (Cade Cunningham, 2021)
Pacific (Michael Olowokandi, 1998)
Windfall (Jimmy Walker, 1967)
Seattle (Elgin Baylor, 1958)
St. Bonaventure (Bob Lanier, 1970)
Syracuse (Derrick Coleman, 1990)
Texas Wesleyan (Clifton McNeely, 1947)
Texas Western (Jim Barnes, 1964)
Virginia (Ralph Sampson, 1983)
Wake Forest (Tim Duncan, 1997)
Washington (Markelle Fultz, 2017)
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