Photo by: Chris Summerville
With the 2017 NBA Draft just a few days away, and four Blue Devils waiting to hear their name called this year on draft night, we wanted to take a look at historical look at where each Duke player has been selected in the NBA Draft:
| Pick | Selection(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Art Heyman ('63) / Elton Brand ('99) / Kyrie Irving ('11) |
| 2 | Danny Ferry ('89) / Jay Williams ('02) / Jabari Parker ('14) / Brandon Ingram ('16) |
| 3 | Dick Groat ('53) / Christian Laettner ('92) / Grant Hill ('94) / Mike Dunleavy Jr. ('02) / Jahlil Okafor ('15) |
| 4 | - |
| 5 | Jeff Mullins ('64) / Jack Marin ('66) / Shelden Williams ('06) |
| 6 | Shane Battier ('01) |
| 7 | Mike Gminski ('80) / Bobby Hurley ('93) / Luol Deng ('04) |
| 8 | - |
| 9 | - |
| 10 | Johnny Dawkins ('86) / Austin Rivers ('12) / Justise Winslow ('15) |
| 11 | Trajan Langdon ('99) / J. J. Redick ('06) |
| 12 | Cherokee Parks ('95) / Gerald Henderson ('09) |
| 13 | Tate Armstrong ('77) / Corey Maggette ('99) |
| 14 | William Avery ('99) |
| 15 | - |
| 16 | Jim Spanarkel ('79) |
| 17 | - |
| 18 | Mark Alarie ('86) |
| 19 | - |
| 20 | Roshown McLeod ('98) / Dahntay Jones ('03) |
| 21 | Nolan Smith ('11) |
| 22 | Mason Plumlee ('13) |
| 23 | Rodney Hood ('14) |
| 24 | Tyus Jones ('15) |
| 25 | Bob Verga ('67) / Alaa Abdelnaby ('90) |
| 26 | Miles Plumlee ('12) |
| 27 | - |
| 28 | Gene Banks ('81) |
| 29 | Antonio Lang ('94) |
| 30 | - |
| 31 | - |
| 32 | Doug Kistler ('61) / Daniel Ewing ('05) |
| 33 | Gary Melchionni ('73) / Kyle Singler ('11) |
| 34 | Vince Taylor ('82) |
| 35 | Carlos Boozer ('02) |
| 36 | - |
| 37 | Josh McRoberts ('07) |
| 38 | Chris Duhon ('04) |
| 39 | Thomas Hill ('93) |
| 40 | Chris Carrawell ('00) |
| 41 | Erik Meek ('95) |
| 42 | - |
| 43 | - |
| 44 | - |
| 45 | - |
| 46 | - |
| 47 | - |
| 48 | Brian Davis ('92) / Ryan Kelly ('13) |
| 49 | Phil Henderson ('90) |
| 50 | - |
| 51 | - |
| 52 | - |
| 53 | - |
| 54 | - |
| 55 | - |
| 56 | - |
| 57 | - |
| 58 | David Henderson ('86) |
| 59 | - |
| 60 | - |
Other selections of note (back when the NBA went more than two rounds and 60 total picks):
#61 – Randy Denton (’71)
#78 – Kenny Dennard (’81)
#111 – Mark Crow (’77)
#116 – Martin Nessley (’87)
#122 – Joe Kennedy (’68)
There has also been a number of Blue Devils to play in the NBA as undrafted free agents:
Bob Gantt (’46)
Shavlik Randolph (’05)
DeMarcus Nelson (’08)
Lance Thomas (’10)
Seth Curry (’13)
Andre Dawkins (’14)
Quinn Cook (’15)
Marshall Plumlee (’16)
There are a few interesting trends to watch for on Thursday. Will Jayson Tatum become the sixth Duke player to be selected #3 overall? Will Luke Kennard join fellow sharpshooters Trajan Langdon and J.J. Redick as the #11 selection? How many players will the Blue Devils add to their total of 41 first round draft picks?
Tune in Thursday night at 7pm EST on ESPN to find out.
