Cats in the Pros

Player            *Round Year    Drafting Team   Teams Played ForBob Cluggish                                     New York (1946-47)Jack Tingle              1947    Washington      Washington (1947-48), Minneapolis (1948-49)Jack Parkinson           1948    Washington      Indianapolis (1949-50)Kenny Rollins            1948    Chicago         Chicago (1948-49), Boston (1952-53)Alex Groza               1949    Indianapolis    Indianapolis (1949-51)Cliff Barker             1949    Indianapolis    Indianapolis (1949-52)Ralph Beard              1949    Chicago         Indianapolis (1949-51)Wallace Jones            1949    Washington      Indianapolis (1949-52)Dale Barnstable          1950    BostonBobby Watson             1952    MilwaukeeCliff Hagan              1953    Boston          St. Louis (1956-66), ABA Dallas (1967-70)Frank Ramsey             1953    Boston          Boston (1954-58)Bob Burrow           2nd 1956    Rochester       Rochester (1956-57), Minneapolis (1957-58)Jerry Bird           3rd 1956    Minneapolis     New York (1958-59)Phil Grawemeyer      3rd 1956    MinneapolisVernon Hatton        2nd 1958    Cincinnati      Cincinnati/Philadelphia (1958-59), Philadelphia (1959-61), Chicago/St. Louis (1961-62)Johnny Cox           4th 1958    New York        Chicago (1962-63)Adrian Smith        15th 1958    Cincinnati      ABA Denver (1971-74), ABA Utah (1974-76)Bennie Coffman       7th 1960    SyracuseDon Mills           18th 1960    New YorkSid Cohen            4th 1960    BostonRoger Newman         7th 1961    SyracuseNed Jennings        13th 1961    New YorkLarry Pursiful       8th 1962    ChicagoCotton Nash          2nd 1964    Los Angeles     Los Angeles/San Franscisco (1964-65), ABA Kentucky (1967-68)Tommy Kron           3rd 1966    St. Louis       St. Louis (1966-67), Seattle (1967-69), ABA Kentucky (1969-70)Pat Riley            1st 1967    San Diego       San Diego (1967-70), Los Angeles (1970-75), Los Angeles-Phoenix (1975-76)Louie Dampier        4th 1967    Cincinnati      ABA Kentucky (1967-76), San Antonio (1976-79)Cliff Berger         9th 1968    Los AngelesPhil Argento        10th 1969    Los AngelesDan Issel            8th 1970    Detroit         ABA Kentucky (1970-75), Denver (1975-85)Mike Casey           8th 1970    ChicagoTom Payne            1st 1971    Atlanta         Atlanta (1971-72)Larry Steele         3rd 1971    Portland        Portland (1971-80)Jim Dinwiddie       10th 1971    PhiladelphiaTom Parker           6th 1972    ClevelandKent Hollenbeck     10th 1972    DetroitJim Andrews          7th 1973    SeattleKevin Grevey         1st 1975    Washington      Washington (1976-83), Milwaukee (1983-85)Jimmy Dan Connor     2nd 1975    Phoenix         ABA Kentucky (1975-76)Bob Guyette          3rd 1975    Kansas City-OmahaMike Flynn           7th 1975    Philadelphia    Indiana (1975-78)Larry Johnson        2nd 1977    BuffaloRick Robey           1st 1978    Indiana         Indiana-Boston (1978-79), Boston (1979-83), Phoenix (1983-86)Jack Givens          1st 1978    Atlanta         Atlanta (1978-80)James Lee            2nd 1978    SeattleMike Phillips        3rd 1978    New JerseyKyle Macy            1st 1979    Phoenix         Phoenix (1980-85), Chicago (1985-86), Indiana (1986-87)Truman Claytor       6th 1979    DetroitLaVon Williams       5th 1980    ClevelandJay Shidler          9th 1980    ChicagoFred Cowan           6th 1981    HoustonChuck Verderber      7th 1982    ChicagoDirk Minniefield     2nd 1983    Dallas          Cleveland (1985-87), Houston (1987), Golden State-Boston (1987-88)Derrick Hord         4th 1983    ClevelandCharles Hurt         6th 1983    MilwaukeeDicky Beal           4th 1984    AtlantaSam Bowie            1st 1984    Portland        Portland (1984-89), New Jersey (1989-93), L.A. Lakers (1993-94)Jim Master           6th 1984    AtlantaMelvin Turpin        1st 1984    Washington      Cleveland (1984-87), Utah (1987-88), Washington (1989-90)Kenny Walker         1st 1986    New York        New York (1986-91), Washington (1993-95)Roger Harden         5th 1986    Los AngelesJames Blackmon       5th 1987    New JerseyRex Chapman          1st 1988    Charlotte       Charlotte (1988-92), Washington (1992-94), Miami (94-96)Rob Lock             3rd 1988    LA Clippers     LA Clippers (1988-89)Ed Davender          3rd 1988    WashingtonWinston Bennett      3rd 1988    Cleveland       Cleveland (1989-91), Miami (1991-92)Jamal Mashburn       1st 1993    Dallas          Dallas (1993-1996), Miami (1997-00), Charlotte (2001), New Orleans (2002)Rodney Dent          2nd 1994    Orlando         Orlando (1994-95), Vancouver (1995-96)Antoine Walker       1st 1996    Boston          Boston (1997-02)Tony Delk            1st 1996    Charlotte       Charlotte (1997), Golden State (1998-99), Sacramento (2000), Phoenix (2001), Boston (2002)Walter McCarty       1st 1996    New York        New York (1997), Boston(1998-02)Mark Pope            2nd 1996    Indiana         Indiana (1998-99), Milwaukee (2002)Ron Mercer           1st 1997    Boston Celtics  Boston (1998-99), Denver/Orlando (2000), Chicago (2001), Indiana (2002)Derek Anderson       1st 1998    Cleveland       Cleveland (1998-99), LA Clippers (2000), San Antonio (2001), Portland (2002)Nazr Mohammed        1st 1999    Utah Jazz       Philadelphia (1999-00), Atlanta (2001-02)Scott Padgett        1st 1999    Utah Jazz       Utah (2000-02)Jamaal Magloire      1st 2000    Charlotte       Charlotte (2001), New Orleans (2002)Tayshaun Prince      1st 2002    Detroit         Detroit (2002)

Keith Bogans         2nd 2003    Milwaukee       Orlando (2003)

*The NBA Draft, which was instituted 1947, did not have multiple rounds until 1957.Active players in bold