List of Michigan Wolverines in the NBA draft

The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, representing the University of Michigan, has had 76 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding the yearly event in 1947.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Chris Webber was drafted first overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1993 NBA Draft.

The drafts held between 1947 and 1949 were held by the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The BAA became the National Basketball Association after absorbing teams from the National Basketball League in the fall of 1949. Official NBA publications include the BAA Drafts as part of the NBA's draft history. From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft.[5]

Through the 2023 NBA draft, a Wolverine has been chosen first overall two times in the history of the event, Cazzie Russell in 1966 and Chris Webber in 1993. Thirty-one Wolverines have been drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft, with Kobe Bufkin being the latest in 2023. The most Wolverines selected in the first round of a single NBA Draft is three, which happened in 1990. Six players have been selected to either an ABA or NBA All-Star Game, four have been a member of an NBA or ABA championship winning team, and three have achieved both. Two former Wolverines have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. [6]

G Guard F Forward C Center
* Selected to an NBA/ABA All-Star Game
Won an NBA/ABA championship
Selected to an All-Star Game and won an NBA/ABA championship
 
Cazzie Russell was drafted first overall by the New York Knicks in the 1966 NBA Draft.
 
Glen Rice was drafted fourth overall by the Miami Heat in the 1989 NBA Draft.
 
Juwan Howard was drafted fifth overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1994 NBA Draft.
 
Jamal Crawford was drafted eighth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2000 NBA Draft.
 
Trey Burke was drafted ninth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA Draft.
 
Fran Wagner was drafted eighth overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2021 NBA Draft.
 
Jett Howard was drafted eleventh overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Players selected in the NBA draft

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Michigan Wolverines players drafted
Year Round Pick Overall Name Position Team Notes
1949 Bob Harrison G Minneapolis Lakers NBA All-Star (1956)
NBA Champion (1950, 1952, 1953)[7]
1950 6 10 70 Mack Supronowicz F Syracuse Nationals
1951 5 10 50 Leo VanderKuy G, F Minneapolis Lakers
1957 5 2 34 Ron Kramer G Fort Wayne Pistons
7 3 51 George Ferguson F Minneapolis Lakers
1958 7 6 53 Pete Tillotson C Syracuse Nationals
1959 4 2 24 George Lee G Detroit Pistons
11 2 73 M. C. Burton Jr. G Detroit Pistons
1961 4 6 38 John Tidwell G Philadelphia Warriors
1965 T Bill Buntin F, C Detroit Pistons
15 3 103 George Pomey G, F St. Louis Hawks
1966 1 1 1 Cazzie Russell G, F New York Knicks NBA All-Rookie First Team (1967)
NBA All-Star (1972)
NBA Champion (1970) [8]
3 2 22 Ollie Darden F Detroit Pistons
1967 4 11 42 Craig Dill C San Diego Rockets
1969 4 1 44 Dennis Stewart F Phoenix Suns
1970 1 2 2 Rudy Tomjanovich F San Diego Rockets NBA All-Star (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979)
NBA Champion (1994, 1995) (as head coach)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2020) [9]
1971 10 16 168 Dan Fife F Milwaukee Bucks
1972 3 14 44 Wayne Grabiec G Boston Celtics
1973 4 9 61 Ken Brady C Detroit Pistons
5 9 78 Henry Wilmore C Detroit Pistons
14 1 189 Ernie Johnson F Philadelphia Sixers
1974 1 8 8 Campy Russell* F Cleveland Cavaliers NBA All-Star (1979)[10]
1975 4 2 56 C. J. Kupec F, C Los Angeles Lakers
1976 4 9 60 Wayman Britt G Los Angeles Lakers
1977 1 16 16 Rickey Green* G Golden State Warriors NBA All-Star (1984)[11]
3 11 55 Steve Grote G Cleveland Cavaliers
5 22 110 John Robinson G Los Angeles Lakers
1978 3 17 61 Dave Baxter G Seattle SuperSonics
4 3 69 Joel Thompson F Houston Rockets
1979 1 15 15 Phil Hubbard C Detroit Pistons
1981 1 19 19 Mike McGee G Los Angeles Lakers NBA Champion (1982, 1985)[12]
3 23 69 John Johnson G Boston Celtics
5 20 112 Paul Heuerman C Phoenix Suns
1982 7 3 141 Thad Gardner F Utah Jazz
1983 10 7 213 Ike Person C Detroit Pistons
1984 1 12 12 Tim McCormick C Cleveland Cavaliers
2 8 32 Eric Turner G Detroit Pistons
10 19 225 Dan Pelekoudas G Detroit Pistons
1986 1 7 7 Roy Tarpley F Dallas Mavericks NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award (1988)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1987)[13]
5 2 95 Richard Rellford F Indiana Pacers
6 1 117 Butch Wade F New York Knicks
7 5 144 Robert Henderson F Chicago Bulls
1987 6 20 134 Antoine Joubert G Detroit Pistons
1988 1 15 15 Gary Grant G Seattle SuperSonics
1989 1 4 4 Glen Rice F Miami Heat NBA All-Star (1996, 1997, 1998)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1997)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1990)
All-NBA Second Team (1997)
All-NBA Third Team (1998)
NBA Champion (2000)[14]
1990 1 10 10 Rumeal Robinson G Atlanta Hawks
1 13 13 Loy Vaught F Los Angeles Clippers
1 16 16 Terry Mills F Milwaukee Bucks
2 27 53 Sean Higgins F San Antonio Spurs
1993 1 1 1 Chris Webber* F Orlando Magic NBA All-Star (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1994)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994)
All-NBA First Team (2001)
All-NBA Second Team (1999, 2002, 2003)
All-NBA Third Team (2000)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2021)[15]
2 6 33 Eric Riley C Dallas Mavericks
1994 1 5 5 Juwan Howard F Washington Wizards NBA All-Star (1996)
NBA Champion (2012, 2013)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)
All-NBA Third Team (1996)[16]
1 13 13 Jalen Rose G Denver Nuggets NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)
NBA Most Improved Player (2000) [17]
1995 2 6 35 Jimmy King G Toronto Raptors
1997 1 14 14 Maurice Taylor F Los Angeles Clippers NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1998)[18]
1998 1 6 6 Robert Traylor F Dallas Mavericks
2 29 58 Maceo Baston F Chicago Bulls
1999 2 13 42 Louis Bullock G Minnesota Timberwolves
2000 1 8 8 Jamal Crawford G Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2010, 2014, 2016)[19]
2004 2 16 45 Bernard Robinson G Charlotte Hornets
2011 2 11 41 Darius Morris G Los Angeles Lakers
2013 1 9 9 Trey Burke G Minnesota Timberwolves NBA All-Rookie First Team (2014)[20]
1 24 24 Tim Hardaway Jr. G New York Knicks NBA All-Rookie First Team (2014)[21]
2014 1 8 8 Nik Stauskas G Sacramento Kings
1 21 21 Mitch McGary C Oklahoma City Thunder
2 10 40 Glenn Robinson III F Minnesota Timberwolves
2016 1 20 20 Caris LeVert G Indiana Pacers
2017 1 17 17 D. J. Wilson F Milwaukee Bucks
2018 1 25 25 Moritz Wagner F Los Angeles Lakers
2019 1 28 28 Jordan Poole G Golden State Warriors NBA Champion (2022)
2 17 47 Ignas Brazdeikis F Sacramento Kings
2021 1 8 8 Franz Wagner F Orlando Magic NBA All-Rookie First Team (2022)[22]
2 12 42 Isaiah Livers F Detroit Pistons
2022 2 2 32 Caleb Houstan F Orlando Magic
2 13 43 Moussa Diabaté F Los Angeles Clippers
2023 1 11 11 Jett Howard F Orlando Magic
1 15 15 Kobe Bufkin G Atlanta Hawks

References

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