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The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league. While most NBA players are drafted, undrafted players occasionally earn roster spots as well.[1][2] Sometimes, they even outperform more celebrated draft picks.[3] The number of rounds in the draft has evolved since the first one in 1947.[4] The 1960 and 1968 drafts were 21 rounds, before settling at 10 rounds by 1974 (in 1977, however, the draft was held in eight); it was reduced to seven rounds in 1985. After negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association, the draft has been two rounds since 1989, leaving undrafted players free to negotiate with any team.[5] With the creation of two-way contracts in the NBA being made available ever since the 2017–18 season, more undrafted talents have gained opportunities to debut in the NBA than they previously had in recent years.
Unlike with American football in the National Football League (NFL), undrafted players are less likely to become recognizable stars in the NBA.[6] Only one modern-day undrafted player has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame—Ben Wallace in 2021.[a][10][11] The first undrafted player to be voted an NBA All-Star starter in 2003,[12] Wallace played the most career games of any undrafted player with 1,088 games played in 15 seasons, won an NBA championship, was a four-time All-Star, and was a four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.[13]
Other undrafted players have made significant contributions. John Starks was the first undrafted player in the modern era to become an All-Star in 1994.[14] Udonis Haslem became the first undrafted player to lead a franchise (Miami) in career rebounds in 2012,[15] and he was a member of each of the Heat's three championship teams.[16] Mike James from the 1998 draft was the first undrafted player to average 20 points in a season (20.3) in 2006.[17] Jorge Garbajosa was the first to be named All-Rookie First Team in 2007.[18] Undrafted in the 2016 draft, Fred VanVleet holds the single-game scoring record for an undrafted player with 54 points on February 2, 2021.[19] Troy Hudson, who enjoyed an 11-year NBA career after being passed over in the 1997 draft, alluded to his rise in his 2007 album Undrafted.[20][21]
List of undrafted players[edit]
The following players were undrafted in the specified year, but later played in at least one official regular season or playoff game in their career.
| Draft | Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Don Barksdale | PF/C |  United States | UCLA (Fr.) |
| Charles Black | PF/C | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| Harry Boykoff | C | United States | St. John's (Jr.) | |
| Carl Braun | G | United States | Colgate (So.) | |
| Bill Calhoun | SG/SF | United States | San Francisco Junior College (Sr.) | |
| Fran Curran | PG | United States | Notre Dame (Jr.) | |
| Jack Dwan | SG/SF | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
| Hoot Gibson | PF/C | United States | Creighton (So.) | |
| Ralph Hamilton | SG/SF | United States | Indiana (Jr.) | |
| John Hargis | SG/SF | United States | Texas (Jr.) | |
| Doug Holcomb | SF/PF | United States | Wisconsin (So.) | |
| Boag Johnson | PG | United States | Huntington (Sr.) | |
| Johnny Jorgensen | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
| Walt Kirk | SG/SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Bob Knight | SG/SF | United States | Weaver (Connecticut) (HS Sr.) | |
| Ray Kuka | SF | United States | Montana State (Jr.) | |
| Walt Lautenbach | SG/SF | United States | Wisconsin (Jr.) | |
| Matt Mazza | SG/SF | United States | Michigan State (So.) | |
| Dick Mehen | PF/C | United States | Tennessee (Jr.) | |
| Carl Meinhold | SG/SF | United States | LIU Brooklyn (So.) | |
| Ken Menke | SG | United States | Illinois (Jr.) | |
| Paul Noel | SF/PF | United States | Kentucky (Fr.) | |
| Gene Ollrich | PF | United States | Drake (Sr.) | |
| Les Pugh | PF/C | United States | Ohio State (So.) | |
| Ray Ramsey | SG/SF | United States | Bradley (Sr.) | |
| Lee Robbins | G | United States | Colorado (Sr.) | |
| Gene Rock | PG | United States | USC (Jr.) | |
| Jack Rocker | PF/C | United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Jim Springer | C | United States | Canterbury College (Indiana) (Jr.) | |
| Jack Smiley | SG/SF | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Sid Tanenbaum | SG/SF | United States | NYU (Sr.) | |
| Mike Todorovich | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Jack Toomay | PF/C | United States | Pacific (Sr.) | |
| Floyd Volker | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Danny Wagner | PG | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
| 1948 | Don Asmonga | G | United States | Alliance (So.) |
| Jake Bornheimer | PF/C | United States | Muhlenberg (So.) | |
| Bob Brannum | PF/C | United States | Michigan State (Jr.) | |
| Jim Browne | C | United States | Tilden Tech (Illinois) (HS Sr.) | |
| Joe Colone | SF | United States | Bloomsburg State (Sr.) | |
| Jack Cotton | PF/C | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Dillard Crocker | SG/SF | United States | Western Michigan (Fr.) | |
| Ray Ellefson | PF/C | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) | |
| Jack Eskridge | PF/C | United States | Kansas (Jr.) | |
| Phil Farbman | PG | United States | CCNY (Sr.) | |
| Donnie Forman | PG | United States | NYU (Sr.) | |
| Joe Graboski | PF/C | United States | Tuley (Illinois) (HS Sr.) | |
| John Hazen | PG | United States | Indiana State (So.) | |
| Gene James | SF/PF | United States | Marshall (Jr.) | |
| Neil Johnston | C | United States | Ohio State (So.) | |
| Lionel Malamed | PG | United States | CCNY (Sr.) | |
| Jack McCloskey | PG | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
| Bill Miller | SG/SF | United States | North Carolina (So.) | |
| Dave Minor | G | United States | UCLA (Jr.) | |
| Dermie O'Connell | PG | United States | Holy Cross (So.) | |
| Fred Paine | SF | United States | Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) | |
| Jim Spruill | SG | United States | Rice (Fr.) | |
| 1949 | Edward Bartels | SG/SF | United States | NC State (Jr.) |
| Vince Boryla | SF/PF | United States | Denver (Sr.) | |
| Joe Bradley | SG | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) | |
| Bob Brown | SF | United States | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) | |
| Leroy Chollet | SG/SF | United States | Canisius (Sr.) | |
| Joe Dolhon | PG | United States | NYU (Jr.) | |
| George Feigenbaum | PG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (So.) | |
| Normie Glick | SF/PF | United States | Marymount (So.) | |
| Al Guokas | SG/SF | United States | Saint Joseph's (So.) | |
| Bob Hahn | C | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
| Bob Harrison | PG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Bill Herman | SG | United States | Mount Union (Sr.) | |
| Howie Janotta | SF | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
| Frank Kudelka | SG/SF | United States | Saint Mary's (California) (Jr.) | |
| Mal McMullen | PF/C | United States | Xavier (Jr.) | |
| Al Miksis | C | United States | Western Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Mike O'Neill | SG/SF | United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Charlie Parsley | SG | United States | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| John Payak | SG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
| Jack Phelan | SG/SF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
| Marv Schatzman | SF/PF | United States | Saint Louis (So.) | |
| Wayne See | SG | United States | Northern Arizona (Sr.) | |
| Paul Walther | G | United States | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| Isaac Walthour | PG | United States | Benjamin Franklin (New York) (HS Sr.) | |
| Bob Wood | PG | United States | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
| 1950 | Ed Earle | SG/SF | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) |
| Al Masino | PG | United States | Canisius (Sr.) | |
| Andy O'Donnell | PG/SG | United States | Loyola (Maryland) (Sr.) | |
| Bob Wilson | SG/SF | United States | West Virginia State (Sr.) | |
| 1951 | Jerry Fowler | C | United States | Missouri (Sr.) |
| John O'Boyle | SG | United States | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
| 1952 | Pete Darcey | C | United States | Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) |
| Danny Finn | G | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| Don Hanrahan | F | United States | Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.) | |
| Don Henriksen | PF/C | United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Bucky McConnell | PG | United States | Marshall (Sr.) | |
| Jim Mooney | SF | United States | Villanova (Jr.) | |
| Bob Naber | SG/SF | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
| Sherwin Raiken | SG | United States | Villanova (Sr.) | |
| 1953 | Rollen Hans | SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) |
| McCoy Ingram | PF | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
| Jackie Moore | F | United States | La Salle (So.) | |
| Al Roges | SG/SF | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
| Hal Uplinger | SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
| Bob Williams | SF | United States | Florida A&M (Sr.) | |
| 1954 | Fred Christ | SG/SF | United States | Fordham (Sr.) |
| Andy Johnson | SG/SF | United States | Portland (Sr.) | |
| Dan King | F | United States | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| Worthy Patterson | G | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| 1955 | Rich Eichhorst | G | United States | Southeast Missouri State (Sr.) |
| Chris Harris | SG |  United Kingdom England | Dayton (Sr.) | |
| Med Park | SG/SF | United States | Missouri (Sr.) | |
| 1958 | Stacey Arceneaux | SG | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| Whitey Bell | PG | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
| 1960 | George Lehmann | G |  United States | Campbell (Fr.) |
| 1961 | Ed Burton | SF |  United States | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 1962 | Dan Tieman | PG | United States | Thomas More (Sr.) |
| Ralph Wells | PG | United States | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
| Art Williams | PG | United States | Cal Poly Pomona (Fr.) | |
| 1963 | Bob Hogsett | PF | United States | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| Bob Warlick | SG | United States | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
| 1964 | Connie Hawkins | PF/C | United States | Iowa (Fr.) |
| Steve Jones | SG | United States | Oregon (Sr.) | |
| 1965 | Jay Miller | SF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1966 | Bud Acton | SF | United States | Hillsdale (Sr.) |
| Bill Dinwiddie | F | United States | New Mexico Highlands (Sr.) | |
| Dennis Hamilton | PF | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
| 1967 | Tyrone Britt | G | United States | Johnson C. Smith (Sr.) |
| Al Jackson | SF | United States | Wilberforce (Sr.) | |
| Johnny Jones | SF | United States | Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.) | |
| Craig Spitzer | C | United States | Tulane (Sr.) | |
| Doug Sims | F | United States | Kent State (Sr.) | |
| 1968 | Gary Suiter | PF | United States | Midwestern State (Sr.) |
| Cliff Williams | SG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
| 1969 | Moe Barr | SG | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 1970 | Charlie Criss | PG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
| A. W. Holt | SF | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
| Vester Marshall | SF | United States | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
| Jeff Webb | SG | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| Harthorne Wingo | SF | United States | Friendship College (Sr.) | |
| 1972 | Al Carlson | C | United States | Oregon (So.) |
| Paul McCracken | SG | United States | Cal State Northridge (Sr.) | |
| 1973 | Henry Dickerson | G | United States | Morris Harvey (Sr.) |
| Slick Watts | G | United States | Xavier (Louisiana) (Sr.) | |
| 1974 | Jerry Baskerville | F | United States | Temple (So.) |
| 1975 | Robin Jones | PF | United States | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| Irv Kiffin | SF | United States | Oklahoma Baptist (Sr.) | |
| 1978 | Del Beshore | PG | United States | California (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
| Mike Davis | C | United States | Maryland (Sr.) | |
| Rock Lee | PF/C | United States | San Diego State (Sr.) | |
| Myles Patrick | F | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
| Sam Pellom | F | United States | Buffalo (Sr.) | |
| Jim Zoet | C |  Canada | Lakehead (Sr.) | |
| 1979 | Norman Black | SG/SF | United States | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
| Alan Hardy | SG/SF | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Bill Mayfield | SF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| 1980 | Jim Brogan | SG/SF | United States | West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.) |
| 1981 | Jerome Henderson | PF/C | United States | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| Ron Cavenall | C | United States | Texas Southern (Sr.) | |
| 1985 | David Cooke | PF | United States | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
| Dennis Nutt | PG | United States | TCU (Sr.) | |
| João Vianna | F |  Brazil | Clube Atlético Monte Líbano (Brazil) | |
| 1986 | Robert Rose | G | United States Australia | George Mason (Sr.) |
| Andre Spencer | SF | United States | Northern Arizona (Sr.) | |
| Kelvin Upshaw | PG | United States | Utah (Sr.) | |
| Stojko Vranković | C |  Yugoslavia Croatia | KK Zadar (Yugoslavia) | |
| 1987 | Randy Allen | F | United States | Florida State (Sr.) |
| Sergei Bazarevich | SG |  Soviet Union Russia Greece | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) | |
| Scott Brooks | PG | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) | |
| Mike Champion | PF | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
| Tom Copa | C | United States | Marquette (Sr.) | |
| Radisav Ćurčić | C | Yugoslavia Serbia Israel | Union Olimpija (Yugoslavia) | |
| Cedric Hunter | PG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| Mark Wade | PG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
| David Wood | F | United States | Nevada (Sr.) | |
| A. J. Wynder | PG | United States | Fairfield (Sr.) | |
| 1988 | Lloyd Daniels | SF | United States | Mt. San Antonio College (Fr.) |
| Wayne Engelstad | PF | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) | |
| Duane Ferrell | SF | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
| Ben Gillery | C | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| Henry James | F | United States | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) | |
| Avery Johnson | PG | United States | Southern (Sr.) | |
| Bill Jones | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| Tim Legler | SG | United States | La Salle (Sr.) | |
| Carlton McKinney | SG | United States | SMU (Sr.) | |
| Tracy Moore | SG/SF | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
| Richard Morton | PG | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
| Žarko Paspalj | SF | Yugoslavia Serbia | Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
| Ramón Rivas | C |  Puerto Rico | Temple (Sr.) | |
| John Starks | SG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| Henry Turner | SG/SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
| Gary Voce | PF | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| Kennard Winchester | SG/SF | United States | Averett (Sr.) | |
| 1989 | Raymond Brown | PF | United States | Idaho (Sr.) |
| Torgeir Bryn | PF/C |  Norway | Texas State (Sr.) | |
| Steve Bucknall | SG/SF | United Kingdom England | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Adrian Caldwell | PF | United States | Lamar (Jr.) | |
| Chris Childs | SG | United States | Boise State (Sr.) | |
| Lanard Copeland | SG | United States Australia | Georgia State (Sr.) | |
| Terry Davis | PF/C | United States | Virginia Union (Sr.) | |
| Tony Dawson | SF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
| Byron Dinkins | PG | United States | Charlotte (Sr.) | |
| Aleksandar Đorđević | SG | Yugoslavia Serbia | Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
| Terry Dozier | F | United States | South Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Andrew Gaze | SF | Australia | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
| Paul Graham | SG/SF | United States | Ohio (Sr.) | |
| Alvin Heggs | SF | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
| Mike Higgins | PF | United States | Northern Colorado (Sr.) | |
| Tom Hovasse | SF/PF | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
| Jaren Jackson | SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| Eric Johnson | PG | United States Spain | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
| Thomas Jordan | PF | United States | Oklahoma State (So.) | |
| Stan Kimbrough | PG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
| Jeff Lebo | SG | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Clifford Lett | G | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
| Mel McCants | F | United States | Purdue (Sr.) | |
| Charles Smith | PG/SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| Jay Taylor | SG/SF | United States | Eastern Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Leonard Taylor | PF | United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Gundars Vētra | SG/SF | Soviet Union Latvia | VEF Rīga (Soviet Union) | |
| Howard Wright | SF/PF | United States | Stanford (Sr.) | |
| 1990 | Keith Askins | SG/SF | United States | Alabama (Sr.) |
| Cedric Ball | SF | United States | UNC Charlotte (Sr.) | |
| David Benoit | SF | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
| Mark Bradtke | C | Australia | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| Rick Calloway | SG/SF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
| Richard Coffey | SG/SF | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| Marty Conlon | PF/C | United States Ireland | Providence (Sr.) | |
| Michael Curry | SG/SF | United States | Georgia Southern (Sr.) | |
| Dan Godfread | C | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
| Andrés Guibert | PF/C |  Cuba | Cantera Instituto Manuel Fajardo (Cuba) | |
| Tony Harris | SG | United States | New Orleans (Sr.) | |
| Skeeter Henry | SG | United States | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
| Brian Howard | SF | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
| Kurk Lee | PG | United States | Towson State (Sr.) | |
| Ian Lockhart | PF |  Bahamas | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| Tharon Mayes | SG | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
| Chris Munk | SF/PF | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
| Melvin Newbern | SG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| Dan O'Sullivan | C | United States Ireland | Fordham (Sr.) | |
| Alan Ogg | C | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
| Anthony Pullard | PF/C | United States | McNeese State (Sr.) | |
| Eldridge Recasner | PG | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
| Larry Robinson | PG/SG | United States | Centenary (Sr.) | |
| Irving Thomas | PF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) | |
| Stephen Thompson | SG | United States | Syracuse (Sr.) | |
| Andy Toolson | SG/SF | United States | BYU (Sr.) | |
| Scott Williams | PF/C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| 1991 | Darrell Armstrong | PG | United States | Fayetteville State (Sr.) |
| James Blackwell | PG | United States | Dartmouth (Sr.) | |
| Walter Bond | SG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| Demetrius Calip | PG | United States | Michigan (Sr.) | |
| John Crotty | SG/SF | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
| Corey Crowder | SG/SF | United States | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.) | |
| Emanual Davis | PG/SG | United States | Delaware State (Sr.) | |
| Patrick Eddie | C | United States | Ole Miss (Sr.) | |
| Vincenzo Esposito | SG |  Italy | S.C. Juventus Phonola Caserta (Italy) | |
| Tony Farmer | PF | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
| Jay Guidinger | PF/C | United States | Minnesota–Duluth (Sr.) | |
| Reggie Hanson | SF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| Jerome Harmon | SG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
| Keith Jennings | PG | United States | East Tennessee State (Sr.) | |
| Reggie Jordan | SG | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
| Cedric Lewis | C | United States | Maryland (Sr.) | |
| Keith Owens | SF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| Robert Pack | PG | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
| Larry Stewart | SF | United States | Coppin State (Sr.) | |
| Brett Szabo | C | United States | Augustana College (South Dakota) (Sr.) | |
| Carl Thomas | SG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Charles Thomas | SG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Donald Whiteside | PG | United States | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Lorenzo Williams | PF/C | United States | Stetson (Sr.) | |
| Travis Williams | SF | United States | South Carolina State (Sr.) | |
| 1992 | Gary Alexander | SF | United States | South Florida (Sr.) |
| Eric Anderson | SF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) | |
| Mark Baker | PG | United States | Ohio State (Jr.) | |
| Alex Blackwell | SF | United States | Monmouth (Sr.) | |
| Marques Bragg | PF | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
| Tim Breaux | SF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Dexter Cambridge | SF | Bahamas | Texas (Sr.) | |
| Joe Courtney | PF | United States | Southern Miss (Sr.) | |
| Rastko Cvetković | C |  Yugoslavia Serbia | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
| Dell Demps | PG/SG | United States | Pacific (Sr.) | |
| Harold Ellis | SG | United States | Morehouse (Sr.) | |
| Jo Jo English | SG | United States Germany | South Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Shane Heal | PG | Australia | Brisbane Bullets (Australia) | |
| Stephen Howard | PF | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
| Chris Jent | SF | United States | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
| Arijan Komazec | SF | Croatia | KK Zadar (Croatia) | |
| Sam Mack | SF | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
| Gerald Madkins | SG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| Bob Martin | C | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| Darrick Martin | PG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| Matt Othick | PG | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
| Reggie Slater | PF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Mark Strickland | SF/PF | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
| Keith Tower | C | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| Anthony Tucker | SF | United States | Wake Forest (Sr.) | |
| Marcus Webb | PF/C | United States | Alabama (Sr.) | |
| David Wesley | PG | United States | Baylor (Sr.) | |
| 1993 | Ashraf Amaya | SF/PF | United States | Southern Illinois (Sr.) |
| Dexter Boney | SG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
| Bruce Bowen | SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) | |
| Mitchell Butler | PG/SG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| Kornél Dávid | PF |  Hungary | Tungsram-Honvéd BT (Hungary) | |
| Bill Edwards | SF/PF | United States | Wright State (Sr.) | |
| Evric Gray | SF | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
| Antonio Harvey | PF | United States | Pfeiffer (Sr.) | |
| Stanley Jackson | SG | United States | UAB (Sr.) | |
| Warren Kidd | C | United States | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| Todd Mundt | C | United States | Delta State (Sr.) | |
| Julius Nwosu | PF |  Nigeria | Liberty (Sr.) | |
| Bo Outlaw | PF/C | United States | Houston (Sr.) | |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | PG/SG |  France | Cholet Basket (France) | |
| Brent Scott | C | United States | Rice (Sr.) | |
| Matt Wenstrom | C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Aaron Williams | PF/C | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
| 1994 | Melvin Booker | PG | United States | Missouri (Sr.) |
| Lazaro Borrell | SF/PF | Cuba | Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba) | |
| Jimmy Carruth | PF | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
| Robert Churchwell | SG | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| Thomas Hamilton | C | United States | Pittsburgh (Fr.) | |
| Malcolm Huckaby | PG | United States | Boston College (Sr.) | |
| Askia Jones | SG | United States Venezuela | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| Ryan Lorthridge | PG/SG | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
| Ivano Newbill | PF/SF | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
| Derrick Phelps | PG | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Trevor Ruffin | PG | United States | Hawaii (Sr.) | |
| Kevin Salvadori | C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Stevin Smith | PG | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
| Aaron Swinson | PF | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
| Logan Vander Velden | SF | United States | Green Bay (Sr.) | |
| Fred Vinson | SG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
| 1995 | John Amaechi | PF/C | United States United Kingdom England | Penn State (Sr.) |
| Corey Beck | PG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
| Rick Brunson | SG | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
| John Coker | C | United States | Boise State (Sr.) | |
| Dan Cross | PG/SG | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
| Nate Driggers | SG | United States | Montevallo (Sr.) | |
| Devin Gray | SF | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
| Michael Hawkins | PG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
| Gerard King | PF | United States | Nicholls State (Sr.) | |
| Matt Maloney | PG | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
| Howard Nathan | PG | United States | Northwest Arkansas CC (Sr.) | |
| Ruben Nembhard | SG | United States | Weber State (Sr.) | |
| Kevin Ollie | PG | United States | Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| Ray Owes | PF | United States | Arizona (Sr.) | |
| James Scott | SF | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| Larry Sykes | PF | United States | Xavier (Sr.) | |
| David Vanterpool | SG/SF | United States | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) | |
| Rubén Wolkowyski | PF/C |  Argentina Poland | Estudiantes de Olavarría (Argentina) | |
| 1996 | Chucky Atkins | PG | United States | South Florida (Sr.) |
| Ira Bowman | SG/SF | United States | Penn (Sr.) | |
| William Cunningham | C | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
| Adrian Griffin | SG/SF | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
| Darvin Ham | SF | United States | Texas Tech (Jr.) | |
| Ben Handlogten | C | United States | Western Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Juaquin Hawkins | SF | United States | Long Beach State (Sr.) | |
| Rick Hughes | SF/PF | United States | Thomas More (Sr.) | |
| İbrahim Kutluay | SG |  Turkey | Fenerbahçe S.K. (Turkey) | |
| Rusty LaRue | PG | United States | Wake Forest (Sr.) | |
| Horacio Llamas | C |  Mexico | Grand Canyon (Sr.) | |
| Art Long | PF | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
| Joe Stephens | SF | United States | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) | |
| Erick Strickland | PG/SG | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
| Ben Wallace | C | United States | Virginia Union (Sr.) | |
| Brandon Williams | SG/SF | United States | Davidson (Sr.) | |
| 1997 | Peter Aluma | C | Nigeria | Liberty (Sr.) |
| Mengke Bateer | C |  China | Beijing Ducks (China) | |
| Etdrick Bohannon | SF/PF | United States | Auburn Montgomery (Sr.) | |
| Pat Burke | C | Ireland | Auburn (Sr.) | |
| Keith Closs | C | United States | Central Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| Reggie Freeman | SG | United States U.S. Virgin Islands | Texas (Sr.) | |
| Chris Garner | PG | United States | Memphis (Sr.) | |
| Marlon Garnett | SG | United States Belize | Santa Clara (Sr.) | |
| Kiwane Garris | PG | United States | Illinois (Sr.) | |
| Derek Grimm | SF/PF | United States | Missouri (Sr.) | |
| Troy Hudson | PG | United States | Southern Illinois (Jr.) | |
| Nate Huffman | C | United States | Central Michigan (Sr.) | |
| Damon Jones | PG/SG | United States | Houston (Jr.) | |
| Jonathan Kerner | C | United States | East Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Mikki Moore | C | United States | Nebraska (Sr.) | |
| Ira Newble | SF/PF | United States | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) | |
| Fabricio Oberto | PF/C | Argentina Italy | Asociación Deportiva Atenas (Argentina) | |
| Mike Penberthy | PG | United States | Master's (Sr.) | |
| Jamal Robinson | SF | United States | Virginia (Sr.) | |
| Shea Seals | SG | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
| Alvin Sims | SG | United States | Louisville (Sr.) | |
| Michael Stewart | PF | France United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Dedric Willoughby | SG/SF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| Trevor Winter | C | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| 1998 | Earl Boykins | PG | United States | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
| Gerald Brown | SG | United States | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
| Anthony Carter | PG | United States | Hawaii (Sr.) | |
| Sean Colson | PG | United States | UNC Charlotte (Sr.) | |
| Rubén Garcés | PF/C |  Panama Spain | Providence (Sr.) | |
| Steve Goodrich | PF/C | United States | Princeton (Sr.) | |
| Zendon Hamilton | C | United States | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| Randell Jackson | PF | United States | Florida State (Jr.) | |
| Mike James | PG | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
| Mark Jones | SG/SF | United States | UCF (Sr.) | |
| Šarūnas Jasikevičius | PG |  Lithuania | Maryland (Sr.) | |
| Charles Jones | PG/SG | United States | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) | |
| Garth Joseph | C |  Dominica | Peristeri B.C. (Greece) | |
| Kelly McCarty | SG/SF | United States Russia | Southern Miss (Sr.) | |
| Slava Medvedenko | PF |  Ukraine | Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine) | |
| Brad Miller | C | United States | Purdue (Sr.) | |
| Makhtar N'Diaye | PF |  Senegal | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| Tyrone Nesby | SF | United States | UNLV (Sr.) | |
| Ike Nwankwo | PF/C | United States Nigeria | Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela) | |
| Daniel Santiago | C | United States Puerto Rico | Saint Vincent (Sr.) | |
| Jeff Sheppard | PG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| Billy Thomas | SG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| Óscar Torres | SG/SF | Venezuela | Marinos de Oriente (Venezuela) | |
| 1999 | Chris Andersen | PF | United States | Blinn College (So.) |
| Michael Batiste | PF/C | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
| Raja Bell | SG | U.S. Virgin Islands United States | FIU (Sr.) | |
| Geno Carlisle | PG | United States | California (Sr.) | |
| Maurice Carter | SG | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
| Jorge Garbajosa | PF | Spain | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
| Tyrone Grant | SF/PF | United States Barbados | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| Derek Hood | SF/PF | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
| Jermaine Jackson | SG/SF | United States | Detroit (Sr.) | |
| Harold Jamison | PF/C | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
| Jason Miskiri | PG/SG |  Guyana | George Mason (Sr.) | |
| Boniface N'Dong | C | Senegal Germany | Spielvereinigung Rattelsdorf (Germany) | |
| Milt Palacio | PG | Belize United States | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
| Andy Panko | SF/PF | United States | Lebanon Valley (Sr.) | |
| Pablo Prigioni | PG | Argentina Italy | Obras Sanitarias (Argentina) | |
| Eddie Robinson | SG/SF | United States | Central Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
| Guy Rucker | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| Jamel Thomas | SG/SF | United States | Providence (Sr.) | |
| Wayne Turner | PG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| 2000 | Malik Allen | PF | United States | Villanova (Sr.) |
| Desmond Ferguson | SF | United States | Detroit (Sr.) | |
| Richie Frahm | SG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) | |
| Eddie Gill | PG | United States | Weber State (Sr.) | |
| Paul McPherson | SG | United States | DePaul (Jr.) | |
| Terrance Roberson | SF | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
| Pepe Sánchez | PG | Argentina Spain | Temple (Sr.) | |
| Alex Scales | SG | United States | Oregon (Sr.) | |
| Ime Udoka | SF | United States Nigeria | Portland State (Jr.) | |
| 2001 | Carlos Arroyo | PG | Puerto Rico | FIU (Sr.) |
| Charlie Bell | SG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
| Tierre Brown | PG | United States | McNeese State (Sr.) | |
| Joe Crispin | PG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) | |
| Maurice Evans | SG/SF | United States | Texas (Jr.) | |
| Tang Hamilton | SF | United States | Mississippi State (Sr.) | |
| Walter Herrmann | SF | Argentina | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) | |
| Horace Jenkins | PG | United States | William Paterson (Sr.) | |
| Jamario Moon | SF | United States | Meridian CC (So.) | |
| Andrés Nocioni | SF/PF | Argentina Italy | Minorisa.net Manresa (Spain) | |
| Dean Oliver | PG | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| Norman Richardson | SG | United States | Hofstra (Sr.) | |
| Paul Shirley | PF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) | |
| Cezary Trybański | C | Poland | Znicz Pruszków (Poland) | |
| Ratko Varda | C |  Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslavia Serbia | Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | |
| Mike Wilks | PG | United States | Rice (Sr.) | |
| 2002 | Maurice Baker | PG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| J. R. Bremer | PG | United States Bosnia and Herzegovina | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) | |
| Devin Brown | SG | United States | UTSA (Sr.) | |
| Josh Davis | PF/SF | United States | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| Reggie Evans | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| Alex Garcia | SG/SF |  Brazil | COC Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) | |
| Lynn Greer | PG/SG | United States | Temple (Sr.) | |
| Anthony Grundy | PG/SG | United States | NC State (Sr.) | |
| Adam Harrington | SG | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
| Lorinza Harrington | PG/SG | United States | Wingate (Sr.) | |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | United States | Florida (Sr.) | |
| Linton Johnson | PF | United States | Tulane (Sr.) | |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | SG | Lithuania | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania) | |
| D. J. Mbenga | C |  Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo | Spirou Gilly (Belgium) | |
| Keith McLeod | PG | United States | Bowling Green (Sr.) | |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) | |
| Smush Parker | PG/SG | United States | Fordham (So.) | |
| Predrag Savović | SG |  Montenegro Spain | Hawaii (Sr.) | |
| Awvee Storey | SG/SF | United States | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
| Yuta Tabuse | PG |  Japan | BYU–Hawaii (Fr.) | |
| 2003 | Earl Barron | C | United States | Memphis (Sr.) |
| Kevin Burleson | PG | United States | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| José Calderón | PG | Spain | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
| Matt Carroll | SG | United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| Marquis Daniels | SG/SF | United States | Auburn (Sr.) | |
| Ronald Dupree | SF | United States | LSU (Sr.) | |
| Noel Felix | PF | United States Belize | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
| Hiram Fuller | PF | United States Libya | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
| Britton Johnsen | SF/PF | United States | Utah (Sr.) | |
| Brandin Knight | PG | United States | Pittsburgh (Sr.) | |
| Desmond Penigar | PF | United States | Utah State (Sr.) | |
| Kirk Penney | SG/SF |  New Zealand | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
| Josh Powell | PF/C | United States | NC State (So.) | |
| Kasib Powell | SF | United States | Texas Tech (Sr.) | |
| Quinton Ross | SG/SF | United States | SMU (Sr.) | |
| Melvin Sanders | SG/SF | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| James Singleton | SF/PF | United States | Murray State (Sr.) | |
| Theron Smith | SF/PF | United States | Ball State (Sr.) | |
| 2004 | Pero Antić | C |  North Macedonia | AEK Athens (Greece) |
| Andre Barrett | PG | United States | Seton Hall (Sr.) | |
| Tony Bobbitt | SG | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
| Andre Brown | PF/C | United States | DePaul (Sr.) | |
| Jackie Butler | PF/C | United States | Coastal Christian Academy (Virginia) (HS Sr.) | |
| Erik Daniels | SF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| John Edwards | C | United States | Kent State (Sr.) | |
| Desmond Farmer | SG | United States | USC (Sr.) | |
| Gerald Fitch | SG | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| Hamed Haddadi | C |  Iran | Paykan Tehran (Iran) | |
| Renaldo Major | SF | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) | |
| Jared Reiner | C | United States | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| James Thomas | PF | United States | Texas (Sr.) | |
| Damien Wilkins | SF | United States | Georgia (Sr.) | |
| 2005 | Lance Allred | PF/C | United States Mexico | Weber State (Sr.) |
| Alan Anderson | SG/SF | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
| Kelenna Azubuike | SG/SF | United Kingdom England United States Nigeria | Kentucky (Jr.) | |
| Sean Banks | SF | United States | Memphis (So.) | |
| Eddie Basden | SG | United States | Charlotte (Sr.) | |
| Esteban Batista | C |  Uruguay | Aguas de Calpe (Spain) | |
| Will Bynum | PG | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) | |
| Will Conroy | PG | United States | Washington (Sr.) | |
| Yakhouba Diawara | SG/SF | France | Pepperdine (Sr.) | |
| Sharrod Ford | PF/C | United States | Clemson (Sr.) | |
| Deng Gai | PF |  Sudan South Sudan | Fairfield (Sr.) | |
| Stephen Graham | SG/SF | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| Devin Green | SG/SF | United States | Hampton (Sr.) | |
| Mike Harris | SF |