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This is a list of Texas Longhorns men's basketball players selected in the NBA draft.

Key

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= Selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
= NBA All-Star Game participant
Bold = Selected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame

† = Currently active in the NBA
‡ = Currently active in the NBA G League

Position key

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Guard G Point guard PG Shooting guard SG Forward F Small forward SF Power forward PF Center C

Draft selections

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Here’s the list of players that were drafted in the NBA draft.

Year Round Pick Name Team Position Source
1957 6 44 Raymond Downs St. Louis Hawks F [1]
1960 2 9 Jay Arnette Cincinnati Royals G [2]
1961 7 63 Albert Alamanza Los Angeles Lakers F [3]
1965 14 103 Larry Franks Cincinnati Royals F [4]
1973 8 132 J.G. Brosterhos Chicago Bulls F [5]
1974 4 59 Larry Robinson Houston Rockets PF [6]
1976 8 132 Dan Kruger Houston Rockets G [7]
1978 5 91 Gary Goodner Houston Rockets F [8]
6 114 Jim Krivacs Kansas City Kings PG
1979 2 43 Johnny Moore Seattle SuperSonics G [9]
7 146 Tyrone Branyan San Antonio Spurs F
1980 4 91 Ron Baxter Los Angeles Lakers SG [10]
1982 1 5 LaSalle Thompson Kansas City Kings C [11]
1984 8 171 Bill Wendlandt Denver Nuggets F [12]
1985 6 132 Carlton Cooper Dallas Mavericks F [13]
7 151 Mike Wacker Utah Jazz F
1986 4 78 John Brownlee Los Angeles Clippers PF [14]
1987 5 106 Patrick Fairs Washington Wizards G [15]
7 142 Raynard Davis San Antonio Spurs C
1990 1 14 Travis Mays Sacramento Kings PG [16]
1 26 Lance Blanks Detroit Pistons SG
1991 2 50 Joey Wright Phoenix Suns G [17]
1994 1 20 B. J. Tyler Philadelphia 76ers G [18]
2 53 Albert Burditt Houston Rockets PF
1995 2 32 Terrence Rencher Washington Wizards G [19]
1999 2 55 Kris Clack Boston Celtics G [20]
2000 1 7 Chris Mihm Chicago Bulls C [21]
2002 2 48 Chris Owens Milwaukee Bucks SF [22]
2003 1 8 T. J. Ford Milwaukee Bucks PG [23]
2004 2 37 Royal Ivey Atlanta Hawks G [24]
2006 1 2 LaMarcus Aldridge Chicago Bulls F/C [25]
2 35 P. J. Tucker† Toronto Raptors SF
2 42 Daniel Gibson Cleveland Cavaliers G
2007 1 2 Kevin Durant† Seattle SuperSonics SF [26]
2008 1 9 D. J. Augustin Charlotte Hornets G [27]
2010 1 19 Avery Bradley Boston Celtics PG [28]
1 24 Damion James Atlanta Hawks SF
2 32 Dexter Pittman Miami Heat C
2011 1 4 Tristan Thompson† Cleveland Cavaliers F [29]
1 26 Jordan Hamilton Dallas Mavericks SF
1 29 Cory Joseph† San Antonio Spurs PG
2015 1 11 Myles Turner† Indiana Pacers F/C [30]
2017 1 22 Jarrett Allen† Brooklyn Nets C [31]
2018 1 6 Mo Bamba† Orlando Magic C [32]
2019 1 8 Jaxson Hayes† Atlanta Hawks PF [33]
2021 1 19 Kai Jones† New York Knicks PF [34]
2 43 Greg Brown‡ New Orleans Pelicans SF
2 58 Jericho Sims† New York Knicks C

Draft selections by team

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NBA Team No. of Selections Earliest Selection Latest Selection
Atlanta Hawks 4 Raymond Downs (1957) Jaxson Hayes (2019)
Boston Celtics 2 Kris Clack (1999) Avery Bradley (2010)
Brooklyn Nets 1 Jarrett Allen (2017) Jarrett Allen (2017)
Charlotte Hornets 1 D. J. Augustin (2008) D. J. Augustin (2008)
Chicago Bulls 3 J.G. Brosterhos (1973) LaMarcus Aldridge (2006)
Cleveland Cavaliers 2 Daniel Gibson (2006) Tristan Thompson (2011)
Dallas Mavericks 2 Carlton Cooper (1985) Jordan Hamilton (2011)
Denver Nuggets 1 Bill Wendlandt (1984) Bill Wendlandt (1984)
Detroit Pistons 1 Lance Blanks (1990) Lance Blanks (1990)
Golden State Warriors 0 — —
Houston Rockets 4 Larry Robinson (1974) Albert Burditt (1994)
Indiana Pacers 1 Myles Turner (2015) Myles Turner (2015)
Los Angeles Clippers 1 John Brownlee (1986) John Brownlee (1986)
Los Angeles Lakers 3 Albert Alamanza (1961) Ron Baxter (1980)
Memphis Grizzlies 0 — —
Miami Heat 1 Dexter Pittman (2010) Dexter Pittman (2010)
Milwaukee Bucks 2 Chris Owens (2002) T. J. Ford (2003)
Minnesota Timberwolves 0 — —
New Orleans Pelicans 1 Greg Brown (2021) Greg Brown (2021)
New York Knicks 2 Kai Jones (2021) Jericho Sims (2021)
Oklahoma City Thunder 2 Johnny Moore (1979) Kevin Durant (2007)
Orlando Magic 1 Mo Bamba (2018) Mo Bamba (2018)
Philadelphia 76ers 1 B. J. Tyler (1994) B. J. Tyler (1994)
Phoenix Suns 1 Joey Wright (1991) Joey Wright (1991)
Portland Trail Blazers 0 — —
Sacramento Kings 5 Jay Arnette (1960) Travis Mays (1990)
San Antonio Spurs 3 Tyrone Branyan (1979) Cory Joseph (2011)
Toronto Raptors 1 P.J. Tucker (2006) P.J. Tucker (2006)
Utah Jazz 1 Mike Wacker (1985) Mike Wacker (1985)
Washington Wizards 2 Patrick Fairs (1987) Terrence Rencher (1995)

Awards, honors, and achievements from draft selections

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NBA Champions and postseason

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1st round draft pick Kevin Durant at Texas.
2006 2nd round draft pick P.J. Tucker.
NBA Champions
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 2 [35][36]
P.J. Tucker SF 1 [37]
Avery Bradley SG 1 [38]
Damion James SF 1 [39]
Dexter Pittman C 1 [40]
Tristan Thompson F/C 1 [41]
Cory Joseph PG 1 [42]
NBA Finals MVP
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 2 [43]

NBA All-Star selections

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NBA All-Star Selections
Player Position No. of selections Source
Kevin Durant SF 14 [44]
LaMarcus Aldridge C/PF 7 [45]
Jarrett Allen C 1 [46]
NBA All-Star Game MVP
Player Position No. of selections Source
Kevin Durant SF 2 [47]

NBA regular season awards

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NBA Most Valuable Player
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 1 [48]
All-NBA First Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 6 [49]
All-NBA Second Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 3 [50]
LaMarcus Aldridge C/PF 2
All-NBA Third Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
LaMarcus Aldridge C/PF 3 [51]
NBA All-Defensive First Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
Avery Bradley SG 1 [52]
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
Avery Bradley SG 1 [53]
NBA Rookie of the Year
Player Position No. of titles Source
Kevin Durant SF 1 [54]
NBA All-Rookie First Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
LaMarcus Aldridge C/PF 1 [55]
Kevin Durant SF 1
NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Player Position No. of titles Source
Travis Mays SG 1 [56]
Chris Mihm C 1
T. J. Ford PG 1
D. J. Augustin PG 1
Tristan Thompson F/C 1
Myles Turner C 1

NBA regular season stat leaders

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Stat Player Position No. of years Source
NBA Scoring Champion Kevin Durant SF 4 [57]
NBA Assists leader Johnny Moore PG 1 [58]
NBA Blocks leader Myles Turner C 2 [59]

Retired and honored numbers

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Player Number Team Source
Johnny Moore 00 San Antonio Spurs [60]

NBA 75th Anniversary Team

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Player Position Source
Kevin Durant SF [61]

References

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