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With the NBA Draft taking place tonight, and Wake Forest’s Jaylen Hoard among those hoping to hear their name called, I decided to take a look at Wake Forest basketball players in the NBA Draft through the years.
Note: The draft switched to its current two round format in 1989. Until 1974 teams continued to select players until available prospects ran out. From 1974 to 1985 there were ten rounds, and from 1985 to 1989 there were seven rounds.
Dickie Hemric
Year: 1955
Pick: 4
Team: Boston Celtics
Hemric had a two year NBA career and won a championship with the 1957 Celtics.
Dave Budd
Year: 1960
Pick: 10
Team: New York Knicks
Budd had a five year NBA career, playing all five seasons for the Knicks.
Len Chappell
Year: 1962
Pick: 4
Team: Syracuse Nationals
Chappell had a ten year NBA career, and bounced around the league between several different teams. He was named an NBA All Star in 1964.
Bob Woollard
Year: 1963
Pick: 54
Team: New York Knicks
Woollard never played a game in the NBA.
Ron Watts
Year: 1965
Pick: 17
Team: Boston Celtics
Watts played two years in the NBA, and won a championship with the Celtics in 1966.
Paul Long
Year: 1967
Pick: 45
Team: Detroit Pistons
Long had a four year career in the NBA, playing for the Pistons (twice), Kentucky Colonels, and Buffalo Braves.
Dickie Walker
Year: 1970
Pick: 177
Team: Buffalo Braves
Walker never played in the NBA.
Gil McGregor
Year: 1971
Pick: 89
Team: Cincinnati Royals
McGregor played one year with the Royals.
Charlie Davis
Year: 1971
Pick: 120
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Davis played in the NBA for two years, spending a year with the Cavs and a year with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Rich Habbeger
Year: 1972
Pick: 188
Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Habbeger never played in the NBA.
Eddie Payne
Year: 1973
Pick: 167
Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Payne never played in the NBA, electing instead to pursue a coaching career.
Tony Byers
Year: 1974
Pick: 81
Team: Buffalo Braves
Byers never played in the NBA.
Daryl Peterson
Year: 1976
Pick: 98
Team: Seattle Supersonics
Peterson never played in the NBA.
Skip Brown
Year: 1977
Pick: 56
Team: Boston Celtics
Brown never played in the NBA, and instead focused on a career in banking.
Jerry Schellenberg
Year: 1977
Pick: 61
Team: Washington Bullets
Schellenberg never played in the NBA.
Rod Griffin
Year: 1978
Pick: 17
Team: Denver Nuggets
Griffin never played in the NBA, instead having a long career overseas.
Leroy McDonald
Year: 1978
Pick: 76
Team: San Diego Clippers
McDonald never played in the NBA.
Frank Johnson
Year: 1981
Pick: 11
Team: Washington Bullets
Johnson played in the NBA from 1981 to 1989 and also from 1992 to 1994 after a couple of years overseas. He played for the Bullets, Houston Rockets, and Phoenix Suns.
Guy Morgan
Year: 1982
Pick: 40
Team: Indiana Pacers
Morgan appeared in 8 games for the Pacers in the 1982-83 season.
Jim Johnstone
Year: 1982
Pick: 51
Team: Kansas City Kings
Johnstone played in a total of 23 games in the 1982-83 for the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons.
Mike Helms
Year: 1982
Pick: 152
Team: Houston Rockets
Helms never appeared in an NBA game.
Alvis Rogers
Year: 1983
Pick: 130
Team: Kansas City Kings
Rogers never appeared in an NBA game.
Danny Young
Year: 1984
Pick: 39
Team: Seattle Supersonics
Young had a ten year career in the NBA, playing for multiple teams.
Anthony Teachey
Year: 1984
Pick: 40
Team: Dallas Mavericks
Teachey never appeared in an NBA game.
Kenny Green
Year: 1985
Pick: 12
Team: Washington Bullets
Green spent three years in the NBA, playing for the Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers.
Delaney Rudd
Year: 1985
Pick: 83
Team: Utah Jazz
Rudd spent parts of four seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers before playing overseas.
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues
Year: 1987
Pick: 12
Team: Washington Bullets
Bogues had a very successful 14 year career playing for the Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, and Toronto Raptors.
Chris King
Year: 1992
Pick: 45
Team: Seattle SuperSonics
King played parts of three seasons in the NBA for the Seattle SuperSonics, Vancouver Grizzlies, and Utah Jazz. Most of his career was spent in Europe.
Rodney Rogers
Year: 1993
Pick: 9
Team: Denver Nuggets
Rogers had a productive twelve year career in the NBA playing for several teams, and won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2000.
Randolph Childress
Year: 1995
Pick: 19
Team: Detroit Pistons
Childress played two seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers and Detroit Pistons before going overseas for a long and successful career.
Tim Duncan
Year: 1997
Pick: 1
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Duncan spent his entire career with the Spurs, won five NBA Championships, three Finals MVPs, two league MVPs, and many other awards too numerous to name. He is widely considered the Greatest Power Forward of All Time, and is unarguably the greatest NBA player ever from Wake Forest.
Darius Songaila
Year: 2002
Pick: 49
Team: Boston Celtics
Songaila spent eight seasons in the NBA with several teams, and also played overseas for several years.
Josh Howard
Year: 2003
Pick: 29
Team: Dallas Mavericks
Howard spent eleven years in the NBA, and while his career was later plagued by knee injuries, he was an NBA All Star in 2007 and made the All Rookie Second Team in 2004.
Chris Paul
Year: 2005
Pick: 4
Team: New Orleans Hornets
Paul could wind up being the second greatest Wake Forest NBA player of all time. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets, and was the 2006 Rookie of the Year, is a 9 time NBA All Star, won the All Star Game MVP in 2013, and has made multiple All NBA Teams.
James Johnson
Year: 2009
Pick: 16
Team: Chicago Bulls
Johnson currently plays for the Miami Heat, and has spent time with the Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies, and the Heat.
Jeff Teague
Year: 2009
Pick: 19
Team: Atlanta Hawks
Teague currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and has spent time with the Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and the Timberwolves. He was an NBA All Star in 2015.
Al-Farouq Aminu
Year: 2010
Pick: 8
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Aminu currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, and has spent time with the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, and Trail Blazers.
John Collins
Year: 2017
Pick: 19
Team: Atlanta Hawks
The latest Deacon drafted, Collins was named to the NBA All Rookie Second Team in 2018, and participated in the 2019 NBA Dunk Contest.
Jaylen Hoard looks to add his name to this list of Deacons taken in the NBA Draft tonight. We wish him all the best.