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National Basketball Association (NBA)
YEAR NBA TEAM PLAYER SCHOOL/TEAM POS
2004 Orlando Magic Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA) F
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH) G/F
2002 Houston Rockets Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks C
2001 Washington Wizards Kwame Brown Glynn Academy (Brunswick, GA) PF
2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon Martin Cincinnati PF
1999 Chicago Bulls Elton Brand Duke PF/C
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael Olowakandi Pacific C
1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan Wake Forest C
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson Georgetown  PG
1995 Golden State Warriors Joe Smith Maryland PF/SF
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Robinson Purdue SF
1993 Orlando Magic Chris Webber Michigan PF
1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O'Neal LSU  C
1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson UNLV PF
1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman Syracuse PF
1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis Ellison Louisville PF/C
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny Manning Kansas F
1987 San Antonio Spurs David Robinson Navy C
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty North Carolina C
1985 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing Georgetown C
1984 Houston Rockets Akeem Olajuwon Houston C
1983 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson Virginia C
1982 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy North Carolina F
1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre DePaul F
1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll Purdue C
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson Michigan State PG
1978 Portand Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson Minnesota  
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Bentson Indiana  
1976 Houston Rockets John Lucas Maryland G
1975 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson North Carolina State G
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton UCLA C
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins Illinois State  
1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin Loyola-Chicago  
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr Notre Dame  
1970 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure  
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew Alcindor UCLA C
1968 Houston Rockets Elvin Hayes Houston  
1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy Walker Providence  
1966 New York Knicks Cazzie Russell Michigan  
Prior to 1966, the NBA Draft consisted of territorial choices.
1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel Davidson  
1964 New York Knicks Jim Barnes Texas Western  
1963 New York Knicks Art Heyman Duke  
1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGill Utah  
1961 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy Indiana  
1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson Cincinnati  
1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer Kansas State  
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor Seattle  
1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod Hundley West Virginia  
1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo Green Duquesne  
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Rickettes Duquesne  
1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy Furman  
1953 Philadelphia Warriors Ernie Beck Pennsylvania  
1952 Milwaukee Hawks Mark Workman West Virginia  
1951 Baltimore Bullets Gene Melchiorre Bradley  
1950 Boston Celtics Charlie Share Bowling Green  
1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie Shannon Kansas State  
1948 Providence Steamrollers Andy Tonkovich Marshall  
1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen Clifton Neeley Texas Western  

 

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

YEAR

 WNBA TEAM PLAYER SCHOOL/NATION POS
2004   Diana Connecticut  
2003        
2002 Seattle Storm Sue Bird Connecticut G
2001 Seattle Storm Lauren Jackson Australia F/C
2000 Cleveland Rockers Ann Wauters Belgium C
1999 Washington Mystics Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee F
1998 Utah Starzz Margo Dydek Poland C

1997

 Phoenix Mercury Dena Head Tennessee G

 

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