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List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NBA draft

The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 23 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1947. Tony Battie, taken fifth overall in the 1997 draft, was Texas Tech's only player drafted in the first round until Zhaire Smith was selected 16th overall in the 2018 draft. The Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) have drafted 3 Red Raiders, more than any other NBA franchise.

Tony Battie, drafted in 1997.

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.[1][2] 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.[3] From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft.[4]

Drafts

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American Basketball Association

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Year Round Pick Overall Player Position ABA team[A 1] Notes
1971 — — — Gene Knolle[A 2] Dallas Chaparrals —

National Basketball Association

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Main article: National Basketball Association draft
Year Round Pick Overall Player Position NBA team[A 1] Notes
1947 — — — Garland Head New York Knicks —
1953 — — — Paul Nolen Baltimore Bullets —
1956 — — — Gene Carpenter Rochester Royals —
1956 — — — Jim Reed St. Louis Hawks —
1959 8 4 57 Leon Hill Minneapolis Lakers —
1962 3 4 20 Harold Hudgens Detroit Pistons —
1971 7 3 105 Gene Knolle[A 2] Portland Trail Blazers —
1972 15 5 192 Greg Lowery Chicago Bulls —
1975 6 11 101 William Johnson Houston Rockets —
1976 4 6 57 Rick Bullock New York Knicks —
1978 3 8 52 Mike Russell Kansas City Kings —
1979 3 6 50 Geoff Huston New York Knicks —
1980 10 13 212 Kent Williams Seattle SuperSonics —
1982 2 19 42 Jeff Taylor Houston Rockets —
1982 5 18 110 Clarence Swannegan Seattle SuperSonics —
1985 4 16 86 Bubba Jennings Dallas Mavericks —
1985 6 21 137 Quentin Anderson Milwaukee Bucks —
1986 4 23 93 Tony Benford Boston Celtics —
1995 2 19 48 Mark Davis Minnesota Timberwolves —
1996 2 12 41 Jason Sasser Sacramento Kings —
1997 1 5 5 Tony Battie Denver Nuggets —
1998 2 20 49 Cory Carr Atlanta Hawks —
2004 2 6 35 Andre Emmett Seattle SuperSonics —
2018 1 16 16 Zhaire Smith Phoenix Suns —
2019 1 6 6 Jarrett Culver Phoenix Suns —
2020 2 12 42 Jahmi'us Ramsey Sacramento Kings —

Notes

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  1. ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
  2. ^ a b Gene Knolle was drafted in the 1971 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and in the 1971 AFA draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.

References

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General

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  • "NBA Draft Picks From Texas Tech University". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

Specific

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  1. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ Dengate, Jeff (2007-05-16). "Let the Ping-Pong Balls Fall". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(i)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  4. ^ Pluto, Terry (1990). Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 432. ISBN 1-4165-4061-X. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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