List of Marshall Thundering Herd in the NBA draft

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team, representing the Marshall University, has had 20 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding the yearly event in 1947. Andy Tonkovich was the first Marshall player drafted when he was selected first overall in the 1948 draft.

Hal Greer was drafted thirteenth overall by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1958 NBA draft.

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]

G Guard F Forward C Center
* Selected to an NBA/ABA All-Star Game
Won an NBA/ABA championship
Selected to an All-Star Game and won an NBA/ABA championship

Players selected in the NBA draft

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Mike D'Antoni was drafted twentieth overall by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 1973 NBA draft.
 
Hassan Whiteside was drafted 33rd overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA draft.
Marshall Thundering Herd selected in the NBA draft
Year Round Pick Overall Name Position Team[A 1] Notes
1948 1 1 1 Andy Tonkovich G Providence Steamrollers
1954 3 2 20 Walt Walowac G Milwaukee Hawks
1956 4 30 Charlie Slack F Fort Wayne Pistons
1957 8 6 61 Cebe Price G Syracuse Nationals
1958 2 6 13 Hal Greer G Syracuse Nationals NBA All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970)[5]
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1968)[5]
NBA Champion (1967)[6]
All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)[5]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
1959 4 1 25 Leo Byrd G Cincinnati Royals
1960 13 1 85 John Milhoan G Cincinnati Royals
1962 5 2 36 Bob Burgess F New York Knicks
1968 6 7 71 Bob Allen F San Francisco Warriors
9 9 115 George Stone F Los Angeles Lakers ABA Champion (1971)[7]
11 7 141 Bob Redd G New York Knicks
1971 11 14 182 Blaine Henry C Milwaukee Bucks
1972 1 6 6 Russ Lee G, F Milwaukee Bucks
6 8 88 Randy Noll[A 2] F Atlanta Hawks
1973 2 2 20 Mike D'Antoni G Kansas City-Omaha Kings
5 3 72 Randy Noll[A 2] F Buffalo Braves
1983 9 12 196 Charles Jones C New York Knicks
1984 6 14 130 LaVerne Evans F Dallas Mavericks
1985 7 18 157 Don Turney C Indiana Pacers
2002 2 24 54 Tamar Slay G New Jersey Nets
2010 2 3 33 Hassan Whiteside F, C Sacramento Kings NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2016)[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
  2. ^ a b The NBA had a rule which stated a player was not eligible for the NBA Draft until four years after he graduated high school. Randy Noll was eligible for the NBA Draft as a junior since he transferred from Kentucky. Noll was a junior at Marshall when he was selected with the 88th pick in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He chose to return to Marshall for his senior year and was later drafted by the Buffalo Braves with the 72nd pick in the 1973 NBA Draft.

References

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General
  • "NBA Draft Picks From Marshall University". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  • "Rookie of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "NBA postseason awards: Sixth Man Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "Finals Most Valuable Player". NBA/Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "All–NBA Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "All–Star Game: Year–by–Year Results". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "All–Rookie Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  • "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Index". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
Specific
  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: Simon & Schuster. p. 432. ISBN 1-4165-4061-X. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  5. ^ a b c "Hal Greer NBA & ABA Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  7. ^ "1970–71 Utah Stars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Hassan Whiteside NBA & ABA Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.