With Paolo Banchero’s choice within the 2022 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic at No. 1, Duke now boasts 5 prime general picks in draft historical past (since 1947) — probably the most of any NCAA college.
Banchero joins Zion Williamson (2019), Kyrie Irving (2011), Elton Model (1999) and Artwork Heyman (1963) as Blue Devils to listen to their names referred to as to start out off draft evening.
After Duke, Kentucky has the subsequent most prime picks with three — Karl Anthony-Cities (2015), Anthony Davis (2012) and John Wall (2010).
📊 DRAFT DATA: Faculty basketball faculties with probably the most NBA 1st-round draft picks, all time
The Cleveland Cavaliers have chosen first general a league-high six occasions, most not too long ago choosing Andrew Wiggins out of Kansas in 2014. The Cavs have additionally taken Anthony Bennett out of UNLV (2013), Irving (2011), LeBron James from St. Vincent-St. Mary Excessive College (2003), Brad Daugherty of UNC (1986) and Austin Carr of Notre Dame (1971).
See the complete historical past of No. 1 general picks within the NBA Draft since 1947 beneath:
| DRAFT YEAR | NBA TEAM | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Hawks | Zaccharie Risacher | N/A (France) |
| 2023 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama | N/A (France) |
| 2022 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero | Duke |
| 2021 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham | Oklahoma State |
| 2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Anthony Edwards | Georgia |
| 2019 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson | Duke |
| 2018 | Phoenix Suns | DeAndre Ayton | Arizona |
| 2017 | Philadelphia 76ers | Markelle Fultz | Washington |
| 2016 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ben Simmons | LSU |
| 2015 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Karl Anthony-Cities | Kentucky |
| 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Andrew Wiggins | Kansas |
| 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Anthony Bennett | UNLV |
| 2012 | New Orleans Pelicans | Anthony Davis | Kentucky |
| 2011 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kyrie Irving | Duke |
| 2010 | Washington Wizards | John Wall | Kentucky |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma |
| 2008 | Chicago Bulls | Derrick Rose | Memphis |
| 2007 | Portland Path Blazers | Greg Oden | Ohio State |
| 2006 | Toronto Raptors | Andrea Bargnani | N/A (Italy) |
| 2005 | Milwaukee Bucks | Andrew Bogut | Utah |
| 2004 | Orlando Magic | Dwight Howard | N/A (Highschool) |
| 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers | LeBron James | N/A (Highschool) |
| 2002 | Houston Rockets | Yao Ming | N/A (China) |
| 2001 | Washington Wizards | Kwame Brown | N/A (Highschool) |
| 2000 | New Jersey Nets | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati |
| 1999 | Chicago Bulls | Elton Model | Duke |
| 1998 | Los Angeles Clippers | Michael Olowokandi | Pacific |
| 1997 | San Antonio Spurs | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest |
| 1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | Allen Iverson | Georgetown |
| 1995 | Golden State Warriors | Joe Smith | Maryland |
| 1994 | Milwaukee Bucks | Glenn Robinson | Purdue |
| 1993 | Orlando Magic | Chris Webber | Michigan |
| 1992 | Orlando Magic | Shaquille O’Neal | LSU |
| 1991 | Charlotte Hornets | Larry Jackson | UNLV |
| 1990 | New Jersey Nets | Derrick Coleman | Syracuse |
| 1989 | Sacramento Kings | Pervis Ellison | Louisville |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers | Danny Manning | Kansas |
| 1987 | San Antonio Spurs | David Robinson | Navy |
| 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brad Daugherty | North Carolina |
| 1985 | New York Knicks | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
| 1984 | Houston Rockets | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston |
| 1983 | Houston Rockets | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | James Worthy | North Carolina |
| 1981 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark Aguirre | DePaul |
| 1980 | Golden State Warriors | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | Magic Johnson | Michigan State |
| 1978 | Portland Path Blazers | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota |
| 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kent Benson | Indiana |
| 1976 | Houston Rockets | John Lucas | Maryland |
| 1975 | Atlanta Hawks | David Thompson | NC State |
| 1974 | Portland Path Blazers | Invoice Walton | UCLA |
| 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers | Doug Collins | Illinois State |
| 1972 | Portland Path Blazers | LaRue Martin | Loyola Chicago |
| 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Austin Carr | Notre Dame |
| 1970 | Detroit Pistons | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure |
| 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | UCLA |
| 1968 | San Diego Rockets | Elvin Hayes | Houston |
| 1967 | Detroit Pistons | Jimmy Walker | Windfall |
| 1966 | New York Knicks | Cazzie Russell | Michigan |
| 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | Fred Hetzel | Davidson |
| 1964 | New York Knicks | Jim Barnes | UTEP |
| 1963 | New York Knicks | Artwork Heyman | Duke |
| 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs | Invoice 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 | Scorching Rod Hundley | West Virginia |
| 1956 | Rochester Royals | Si Inexperienced | Duquesne |
| 1955 | Saint Louis Hawks | Dick Ricketts | 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 | Chuck Share | Bowling Inexperienced |
| 1949 | Windfall Steamrollers | Howie Shannon | Kansas State |
| 1948 | Windfall Steamrollers | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen | Clifton McNeeley | UTEP |
