- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,195,318
- Reaction score
- 59
The NBA draft will tip off Tuesday with the first round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (ABC/ESPN). A second and final round is scheduled for Wednesday (ESPN). The two-round draft will consist of 60 picks.
Tennessee's basketball program has produced 57 all-time NBA draft picks. Marshall Hawkins was the first Vol to be selected in 1948 by Boston (No. 26 overall).
Rick Barnes has served as Tennessee's head coach since 2015. 10 Tennessee basketball players who played for him have been drafted to the NBA: Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield, Jordan Bone, Keon Johnson, Jaden Springer, Kennedy Chandler, Julian Phillips, Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier and Jahmai Mashack.
Below are Tennessee's all-time NBA draft picks in program history.
More: Rick Barnes signs lifetime contract as Tennessee's basketball head coach
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: All-time NBA draft picks for Vols in program history
Continue reading...
Tennessee's basketball program has produced 57 all-time NBA draft picks. Marshall Hawkins was the first Vol to be selected in 1948 by Boston (No. 26 overall).
Rick Barnes has served as Tennessee's head coach since 2015. 10 Tennessee basketball players who played for him have been drafted to the NBA: Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield, Jordan Bone, Keon Johnson, Jaden Springer, Kennedy Chandler, Julian Phillips, Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier and Jahmai Mashack.
Below are Tennessee's all-time NBA draft picks in program history.
Tennessee basketball all-time NBA draft picks
| Year | Name | Round (overall) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Marshall Hawkins | 3rd (26) | Boston Celtics |
| 1949 | Paul Walther | 4th (39) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1950 | Art Burris | 3rd (31) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1950 | Hugh Jones Jr. | 7th (80) | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1950 | Ed Montgomery | 12th (121) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1953 | Doug Atkins | 17th (119) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1955 | Ed Wiener | 4th (25) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1956 | Carl Widseth | 12th (83) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1959 | Gene Tormohlen | 2nd (11) | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1960 | Dalen Showalter | 4th (25) | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1963 | Orb Bowling | 11th (76) | New York Knicks |
| 1964 | Danny Schultz | 8th (64) | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1965 | A.W. Davis | 5th (43) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1966 | Austin Robbins | 6th (59) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1966 | Howard Bayne | 15th (107) | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1967 | Ron Widby | 12th (126) | Chicago Bulls |
| 1968 | Tom Boerwinkle | 1st (4) | Chicago Bulls |
| 1969 | Billy Hann | 4th (53) | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1969 | Bill Justus | 10th (140) | Philadelphia |
| 1970 | Bob Croft | 8th (123) | Boston Celtics |
| 1971 | Don Johnson | 5th (77) | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1971 | Jimmy England | 6th (100) | Chicago Bulls |
| 1973 | Larry Robinson | 16th (199) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1974 | Len Kosmalski | 2nd (24) | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1977 | Bernard King | 1st (7) | New York Nets |
| 1977 | Ernie Grunfeld | 1st (11) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1977 | Mike Jackson | 7th (133) | Buffalo Braves |
| 1979 | Terry Crosby | 3rd (62) | Kansas City Kings |
| 1980 | Reggie Johnson | 1st (15) | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1981 | Howard Wood | 2nd (27) | Utah Jazz |
| 1982 | Gary Carter | 5th (94) | San Diego Clippers |
| 1983 | Dale Ellis | 1st (9) | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1984 | Dan Federmann | 5th (114) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 | Willie Burton | 6th (125) | Denver Nuggets |
| 1985 | Michael Brooks | 4th (88) | Houston Rockets |
| 1987 | Tony White | 2nd (33) | Chicago Bulls |
| 1987 | Fred Jenkins | 6th (129) | Houston Rockets |
| 1989 | Dyron Nix | 2nd (29) | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1989 | Doug Roth | 2nd (41) | Washington Bullets |
| 1993 | Allan Houston | 1st (11) | Detroit Pistons |
| 1996 | Steve Hamer | 2nd (38) | Boston Celtics |
| 2002 | Marcus Haislip | 1st (13) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2002 | Vincent Yarbrough | 2nd (32) | Denver Nuggets |
| 2011 | Tobias Harris | 1st (19) | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2014 | Jarnell Stokes | 2nd (35) | Utah Jazz |
| 2014 | Jordan McRae | 2nd (58) | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015 | Josh Richardson | 2nd (40) | Miami Heat |
| 2019 | Grant Williams | 1st (22) | Boston Celtics |
| 2019 | Admiral Schofield | 2nd (42) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2019 | Jordan Bone | 2nd (57) | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2021 | Keon Johnson | 1st (21) | New York Knicks |
| 2021 | Jaden Springer | 1st (28) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2022 | Kennedy Chandler | 2nd (38) | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2023 | Julian Phillips | 2nd (35) | Chicago Bulls |
| 2024 | Dalton Knecht | 1st (17) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2025 | Chaz Lanier | 2nd (37) | Detroit Pistons |
| 2025 | Jahmai Mashack | 2nd (59) | Memphis Grizzlies |
More: Rick Barnes signs lifetime contract as Tennessee's basketball head coach
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: All-time NBA draft picks for Vols in program history
Continue reading...
