Wednesday, January 2

:NBA Draft Picks from Villanova

Time to go through the Way-Back Machine. Here is a historical list of all Villanovans who have been selected in the NBA Draft.

1958
Round 8, Pick 5: Tom Brennan (Philadelphia Warriors)

1959
Round 7, Pick 3: Joe Ryan (Philadelphia Warriors)

1962
Round 2, Pick 7: Hubie White (Philadelphia Warriors)

1963
Round 1, Pick 6: Tom Hoover (Syracuse Nationals)

1964
Round 3, Pick 2: Wally Jones (Detroit Pistons)

1965
Round 1, Pick 5: Jim Washington (St. Louis Hawks)
Round 5, Pick 5: Richie Moore (Philadelphia 76ers)

1966
Round 2, Pick 9: Bill Melchionni (Philadelphia 76ers)

1967
Round 12, Pick 6: Frank Gadjunas (Cincinnati Royals)

1968
Round 16, Pick 8: Joe Crews (Philadelphia 76ers)

1969
Round 6, Pick 13: John Jones (Philadelphia 76ers)

1970
Round 8, Pick 12: Fran O'Hanlon (Philadelphia 76ers)

1971
Round 2, Pick 15: Howard Porter (Chicago Bulls)
Round 9, Pick 7: Clarence Smith (San Francisco Warriors)

1972
Round 2, Pick 4: Chris Ford (Detroit Pistons)
Round 4, Pick 3: Hank Siemiontkowski (Cleveland Cavaliers)

1960
Round 8, Pick 7: George Raveling (Philadelphia Warriors)

1973
Round 2, Pick 9: Tom Ingelsby (Atlanta Hawks)
Round 11, Pick 9: Ed Hastings (Boston Celtics)

1977
Round 8, Pick 20: John Olive (Philadelphia 76ers)

1978
Round 2, Pick 2: Keith Herron (Portland Trail Blazers)

1980
Round 4, Pick 6: Rory Sparrow (New Jersey Nets)

1981
Round 4, Pick 17: Alex Bradley (New York Knicks)
Round 7, Pick 7: Tom Sienkiewicz (Seattle SuperSonics)

1982
Round 5, Pick 6: Aaron Howard (New York Knicks)

1983
Round 1, Pick 24: Stewart Granger (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Round 3, Pick 11: John Pinone (Atlanta Hawks)
Round 8, Pick 19: Mike Mulquin (Phoenix Suns)

1984
Round 8, Pick 21: Frank Dobbs (Philadelphia 76ers)

1985
Round 1, Pick 10: Ed Pinckney (Phoenix Suns)
Round 2, Pick 3: Dwayne McClain (Indiana Pacers)
Round 7, Pick 15: Gary McLain (New Jersey Nets)

1986
Round 1, Pick 17: Harold Pressley (Sacramento Kings)
Round 6, Pick 14: Chuck Everson (Utah Jazz)

1987
Round 6, Pick 7: Harold Jensen (Cleveland Cavaliers)

1989
Round 2, Pick 11: Doug West (Minnesota Timberwolves)

1996
Round 1, Pick 8: Kerry Kittles (New Jersey Nets)

1997
Round 1, Pick 7: Tim Thomas (New Jersey Nets)
Round 2, Pick 13: Jason Lawson (Denver Nuggets)
Round 2, Pick 19: Alvin Williams (Portland Trail Blazers)

1999
Round 2, Pick 1: John Celestand (Los Angeles Lakers)

2001
Round 1, Pick 17: Michael Bradley (Toronto Raptors)

2006
Round 1, Pick 7: Randy Foye (Boston Celtics)
Round 1, Pick 24: Kyle Lowry (Memphis Grizzlies)


This ranks Villanova tied for 19th for "Schools with the Most Players Picked in the NBA Draft".
1. North Carolina 92
1. UCLA 92
3. Kentucky 72
4. Duke 66
5. Kansas 57
5. Illinois 57
5. Michigan 57
8. Indiana 56
9. Maryland 53
9. Arizona 53
11. St. John's 52
11. Louisville 52
13. Marquette 50
13. North Carolina State 50
15. Michigan State 49
16. Cincinnati 48
17. Syracuse 47
18. Southern California 45
19. UNLV 44
19. Memphis 44
19. Villanova 44
19. Iowa 44
23. Minnesota 43
23. LSU 43
25. Washington 42

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