History of the NBA Draft – Pick Number 15

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Year Player School/Country – Team

2019 Sekou Doumbouya, Limoges (France) – Detroit Pistons
2018 Troy Brown, University of Oregon – Washington Wizards
2017 Justin Jackson, North Carolina – Portland Trail Blazers
2016 Juan Hernangomez, Spain – Denver Nuggets
2015 Kelly Oubre, Kansas – Atlanta Hawks
2014 Adreian Payne, Michigan St – Atlanta Hawks
2013 Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece – Milwaukee Bucks
2012 Maurice Harkless, St. Johns – Philadelphia 76ers
2011 Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State – Indiana Pacers
2010 Larry Sanders, Virginia Commonwealth – Milwaukee Bucks

2000’s

2009 Austin Daye, Gonzaga – Detroit Pistons
2008 Robin Lopez, Stanford – Phoenix Suns
2007 Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington – Detroit Pistons
2006 Cedric Simmons, North Carolina State – New Orleans Hornets
2005 Antoine Wright, Texas A&M – New Jersey Nets
2004 Al Jefferson, Prentiss HS (MS) – Boston Celtics
2003 Reece Gaines, Louisville – Orlando Magic
2002 Bostjan Nachbar, Slovenia – Houston Rockets
2001 Steven Hunter, DePaul – Orlando Magic
2000 Jason Collier, Georgia Tech – Milwaukee Bucks

1990’s

1999 Frederic Weis, France – New York Knicks
1998 Matt Harpring, Georgia Tech – Orlando Magic
1997 Kelvin Cato, Iowa State – Dallas Mavericks
1996 Steve Nash, Santa Clara – Phoenix Suns
1995 Brent Barry, Oregon State – Denver Nuggets
1994 Eric Piatkowski, Nebraska – Indiana Pacers
1993 Doug Edwards, Florida State – Atlanta Hawks
1992 Anthony Peeler, Missouri – L.A. Lakers
1991 Anthony Avent, Seton Hall – Atlanta Hawks
1990 Dave Jamerson, Ohio – Miami HEAT

1980’s

1989 Todd Lichti, Stanford – Denver Nuggets
1988 Gary Grant, Michigan – Seattle Supersonics
1987 Jose Ortiz, Oregon State – Utah Jazz
1986 Dell Curry, Virginia Tech – Utah Jazz
1985 Blair Rasmussen, Oregon – Denver Nuggets
1984 Terence Stansbury, Temple – Dallas Mavericks
1983 Howard Carter, Louisiana State – Denver Nuggets
1982 David Thirdkill, Bradley – Phoenix Suns
1981 Jeff Lamp, Virginia – Portland Trail Blazers
1980 Reggie Johnson, Tennessee –San Antonio Spurs

1970’s

1979 Phil Hubbard, Michigan – Detroit Pistons
1978 Mike Mitchell, Auburn – Cleveland Cavaliers
1977 Brad Davis, Maryland – L.A. Lakers
1976 Chuckie Williams, Kansas State – Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 John Lambert, USC – Cleveland Cavaliers
1974 Al Eberhard, Missouri – Detroit Pistons
1973 Barry Parkhill, Virginia – Portland Trail Blazers
1972 Harold Fox, Jacksonville – Buffalo Braves (2nd round)
1971 Kennedy McIntosh, Eastern Michigan – Chicago Bulls
1970 John Hummer, Princeton – Buffalo Braves

1960’s

1969 Rick Roberson, Cincinnati – L.A. Lakers

2nd round:
1968 John Trapp, UNLV – San Diego Rockets
1967 Byron Beck, Denver – Chicago Bulls
1966 Neil Johnson, Creighton University – Baltimore Bullets
1965 Flynn Robinson, University of Wyoming – Cincinnati Royals
1964 Bill Chmielewski, University of Dayton – Cincinnati Royals
1963 Hershell West, Grambling State University – Philadelphia 76ers
1962 Gene Wiley, Wichita State University – L.A. Lakers
1961 Ted Luckenbill, University of Houston – Philadelphia Warriors
1960 Pickles Kennedy, Temple University – Philadelphia Warriors

1950’s

1959 None
1958 Hub Reed, Oklahoma City University – St. Louis Hawks
1957 Jim Morgan, University of Louisville – Syracuse Nationals
1956 None
1955 None
1954 Dick Farley, Indiana University – Syracuse Nationals
1953 None
1952 None
1951 Roland Minson, Brigham Young University – New York Knicks


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