History of the NBA Draft – Washington Wizards

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Washington Wizards (1st and 2nd Round Draft History)

(Year) Round – Overall Pick – Player – School/Country

(2019) 1st – 9 – Rui Hachimura – Gonzaga
(2019) 2nd – 42 – Admiral Schofield – Tennessee

(2018) 1st – 15 – Troy Brown – Oregon
(2018) 2nd – 44 – Issuf Sanon – Olimpija (Slovenia)

(2017) None

(2016) None

(2015) 1st – 19 – Jerian Grant – Notre Dame
(2015) 2nd – 49 – Aaron White – Iowa

(2014) 2nd – 46 – Jordan Clarkson – Missouri

(2013) 1st – 3 – Otto Porter – Georgetown
(2013) 2nd – 38 – Nate Wolters – South Dakota State
(2013) 2nd- 54 – Arsalan Kazemi – Oregon

(2012) 1st – 3 – Bradley Beal – Florida
(2012) 2nd – 32 – Tomas Satoransky – Spain

(2011) 1st – 6 – Jan Vesely – Czech Republic
(2011) 1st – 18 – Chris Singleton – Florida State University
(2011) 2nd – 34 – Shelvin Mack – Butler University

(2010) 1st – 1 – John Wall – University of Kentucky
(2010) 1st – 30 – Lazar Hayward – Marquette University
(2010) 2nd – 35 – Nemanja Bjelica – Serbia

2000’s

(2009) 2nd – 32 – Jermaine Taylor – University of Central Florida

(2008) 1st – 18 – JaVale McGee – University of Nevada, Reno
(2008) 2nd – 47 – Bill Walker – Kansas State University

(2007) 1st – 16 – Nick Young – University of Southern California
(2007) 2nd – 47 – Dominic McGuire – California State University, Fresno

(2006) 1st – 18 – Oleksiy Pecherov – Ukraine
(2006) 2nd – 48 – Vladimir Veremeenko – Belarus

(2005) 2nd – 49 – Andray Blatche – South Kent H.S. (CT)

(2004) 1st – 5 – Devin Harris – University of Wisconsin
(2004) 2nd – 32 – Peter John Ramos – Puerto Rico

(2003) 1st – 10 – Jarvis Hayes – University of Georgia
(2003) 2nd – 38 – Steve Blake – University of Maryland

(2002) 1st – 11 – Jared Jeffries – Indiana University
(2002) 1st – 17 – Juan Dixon – University of Maryland
(2002) 2nd – 39 – Rod Grizzard – University of Alabama
(2002) 2nd – 40 – Juan Carlos Navarro – Spain

(2001) 1st – 1 – Kwame Brown – Glynn Academy H.S. (GA)

(2000) 2nd – 35 – Mike Smith – University of Louisiana at Monroe

1990’s

(1999) 1st – 7 – Richard Hamilton – University of Connecticut
(1999) 2nd – 35 – Calvin Booth – Pennsylvania State University

(1998) 2nd – 43 – Jahidi White – Georgetown University

*As Washington Bullets*

(1997) 2nd – 45 – God Shammgod – Providence College
(1997) 2nd – 48 – Predrag Drobnjak – Montenegro

(1996) 2nd – 55 – Ronnie Henderson – Louisiana State University

(1995) 1st – 4 – Rasheed Wallace – University of North Carolina
(1995) 2nd – 32 – Terrence Rencher – University of Texas at Austin

(1994) 1st – 5 – Juwan Howard – University of Michigan
(1994) 2nd – 32 – Jim McIlvaine – Marquette University

(1993) 1st – 6 – Calbert Cheaney – Indiana University
(1993) 2nd – 30 – Gheorghe Muresan – Romania
(1993) 2nd – 38 – Conrad McRae – Syracuse University

(1992) 1st – 6 – Tom Gugliotta – North Carolina State University
(1992) 2nd – 32 – Brent Price – University of Oklahoma

(1991) 1st – 19 – LaBradford Smith – University of Louisville

(1990) 2nd – 35 – Greg Foster – University of Texas at El Paso
(1990) 2nd – 37 – A.J. English – Virginia Union University

1980’s

(1989) 1st – 9 – Tom Hammonds – Georgia Institute of Technology
(1989) 2nd – 39 – Ed Horton – University of Iowa
(1989) 2nd – 41 – Doug Roth – University of Tennessee

(1988) 1st – 12 – Harvey Grant – University of Oklahoma
(1988) 2nd – 36 – Ledell Eackles – University of New Orleans

(1987) 1st – 12 – Muggsy Bogues – Wake Forest University
(1987) 2nd – 36 – Duane Washington – Middle Tennessee State University
(1987) 2nd – 37 – Derrick Dowell – University of Southern California

(1986) 1st – 12 – John Williams – Louisiana State University
(1986) 1st – 21 – Anthony Jones – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(1986) 2nd – 36 – Steve Mitchell – University of Alabama at Birmingham

(1985) 1st – 12 – Kenny Green – Wake Forest University
(1985) 2nd – 31 – Manute Bol – University of Bridgeport

(1984) 1st – 6 – Melvin Turpin – University of Kentucky
(1984) 2nd – 34 – Tony Costner – Saint Joseph’s University
(1984) 2nd – 44 – Fred Reynolds – University of Texas at El Paso

(1983) 1st – 22 – Randy Wittman – Indiana University
(1983) 2nd – 32 – Michael Britt – University of the District of Columbia
(1983) 2nd – 34 – Guy Williams – Washington State University

(1982) 2nd – 25 – Bryan Warrick – Saint Joseph’s University
(1982) 2nd – 41 – Dwight Anderson – University of Southern California
(1982) 2nd – 44 – Mike Gibson – University of South Carolina Upstate

(1981) 1st – 11 – Frank Johnson – Wake Forest University
(1981) 2nd – 35 – Charles Davis – Vanderbilt University
(1981) 2nd – 41 – Claude Gregory – University of Wisconsin
(1981) 2nd – 44 – Steve Lingenfelter – South Dakota State University

(1980) 1st – 14 – Wes Matthews – University of Wisconsin
(1980) 2nd – 35 – Rick Mahorn – Hampton University

1970’s

(1979) 2nd – 44 – Joe DeSantis – Fairfield University

(1978) 1st – 14 – Roger Phegley – Bradley University
(1978) 1st – 18 – Dave Corzine – DePaul University
(1978) 2nd – 37 – Terry Sykes – Grambling State University

(1977) 1st – 4 – Greg Ballard – University of Oregon
(1977) 1st – 17 – Bo Ellis – Marquette University
(1977) 2nd – 39 – Phil Walker – Millersville University of Pennsylvania

(1976) 1st – 13 – Mitch Kupchak – University of North Carolina
(1976) 1st – 14 – Larry Wright – Grambling State University
(1976) 2nd – 31 – Joe Pace – Coppin State University

(1975) 1st – 18 – Kevin Grevey – University of Kentucky

(1974) 1st – 13 – Len Elmore – University of Maryland
(1974) 2nd – 22 – Truck Robinson – Tennessee State University
(1974) 2nd – 30 – Dennis DuVal – Syracuse University

*As Capital Bullets*

(1973) 1st – 13 – Nick Weatherspoon – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(1973) 2nd – 19 – Louie Nelson – University of Washington

*As Baltimore Bullets*

(1972) 2nd – 25 – Tom Patterson – Ouachita Baptist University

(1971) 1st – 9 – Stan Love – University of Oregon

(1970) 1st – 9 – George Johnson – Stephen F. Austin State University

1960’s

(1969) 1st – 14 – Mike Davis – Virginia Union University
(1969) 2nd – 29 – Willie Scott – Alabama State University

(1968) 1st – 2 – Wes Unseld – University of Louisville
(1968) 2nd – 18 – Bob Quick – Xavier University

(1967) 1st – 2 – Earl Monroe – Winston-Salem State University
(1967) 2nd – 13 – Jimmy Jones – Grambling State University

(1966) 1st – 5 – Jack Marin – Duke University
(1966) 2nd – 15 – Neil Johnson – Creighton University

(1965) 1st – 4 – Jerry Sloan – University of Evansville
(1965) 2nd – 12 – Tal Brody – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(1964) 1st – 3 – Gary Bradds – Ohio State University

*As Chicago Zephyrs*

(1963) 1st – 2 – Rod Thorn – West Virginia University
(1963) 2nd – 10 – Gus Johnson – University of Idaho

(1962) 1st – 1 – Bill McGill – University of Utah
(1962) 2nd – 8 – Terry Dischinger – Purdue University

*As Chicago Packers*

(1961) 1st – 1 – Walt Bellamy – Indiana University
(1961) 2nd – 18 – Jack Turner – University of Louisville
(1961) 2nd – 19 – Jerry Graves – Mississippi State University
(1961) 2nd – 20 – York Larese – University of North Carolina
(1961) 2nd – 21 – Don Kojis – Marquette University
(1961) 2nd – 22 – Doug Moe – University of North Carolina
(1961) 2nd – 23 – Jeff Cohen – College of William & Mary

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