History of the NBA Draft – Pick Number 31

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Year Player School/Country – Team

2019 Nicolas Claxton, Georgia – Brooklyn Nets
2018 Elie Okobo, France – Phoenix Suns
2017 Frank Jackson, Duke – Charlotte Hornets
2016 Deyonta Davis, Michigan State – Boston Celtics
2015 Cedi Osman, Anadolu Efes – Minnesota Timberwolves
2014 Damien Inglis, France – Milwaukee Bucks
2013 Allen Crabbe, California – Cleveland Cavaliers
2012 Jeff Taylor, Vanderbilt – Charlotte Bobcats
2011 Bogan Bogdanovic, Bosnia – Miami HEAT
2010 Tibor Pleiss, Germany – New Jersey Nets

2000’s

2009 Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State University – Sacramento Kings
2008 Nikola Pekovic, Montenegro – Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 Carl Landry, Purdue University – Seattle Supersonics
2006 James White, University of Cincinnati – Portland Trail Blazers
2005 Salim Stoudamire, University of Arizona – Atlanta Hawks
2004 Jackson Vroman, Iowa State University – Chicago Bulls
2003 Jason Kapono, University of California, Los Angeles – Cleveland Cavaliers
2002 Roger Mason, University of Virginia – Chicago Bulls
2001 Omar Cook, St. John’s University – Orlando Magic
2000 Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt University – Dallas Mavericks

1990’s

1999 Rico Hill Illinois State University – Los Angeles Clippers
1998 Ruben Patterson, University of Cincinnati – L.A. Lakers
1997 Charles O’Bannon, University of California, Los Angeles – Detroit Pistons
1996 Mark Hendrickson, Washington State University – Philadelphia 76ers
1995 Dragan Tarlac, Serbia – Chicago Bulls
1994 Rodney Dent, University of Kentucky – Orlando Magic
1993 Evers Burns, University of Maryland – Sacramento Kings
1992 Reggie Smith, Texas Christian University – Portland Trail Blazers
1991 Randy Brown, New Mexico State University – Sacramento Kings
1990 Negele Knight, University of Dayton – Phoenix Suns

1980’s

1989 Jeff Martin, Murray State University – L.A. Clippers
1988 Everette Stephens, Purdue University – Philadelphia 76ers
1987 Andre Moore, Loyola University of Chicago – Denver Nuggets
1986 Joe Ward, University of Georgia – Phoenix Suns
1985 Manute Bol, University of Bridgeport – Washington Bullets
1984 Jay Murphy, Boston College – Golden State Warriors
1983 Doc Rivers, Marquette University – Atlanta Hawks
1982 Rod Higgins, California State University, Fresno – Chicago Bulls
1981 Danny Ainge, Brigham Young University – Boston Celtics
1980 Wayne Robinson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – L.A. Lakers

1970’s

1979 Edgar Jones, University of Nevada, Reno – Milwaukee Bucks
1978 Marvin Johnson, University of New Mexico – Chicago Bulls
1977 Eddie Owens, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Kansas City Kings
1976 Joe Pace, Coppin State University – Washington Bullets
1975 Glenn Hansen, Louisiana State University – Kansas City Kings
1974 Fred Saunders, Syracuse University – Phoenix Suns
1973 Jim Chones, Marquette University – L.A. Lakers
1972 None
1971 Joe Bergman, Creighton University – Cincinnati Royals
1970 Dan Hester, Louisiana State University – Atlanta Hawks


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