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NBA first overall draft pick

National Basketball Association first overall pick in its annual player draft

Year NBA Team Player College/high school/club
1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen Clifton Neeley Texas Western
1948 Providence Steamrollers Andy Tonkovich Marshall
1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie Shannon Kansas State
1950 Boston Celtics Charlie Share Bowling Green
1951 Baltimore Bullets Gene Melchiorre Bradley
1952 Milwaukee Hawks Mark Workman West Virginia
1953 Philadelphia Warriors Ernie Beck Penn
1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy Furman
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Ricketts Duquesne
1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo Green Duquesne
1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod Hundley West Virginia
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor Seattle
1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer Kansas State
1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
1961 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy Indiana
1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGill Utah
1963 New York Knicks Art Heyman Duke
1964 New York Knicks Jim Barnes Texas Western
1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel Davidson
1966 New York Knicks Cazzie Russell Michigan
1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy Walker Providence
1968 San Diego Rockets Elvin Hayes Houston
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew Alcindor UCLA
1970 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr Notre Dame
1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin Loyola (Chicago)
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins Illinois State
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton UCLA
1975 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson NC State
1976 Houston Rockets John Lucas Maryland
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson Indiana
1978 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson Minnesota
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Earvin Johnson Michigan State
1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll Purdue
1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre DePaul
1982 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy North Carolina
1983 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson Virginia
1984 Houston Rockets Akeem Olajuwon Houston
1985 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing Georgetown
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty North Carolina
1987 San Antonio Spurs David Robinson Navy
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny Manning Kansas
1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis Ellison Louisville
1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman Syracuse
1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson UNLV
1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O'Neal LSU
1993 Orlando Magic Chris Webber Michigan
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Robinson Purdue
1995 Golden State Warriors Joe Smith Maryland
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson Georgetown
1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan Wake Forest
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael Olowokandi Pacific
1999 Chicago Bulls Elton Brand Duke
2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon Martin Cincinnati
2001 Washington Wizards Kwame Brown Glynn Academy High School
(Brunswick, GA)
2002 Houston Rockets Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks (China)
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
(Akron, OH)
2004 Orlando Magic Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
(Atlanta)

See also List of NBA Drafts

Last updated: 05-23-2005 10:11:30