NBA players drafted/signed out of Eastern Kentucky
The basketball team of Eastern Kentucky is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Ohio Valley conference and is nicknamed as the Colonels.
28 players have been selected out of Eastern Kentucky in NBA draft history, 1 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 0 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Eastern Kentucky was selected in the NBA draft was in 1981.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Eastern Kentucky: New York Knicks (5 times), Sacramento Kings (2), Oklahoma City Thunder (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Eastern Kentucky 1
No players drafted/signed out of Eastern Kentucky are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Eastern Kentucky 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Garfield Smith | 1968 (32) | C/PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1970 | 1972 | 2 |
| Bobby Washington | 1969 (168) | PG | 1.81/ 5'11'' | 1970 | 1972 | 2 |
| Jim Baechtold | 1952 (2) | F/G | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1952 | 1957 | 5 |
| Chuck Mrazovich | 1950 (33) | PF/SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1950 | 1951 | 1 |
| Tex Ritter | 1948 (75) | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1951 | 3 |
| Freddie Lewis | n.d | F/G | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Corey Walden | 2015 (-) | SG/PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Eastern Kentucky 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29 | 4 | 5 | Carl Cole | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1966 | 30 | 3 | 10 | Ed Bodkin | Chicago Bulls |
| 1953 | 31 | 4 | 4 | Jim Bingham | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1961 | 40 | 4 | 8 | Carl Cole | Boston Celtics |
| 1950 | 40 | 4 | 4 | Paul Hicks | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1953 | 47 | 6 | 2 | Elmer Tolson | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1972 | 49 | 4 | 2 | George Bryant | Buffalo Braves |
| 1959 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Dale Moore | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1956 | 52 | 7 | 4 | Jack Adams | New York Knicks |
| 1981 | 64 | 3 | 18 | Tom Baker | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1970 | 74 | 5 | 6 | Boyd Lynch | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1953 | 76 | 9 | 4 | Dick White | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1962 | 82 | 10 | 2 | Ralph Richardson | New York Knicks |
| 1963 | 84 | 15 | 1 | Ron Pickett | New York Knicks |
| 1953 | 92 | 11 | 3 | Will Bales | Rochester Royals |
| 1979 | 97 | 5 | 9 | Jim Tillman | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1976 | 97 | 6 | 11 | Carl Brown | Phoenix Suns |
| 1965 | 110 | 16 | 3 | Bob Tolan | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1970 | 115 | 7 | 13 | Willie Woods | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1970 | 154 | 10 | 1 | Toke Coleman | San Diego Rockets |
| 1973 | 191 | 14 | 3 | Charles Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1971 | 194 | 12 | 12 | Carl Greenfield | New York Knicks |
| 1980 | 197 | 9 | 18 | Jim Tillman | Seattle SuperSonics |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.