NBA players drafted/signed out of Evansville
The basketball team of Evansville is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Missoury Valley conference and is nicknamed as the Purple Aces.
13 players have been selected out of Evansville in NBA draft history, 1 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 1 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Evansville was selected in the NBA draft was in 1989.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Evansville: Boston Celtics (2 times), Chicago Bulls (2), Washington Wizards (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Evansville 1
No players drafted/signed out of Evansville are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Evansville 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Dan Godfread | n.d | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1990 | 1992 | 2 |
| Scott Haffner | 1989 (45) | PG | 1.90/ 6'3'' | 1989 | 1991 | 2 |
| Don Buse | 1972 (34) | PG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1976 | 1985 | 9 |
| Jerry Sloan | 1965 (7) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1965 | 1976 | 11 |
| Harold Brown | n.d | SG/PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| E. Mockevicius | 2016 (-) | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Evansville 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 37 | 4 | 7 | Bob Barnett | Boston Celtics |
| 1951 | 42 | 5 | 2 | Bob Sakel | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1966 | 50 | 5 | 10 | Larry Humes | Chicago Bulls |
| 1985 | 64 | 3 | 17 | Richie Johnson | Detroit Pistons |
| 1977 | 143 | 7 | 12 | Mike Smith | Chicago Bulls |
| 1968 | 143 | 11 | 9 | Tom Neimeir | Boston Celtics |
| 1982 | 146 | 7 | 8 | Brad Leaf | Indiana Pacers |
| 1977 | 158 | 8 | 8 | Jeff Frey | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1968 | 207 | 18 | 4 | Larry Humes | Cincinnati Royals |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.