NBA players drafted/signed out of Harvard
The basketball team of Harvard is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Ivy League conference and is nicknamed as the Crimson.
11 players have been selected out of Harvard in NBA draft history, 2 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 Harvard was selected in the NBA draft was in 1987.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Harvard: Boston Celtics (2 times), Atlanta Hawks (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Harvard 1
No players drafted/signed out of Harvard are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Harvard 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Jeremy Lin | n.d | PG/SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 2010 | 2019 | 9 |
| Ed Smith | 1951 (6) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1953 | 1954 | 1 |
| Wyndol Gray | n.d | G/F | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1946 | 1948 | 2 |
| Saul Mariaschin | 1947 (63) | PG/SG | 1.81/ 5'11'' | 1947 | 1948 | 1 |
| Wesley Saunders | 2015 (-) | SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Harvard 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 3 | 1 | 3 | George Hauptfuhrer | Boston Celtics |
| 1973 | 62 | 4 | 10 | James Brown | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1985 | 135 | 6 | 19 | Joe Carrabino | Denver Nuggets |
| 1985 | 146 | 7 | 7 | Bob Ferry Jr. | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1987 | 153 | 7 | 15 | Keith Webster | Utah Jazz |
| 1971 | 161 | 10 | 9 | Dale Dover | Boston Celtics |
| 1973 | 169 | 11 | 4 | Floyd Lewis | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1970 | 195 | 13 | 2 | Ernest Hardy | Detroit Pistons |
| 1979 | 199 | 10 | 15 | Glen Fine | San Antonio Spurs |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.