NBA players drafted/signed out of Illinois State
The basketball team of Illinois State is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Missoury Valley conference and is nicknamed as the Redbirds.
18 players have been selected out of Illinois State in NBA draft history, 1 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 2 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Illinois State was selected in the NBA draft was in 1999.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Illinois State: Houston Rockets (2 times), Cleveland Cavaliers (2), Milwaukee Bucks (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Illinois State 1
No players drafted/signed out of Illinois State are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Illinois State 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| D. Akoon-Purcel | 2016 (-) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2018 | 2019 | 1 |
| Jeff Wilkins | 1977 (37) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1980 | 1986 | 6 |
| Doug Collins | 1973 (1) | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1973 | 1981 | 8 |
| Robert Hawkins | 1975 (51) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1975 | 1979 | 4 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Illinois State 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31 | 2 | 2 | Rico Hill | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1974 | 67 | 4 | 13 | Ron De Vries | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1980 | 68 | 3 | 22 | Ron Jones | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1975 | 72 | 4 | 18 | Cyrus Mann | Boston Celtics |
| 1978 | 83 | 4 | 17 | Billy Lewis | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1975 | 83 | 5 | 11 | Rick Whitlow | Houston Rockets |
| 1984 | 85 | 4 | 15 | Hank Cornley | New Jersey Nets |
| 1985 | 97 | 5 | 4 | Lou Stefanovic | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1980 | 100 | 5 | 8 | Joe Galvin | Indiana Pacers |
| 1983 | 113 | 5 | 20 | Rick Lamb | Phoenix Suns |
| 1979 | 116 | 6 | 8 | Derrick Mayes | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1985 | 125 | 6 | 9 | Ricky Johnson | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1976 | 126 | 8 | 4 | Randy Heary | Detroit Pistons |
| 1980 | 194 | 9 | 15 | Del Yarbrough | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1969 | 213 | 19 | 2 | Blaine Royer | San Diego Rockets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.