NBA players drafted/signed out of Jackson State
The basketball team of Jackson State is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the SWAC conference and is nicknamed as the Tigers.
23 players have been selected out of Jackson State in NBA draft history, 3 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 4 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Jackson State was selected in the NBA draft was in 1995.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Jackson State: Washington Wizards (5 times), New York Knicks (2), Portland Trail Blazers (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Jackson State 1
No players drafted/signed out of Jackson State are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Jackson State 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Trey Johnson | n.d | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2008 | 2012 | 3 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 1993 (10) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1993 | 2010 | 17 |
| Dwayne Whitfield | 1995 (40) | PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1995 | 1996 | 1 |
| Ryan Lorthridge | 1994 (-) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1994 | 1995 | 1 |
| Purvis Short | 1978 (5) | F/G | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1978 | 1990 | 12 |
| Audie Norris | 1982 (37) | C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1982 | 1985 | 3 |
| Sylvester Norris | 1979 (63) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1979 | 1980 | 1 |
| Henry Ward | 1975 (99) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1976 | 1977 | 1 |
| Cornell Warner | 1970 (24) | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1970 | 1977 | 7 |
| Gene Short | 1975 (9) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1975 | 1976 | 1 |
| A.W. Holt | 1969 (-) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1970 | 1971 | 1 |
| Ed Manning | 1967 (80) | SF/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1967 | 1971 | 4 |
| Cleveland Buckner | 1961 (51) | PF/C | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1961 | 1963 | 2 |
| McCoy Ingram | n.d | PF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1957 | 1958 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Jackson State 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29 | 2 | 6 | Lester Fonville | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1970 | 45 | 3 | 11 | Lou Herndon | Chicago Bulls |
| 1965 | 51 | 6 | 4 | Lavonne LeFlore | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1968 | 93 | 8 | 1 | Aaron Sellers | San Diego Rockets |
| 1977 | 99 | 5 | 11 | Al Smith | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1972 | 106 | 7 | 9 | Marvin Brown | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1970 | 116 | 7 | 14 | John Shinall | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1972 | 125 | 8 | 12 | Russell Golden | Phoenix Suns |
| 1971 | 128 | 8 | 9 | Russell Golden | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1981 | 133 | 6 | 18 | Norman Shavers | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1970 | 147 | 9 | 11 | Glen Johnson | Chicago Bulls |
| 1972 | 161 | 11 | 5 | Marvin Watkins | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1982 | 183 | 8 | 22 | Donald Seals | Philadelphia 76ers |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.