NBA players drafted/signed out of Kent State
The basketball team of Kent State is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Mid-American conference and is nicknamed as the Golden Flashes.
5 players have been selected out of Kent State in NBA draft history, 0 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 0 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Kent State was selected in the NBA draft was in 1980.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Kent State: Cleveland Cavaliers (2 times).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Kent State 1
No players drafted/signed out of Kent State are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Kent State 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
John Edwards | n.d | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 2004 | 2006 | 2 |
Jim Zoet | 1978 (-) | C | 2.16/ 7'1'' | 1982 | 1983 | 1 |
Doug Sims | 1967 (-) | SF/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1968 | 1969 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Kent State 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
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1950 | 56 | 5 | 8 | Ed Thompson | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1972 | 114 | 8 | 1 | Ruben Vance | Portland Trail Blazers |
1972 | 116 | 8 | 3 | Roger Evans | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1980 | 131 | 6 | 16 | Kent Grooms | Kansas City Kings |
1970 | 143 | 9 | 7 | Tom Lagodich | Cleveland Cavaliers |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.