NBA players drafted/signed out of Long Island
The basketball team of Long Island is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Northeast conference and is nicknamed as the Sharks.
16 players have been selected out of Long Island in NBA draft history, 2 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 4 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Long Island was selected in the NBA draft was in 1985.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Long Island: New York Knicks (5 times), Boston Celtics (2), Atlanta Hawks (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Long Island 1
No players drafted/signed out of Long Island are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Long Island 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Charles Jones | n.d | PG/SG | 1.90/ 6'3'' | 1998 | 2000 | 2 |
| Carey Scurry | 1985 (37) | SF | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1985 | 1988 | 3 |
| Luther Green | 1969 (41) | PF | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1972 | 1973 | 1 |
| Ray Felix | 1953 (3) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1953 | 1962 | 9 |
| Rollen Hans | n.d | SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1953 | 1955 | 2 |
| Al Roges | n.d | G/F | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1953 | 1955 | 2 |
| Don Ackerman | 1953 (11) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1953 | 1954 | 1 |
| Dick Surhoff | 1952 (56) | PF/SF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1952 | 1954 | 2 |
| Hal Uplinger | n.d | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1953 | 1954 | 1 |
| Herb Scherer | 1950 (19) | C | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1950 | 1952 | 2 |
| Hank Beenders | n.d | PF/C | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1946 | 1949 | 3 |
| Carl Meinhold | n.d | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1947 | 1949 | 2 |
| Howie Rader | 1948 (-) | G/F | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1948 | 1949 | 1 |
| Irv Rothenberg | 1947 (56) | C | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1946 | 1949 | 3 |
| Irv Torgoff | n.d | SF | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1946 | 1949 | 3 |
| Art Hillhouse | n.d | C | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1946 | 1948 | 2 |
| Dick Holub | 1947 (5) | C | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1947 | 1948 | 1 |
| Hank Biasatti | 1947 (13) | PG/SG | 1.81/ 5'11'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Michael Bytzura | n.d | SF | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Frido Frey | n.d | SF | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Frank Fucarino | n.d | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Ossie Schectman | n.d | SG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Long Island 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 48 | 5 | 5 | Barry Leibowitz | New York Knicks |
| 1972 | 72 | 5 | 9 | Walter Jones | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1966 | 79 | 9 | 2 | Al Grant | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1968 | 84 | 7 | 6 | Larry Newbold | Detroit Pistons |
| 1968 | 130 | 10 | 10 | Ivan Leschinsky | Boston Celtics |
| 1984 | 173 | 8 | 11 | Robert Brown | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1982 | 187 | 9 | 3 | Riley Clarida | Utah Jazz |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.