NBA players drafted/signed out of Massachusetts
The basketball team of Massachusetts is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Atlantic 10 conference and is nicknamed as the Minutemen.
20 players have been selected out of Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts was selected in the NBA draft was in 2015.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Massachusetts: Boston Celtics (5 times), Sacramento Kings (3), Chicago Bulls (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Massachusetts 1
No players drafted/signed out of Massachusetts are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Massachusetts 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Marcus Camby | 1996 (2) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1996 | 2013 | 17 |
Gary Forbes | n.d | G/F | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2010 | 2012 | 2 |
Stephane Lasme | 2007 (46) | PF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 2007 | 2008 | 1 |
Lari Ketner | 1999 (49) | PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1999 | 2001 | 2 |
Lou Roe | 1995 (30) | SF | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1995 | 1997 | 2 |
Julius Erving | 1972 (12) | F/G | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1976 | 1987 | 11 |
Al Skinner | 1974 (160) | SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1976 | 1980 | 4 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Massachusetts 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
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1956 | 41 | 6 | 1 | Kevin Thomas | Rochester Royals |
2015 | 55 | 2 | 25 | Cady Lalanne | San Antonio Spurs |
1978 | 93 | 5 | 5 | Derick Clairborne | Kansas City Kings |
1978 | 109 | 5 | 21 | Mark Haymore | Philadelphia 76ers |
1969 | 123 | 9 | 10 | Pete Gayeska | Atlanta Hawks |
1977 | 130 | 6 | 20 | Jim Town | Denver Nuggets |
1975 | 140 | 8 | 14 | John Murphy | Chicago Bulls |
1979 | 151 | 8 | 4 | Mark Haymore | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1969 | 163 | 12 | 8 | Rod Forbes | Boston Celtics |
1968 | 165 | 13 | 5 | Bill Tindall | Cincinnati Royals |
1975 | 174 | 10 | 14 | Bill Endicott | Boston Celtics |
1984 | 204 | 9 | 20 | Edwin Green | Milwaukee Bucks |
1983 | 205 | 9 | 21 | John Rice | Boston Celtics |
1973 | 210 | 19 | 2 | Tom Austin | Boston Celtics |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.