NBA players drafted/signed out of Northwestern
The basketball team of Northwestern is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Big Ten conference and is nicknamed as the Wildcats.
28 players have been selected out of Northwestern in NBA draft history, 0 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 Northwestern was selected in the NBA draft was in 1999.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Northwestern: Chicago Bulls (5 times), Golden State Warriors (3), Boston Celtics (3).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Northwestern 1
Point guard/Shooting gua.
28yo 1.91/ 6'3''
Draft: 2021 / Undrafted
1 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Northwestern 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Vic Law | 2019 (-) | SF/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2019 | 2020 | 1 |
| Reggie Hearn | 2013 (-) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2017 | 2018 | 1 |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 1999 (34) | C | 2.10/ 6'11'' | 1999 | 2003 | 4 |
| Billy McKinney | 1977 (115) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1978 | 1986 | 7 |
| Don Adams | 1970 (120) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1970 | 1977 | 7 |
| Mark Sibley | 1973 (64) | PG/SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1973 | 1974 | 1 |
| Jim Burns | 1967 (34) | SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1967 | 1968 | 1 |
| Willie Jones | 1960 (36) | PG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1960 | 1965 | 5 |
| Nick Mantis | 1959 (39) | SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1959 | 1963 | 2 |
| Ralph Wells | 1962 (-) | PG/SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1962 | 1963 | 1 |
| Joe Ruklick | 1959 (11) | PF/C | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1959 | 1962 | 3 |
| Jake Fendley | 1951 (24) | SG/PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1951 | 1953 | 2 |
| Ray Ragelis | 1951 (18) | SF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1951 | 1952 | 1 |
| Max Morris | n.d | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1949 | 1950 | 1 |
| Ben Schadler | 1947 (18) | G/F | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1947 | 1948 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Northwestern 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 32 | 4 | 8 | Frank Ehmann | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1967 | 41 | 4 | 10 | Ron Kozlicki | San Diego Rockets |
| 1966 | 53 | 6 | 3 | Jim Pitts | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1947 | 59 | 7 | 2 | George Felt | Boston Celtics |
| 1985 | 60 | 3 | 13 | Andre Goode | Detroit Pistons |
| 1964 | 63 | 7 | 9 | Rich Falk | Boston Celtics |
| 1984 | 73 | 4 | 3 | Art Aaron | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1959 | 76 | 11 | 3 | Phil Warren | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1954 | 89 | 10 | 9 | John Blever | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1980 | 96 | 5 | 4 | Mike Campbell | Chicago Bulls |
| 1983 | 117 | 6 | 1 | Jim Stack | Houston Rockets |
| 1969 | 118 | 9 | 5 | Sterling Burke | Chicago Bulls |
| 1968 | 123 | 10 | 3 | Mike Weaver | Chicago Bulls |
| 1970 | 135 | 8 | 16 | Jim Samo | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1981 | 141 | 7 | 3 | Rod Robertson | New Jersey Nets |
| 1982 | 142 | 7 | 4 | Bob Grady | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1980 | 199 | 9 | 20 | Brian Jung | Boston Celtics |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.