NBA players drafted/signed out of Notre Dame
The basketball team of Notre Dame is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the ACC conference and is nicknamed as the Fighting Irish.
64 players have been selected out of Notre Dame in NBA draft history, 21 in the first round (2 during the last 10 years), 10 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Notre Dame was selected in the NBA draft was in 2022.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Notre Dame: Boston Celtics (6 times), Detroit Pistons (5), Cleveland Cavaliers (5).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Notre Dame 1
Guard/Forward
31yo 1.96/ 6'5''
Draft: 2015 / Pick: 41
9 seasons in the NBA
Point guard/Shooting gua.
21yo 1.96/ 6'5''
Draft: 2022 / Pick: 25
2 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Notre Dame 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Jerian Grant | 2015 (19) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2015 | 2020 | 5 |
| Bonzie Colson | 2018 (-) | PF/SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2018 | 2019 | 1 |
| Demetrius Jackson | 2016 (45) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 2016 | 2019 | 3 |
| Jack Cooley | 2013 (-) | C/PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 2014 | 2018 | 2 |
| Matt Carroll | n.d | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2003 | 2013 | 10 |
| Ben Hansbrough | 2011 (-) | PG/SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 2012 | 2013 | 1 |
| Troy Murphy | 2001 (14) | PF | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 2001 | 2013 | 12 |
| Chris Quinn | n.d | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 2006 | 2013 | 6 |
| Luke Zeller | 2009 (-) | C/PF | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 2012 | 2013 | 1 |
| Luke Harangody | 2010 (52) | PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2010 | 2012 | 2 |
| Rob Kurz | n.d | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 2008 | 2009 | 1 |
| Pat Garrity | 1998 (19) | PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1998 | 2008 | 10 |
| Ryan Humphrey | 2002 (19) | PF/SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 2002 | 2005 | 3 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | 1992 (5) | PF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1992 | 2003 | 11 |
| Monty Williams | 1994 (24) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1994 | 2003 | 9 |
| Tim Kempton | 1986 (124) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1986 | 1998 | 8 |
| Donald Royal | 1987 (52) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1989 | 1998 | 8 |
| Elmer Bennett | 1992 (38) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1994 | 1997 | 3 |
| Keith Tower | n.d | C/PF | 2.10/ 6'11'' | 1993 | 1997 | 4 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 1979 (65) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1980 | 1994 | 14 |
| John Paxson | 1983 (19) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1983 | 1994 | 11 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 1981 (6) | PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1981 | 1994 | 13 |
| David Rivers | 1988 (25) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1988 | 1992 | 3 |
| Adrian Dantley | 1976 (6) | F/G | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1976 | 1991 | 15 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 1981 (12) | F/G | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1981 | 1991 | 10 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 1980 (20) | G/F | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1980 | 1990 | 10 |
| Gary Voce | 1988 (-) | PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1989 | 1990 | 1 |
| Tom Sluby | 1984 (41) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1984 | 1985 | 1 |
| Dave Batton | 1978 (62) | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1982 | 1984 | 2 |
| Tracy Jackson | 1981 (25) | SG | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1981 | 1984 | 3 |
| Bruce Flowers | 1979 (26) | PF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1982 | 1983 | 1 |
| Toby Knight | 1977 (32) | PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1977 | 1982 | 4 |
| Austin Carr | 1971 (1) | SG/PG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1971 | 1981 | 10 |
| John Shumate | 1974 (4) | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1975 | 1981 | 5 |
| Duck Williams | 1978 (96) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1979 | 1980 | 1 |
| Gary Brokaw | 1974 (18) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1974 | 1978 | 4 |
| Sid Catlett | 1971 (55) | SF/PF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1971 | 1972 | 1 |
| Bob Arnzen | 1969 (103) | SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1970 | 1971 | 1 |
| Tom Hawkins | 1959 (5) | SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1959 | 1969 | 10 |
| Jay Miller | n.d | SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1967 | 1968 | 1 |
| Ron Reed | 1965 (23) | PF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1965 | 1967 | 2 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 1954 (4) | F/G | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1954 | 1957 | 2 |
| Jack Stephens | 1955 (9) | G/F | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1955 | 1956 | 1 |
| Leo Barnhorst | 1949 (14) | SF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1949 | 1954 | 5 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 1950 (11) | SG/PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1950 | 1953 | 3 |
| Billy Hassett | n.d | PG/SG | 1.81/ 5'11'' | 1949 | 1951 | 2 |
| Fran Curran | n.d | PG/SG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Paul Gordon | 1949 (31) | SF/PF | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1949 | 1950 | 1 |
| Leo Klier | n.d | F/G | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Richie Niemiera | n.d | G/F | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Chips Sobek | 1947 (-) | SG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1949 | 1950 | 1 |
| Ray Kuka | n.d | SF/PF | 1.90/ 6'3'' | 1947 | 1949 | 2 |
| Bill Davis | n.d | SF | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Bob Faught | n.d | PF/SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Bob Rensberger | n.d | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| Zach Auguste | 2016 (-) | PF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
| V.J. Beachem | 2017 (-) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Notre Dame 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17 | 1 | 17 | Collis Jones | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1957 | 20 | 3 | 4 | John Smyth | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1986 | 23 | 1 | 23 | Ken Barlow | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1960 | 24 | 3 | 8 | Mike Graney | Boston Celtics |
| 1956 | 27 | 4 | 3 | Lloyd Aubrey | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1977 | 45 | 3 | 1 | Bill Paterno | Kansas City Kings |
| 1951 | 48 | 5 | 8 | Dan Bagley | Rochester Royals |
| 1953 | 49 | 6 | 4 | Norb Lewinski | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1952 | 49 | 5 | 9 | Leroy Leslie | Rochester Royals |
| 1949 | 51 | 5 | 7 | Don Bagley | New York Knicks |
| 1956 | 56 | 7 | 8 | John Fannon | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1949 | 60 | 7 | 2 | Jim O'Halloran | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 1947 | 65 | 8 | 1 | John Kelly | Boston Celtics |
| 1958 | 66 | 9 | 4 | John McCarthy | New York Knicks |
| 1974 | 75 | 5 | 3 | Gary Novak | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1980 | 78 | 4 | 9 | Rich Branning | Indiana Pacers |
| 1950 | 79 | 7 | 7 | Dan Bagley | New York Knicks |
| 1954 | 82 | 10 | 2 | Joe Bertrand | Milwaukee Hawks |
| 1954 | 83 | 10 | 3 | Bill Sullivan | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1965 | 91 | 12 | 2 | Walt Sahm | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1983 | 98 | 5 | 5 | Tim Andree | Chicago Bulls |
| 1969 | 108 | 8 | 9 | Bob Whitmore | Boston Celtics |
| 1986 | 150 | 7 | 11 | Joe Price | Washington Bullets |
| 1986 | 151 | 7 | 12 | Jim Dolan | New Jersey Nets |
| 1981 | 167 | 8 | 6 | Gilbert Salinas | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1983 | 202 | 9 | 18 | Bill Varner | Milwaukee Bucks |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.