NBA players drafted/signed out of Penn State
The basketball team of Penn State is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Big Ten conference and is nicknamed as the Nittany Lions.
15 players have been selected out of Penn State in NBA draft history, 0 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 5 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Penn State was selected in the NBA draft was in 2023.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Penn State: Detroit Pistons (2 times), New York Knicks (2), Baltimore Bullets (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Penn State 1
Forward/Guard
24yo 1.98/ 6'6''
Draft: 2023 / Pick: 46
1 seasons in the NBA
Point guard
25yo 1.93/ 6'4''
Draft: 2023 / Pick: 32
1 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Penn State 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Andrew Funk | 2023 (-) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2023 | 2024 | 1 |
Lamar Stevens | 2020 (-) | PF/SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 2020 | 2024 | 4 |
Tim Frazier | 2014 (-) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 2014 | 2022 | 8 |
Josh Reaves | 2019 (-) | G/F | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 2019 | 2020 | 1 |
Calvin Booth | 1999 (35) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1999 | 2009 | 10 |
John Amaechi | 1995 (-) | C/PF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1995 | 2003 | 5 |
Joe Crispin | 2001 (-) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 2001 | 2002 | 1 |
Frank Brickowski | 1981 (57) | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1984 | 1997 | 12 |
Bob Weiss | 1965 (25) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1965 | 1977 | 12 |
Jesse Arnelle | 1955 (15) | PF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1955 | 1956 | 1 |
Whitey Von Nieda | 1949 (-) | G/F | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1949 | 1950 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Penn State 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | 30 | 3 | 10 | John Rusinko | Baltimore Bullets |
2018 | 51 | 2 | 21 | Tony Carr | New Orleans Pelicans |
1953 | 56 | 7 | 2 | Herman Sledzik | Baltimore Bullets |
1961 | 79 | 9 | 3 | Peter Baltic | Detroit Pistons |
1966 | 97 | 11 | 6 | Carver Clinton | Chicago Bulls |
1974 | 125 | 7 | 17 | Ron Brown | Boston Celtics |
1967 | 142 | 14 | 1 | Paul Mickey | Baltimore Bullets |
1983 | 174 | 8 | 12 | Mike Lang | New York Knicks |
1984 | 211 | 10 | 5 | Dick Mumma | Los Angeles Clippers |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.