NBA players drafted/signed out of Pepperdine
The basketball team of Pepperdine is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the West Coast conference and is nicknamed as the Waves.
35 players have been selected out of Pepperdine in NBA draft history, 2 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 Pepperdine was selected in the NBA draft was in 2023.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Pepperdine: Golden State Warriors (4 times), Portland Trail Blazers (4), Houston Rockets (4).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Pepperdine 1
Small forward/Power forw.
24yo 2.03/ 6'8''
Draft: 2021 / Pick: 44
3 seasons in the NBA
Small forward
22yo 2.01/ 6'7''
Draft: 2023 / Pick: 40
1 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Pepperdine 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Mychel Thompson | n.d | F/G | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2011 | 2012 | 1 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | n.d | F/G | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2006 | 2010 | 4 |
| Alex Acker | 2005 (60) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2005 | 2009 | 2 |
| Doug Christie | 1992 (17) | SG | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1992 | 2007 | 15 |
| Brandon Armstrong | 2001 (23) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 2001 | 2004 | 3 |
| Gerald Brown | 1998 (-) | SG/PG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1998 | 1999 | 1 |
| Anthony Frederick | 1986 (133) | SF | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1988 | 1992 | 3 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1976 (29) | PG/SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1976 | 1990 | 14 |
| Grant Gondrezick | 1986 (77) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1986 | 1989 | 2 |
| Eric White | 1987 (65) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1987 | 1989 | 2 |
| Dwayne Polee | 1986 (54) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1986 | 1987 | 1 |
| Dane Suttle | 1983 (152) | SG | 1.90/ 6'3'' | 1983 | 1985 | 2 |
| Tony Fuller | 1980 (93) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1980 | 1981 | 1 |
| Bird Averitt | n.d | SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1976 | 1978 | 2 |
| Bob Warlick | n.d | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1965 | 1969 | 4 |
| Bob Sims | 1960 (54) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1961 | 1962 | 1 |
| Bob O'Brien | n.d | SF/PF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1947 | 1949 | 2 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Pepperdine 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 27 | 3 | 7 | John Furlong | Boston Celtics |
| 1973 | 55 | 4 | 3 | William Averitt | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1979 | 59 | 3 | 15 | Ricardo Brown | Houston Rockets |
| 1982 | 62 | 3 | 16 | Roylin Bond | Denver Nuggets |
| 1963 | 66 | 8 | 3 | Harry Dinnell | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1983 | 69 | 3 | 22 | Orlando Phillips | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1948 | 70 | 6 | 10 | Clint Pace | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1960 | 76 | 11 | 2 | Sterling Forbes | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1951 | 82 | 9 | 4 | Hugh Faulkner | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1984 | 110 | 5 | 17 | Scott McCollum | Golden State Warriors |
| 1979 | 120 | 6 | 12 | Ray Ellis | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1978 | 135 | 7 | 4 | Ollie Matson Jr. | Indiana Pacers |
| 1975 | 142 | 8 | 16 | Allen Jones | Buffalo Braves |
| 1979 | 147 | 7 | 19 | Ollie Matson | Phoenix Suns |
| 1970 | 149 | 9 | 13 | Bobby Sands | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1984 | 157 | 7 | 18 | Victor Anger | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1976 | 162 | 10 | 5 | Marcus Leite | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1977 | 170 | 8 | 22 | Art Allen | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1983 | 171 | 8 | 9 | Bill Sadler | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1975 | 172 | 10 | 12 | Art Allen | Buffalo Braves |
| 1968 | 204 | 18 | 1 | Harold Grant | San Diego Rockets |
| 1971 | 231 | 17 | 2 | Steve Sims | San Diego Rockets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.