NBA players drafted/signed out of Rice
The basketball team of Rice is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Conference USA conference and is nicknamed as the Owls.
13 players have been selected out of Rice in NBA draft history, 2 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 1 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Rice was selected in the NBA draft was in 2007.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Rice: Detroit Pistons (4 times), Los Angeles Lakers (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Rice 1
No players drafted/signed out of Rice are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Rice 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Mike Harris | n.d | PF/SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2007 | 2014 | 4 |
| Morris Almond | 2007 (25) | F/G | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2007 | 2012 | 3 |
| Mike Wilks | n.d | PG | 1.78/ 5'10'' | 2002 | 2010 | 7 |
| Ricky Pierce | 1982 (18) | F/G | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1982 | 1998 | 16 |
| Brent Scott | 1993 (-) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1996 | 1997 | 1 |
| Ken Austin | 1983 (101) | PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1983 | 1984 | 1 |
| Bill Closs | n.d | SF/PF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1949 | 1952 | 3 |
| Bill Henry | n.d | C | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Bob Kinney | n.d | C/PF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Jim Spruill | 1948 (-) | SG/PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1949 | 1 |
| Dick Wehr | 1948 (26) | SF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1948 | 1949 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Rice 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Tom Robitaille | Detroit Pistons |
| 1954 | 27 | 3 | 9 | Don Lance | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1958 | 29 | 4 | 5 | Temple Tucker | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1954 | 36 | 4 | 9 | Gene Schwinger | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1949 | 39 | 4 | 4 | Bill Tom | Boston Celtics |
| 1964 | 47 | 6 | 2 | Larry Phillips | Detroit Pistons |
| 1964 | 69 | 8 | 6 | Kendall Rhine | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1971 | 92 | 6 | 7 | Garry Reist | San Diego Rockets |
| 1950 | 106 | 9 | 10 | Warren Switzer | Rochester Royals |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.