NBA players drafted/signed out of San Francisco
The basketball team of San Francisco is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the West Coast conference and is nicknamed as the Dons.
41 players have been selected out of San Francisco in NBA draft history, 9 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 8 in the second round and 2 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of San Francisco was selected in the NBA draft was in 2024.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of San Francisco: Golden State Warriors (9 times), Boston Celtics (5), Chicago Bulls (4).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of San Francisco 1
Point guard/Shooting gua.
25yo 1.88/ 6'2''
Draft: 2022 / Undrafted
2 seasons in the NBA
Power forward
23yo 2.06/ 6'9''
Draft: 2024 / Pick: 31
Rookie
Former NBA players out of San Francisco 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Bill Cartwright | 1979 (3) | C | 2.16/ 7'1'' | 1979 | 1995 | 15 |
| Quintin Dailey | 1982 (7) | SG/PG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1982 | 1992 | 10 |
| Wallace Bryant | 1982 (30) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 1983 | 1986 | 3 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1975 (62) | C/PF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1975 | 1984 | 6 |
| Chubby Cox | 1978 (159) | SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1982 | 1983 | 1 |
| Phil Smith | 1974 (29) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1974 | 1983 | 9 |
| James Hardy | 1978 (11) | PF/C | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1978 | 1982 | 4 |
| Kevin Restani | 1974 (39) | PF/SF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1974 | 1982 | 8 |
| Winford Boynes | 1978 (13) | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1978 | 1981 | 3 |
| Billy Reid | 1980 (182) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1980 | 1981 | 1 |
| Marlon Redmond | 1977 (60) | SG | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1978 | 1980 | 2 |
| Joe Ellis | 1966 (13) | SF/PF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1966 | 1974 | 8 |
| Pete Cross | 1970 (23) | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1970 | 1973 | 3 |
| Erwin Mueller | 1966 (20) | PF/C | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1966 | 1973 | 7 |
| Bill Russell | 1956 (3) | C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1956 | 1969 | 13 |
| K.C. Jones | 1956 (14) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1958 | 1967 | 9 |
| Mike Farmer | 1958 (4) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1958 | 1966 | 7 |
| Fred LaCour | 1960 (22) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1960 | 1963 | 3 |
| Fred Scolari | n.d | PG | 1.78/ 5'10'' | 1946 | 1955 | 9 |
| Don Lofgran | 1950 (12) | PF/C | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1950 | 1954 | 4 |
| Joe McNamee | 1950 (10) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1950 | 1952 | 2 |
| Paul Napolitano | 1947 (54) | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1949 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of San Francisco 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 11 | 1 | 8 | Ollie Johnson | Boston Celtics |
| 1955 | 13 | 2 | 5 | Jerry Mullen | New York Knicks |
| 1947 | 39 | 4 | 9 | Abel Rodriguez | Washington Capitols |
| 1958 | 40 | 5 | 8 | Gene Brown | Boston Celtics |
| 1957 | 50 | 7 | 2 | Carl Boldt | Detroit Pistons |
| 1964 | 61 | 7 | 7 | Dave Lee | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1966 | 76 | 8 | 8 | Russ Gumina | Boston Celtics |
| 1973 | 86 | 5 | 17 | Byron Jones | Boston Celtics |
| 1973 | 93 | 6 | 7 | Mike Quick | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1966 | 104 | 14 | 1 | Ollie Carter | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1975 | 105 | 6 | 15 | Tony Styles | Golden State Warriors |
| 1968 | 113 | 9 | 7 | Art Wilmore | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1972 | 126 | 8 | 13 | John Burks | Golden State Warriors |
| 1978 | 132 | 7 | 1 | Doug Jemison | New Jersey Nets |
| 1976 | 157 | 9 | 17 | Howard Smith | Golden State Warriors |
| 1982 | 186 | 9 | 2 | John Hegwood | San Diego Clippers |
| 1968 | 192 | 16 | 3 | Dennis Blace | Baltimore Bullets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.