NBA players drafted/signed out of St. John's
The basketball team of St. John's is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Big East conference and is nicknamed as the Red Storm.
63 players have been selected out of St. John's in NBA draft history, 16 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 19 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of St. John's was selected in the NBA draft was in 2015.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of St. John's: New York Knicks (15 times), Philadelphia 76ers (6), Sacramento Kings (6).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of St. John's 1
Small forward/Power forw.
23yo 1.98/ 6'6''
Draft: 2022 / Undrafted
2 seasons in the NBA
Point guard
23yo 1.93/ 6'4''
Draft: 2024 / Undrafted
Rookie
Former NBA players out of St. John's 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Moe Harkless | 2012 (15) | PF/SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2012 | 2022 | 10 |
| JaKarr Sampson | 2014 (-) | C/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2014 | 2021 | 6 |
| Shamorie Ponds | 2019 (-) | PG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 2019 | 2020 | 1 |
| Metta World Peace | 1999 (16) | SF/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1999 | 2017 | 17 |
| D.J. Kennedy | n.d | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2011 | 2012 | 1 |
| Zendon Hamilton | n.d | C/PF | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 2000 | 2006 | 6 |
| Omar Cook | 2001 (31) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 2003 | 2005 | 2 |
| Mark Jackson | 1987 (18) | PG/SG | 1.86/ 6'1'' | 1987 | 2004 | 17 |
| Lavor Postell | 2000 (39) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2000 | 2003 | 3 |
| Erick Barkley | 2000 (28) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 2000 | 2002 | 2 |
| Felipe López | 1998 (24) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1998 | 2002 | 4 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 1994 (43) | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1996 | 2002 | 4 |
| Chris Mullin | 1985 (7) | G/F | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1985 | 2001 | 16 |
| Malik Sealy | 1992 (14) | SG | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1992 | 2000 | 8 |
| Bill Wennington | 1985 (16) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 1985 | 2000 | 13 |
| Jayson Williams | 1990 (21) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1990 | 1999 | 9 |
| James Scott | 1995 (-) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1996 | 1997 | 1 |
| Robert Werdann | 1992 (46) | C | 2.10/ 6'11'' | 1992 | 1997 | 3 |
| Walter Berry | 1986 (14) | PF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1986 | 1989 | 3 |
| Shelton Jones | 1988 (27) | SF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1988 | 1989 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 1983 (46) | SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1983 | 1989 | 5 |
| Ron Rowan | 1986 (67) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1986 | 1987 | 1 |
| George Johnson | 1978 (12) | PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1978 | 1986 | 8 |
| Billy Paultz | 1970 (103) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1976 | 1985 | 9 |
| Reggie Carter | 1979 (27) | SG | 1.90/ 6'3'' | 1980 | 1982 | 2 |
| Mel Davis | 1973 (14) | PF/SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1973 | 1977 | 4 |
| LeRoy Ellis | 1962 (8) | C/PF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1962 | 1976 | 14 |
| Ed Searcy | 1974 (82) | SF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 1975 | 1976 | 1 |
| John Warren | 1969 (11) | G/F | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1969 | 1974 | 5 |
| Kevin Loughery | 1962 (13) | PG/SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1962 | 1973 | 11 |
| Sonny Dove | 1967 (4) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1967 | 1969 | 2 |
| Dick McGuire | 1949 (8) | PG/SG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1949 | 1960 | 11 |
| Jack McMahon | 1952 (19) | PG/SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1952 | 1960 | 8 |
| Dick Duckett | 1957 (9) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1957 | 1958 | 1 |
| Red Davis | 1954 (52) | C | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1955 | 1956 | 1 |
| Max Zaslofsky | n.d | SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1946 | 1956 | 10 |
| Danny Finn | n.d | PG/SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1952 | 1955 | 3 |
| Ronnie MacGilvray | 1952 (29) | PG/SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1954 | 1955 | 1 |
| Alfred McGuire | 1951 (56) | PG/SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1951 | 1955 | 4 |
| Zeke Zawoluk | 1952 (15) | PF/C | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 1952 | 1955 | 3 |
| Andrew Levane | n.d | G/F | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1948 | 1953 | 3 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 1950 (24) | SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1950 | 1952 | 2 |
| Harry Boykoff | n.d | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1949 | 1951 | 2 |
| Bob Tough | n.d | G/F | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1948 | 1950 | 2 |
| Jack Garfinkel | n.d | PG/SG | 1.83/ 6'0'' | 1946 | 1949 | 3 |
| Ray Wertis | n.d | PG/SG | 1.81/ 5'11'' | 1946 | 1948 | 2 |
| Ken Keller | n.d | PG/SG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| George Pastushok | n.d | SG/PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1946 | 1947 | 1 |
| S. Pointer | 2015 (53) | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of St. John's 1
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.