NBA players drafted/signed out of UT Rio Grande Valley
The basketball team of UT Rio Grande Valley is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the WAC conference and is nicknamed as the Vaqueros.
19 players have been selected out of UT Rio Grande Valley in NBA draft history, 2 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 UT Rio Grande Valley was selected in the NBA draft was in 1986.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of UT Rio Grande Valley: San Antonio Spurs (3 times), Golden State Warriors (3), Philadelphia 76ers (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of UT Rio Grande Valley 1
No players drafted/signed out of UT Rio Grande Valley are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of UT Rio Grande Valley 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Ken Green | 1981 (34) | PF/SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1985 | 1986 | 1 |
Otto Moore | 1968 (6) | C/PF | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1968 | 1977 | 9 |
Marshall Rogers | 1976 (34) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 1976 | 1977 | 1 |
Lucious Jackson | 1964 (6) | PF/C | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1964 | 1972 | 8 |
Fred Taylor | 1970 (27) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1970 | 1972 | 2 |
Howie Montgomery | 1962 (61) | SF | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1962 | 1963 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of UT Rio Grande Valley 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
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1979 | 28 | 2 | 6 | Danny Salisbury | Golden State Warriors |
1973 | 34 | 2 | 16 | Pete Perry | Los Angeles Lakers |
1974 | 46 | 3 | 10 | Bruce King | New Orleans Hornets |
1965 | 52 | 6 | 5 | Mitch Edwards | Philadelphia 76ers |
1966 | 105 | 14 | 2 | Jim Harter | Baltimore Bullets |
1978 | 106 | 5 | 18 | Michael Edwards | Denver Nuggets |
1967 | 124 | 12 | 1 | Tony Eaton | Baltimore Bullets |
1986 | 148 | 7 | 9 | Michael Anderson | San Antonio Spurs |
1971 | 158 | 10 | 6 | Calvin Oliver | San Diego Rockets |
1978 | 168 | 8 | 16 | Henry Taylor | San Antonio Spurs |
1980 | 172 | 8 | 12 | Bill Bailey | San Antonio Spurs |
1973 | 196 | 15 | 3 | Reese Stovall | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1970 | 208 | 14 | 5 | Frank Loteridge | Portland Trail Blazers |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.