NBA players drafted/signed out of Utah State
The basketball team of Utah State is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the Mountain West conference and is nicknamed as the Aggies.
25 players have been selected out of Utah State in NBA draft history, 1 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 Utah State was selected in the NBA draft was in 2021.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Utah State: Oklahoma City Thunder (4 times), New York Knicks (3), Portland Trail Blazers (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Utah State 1
Guard/Forward
26yo 2.03/ 6'8''
Draft: 2023 / Undrafted
Rookie
Shooting guard
28yo 1.93/ 6'4''
Draft: 2020 / Pick: 60
4 seasons in the NBA
Center
25yo 2.11/ 6'11''
Draft: 2021 / Pick: 39
3 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Utah State 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Desmond Penigar | 2003 (-) | PF | 2.00/ 6'7'' | 2003 | 2004 | 1 |
Nate Williams | n.d | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1971 | 1979 | 8 |
Marv Roberts | 1971 (45) | PF/C | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1976 | 1977 | 1 |
Shaler Halimon | 1968 (14) | G/F | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1968 | 1972 | 4 |
Pat Dunn | 1956 (44) | SG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1957 | 1958 | 1 |
Bert Cook | 1952 (16) | SG | 1.91/ 6'3'' | 1954 | 1955 | 1 |
Ariel Maughan | n.d | SF/PF | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1946 | 1951 | 5 |
Jalen Moore | 2017 (-) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | ---- | ---- | 0 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Utah State 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
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1981 | 26 | 2 | 3 | Brian Jackson | Portland Trail Blazers |
1962 | 37 | 5 | 1 | Cornell Green | Chicago Zephyrs |
1967 | 43 | 4 | 12 | Larry Bunce | Seattle SuperSonics |
1978 | 48 | 3 | 4 | Mike Santos | Buffalo Braves |
1964 | 50 | 6 | 5 | Troy Collier | Los Angeles Lakers |
1954 | 61 | 7 | 7 | Bill Hull | Rochester Royals |
1953 | 61 | 7 | 7 | Bill Hull | Syracuse Nationals |
1975 | 66 | 4 | 12 | Jim Moore | Seattle SuperSonics |
1953 | 66 | 8 | 3 | Darrell Tucker | Milwaukee Hawks |
1965 | 75 | 9 | 4 | Leroy Walker | St. Louis Hawks |
1980 | 84 | 4 | 15 | Dean Hunger | Houston Rockets |
1960 | 93 | 16 | 2 | Jerry Schofield | New York Knicks |
1973 | 97 | 6 | 11 | Bob Lauriski | Golden State Warriors |
1968 | 108 | 9 | 2 | Jimmy Smith | Seattle SuperSonics |
1982 | 125 | 6 | 10 | Leo Cunningham | Portland Trail Blazers |
1976 | 131 | 8 | 9 | Ed Gregg | Los Angeles Lakers |
1986 | 132 | 6 | 16 | Greg Grant | Detroit Pistons |
1979 | 148 | 8 | 1 | Keith McDonald | Utah Jazz |
1975 | 155 | 9 | 11 | Rich Haws | Seattle SuperSonics |