NBA players drafted/signed out of Vanderbilt
The basketball team of Vanderbilt is currently part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays in the SEC conference and is nicknamed as the Commodores.
43 players have been selected out of Vanderbilt in NBA draft history, 9 in the first round (4 during the last 10 years), 10 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Vanderbilt was selected in the NBA draft was in 2020.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Vanderbilt: Golden State Warriors (5 times), Boston Celtics (4), Atlanta Hawks (4).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Vanderbilt 1
Point guard
24yo 1.85/ 6'1''
Draft: 2019 / Pick: 5
5 seasons in the NBA
Center
29yo 2.18/ 7'2''
Draft: 2017 / Undrafted
7 seasons in the NBA
Small forward
25yo 1.98/ 6'6''
Draft: 2020 / Pick: 14
4 seasons in the NBA
Point guard
24yo 1.85/ 6'1''
Draft: 2022 / Undrafted
2 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Vanderbilt 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Damian Jones | 2016 (30) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 2016 | 2024 | 8 |
Saben Lee | 2020 (38) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 2020 | 2024 | 4 |
Wade Baldwin | 2016 (17) | PG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 2016 | 2019 | 3 |
John Jenkins | 2012 (23) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 2012 | 2019 | 6 |
Festus Ezeli | 2012 (30) | C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 2012 | 2016 | 3 |
Jeffery Taylor | 2012 (31) | F/G | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2012 | 2015 | 3 |
Derrick Byars | 2007 (42) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2011 | 2012 | 1 |
Matt Freije | 2004 (53) | PF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 2004 | 2007 | 2 |
Dan Langhi | 2000 (31) | SF | 2.10/ 6'11'' | 2000 | 2004 | 4 |
Will Perdue | 1988 (11) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 1988 | 2001 | 13 |
Jeff Turner | 1984 (17) | PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1984 | 1996 | 10 |
Frank Kornet | 1989 (30) | PF | 2.05/ 6'9'' | 1989 | 1991 | 2 |
Charles Davis | 1981 (35) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1981 | 1990 | 8 |
Hutch Jones | 1982 (54) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 1982 | 1984 | 2 |
J. Van Breda | 1974 (20) | SF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1976 | 1983 | 7 |
Butch Feher | 1976 (33) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1976 | 1977 | 1 |
Clyde Lee | 1966 (3) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 1966 | 1976 | 10 |
Bill Ligon | 1974 (175) | SG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 1974 | 1975 | 1 |
Rod Freeman | 1973 (166) | SF/PF | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 1973 | 1974 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Vanderbilt 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
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1961 | 31 | 3 | 8 | Bill Depp | Boston Celtics |
1969 | 36 | 3 | 7 | Tom Hagan | San Francisco Warriors |
1957 | 36 | 5 | 4 | Al Rochelle | St. Louis Hawks |
1959 | 44 | 6 | 4 | Jim Henry | Minneapolis Lakers |
1968 | 47 | 4 | 11 | Bobby Warren | Atlanta Hawks |
2008 | 51 | 2 | 21 | Shan Foster | Dallas Mavericks |
1966 | 57 | 6 | 7 | Keith Thomas | Los Angeles Lakers |
1954 | 63 | 7 | 9 | Dan Finch | Minneapolis Lakers |
1976 | 68 | 4 | 17 | Jeff Fosnes | Golden State Warriors |
1951 | 73 | 8 | 3 | George Kelly | Indianapolis Olympians |
1974 | 78 | 5 | 6 | Terry Compton | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1970 | 80 | 5 | 12 | Perry Wallace | Philadelphia 76ers |
1950 | 92 | 8 | 8 | Billy Joe Adcock | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1987 | 95 | 5 | 3 | Glen Clem | New York Knicks |
1971 | 95 | 6 | 10 | Thorpe Weber | Boston Celtics |
1969 | 95 | 7 | 10 | Bob Bundy | Atlanta Hawks |
1981 | 110 | 5 | 18 | Mike Rhodes | San Antonio Spurs |
1968 | 125 | 10 | 5 | Robert Wyendanet | Cincinnati Royals |
1980 | 143 | 7 | 5 | Tommy Springer | Denver Nuggets |
1967 | 160 | 18 | 1 | Jerry Southwood | Baltimore Bullets |
1972 | 162 | 11 | 6 | Steve Turner | Seattle SuperSonics |
1973 | 165 | 10 | 14 | Steve Turner | Boston Celtics |