GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) -- Led by Duke’s Jayson Tatum, the third overall selection by the Boston Celtics, the Atlantic Coast Conference set a record with 10 first round selections in the 2017 NBA Draft.

The previous record for first round picks by a conference was eight set by the ACC in 1995 and the SEC in 2012.

Overall, the ACC tied with the Pac-12 with 14 overall selections, followed by the Big 12 (6), Big Ten (4), SEC (4), American Athletic (3), Big East (3), West Coast (2) and the Horizon (1). 

With nine different schools having at least one player selected in this year’s draft, the ACC now has had at least seven different schools have players selected in each of the last four years and five times in the last eight years.

Duke led all ACC schools with four players drafted, followed by Florida State and North Carolina with two each. Clemson, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Syracuse and Wake Forest had one each.

With its 10 first round selections, the ACC is the only conference to have had at least four first round picks in each of the past nine drafts (2009-17). The ACC also extended its streak of having at least one first round selection to 29 consecutive years (1989-2017). 

Over the past five years (2013-17), the ACC leads all conferences with 30 first-round selections. The Pac-12 is second with 23, followed by the SEC (19), Big Ten (17), Big 12 (10) and the Big East (9).

The ACC accounted for 12 of the first 29 college players (41%) selected in this year’s draft. Over the past 12 years (2006-17), the ACC has accounted for 20 percent (73 of 371) of the college players selected in the first round.

The ACC tied a league record with five lottery picks in this year’s draft – Tatum, Florida State’s Jonathan Isaac, NC State Dennis Smith Jr., Duke’s Luke Kennard and Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell.

 

The ACC now has 19 lottery picks over the last eight years and since 1996 leads all conferences with 44 lottery selections. The Big 12 and SEC are tied for second with 35 each, followed by the Big East and Pac-12 (34 each) and the Big Ten (20). 

1/3 Jayson Tatum, Duke Boston Celtics

1/6 Jonathan Isaac, Florida State Orlando Magic

1/9 Dennis Smith Jr., NC State Dallas Mavericks

1/12 Luke Kennard, Duke Detroit Pistons

1/13 Donovan Mitchell, Louisville Denver Nuggets

1/15 Justin Jackson, North Carolina Portland Trailblazers

1/19 John Collins, Wake Forest Atlanta Hawks

1/20 Harry Giles, Duke Portland Trailblazers

1/24 Tyler Lydon, Syracuse Utah Jazz

1/28 Tony Bradley, North Carolina Los Angeles Lakers

2/31 Frank Jackson, Duke Charlotte Hornets

2/32 Davon Reed, Miami Phoenix Suns

2/40 Dwayne Bacon, Florida State New Orleans Pelicans

2/59 Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson San Antonio Spurs

* With the Los Angeles Lakers’ selection of North Carolina’s Tony Bradley with the 28th overall selection, the ACC has had 10 players selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft setting the record for most first-round draft picks by a conference. The previous record was eight set by the ACC in 1995 and the SEC in 2012. 

*The ACC’s five lottery picks ties a league record set in 2005.

*The ACC’s six players selected in the top 15 ties a league record in 1977.