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ACC Draft Notes
Led by Duke’s Jayson Tatum, the third overall selection by the Boston Celtics, the ACC set an NCAA 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.
With nine different schools having at least one player selected in the 2017 draft, the ACC now has had at least seven different schools with at least one player selected in each of the last four years and five times in the last eight years.
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 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 NBA Drafts (2009-2017).
The ACC extended its streak of having at least one first-round selection to 29 consecutive years (1989-2017).
Over the last five years (2013-2017), 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 percent) selected in the 2017 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 the 2017 NBA Draft – Tatum, Florida State’s Jonathan Isaac, NC State Dennis Smith Jr., Duke’s Luke Kennard and Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell.
The ACC has had 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).
ACC players selected in the 2017 NBA Draft:
| Round/Pick |
Selection |
NBA Team |
| 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 |
| 1/16 |
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 |
2017 NBA Draft by Conference:
| First Round |
|
Overall |
|
| ACC |
10 |
ACC |
14 |
| Pac-12 |
6 |
Pac-12 |
14 |
| Big Ten |
3 |
Big 12 |
6 |
| SEC |
3 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| Big East |
2 |
SEC |
4 |
| Big 12 |
2 |
AAC |
3 |
| West Coast |
1 |
Big East |
3 |
|
|
West Coast |
2 |
|
|
Horizon |
1 |
Based on Yearly Conference Membership
NBA Draft Selections by School, 1949-2018:
| School |
Overall |
1st Round |
Last 1st Round Selection |
Year |
| North Carolina |
112 |
49 |
Justin Jackson/Tony Bradley |
2017 |
| Duke |
91 |
42 |
Jayson Tatum/Luke Kennard/Harry Giles |
2017 |
| Louisville |
72 |
24 |
Donovan Mitchell |
2017 |
| Syracuse |
70 |
24 |
Tyler Lydon |
2017 |
| NC State |
66 |
16 |
Dennis Smith |
2017 |
| Notre Dame |
63 |
20 |
Jerian Grant |
2015 |
| Georgia Tech |
44 |
18 |
Iman Shumpert |
2011 |
| Florida State |
44 |
12 |
Jonathan Issac |
2016 |
| Wake Forest |
40 |
14 |
John Collins |
2017 |
| Virginia |
37 |
8 |
Justin Anderson |
2015 |
| Boston College |
33 |
9 |
Reggie Jackson |
2011 |
| Clemson |
28 |
7 |
Trevor Booker |
2010 |
| Pittsburgh |
28 |
5 |
Steven Adams |
2013 |
| Virginia Tech |
26 |
1 |
Dell Curry |
1986 |
| Miami |
20 |
4 |
Shane Larkin |
2013 |
Since 2008:
The ACC has produced 60 first-round selections in the annual NBA draft - 13 more than any other conference.
The ACC leads all conferences with 98 NBA draft picks. The Pac-12 is second with 80 and the SEC third with 77.
1st Round Selections (2008-2017):
| Year |
ACC |
Pac 12 |
SEC |
Big 12 |
Big East |
Big Ten |
| 2008 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 2009 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| 2010 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
| 2011 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
| 2012 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
| 2013 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 2014 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| 2015 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| 2016 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 2017 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Total |
60 |
47 |
39 |
35 |
30 |
29 |
Overall Selections (2008-2017):
| Year |
ACC |
SEC |
Pac 12 |
Big 12 |
Big East |
Big Ten |
| 2008 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
| 2009 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
| 2010 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
| 2011 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
| 2012 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| 2013 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
| 2014 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
| 2015 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
| 2016 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| 2017 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
| Total |
98 |
80 |
77 |
65 |
58 |
48 |
Top of the Class:
The ACC and the Big Ten lead all conferences with 10 No. 1 overall picks each in the annual NBA Draft. Six different ACC schools have had at least one No. 1 overall selection.
Duke leads all ACC schools with three No. 1 picks. North Carolina and Maryland have each had two No. 1 overall picks, while NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest one each. Duke’s Art Heyman was the ACC’s first No. 1 overall pick when he was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1963 draft.
| ACC No. 1 Overall Selections |
|
|
| 1963 |
Art Heyman, Duke |
Knicks |
| 1975 |
David Thompson, NC State |
Lakers |
| 1976 |
John Lucas, Maryland |
Rockets |
| 1982 |
James Worthy, North Carolina |
Lakers |
| 1983 |
Ralph Sampson, Virginia |
Rockets |
| 1986 |
Brad Daugherty, North Carolina |
Cavaliers |
| 1995 |
Joe Smith, Maryland |
Warriors |
| 1997 |
Tim Duncan, Wake Forest |
Spurs |
| 1999 |
Elton Brand, Duke |
Bulls |
| 2011 |
Kyrie Irving, Duke |
Cavaliers |
| No. 1 Overall Selections by Conference |
| Atlantic Coast |
10 |
| Big Ten |
10 |
| Big East |
3 |
| SEC |
3 |
| Southern |
3 |
| Big Eight |
2 |
| Big West |
2 |
| Pac-12 |
2 |
| Big 12 |
2 |
| Mountain West |
2 |
| Colonial |
1 |
| Conference USA |
1 |
| Metro |
1 |
| Mountain States |
1 |
| Southwest |
1 |
| Independents |
10 |