HAWKEYES IN THE PROS
The National Basketball Association (NBA) held its first draft of college
players in 1947. Here is a list of University of Iowa players drafted by NBA
teams:
1947 |
Dick Ives, Pittsburgh |
Herb Wilkinson, St. Louis |
1948 |
Murray Wier, Ft. Wayne |
1951 |
Frank Calsbeek, Ft. Wayne |
1952 |
Bob Clifton, Fort Wayne |
Charles Darling, Rochester |
1956 |
Bill Logan, Boston |
Carl Cain, Rochester |
1959 |
Dave Gunther, Philadelphia |
1960 |
Americus John-Lewis, St. Louis |
1962 |
Don Nelson, Chicago |
1966 |
George Peeples, Baltimore |
1967 |
Gerry Jones, Los Angeles |
1968 |
Sam Williams, Milwaukee |
1969 |
Ben McGilmer, Seattle |
1970 |
Ben McGilmer, Baltimore |
John Johnson, Cleveland |
Glenn Vidnovic, Cleveland |
Chad Calabria, Phoenix |
1971 |
Fred Brown, Seattle |
1973 |
Kevin Kunnert, Chicago |
Rick Williams, Boston |
1976 |
Scott Thompson, Detroit |
Dan Frost, Milwaukee |
1977 |
Bruce King, Detroit |
1980 |
Ronnie Lester, Portland |
1981 |
Steve Krafcisin, Atlanta |
Vince Brookins, Detroit |
Steve Waite, Boston |
1982 |
Kenny Arnold, Dallas |
Kevin Boyle, Philadelphia |
1983 |
Bob Hansen, Utah |
Mark Gannon, San Diego |
1984 |
Steve Carfino, Boston |
1985 |
Greg Stokes, Philadelphia |
Michael Payne, Houston |
1986 |
Andre Banks, Houston |
1987 |
Kevin Gamble, Portland |
Brad Lohaus, Boston |
Gerry Wright, Detroit |
1988 |
Jeff Moe, Utah |
1989 |
B.J. Armstrong, Chicago |
Ed Horton, Washington |
Roy Marble, Atlanta |
1990 |
Les Jepsen, Golden State |
1993 |
Acie Earl, Boston |
1996 |
Russ Millard, Phoenix |
1998 |
Ricky Davis, Charlotte |
Ryan Bowen, Denver |
1999 |
J.R. Koch, New York |
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