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Kansas Jayhawks in the NBA (2009-10 Season) |
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Player |
Position |
Years at KU |
NBA Team |
Round Drafted (Year) |
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F |
2007-08 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1st, 27th overall (2008) |
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G |
2006-08 |
Miami Heat |
2nd, 34th overall (2008) |
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F |
2000-03 |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1st, 12th overall (2003) |
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F |
2000-02 |
Dallas Mavericks |
1st, 4th overall (2002) |
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F |
1999-2003 |
Chicago Bulls |
1st, 7th overall (2003) |
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F |
2005-08 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2nd, 52nd overall (2008) |
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F/G |
1996-98 |
Boston Celtics |
1st, 10th overall (1998) |
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F |
2006-08 |
Indiana Pacers |
1st, 13th overall (2008) |
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F |
2006-07 |
New Orleans Hornets |
1st, 13th overall (2007) |
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So far this year, it has not been a particularly good season for former Jayhawks. First of all, long time veterans Raef LaFrentz and Jacque Vaughn were not picked up by any teams this season. No other current pro is doing as well this year as before. Darrell Arthur - In his first NBA season with the Grizzlies in 2008-09, Arthur ranked in the top 10 among NBA rookies in rebounds (4.6, 8th), blocks (0.68, 7th) and steals (0.68, 10th) and added 5.6 points in 76 games (64 starts). Unfortunately, the 6-9, 235-pound forward is slated to miss up to four months this season after undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn right pectoralis muscle on Oct. 23. As of this writing, he has rejoined the Grizzlies, but not expected to play soon. Mario Chalmers - He began his second NBA season as a starter, and through 26 games this season, he has averaged 8.9 ppg and 4.3 assists, slightly below his rookie season. However, he has recently been replaced as a starter by Carlos Arroyo, who has not matched up number-wise to Chalmers coming off the bench. Nick Collison - Struggling with injuries and relegated to coming off the bench in his sixth year in the league, Nick's minutes are down this year, averaging 5.4 ppg and 4.1 rebounds per game. Drew Gooden - After being traded by the Spurs to the Mavericks, Gooden has been a part-time starter due to several minor injuries. Through 25 games, he has been scoring 7.5 ppg and gathering 6.4 rebounds per game, somewhat below his 7-year career averages. Kirk Hinrich - After five years as the starting point guard for the Bulls, Hinrich has come off the bench last year and this. Through 25 games, he has scored 8.5 ppg with 3.8 assists per game. However, starting shooting guard John Salmons has been playing poorly lately, giving rise to the idea that Hinrich may regain a starting role. Darnell Jackson - In his second season with the Cavaliers, Jackson has been getting about 5 minutes per game. Paul Pierce - Paul's scoring and rebounding averages in his 12th year are slightly down from career levels, although he has had considerably more help now than in the earlier years with the Celtics. Unfortunately, as of this writing, he is scheduled to be out for two weeks due to an infected leg. Brandon Rush - In his second season as a Pacer, Rush is still not measuring up to expectations. Starting 21 of 26 games this year, he is averaging 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Julian Wright - After opening the season as a starter, he's now apparently out of favor with the coach and having some injury problems, Wright has averaged 14.1 minutes played in only 17 games.
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November, 2008
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Eleven former Jayhawks were on the rosters of NBA teams starting this season.
Originally drafted by the Portland TrailBlazers as the 27th overall pick, Arthur ended up with the Memphis Grizzlies after two trades. Now the Grizzlies starting forward, Darrell is scoring 6.7 ppg and rebounding 8.0 pg. He recently scored 23 points in a game against San Antonio.
Just after regaining his starting guard position for the Chicago Bulls, Hinrich injured his right thumb in the third quarter in Chicago’s 100-83 victory over Phoenix November 7. He needs surgery to repair a torn ligament and will miss up to three months.
Selected 34th overall in the NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Mario is now the starting point guard for the Miami Heat, and is scoring 6.8 ppg and rebounding 3.8 rpg. In a recent game, he set a Heat record of 9 steals.
Nick is the starting center for the Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 6.0 ppg and 6.7 rpg.
Drew, after being traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers during the off-season, is now the starting power forward for the Chicago Bulls. He is currently averaging 12.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg. With the ugliest beard in the NBA, he’s now challenging Scot Pollard as KU’s weirdest alum.
Darnell was drafted 22nd in the second round by the Miami Heat, is now a forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately, he incurred a wrist injury during a preseason exhibition game and will be out of action indefinitely.
A forward/center for the Portland TrailBlazers, Raef could miss the majority of the regular season due to a shoulder injury. He has been bothered since last season, when he only played in 39 games.
All-Star Pierce, a shooting guard on the NBA champion Celtic, is scoring 17.9 ppg and gathering 8.3 rpg. An all-around player, Pierce had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Celtics' win over the Thunder on Wednesday , November 5.
Brandon was selected 16th overall by the Portland TrailBlazers, and was then traded to the Indiana Pacers. Brandon has become a key small forward sub for the Pacers, usually the 6th or 7th person off the bench, with 6.2 ppg and 2.0 rpg.
An 11-year veteran of the NBA, Vaughn has been a reliable backup point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. However, he is being challenged by rookie George Hill, and has recently incurred an injury. Could be his last year.
Wright started getting some good playing time as a reserve small forward for the New Orleans Hornets last season, but his minutes have been drastically cut so far this season.
A reserve forward for the Celtics last year, is now biding time while waiting to be called up. Likely his last year too. NBA D-LEAGUE. The league just had their draft a few days ago and the season won’t start for a couple of more weeks. So there’s a lot of time for roster changes.
Thomas has spent the past 10 years moving from team to team, from league to league. Throw a dart at a map, and Thomas may have played there. Places such as Argentina, Serbia and Cincinnati. He’s had four brief visits to the NBA. He spent most of last season in the D-League, but got in a few games as a shooting guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who cut him in the preseason.
Played for the Idaho Stampede last year.
Robinson will play in Reno: Former KU point guard Russell Robinson has left his professional team in Turkey in order to play the Reno (Nev.) Bighorns of the NBA Developmental League. Robinson was tapped in the second round of the NBADL draft on Friday.
An All-Star in the NBA D-League Austin Toros last year. OVERSEAS
Kaun was drafted in the second round (56th overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 56th overall pick. His rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for cash considerations. However, he signed a three-years with CSKA Moscow for a reported $1.6 million per year
He is currently playing with the Greek Euroleague club Panionios on Telecoms, Athens.
After being on the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat, Wayne sat out all last year with injuries, and recently signed with Spain’s Caceres Cuidad de Baloncesto as a power forward. FORMER JAYHAWKS:
Giles, who transferred to Oregon State after being dismissed from KU, was recently signed by the L. A. Lakers, but isn’t listed on their current roster.
The Boston Celtics, who could have picked Mario Chalmers in this year’s draft, stupidly picked former Jayhawk J. R. Giddens, who transferred to New Mexico, after being kicked off the team. Giddens didn’t make the Celtics’ roster.
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Source:
KUAthletics.com
^Selected by
Indiana (NBA) in 1984 Draft. CBS Sportsline
KU Alumni Tracker Basketball-Reference.com
list of current and former KU players in the pros Ex-Jayhawks made splash in playoffs J-W Staff Reports , Saturday, May 28, 2005 Kansas University was well represented in the National Basketball Assn. this past season. In fact, the Jayhawks had nine players in the league. Kentucky led all colleges with 13 NBA players; Duke 10, while KU and Connecticut had nine. All but one former Jayhawks in the NBA -- Drew Gooden -- made the roster of a playoff team. KU coach Bill Self is not surprised at the number of Jayhawks succeeding in the pros. "You look at teams that traditionally do the best year in and out. Those teams are the ones with the best players," Self said. "Kansas over the last 15-plus years has had arguably with the exception of one or two programs, the best players in America. I think and hope it'll continue. Kansas takes a back seat to no one in terms of NBA caliber players." Here's a look at how KU's NBAers fared this season: Kirk Hinrich, Chicago: The second-year point guard averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds a game. He started in and played in 77 games. Hinrich canned 39.2 percent of his shots, 37.2 percent from three-point land. In six playoff games, he exploded for 21.2 ppg and 5.8 apg. Nick Collison, Seattle: The second-year reserve forward, who didn't play two years ago because of a pair of shoulder surgeries, averaged 5.6 points and 4.6 boards in 82 games, including four starts. He hit 53.7 percent of his shots. In 11 playoff games, he averaged 8.4 points and 5.0 boards. Drew Gooden, Cleveland: The third-year forward averaged 14.4 points and 9.2 boards for the Cavs, who barely missed the playoffs, getting eliminated on the last day of the season. He hit 46.6 percent of his shots while starting 80 of 82 games. Raef LaFrentz, Boston: The seventh-year forward averaged 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in starting all 80 games. He made 47.3 percent of his shots and 36.3 from three-point land. In seven playoff games, he averaged 6.9 points and 4.9 boards. Greg Ostertag, Sacramento: The 10th-year center averaged 4.8 points and 5.6 boards in 56 games. He made three starts. Ostertag hit 44 percent of his shots, just 34.2 percent of his charities. In two playoff games, he averaged 3.0 points and 4.5 boards. Paul Pierce, Boston: The seventh-year forward averaged 21.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. Starting all 82 games, he hit 45.5 percent of his shots and 37 percent of his threes. In seven playoff games, he averaged 22.9 points and 7.7 boards. Scot Pollard, Indianapolis: The eighth-year forward averaged 3.9 points and 4.2 boards while playing in 49 games, starting 17. He made 47.3 percent of his shots. In nine playoff games, Pollard averaged 1.4 points and 1.2 boards. Jacque Vaughn, New Jersey: The eighth-year guard averaged 5.3 points and 1.9 assists while playing in 71 games, starting 34. He made 44.9 percent of his shots and 33.3 percent of his threes. He was injured and didn't participate in the playoffs. Billy Thomas, New Jersey: The 29-year-old rookie averaged 3.7 points and 1.4 boards in 25 games. He hit 17 of 56 threes for 30.4 percent. He missed one shot in two playoff games. LaFrentz, who is signed through 2008-09, made $9,714,500 last season; Pierce, signed through 06-07, made $12,584,700; Pollard, signed through next season, made $5,792,250; Gooden, signed through next season, made $3,214,000; Hinrich, signed through 06-07, made $2,349,840; Ostertag, signed through next season, made $4 million; Collison, signed through 06-07, made $1,969,680; Thomas made an NBA minimum in a pro-rated contract for number of games; Vaughn, signed through 05-06, made $932,546. Jayhawks Plentiful in the NBA, by Chuck Woodling, April 17, 2007 BASKETBALL-REFERENCE.COM http://www.basketball-reference.com/colleges/kansas.html
Player From-To G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
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Charlie Black 1950-1952 136 117 435 1535 375 624 31 312 551 1245
Bill Bridges 1963-1975 926 30878 4181 9463 2650 3824 257 376 11054 2553 69 36 3375 11012
Roger Brown 1973-1980 239 2678 236 581 2 2 111 178 312 523 835 118 52 130 143 461 585
Rick Calloway 1991-1991 64 678 75 192 0 2 55 79 25 53 78 61 22 7 51 98 205
Wilt Chamberlain* 1960-1973 1045 47859 12681 23497 6057 11862 23924 4643 2075 31419
Nick Collison 2005-2007 230 5222 715 1384 0 8 316 430 528 882 1410 188 103 151 262 754 1746
Norm Cook 1977-1978 27 148 28 75 9 17 11 19 30 6 10 3 0 31 65
John Douglas 1982-1983 67 1043 182 395 19 61 69 104 27 64 91 147 48 9 92 147 452
Greg Dreiling 1987-1997 474 4241 375 803 3 9 261 402 287 731 1018 186 82 137 250 923 1014
Jack Eskridge 1949-1949 23 25 69 14 20 14 25 64
Ronald Franz 1968-1973 403 9912 1765 3945 53 190 1150 1635 569 1090 2128 668 762 1120 4733
Drew Gooden 2003-2007 390 10942 1893 3985 30 127 887 1241 1030 2040 3070 446 314 260 630 1001 4703
Darrin Hancock 1995-1997 133 1395 196 370 2 6 73 126 58 111 169 89 56 10 97 157 467
Carl Henry 1986-1986 28 149 31 67 4 10 12 17 8 11 19 4 5 0 9 11 78
Wayne Hightower 1968-1972 565 15474 2320 6096 0 15 1928 2564 469 1085 3966 959 572 1707 6568
Kirk Hinrich 2004-2007 314 11300 1689 4084 555 1455 799 982 135 990 1125 2025 417 86 759 1045 4732
Cedric Hunter 1992-1992 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adonis Jordan 1994-1999 10 97 8 27 3 12 2 4 3 3 6 22 3 1 8 6 21
Maury King 1960-1963 38 973 99 249 28 35 106 144 90 226
Raef LaFrentz 1999-2007 524 14254 2200 4720 478 1311 747 1047 966 2390 3356 600 264 902 501 1804 5625
Riney Lochmann 1968-1970 170 2205 296 730 5 16 134 221 117 183 466 143 121 312 731
Clyde Lovellette* 1954-1964 704 19075 4784 10795 2379 3141 6663 1165 2289 11947
Dave Magley 1983-1983 14 56 4 16 0 1 4 8 2 8 10 2 2 0 2 5 12
Danny Manning 1989-2003 883 24202 5026 9835 41 199 2274 3120 1523 3092 4615 2063 1000 752 1853 2895 12367
Brian Martin 1986-1986 8 21 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 2 7 6
Aaron Miles 2006-2006 19 118 6 18 0 0 4 4 0 14 14 24 4 1 11 13 16
Paul Mokeski 1980-1991 694 9739 1099 2437 11 51 555 800 709 1633 2342 500 228 307 585 1818 2764
Greg Ostertag 1996-2006 756 14753 1339 2757 1 10 833 1465 1475 2670 4145 443 189 1293 684 1873 3512
Paul Pierce 1999-2007 652 24616 5047 11481 1096 3044 4185 5292 744 3495 4239 2526 1084 467 2040 1925 15375
Scot Pollard 1998-2007 484 8199 846 1715 0 2 491 692 887 1427 2314 217 296 346 299 1135 2183
Kevin Pritchard 1991-1996 94 1125 119 298 8 43 94 119 17 73 90 152 37 13 82 146 340
Mark Randall 1992-1995 127 883 128 289 6 39 70 97 79 81 160 56 24 8 53 95 332
Ryan Robertson 2000-2000 1 25 2 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dave Robisch 1977-1984 930 22780 3997 8620 0 14 2587 3241 1992 4181 6173 1656 382 366 986 2069 10581
Giff Roux 1947-1949 151 239 854 139 272 49 185 617
Pierre Russell 1972-1973 110 1015 184 419 2 20 65 99 94 128 222 112 66 136 435
Otto Schnellbacher 1949-1949 43 93 280 89 133 64 109 275
Wayne Simien 2006-2007 51 507 67 143 0 0 35 41 43 56 99 11 15 1 27 83 169
Bud Stallworth 1973-1977 313 5489 1021 2466 361 526 190 446 861 213 129 51 686 2403
Billy Thomas 2005-2006 42 487 47 134 27 86 9 11 12 38 50 26 24 2 15 48 130
Darnell Valentine 1982-1991 620 14395 1993 4560 41 157 1373 1744 351 967 1318 3080 910 58 1240 1358 5400
Jacque Vaughn 1998-2007 672 11227 1155 2670 91 259 691 888 131 801 932 1705 374 14 723 1144 3092
Rex Walters 1994-2000 335 4602 572 1296 187 518 216 267 81 322 403 569 129 30 291 439 1547
Walt Wesley 1967-1976 590 10306 2002 4614 998 1585 81 119 3243 385 16 25 1448 5002
Jo Jo White 1970-1981 837 29941 6169 13874 1 6 2060 2471 472 1468 3345 4095 686 112 504 2056 14399
Bobby Wilson 1968-1968 69 1562 226 581 1 2 163 265 450 55 127 209 616
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