UConn Huskies Basketball

UConn and the NBA
(and the ABA, too)



Name

Draft

Teams
Played For


Current Status

Year
Eligible


Team

Rnd

Overall
Pick#


Team's
Pick#


Walt Dropo

'47

Providence Steamrollers

1

4

1

-

-

Burr Carlson

'52

Philadelphia Warriors

n/a

n/a

n/a

-

-

Worthy Patterson

'54

-

-

-

-

St. Louis Hawks

-

Jim Ahern

'55

Boston Celtics

10

n/a

10

-

-

Art Quimby

'55

Rochester Royals

>5

n/a

>5

-

-

Toby Kimball

'65

Boston Celtics

3

29

3

Bos. Celtics
Mil. Bucks
SD Rockets
KC Kings
Phil. 76ers
NO Jazz

-

Wes Bialosuknia

'67

St. Louis Hawks

4

37

3

Oakland (ABA)

-

Bill Corely

'68

San Diego Rockets

19

208

19

-

-

Bob Staak

'71

-

-

-

-

LA Clippers *
Wash. Bullets **
Miami Heat *
Wash. Bullets *
GS Warriors *
Van. Grizzlies *
Mem. Grizzlies *

-

Jimmy Foster

'74

Cleveland Cavaliers

Denver Nuggets (ABA)

4

7

57

67

4

n/a
St. Louis (ABA)
Denver (ABA)

-

John Thomas

'76

Chicago Bulls

9

141

9

-

-

Tony Hanson

'77

New Orleans Jazz

3

50

2

-

England Head Coach

Jim Abromaitis

'79

New Jersey Nets

5

95

4

-

-

Chuck Aleksinas

'82

Chicago Bulls

4

76

6

GS Warriors

-

Mike McKay

'82

Utah Jazz

5

95

5

-

-

Corny Thompson

'82

Dallas Mavericks

3

50

2

Dal. Mavericks

-

Bruce Kuczenski

'83

New Jersey Nets

3

59

2

NJ Nets
Phil. 76ers
Ind. Pacers

-

Earl Kelley

'86

San Antonio Spurs

5

102

5

-

-

Cliff Robinson

'89

Portland Trail Blazers

2

36

2

Por. Trail Blazers
Pho. Suns

Suns

Tate George

'90

New Jersey Nets

1

22

2

NJ Nets
Mil. Bucks

-

Chris Smith

'92

Minnesota Timberwolves

2

34

3

Minn. T'wolves

-

Scott Burrell

'93

Charlotte Hornets

1

20

2

Char. Hornets
GS Warriors
Chi. Bulls
NJ Nets

Became a free agent in July 2001

Donyell Marshall

'94

Minnesota Timberwolves

1

4

1

Minn. T'wolves
GS Warriors
Utah Jazz
Chi. Bulls
Tor. Raptors
Raptors

Donny Marshall

'95

Cleveland Cavaliers

2

39

2

Clev. Cavaliers
Mil. Bucks
NJ Nets

Became a free agent on 7/1/2003

Kevin Ollie

'95

-

-

-

-

Dal. Mavericks
Orl. Magic
Sac. Kings
Phil. 76er's
Chi. Bulls
Ind. Pacers
Mil. Bucks
Sea. Sonics
Cle. Cavs
Cavaliers

Ray Allen

'96

Minnesota Timberwolves

1

5

1

Mil. Bucks
Sea. Sonics
Sonics

Travis Knight

'96

Chicago Bulls

1

29

1

LA Lakers
Bos. Celtics
NY Knicks
Waived by the Knicks on 10/27/2003

Doron Sheffer

'96

Los Angeles Clippers

2

36

2

-

Retired from Israeli Basketball League in 2000
Rejoined the Israeli Basketball League in 2002

Richard Hamilton

'99

Washington Wizards

1

7

1

Wash. Wizards
Det. Pistons

Pistons

Jake Voskuhl

'00

Chicago Bulls

2

33

5

Chil. Bulls
Pho. Suns

Suns

Khalid El-Amin

'00

Chicago Bulls

2

34

6

Ch. Bulls
Dallas Mavericks #

Playing in Turkey

Caron Butler

'02

Miami Heat

10

10

1

Miami Heat

Heat

* - Assistant coach
** - Scout
# - Signed a preseason contract in Oct. 2001 but was waived before season started


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