# Milwaukee Bucks draft history

In their 56-year history, the Milwaukee Bucks have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft.

## Key

| Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer | First Overall NBA Draft Pick | Selected for an NBA All-Star Game |
| Year | Round | Pick | Name | From |
| 2024 | 1 | 23 | AJ Johnson | Illawarra Hawks (Australia) |
| 2024 | 2 | 33 | Tyler Smith | G League Ignite (United States) |
| 2023 | 2 | 58 | Chris Livingston | Kentucky |
| 2022 | 1 | 24 | MarJon Beauchamp | G League Ignite (United States) |
| 2021 | 2 | 31 | Isaiah Todd | G League Ignite (United States) |
| 2020 | 1 | 24 | R. J. Hampton | Breakers (Australia) |
| 2020 | 2 | 45 | Jordan Nwora | University of Louisville |
| 2019 | 1 | 30 | Kevin Porter Jr. | University of Southern California |
| 2018 | 1 | 17 | Donte DiVincenzo | Villanova University |
| 2017 | 1 | 17 | D. J. Wilson | University of Michigan |
| 2017 | 2 | 48 | Sindarius Thornwell | University of South Carolina |
| 2016 | 1 | 10 | Thon Maker | Orangeville Prep |
| 2016 | 2 | 38 | Patrick McCaw | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 2016 | 2 | 36 | Malcolm Brogdon | University of Virginia |
| 2015 | 1 | 17 | Rashad Vaughn | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 2015 | 2 | 46 | Norman Powell | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | Jabari Parker | Duke University |
| 2014 | 2 | 31 | Damien Inglis | Chorale Roanne Basket (France) |
| 2014 | 2 | 36 | Johnny O'Bryant III | Louisiana State University |
| 2014 | 2 | 48 | Lamar Patterson | University of Pittsburgh |
| 2013 | 1 | 15 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Filathlitikos B.C. (Greece) |
| 2013 | 2 | 43 | Ricky Ledo | Providence College |
| 2012 | 2 | 42 | Doron Lamb | University of Kentucky |
| 2012 | 1 | 14 | John Henson | University of North Carolina |
| 2011 | 1 | 10 | Jimmer Fredette | BYU |
| 2011 | 2 | 40 | Jon Leuer | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | Larry Sanders | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2010 | 2 | 37 | Darington Hobson | University of New Mexico |
| 2010 | 2 | 44 | Jerome Jordan | University of Tulsa |
| 2010 | 2 | 47 | Tiny Gallon | University of Oklahoma |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 | Brandon Jennings | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| 2009 | 2 | 41 | Jodie Meeks | University of Kentucky |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 | Joe Alexander | West Virginia University |
| 2008 | 2 | 37 | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 | Yi Jianlian | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) |
| 2007 | 2 | 56 | Ramon Sessions | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2006 | 2 | 39 | David Noel | University of North Carolina |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | Andrew Bogut | University of Utah |
| 2005 | 2 | 36 | Ersan İlyasova | Ülkerspor (Turkey) |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 | T. J. Ford | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2003 | 2 | 35 | Szymon Szewczyk | Braunschweig (Germany) |
| 2003 | 2 | 43 | Keith Bogans | University of Kentucky |
| 2002 | 1 | 13 | Marcus Haislip | University of Tennessee |
| 2002 | 2 | 33 | Dan Gadzuric | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2002 | 2 | 41 | Ronald Murray | Shaw University |
| 2002 | 2 | 47 | Chris Owens | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2001 | 2 | 51 | Andre Hutson | Michigan State University |
| 2000 | 1 | 15 | Jason Collier | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2000 | 2 | 43 | Michael Redd | Ohio State University |
| 2000 | 2 | 49 | Jason Hart | Syracuse University |
| 1999 | 2 | 48 | Galen Young | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 1998 | 1 | 9 | Dirk Nowitzki | DJK Würzburg (Germany) |
| 1998 | 1 | 19 | Pat Garrity | University of Notre Dame |
| 1998 | 2 | 39 | Rafer Alston | California State University, Fresno |
| 1997 | 1 | 10 | Danny Fortson | University of Cincinnati |
| 1997 | 2 | 38 | Jerald Honeycutt | Tulane University |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | Stephon Marbury | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1996 | 2 | 33 | Moochie Norris | University of West Florida |
| 1996 | 2 | 53 | Jeff Nordgaard | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay |
| 1995 | 1 | 11 | Gary Trent | Ohio University |
| 1995 | 2 | 38 | Rashard Griffith | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1995 | 2 | 43 | Eric Snow | Michigan State University |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue University |
| 1994 | 1 | 18 | Eric Mobley | University of Pittsburgh |
| 1994 | 2 | 46 | Voshon Lenard | University of Minnesota |
| 1993 | 1 | 8 | Vin Baker | University of Hartford |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 | Todd Day | University of Arkansas |
| 1992 | 1 | 23 | Lee Mayberry | University of Arkansas |
| 1991 | 1 | 18 | Kevin Brooks | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 1991 | 2 | 45 | Bobby Phills | Southern University |
| 1990 | 1 | 16 | Terry Mills | University of Michigan |
| 1990 | 2 | 44 | Steve Henson | Kansas State University |
| 1989 | 2 | 30 | Frank Kornet | Vanderbilt University |
| 1988 | 1 | 13 | Jeff Grayer | Iowa State University |
| 1988 | 2 | 39 | Tito Horford | University of Miami |
| 1988 | 3 | 63 | Mike Jones | Auburn University |
| 1987 | 2 | 32 | Bob McCann | Morehead State University |
| 1987 | 2 | 40 | Winston Garland | Missouri State University |
| 1987 | 3 | 64 | J. J. Weber | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1987 | 4 | 87 | Darryl Bedford | Austin Peay State University |
| 1987 | 5 | 110 | Brian Vaughns | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1987 | 6 | 133 | Gay Elmore | Virginia Military Institute |
| 1986 | 1 | 22 | Scott Skiles | Michigan State University |
| 1986 | 2 | 45 | Keith Smith | Loyola Marymount University |
| 1986 | 3 | 68 | Baskerville Holmes | University of Memphis |
| 1986 | 5 | 114 | Bobby Deaton | Southwestern University |
| 1986 | 6 | 137 | John Kimbrell | Lipscomb University |
| 1986 | 7 | 160 | Jeff Strong | University of Missouri |
| 1985 | 1 | 22 | Jerry Reynolds | Louisiana State University |
| 1985 | 3 | 68 | Eugene McDowell | University of Florida |
| 1985 | 4 | 91 | Cozell McQueen | North Carolina State University |
| 1985 | 5 | 114 | Ray Knight | Providence College |
| 1985 | 6 | 137 | Quentin Anderson | Texas Tech University |
| 1985 | 7 | 160 | Mario Elie | American International College |
| 1984 | 1 | 21 | Kenny Fields | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1984 | 3 | 67 | Vernon Delancy | University of Florida |
| 1984 | 5 | 113 | Ernie Floyd | College of the Holy Cross |
| 1984 | 6 | 120 | McKinley Singleton | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 1984 | 6 | 136 | Mike Reddick | Stetson University |
| 1984 | 7 | 159 | Tony William | Florida State University |
| 1984 | 8 | 182 | Brad Jergenson | University of South Carolina |
| 1984 | 9 | 204 | Edwin Green | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 1984 | 10 | 226 | Mike Toomer | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University |
| 1983 | 1 | 18 | Randy Breuer | University of Minnesota |
| 1983 | 2 | 41 | Ted Kitchel | Indiana University |
| 1983 | 2 | 42 | Mike Davis | University of Alabama |
| 1983 | 3 | 65 | Billy Goodwin | St. John's University |
| 1983 | 4 | 88 | Mark Nickens | American University |
| 1983 | 5 | 111 | Mark Petteway | University of New Orleans |
| 1983 | 6 | 120 | Russell Todd | West Virginia University |
| 1983 | 6 | 134 | Charles Hurt | University of Kentucky |
| 1983 | 7 | 157 | Anthony Hicks | Xavier University |
| 1983 | 8 | 180 | Brett Burkholder | DePaul University |
| 1983 | 9 | 202 | Bill Varner | University of Notre Dame |
| 1983 | 10 | 223 | Bob Kelly | St. John's University |
| 1982 | 1 | 20 | Paul Pressey | University of Tulsa |
| 1982 | 2 | 27 | Fred Roberts | Brigham Young University |
| 1982 | 4 | 89 | Jerry Beck | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1982 | 6 | 135 | Tony Carr | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 1982 | 7 | 158 | Bobby Austin | University of Cincinnati |
| 1982 | 8 | 181 | Bryan Leonard | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 1982 | 9 | 202 | Robert Tate | Idaho State University |
| 1982 | 10 | 223 | Bob Coenen | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 1981 | 1 | 21 | Alton Lister | Arizona State University |
| 1981 | 3 | 67 | Mark Smith | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 1981 | 4 | 90 | Kris Anderson | Florida State University |
| 1981 | 5 | 113 | Kelvin Troy | Rutgers University |
| 1981 | 6 | 136 | Jo Jo Hunter | University of Colorado |
| 1981 | 7 | 159 | Lewis Latimore | University of Virginia |
| 1981 | 8 | 181 | Mike Brkovich | Michigan State University |
| 1981 | 9 | 201 | Chip Rucker | Northeastern University |
| 1981 | 10 | 221 | Artie Green | Marquette University |
| 1980 | 3 | 63 | Al Beal | University of Oklahoma |
| 1980 | 4 | 86 | Jeff Wolf | University of North Carolina |
| 1980 | 5 | 109 | Ken Jones | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1980 | 6 | 132 | Alex Gilbert | Indiana State University |
| 1980 | 7 | 155 | Ron White | Furman University |
| 1980 | 8 | 174 | Keith Valentine | Virginia Union University |
| 1980 | 9 | 194 | Del Yarbrough | Illinois State University |
| 1980 | 10 | 210 | Melvin Crayton | Alabama State University |
| 1979 | 1 | 5 | Sidney Moncrief | University of Arkansas |
| 1979 | 2 | 31 | Edgar Jones | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 1979 | 3 | 52 | Larry Gibson | University of Maryland |
| 1979 | 4 | 69 | Eugene Robinson | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| 1979 | 5 | 97 | Jim Tillman | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 1979 | 6 | 116 | Derrick Mayes | Illinois State University |
| 1979 | 7 | 138 | Stan Ray | California State University, Fullerton |
| 1979 | 8 | 156 | Larry Spicer | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 1979 | 9 | 174 | Roger Lapham | University of Maine |
| 1979 | 10 | 193 | Chris Fahrbach | University of North Dakota |
| 1978 | 1 | 12 | George Johnson | St. John's University |
| 1978 | 3 | 59 | Pat Cummings | University of Cincinnati |
| 1978 | 4 | 80 | Otis Howard | Austin Peay State University |
| 1978 | 5 | 103 | Russ Coleman | University of the Pacific |
| 1978 | 6 | 124 | Dave Kyle | Cleveland State University |
| 1978 | 7 | 146 | Kim Anderson | University of Missouri |
| 1978 | 8 | 164 | Tom Zaligaris | University of North Carolina |
| 1978 | 9 | 182 | Gary Rosenberger | Marquette University |
| 1978 | 10 | 196 | Tom Anderson | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | Kent Benson | Indiana University |
| 1977 | 1 | 3 | Marques Johnson | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1977 | 1 | 11 | Ernie Grunfeld | University of Tennessee |
| 1977 | 2 | 27 | Glenn Williams | St. John's University |
| 1977 | 3 | 47 | Gary Yoder | University of Cincinnati |
| 1977 | 4 | 69 | Lewis Brown | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1977 | 5 | 91 | Ron Norwood | DePaul University |
| 1977 | 6 | 113 | Chuck Goodyear | Miami University |
| 1977 | 7 | 134 | Ron Bostic | University of Detroit Mercy |
| 1977 | 8 | 154 | Larry Pikes | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 1976 | 1 | 7 | Quinn Buckner | Indiana University |
| 1976 | 2 | 23 | Alex English | University of South Carolina |
| 1976 | 2 | 24 | Scott Lloyd | Arizona State University |
| 1976 | 3 | 40 | Lloyd Walton | Marquette University |
| 1976 | 4 | 59 | Dan Frost | University of Iowa |
| 1976 | 5 | 75 | Tom Lockhart | Manhattan College |
| 1976 | 5 | 77 | James Rappis | University of Arizona |
| 1976 | 6 | 92 | Phil Spence | North Carolina State University |
| 1976 | 7 | 112 | Ron Barrow | Southern University |
| 1976 | 8 | 129 | Bob Warner | University of Maine |
| 1976 | 9 | 146 | Benny Shaw | Florida Institute of Technology |
| 1976 | 10 | 165 | Hugo Cabrera | East Texas State University |
| 1975 | 2 | 22 | Clyde Mayes | Furman University |
| 1975 | 2 | 24 | Cornelius Cash | Bowling Green State University |
| 1975 | 3 | 43 | Brian Hammel | Bentley College |
| 1975 | 4 | 60 | Bill Campion | Manhattan College |
| 1975 | 6 | 96 | Oliver Purnell | Old Dominion University |
| 1975 | 7 | 115 | Wilbur Thomas | American University |
| 1975 | 8 | 132 | Bob McCurdy | University of Richmond |
| 1975 | 9 | 150 | Eric Hays | University of Montana |
| 1975 | 10 | 165 | Romy Thomas | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 1974 | 1 | 18 | Gary Brokaw | University of Notre Dame |
| 1974 | 3 | 54 | Greg McDougald | Oral Roberts University |
| 1974 | 4 | 72 | Lionel Billingy | Duquesne University |
| 1974 | 5 | 90 | John Johnson | University of Denver |
| 1974 | 6 | 108 | Larry Williams | Kansas State University |
| 1974 | 7 | 126 | Bob Hornstein | West Virginia University |
| 1974 | 8 | 144 | Ralph Palamar | Cameron University |
| 1974 | 9 | 161 | Mike Deane | State University of New York at Potsdam |
| 1974 | 10 | 178 | Bruce Featherston | Southwest Texas State University |
| 1973 | 1 | 16 | Swen Nater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1973 | 4 | 59 | Clyde Turner | University of Minnesota |
| 1973 | 4 | 67 | Harry Rogers | Saint Louis University |
| 1973 | 5 | 85 | Larry Jackson | Northern Illinois University |
| 1973 | 6 | 101 | James Floyd | Shaw University |
| 1973 | 7 | 119 | Eddie Childress | Austin Peay State University |
| 1973 | 8 | 135 | Walt McGrary | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| 1973 | 9 | 150 | Bob Bocca | Quinnipiac University |
| 1973 | 10 | 164 | Ron Battle | Sam Houston State University |
| 1972 | 1 | 6 | Russ Lee | Marshall University |
| 1972 | 1 | 12 | Julius Erving | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 1972 | 2 | 29 | Chuck Terry | California State University, Long Beach |
| 1972 | 3 | 46 | George Adams | Gardner–Webb University |
| 1972 | 4 | 63 | Art White | Georgetown University |
| 1972 | 5 | 79 | Ron Harris | Wichita State University |
| 1972 | 7 | 113 | Mickey Davis | Duquesne University |
| 1972 | 8 | 129 | Charles Kirkland | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania |
| 1972 | 9 | 143 | Jim Regenold | Ball State University |
| 1972 | 10 | 156 | Jolly Spight | Santa Clara University |
| 1971 | 1 | 17 | Collis Jones | University of Notre Dame |
| 1971 | 3 | 51 | Gary Brell | Marquette University |
| 1971 | 4 | 68 | Henry Smith | University of Missouri |
| 1971 | 5 | 85 | Barry Nelson | Duquesne University |
| 1971 | 6 | 102 | Ed Kemp | Adams State College |
| 1971 | 7 | 119 | Gene Phillips | Southern Methodist University |
| 1971 | 8 | 136 | Felix Thurston | Trinity University |
| 1971 | 9 | 152 | Rick Howat | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 1971 | 10 | 168 | Danny Fife | University of Michigan |
| 1971 | 11 | 182 | Blaine Henry | Marshall University |
| 1971 | 12 | 195 | Gene Mumford | University of Scranton |
| 1971 | 13 | 207 | Pierre Russell | University of Kansas |
| 1971 | 14 | 216 | George Jackson | University of Dayton |
| 1971 | 15 | 224 | Loyd King | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 1970 | 1 | 16 | Gary Freeman | Oregon State University |
| 1970 | 2 | 33 | Bill Zopf | Duquesne University |
| 1970 | 3 | 50 | Marv Winkler | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 1970 | 4 | 67 | Virgle Fredricks | Drury University |
| 1970 | 5 | 84 | Mike Grosso | University of Louisville |
| 1970 | 6 | 101 | Willy Watson | Oklahoma City University |
| 1970 | 7 | 118 | John Rinka | Kenyon College |
| 1970 | 8 | 135 | Jim Samo | Northwestern University |
| 1970 | 9 | 152 | Joe Hamilton | North Texas State University |
| 1970 | 10 | 169 | Bob Seemer | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1969 | 2 | 17 | Bob Greacen | Rutgers University |
| 1969 | 3 | 31 | Skeeter Swift | East Tennessee State University |
| 1969 | 4 | 45 | Bob Dandridge | Norfolk State University |
| 1969 | 5 | 59 | Kenny Heitz | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1969 | 6 | 73 | John Arthurs | Tulane University |
| 1969 | 7 | 87 | Billy Keller | Purdue University |
| 1969 | 8 | 101 | John Schell | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1969 | 9 | 115 | Jim Satalin | St. Bonaventure University |
| 1969 | 10 | 129 | Willie Brown | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1969 | 11 | 143 | Bob Presley | University of California |
| 1969 | 12 | 157 | Jack Lutz | Carthage College |
| 1969 | 13 | 170 | Lee Osgood | Northeastern University |
| 1969 | 14 | 181 | Laymon Stewart | Lakeland College (Wisconsin) |
| 1969 | 15 | 190 | Stan Wiodarszek | La Salle University |
| 1969 | 16 | 196 | Bill Voigt | Southern Methodist University |
| 1969 | 17 | 202 | Lynn Phillips | Southern Methodist University |
| 1969 | 18 | 208 | Ken Hall | Westminster College of Pennsylvania |
| 1968 | 1 | 7 | Charlie Paulk | Northeastern State University |
| 1968 | 2 | 22 | Gene Moore | Saint Louis University |
| 1968 | 3 | 35 | Sam Williams | University of Iowa |
| 1968 | 4 | 50 | Greg Smith | Western Kentucky University |
| 1968 | 5 | 63 | Joe Franklin | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1968 | 6 | 78 | Fred Smith | University of Hawaii |
| 1968 | 7 | 91 | Tom Kondla | University of Minnesota |
| 1968 | 8 | 106 | Elbert Miller | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1968 | 9 | 119 | Cliff Berger | University of Kentucky |
| 1968 | 10 | 134 | Eugene Jones | University of Missouri |
| 1968 | 11 | 146 | Brad Luchini | Marquette University |
| 1968 | 12 | 159 | Dave Miller | University of Florida |