# List of Texas Longhorns in the NBA draft

This is a list of Texas Longhorns men's basketball players selected in the NBA draft.

## Key

| * | = Selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | = NBA All-Star Game participant |
| ‡ | = NBA Champion |
| Bold | = Selected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame |
^ = Currently active in the NBA # = Currently active in the NBA G League

### Position key

| Guard | G | Point guard | PG | Shooting guard | SG | Forward | F | Small forward | SF | Power forward | PF | Center | C |

## Draft selections

Here’s the list of players that were drafted in the NBA draft.
| Year | Round | Pick | Name | Team | Position |
| 1957 | 6 | 44 | Raymond Downs | St. Louis Hawks | F |
| 1960 | 2 | 9 | Jay Arnette | Cincinnati Royals | G |
| 1961 | 7 | 63 | Albert Alamanza | Los Angeles Lakers | F |
| 1965 | 14 | 103 | Larry Franks | Cincinnati Royals | F |
| 1973 | 8 | 132 | J.G. Brosterhos | Chicago Bulls | F |
| 1974 | 4 | 59 | Larry Robinson | Houston Rockets | PF |
| 1976 | 8 | 132 | Dan Kruger | Houston Rockets | G |
| 1978 | 5 | 91 | Gary Goodner | Houston Rockets | F |
| 1978 | 6 | 114 | Jim Krivacs | Kansas City Kings | PG |
| 1979 | 2 | 43 | Johnny Moore | Seattle SuperSonics | G |
| 1979 | 7 | 146 | Tyrone Branyan | San Antonio Spurs | F |
| 1980 | 4 | 91 | Ron Baxter | Los Angeles Lakers | SG |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 | LaSalle Thompson | Kansas City Kings | C |
| 1984 | 8 | 171 | Bill Wendlandt | Denver Nuggets | F |
| 1985 | 6 | 132 | Carlton Cooper | Dallas Mavericks | F |
| 1985 | 7 | 151 | Mike Wacker | Utah Jazz | F |
| 1986 | 4 | 78 | John Brownlee | Los Angeles Clippers | PF |
| 1987 | 5 | 106 | Patrick Fairs | Washington Wizards | G |
| 1987 | 7 | 142 | Raynard Davis | San Antonio Spurs | C |
| 1990 | 1 | 14 | Travis Mays | Sacramento Kings | PG |
| 1990 | 1 | 26 | Lance Blanks | Detroit Pistons | SG |
| 1991 | 2 | 50 | Joey Wright | Phoenix Suns | G |
| 1994 | 1 | 20 | B. J. Tyler | Philadelphia 76ers | G |
| 1994 | 2 | 53 | Albert Burditt | Houston Rockets | PF |
| 1995 | 2 | 32 | Terrence Rencher | Washington Wizards | G |
| 1999 | 2 | 55 | Kris Clack | Boston Celtics | G |
| 2000 | 1 | 7 | Chris Mihm | Chicago Bulls | C |
| 2002 | 2 | 48 | Chris Owens | Milwaukee Bucks | SF |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 | T. J. Ford | Milwaukee Bucks | PG |
| 2004 | 2 | 37 | Royal Ivey | Atlanta Hawks | G |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | LaMarcus Aldridge† | Chicago Bulls | F/C |
| 2006 | 2 | 35 | P. J. Tucker‡^ | Toronto Raptors | SF |
| 2006 | 2 | 42 | Daniel Gibson | Cleveland Cavaliers | G |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | Kevin Durant†‡^ | Seattle SuperSonics | SF |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 | D. J. Augustin | Charlotte Hornets | G |
| 2010 | 1 | 19 | Avery Bradley‡ | Boston Celtics | PG |
| 2010 | 1 | 24 | Damion James‡ | Atlanta Hawks | SF |
| 2010 | 2 | 32 | Dexter Pittman‡ | Miami Heat | C |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | Tristan Thompson‡^ | Cleveland Cavaliers | F |
| 2011 | 1 | 26 | Jordan Hamilton | Dallas Mavericks | SF |
| 2011 | 1 | 29 | Cory Joseph‡^ | San Antonio Spurs | PG |
| 2015 | 1 | 11 | Myles Turner^ | Indiana Pacers | F/C |
| 2017 | 1 | 22 | Jarrett Allen†^ | Brooklyn Nets | C |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | Mo Bamba^ | Orlando Magic | C |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | Jaxson Hayes^ | Atlanta Hawks | PF |
| 2021 | 1 | 19 | Kai Jones^ | New York Knicks | PF |
| 2021 | 2 | 43 | Greg Brown# | New Orleans Pelicans | SF |
| 2021 | 2 | 58 | Jericho Sims^ | New York Knicks | C |

## Draft selections by team

| NBA Team | No. of Selections | Earliest Selection | Latest Selection |
| Atlanta Hawks | 4 | Raymond Downs (1957) | Jaxson Hayes (2019) |
| Boston Celtics | 2 | Kris Clack (1999) | Avery Bradley (2010) |
| Brooklyn Nets | 1 | Jarrett Allen (2017) | Jarrett Allen (2017) |
| Charlotte Hornets | 1 | D. J. Augustin (2008) | D. J. Augustin (2008) |
| Chicago Bulls | 3 | J.G. Brosterhos (1973) | LaMarcus Aldridge (2006) |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | Daniel Gibson (2006) | Tristan Thompson (2011) |
| Dallas Mavericks | 2 | Carlton Cooper (1985) | Jordan Hamilton (2011) |
| Denver Nuggets | 1 | Bill Wendlandt (1984) | Bill Wendlandt (1984) |
| Detroit Pistons | 1 | Lance Blanks (1990) | Lance Blanks (1990) |
| Golden State Warriors | 0 | — | — |
| Houston Rockets | 4 | Larry Robinson (1974) | Albert Burditt (1994) |
| Indiana Pacers | 1 | Myles Turner (2015) | Myles Turner (2015) |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 1 | John Brownlee (1986) | John Brownlee (1986) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | Albert Alamanza (1961) | Ron Baxter (1980) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 0 | — | — |
| Miami Heat | 1 | Dexter Pittman (2010) | Dexter Pittman (2010) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2 | Chris Owens (2002) | T. J. Ford (2003) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 0 | — | — |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 1 | Greg Brown (2021) | Greg Brown (2021) |
| New York Knicks | 2 | Kai Jones (2021) | Jericho Sims (2021) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | Johnny Moore (1979) | Kevin Durant (2007) |
| Orlando Magic | 1 | Mo Bamba (2018) | Mo Bamba (2018) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | B. J. Tyler (1994) | B. J. Tyler (1994) |
| Phoenix Suns | 1 | Joey Wright (1991) | Joey Wright (1991) |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 0 | — | — |
| Sacramento Kings | 5 | Jay Arnette (1960) | Travis Mays (1990) |
| San Antonio Spurs | 3 | Tyrone Branyan (1979) | Cory Joseph (2011) |
| Toronto Raptors | 1 | P.J. Tucker (2006) | P.J. Tucker (2006) |
| Utah Jazz | 1 | Mike Wacker (1985) | Mike Wacker (1985) |
| Washington Wizards | 2 | Patrick Fairs (1987) | Terrence Rencher (1995) |

## Awards, honors, and achievements from draft selections
### NBA Champions and postseason

NBA Champions :
| Player | Position | No. of titles |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 2 |
| P.J. Tucker | SF | 1 |
| Avery Bradley | SG | 1 |
| Damion James | SF | 1 |
| Dexter Pittman | C | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | F/C | 1 |
| Cory Joseph | PG | 1 |
NBA Finals MVP :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 2 | |

### NBA All-Star selections

NBA All-Star Selections :
| Player | Position | No. of selections |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 15 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | C/PF | 7 |
| Jarrett Allen | C | 1 |
NBA All-Star Game MVP :
| Player | Position | No. of selections | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 2 | |

### NBA regular season awards

NBA Most Valuable Player :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 1 | |
All-NBA First Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 6 | |
All-NBA Second Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 5 | |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | C/PF | 2 | |
All-NBA Third Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | C/PF | 3 | |
NBA All-Defensive First Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Avery Bradley | SG | 1 | |
NBA All-Defensive Second Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Avery Bradley | SG | 1 | |
NBA Rookie of the Year :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 1 | |
NBA All-Rookie First Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles | Source |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | C/PF | 1 | |
| Kevin Durant | SF | 1 | |
NBA All-Rookie Second Team :
| Player | Position | No. of titles |
| Travis Mays | SG | 1 |
| Chris Mihm | C | 1 |
| T. J. Ford | PG | 1 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | F/C | 1 |
| Myles Turner | C | 1 |

### NBA regular season stat leaders

| Stat | Player | Position | No. of years |
| NBA Scoring Champion | Kevin Durant | SF | 4 |
| NBA Assists leader | Johnny Moore | PG | 1 |
| NBA Blocks leader | Myles Turner | C | 2 |

### Retired and honored numbers

| Player | Number | Team | Source |
| Johnny Moore | 00 | San Antonio Spurs | |

### NBA 75th Anniversary Team

| Player | Position | Source |
| Kevin Durant | SF | |