# 2001 National Basketball Development League draft

The 2001 NBDL Draft was the inaugural draft of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), which was later renamed the NBA Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 1, 2001 before the 2001–02 season. In this draft, the league's eight charter teams took turns selecting players who had all competed at the college level in the United States at some point.
Chris Andersen of Blinn Community College (Brenham, Texas) was the first overall selection and was taken by Fayetteville Patriots. Consequently, this makes him the first-ever selection in the history of the NBADL. The first non-American selected was Gabe Muoneke, a Nigerian who was the fourth overall pick by the Columbus Riverdragons. Eight nations in all were represented in the 2001 NBDL Draft, with the most being the United States (87) followed by Senegal (3). No players selected in this draft have ever been named an NBA D-League All-Star, largely because the annual contest did not come into existence until the 2006–07 season. Two league award winners were taken in this draft, however: Fred House of the North Charleston Lowgators (46th overall) was named the 2001–02 NBDL Rookie of the Year, while Jeff Myers of the Greenville Groove (67th overall) was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year. Four players were also NBA draft selections: DeeAndre Hulett, Mark Karcher and Jaquay Walls were all picked in the 2000 NBA draft, while Kris Bruton was picked in 1994.
Although some of the players chosen in the 2001 NBDL Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

## Key

| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA draft |
| † | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College | Year graduated |
| 1 | 1 | Chris Andersen | F/C | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Blinn CC (Brenham, TX) | 1999 |
| 1 | 2 | Terrance Roberson | G/F | United States | Huntsville Flight | Fresno State | 2000 |
| 1 | 3 | Rahim Lockhart | F | United States | Greenville Groove | Mississippi | 2001 |
| 1 | 4 | Gabe Muoneke | F | Nigeria | Columbus Riverdragons | Texas | 2000 |
| 1 | 5 | Johnny Hemsley | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Miami (FL) | 2000 |
| 1 | 6 | Neil Edwards | C | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | York | 2000 |
| 1 | 7 | Rashad Phillips | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Detroit | 2001 |
| 1 | 8 | Artie Griffin | G | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Alabama | 1995 |
| 2 | 9 | Darrell Johns | C | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Chicago State | 2001 |
| 2 | 10 | Lonnie Harrell | G/F | United States | Huntsville Flight | Northeastern | 1996 |
| 2 | 11 | Ed Daniels | G | United States | Greenville Groove | TCU | 2001 |
| 2 | 12 | Kareem Poole | C | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Tyler CC (Tyler, TX) | 1999 |
| 2 | 13 | Jermaine Tate | F/C | United States | Asheville Altitude | Cincinnati | 2000 |
| 2 | 14 | C. J. Black | F/C | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Tennessee | 2000 |
| 2 | 15 | Nick Sheppard | C | United States | Mobile Revelers | Pepperdine | 2000 |
| 2 | 16 | Marshall Phillips | G/F | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Appalachian State | 2000 |
| 3 | 17 | Brian Wardle | G | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Marquette | 2001 |
| 3 | 18 | John Jackson | F | United States | Huntsville Flight | Mississippi | 1998 |
| 3 | 19 | DeeAndre Hulett$^†$ | G/F | United States | Greenville Groove | College of the Sequoias | 2000 |
| 3 | 20 | Stephen Starks | G | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Drexel | 2001 |
| 3 | 21 | Sah-U-Ra Brown | C | United States | Asheville Altitude | Lehigh | 2001 |
| 3 | 22 | Joe Brown | G/F | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Coppin State | 2000 |
| 3 | 23 | Chris Crosby | F | United States | Mobile Revelers | Washington State | 2001 |
| 3 | 24 | Carl Thomas | G/F | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | College of Charleston | 1999 |
| 4 | 25 | Rasul Salahuddin | G | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Long Beach State | 1996 |
| 4 | 26 | Jeremy Veal | G | United States | Huntsville Flight | Arizona State | 1998 |
| 4 | 27 | Pate Diene | C | Senegal | Greenville Groove | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2001 |
| 4 | 28 | Harold Arceneaux | F | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Weber State | 2000 |
| 4 | 29 | Troy Rolle | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Utah State | 2000 |
| 4 | 30 | Chris Bacon | F | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Nicholls State | 2001 |
| 4 | 31 | Eugene Edgerson | F | United States | Mobile Revelers | Arizona | 2001 |
| 4 | 32 | Keil Zepernick | F/C | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Barton County CC (Great Bend, KS) | 1999 |
| 5 | 33 | Jeff Aubrey | C | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Cornell | 1999 |
| 5 | 34 | Mohamed Niang | C | Senegal | Huntsville Flight | Delaware | 1999 |
| 5 | 35 | Tony Christie | F | United States | Greenville Groove | Clemson | 1999 |
| 5 | 36 | Allen Griffin | G | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Syracuse | 2001 |
| 5 | 37 | Anthony Blakes | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Wyoming | 2000 |
| 5 | 38 | Tezale Archie | G | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Pepperdine | 2000 |
| 5 | 39 | Steve Hart | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Indiana State | 1998 |
| 5 | 40 | Cheikh Fall | C | Senegal | Roanoke Dazzle | Long Island | 1999 |
| 6 | 41 | Greg Stempin | G/F | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Toledo | 2001 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyrone Ellis | G | United States Georgia | Huntsville Flight | Southern Nazarene | 2001 |
| 6 | 43 | Eric Coley | G | United States | Greenville Groove | Tulsa | 2000 |
| 6 | 44 | Johnny Phillips | F | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Texas Tech | 2001 |
| 6 | 45 | Sergio McClain | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Illinois | 2001 |
| 6 | 46 | Fred House | G | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Southern Utah | 2001 |
| 6 | 47 | Osiris Ricardo | C | Dominican Republic | Mobile Revelers | Missouri Southern State | 2000 |
| 6 | 48 | Lee Wilson | C | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Arkansas | 1997 |
| 7 | 49 | Curtis Haywood | G/F | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Oklahoma City | 1999 |
| 7 | 50 | Albert Richardson | F | United States | Huntsville Flight | Kentucky Wesleyan | 1999 |
| 7 | 51 | Tate Decker | F/C | United States | Greenville Groove | Oklahoma City | 2001 |
| 7 | 52 | Nate Johnson | F | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Louisville | 2000 |
| 7 | 53 | Lorenzo Johnson | F | United States | Asheville Altitude | Colorado State | 1998 |
| 7 | 54 | Luther Clay | F | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Rhode Island | 2000 |
| 7 | 55 | Brian Jones | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Santa Clara | 2001 |
| 7 | 56 | Jaron Rush | F | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | UCLA | 2000 |
| 8 | 57 | Joe White | F | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Texas A&M | 1999 |
| 8 | 58 | Jimmie Hunter | G | United States | Huntsville Flight | Life University | 2000 |
| 8 | 59 | Mark Karcher$^†$ | G | United States | Greenville Groove | Temple | 2000 |
| 8 | 60 | Deaundra Tanner | G | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Oregon State | 2001 |
| 8 | 61 | J. B. Reafsnyder | C | United States | Asheville Altitude | Syracuse | 1996 |
| 8 | 62 | Victor Avila | F/C | Mexico | North Charleston Lowgators | Oklahoma | 2000 |
| 8 | 63 | Alan Barksdale | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Arkansas–Little Rock | 2001 |
| 8 | 64 | Cornelius Jackson | G | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Marshall | 2001 |
| 9 | 65 | Mike King | G | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | George Washington | 2001 |
| 9 | 66 | Deng D'Awol | C | Tanzania | Huntsville Flight | Wayland Baptist | 2001 |
| 9 | 67 | Jeff Myers | G | United States | Greenville Groove | Drexel | 1997 |
| 9 | 68 | George Reese | F | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Ohio State | 2000 |
| 9 | 69 | Corey Tarrant | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Eastern Michigan | 2000 |
| 9 | 70 | Don Carlisle | F | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | IUPUI | 2001 |
| 9 | 71 | Maurice Linton | F | United States | Mobile Revelers | Wisconsin | 2001 |
| 9 | 72 | Ceedric Goodwyn | F | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Colorado State | 2000 |
| 10 | 73 | Tim Kisner | G | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Central Michigan | 2001 |
| 10 | 74 | Walter Craft | C | United States | Huntsville Flight | Detroit | 2001 |
| 10 | 75 | Kris Bruton$^†$ | G/F | United States | Greenville Groove | Benedict College | 1994 |
| 10 | 76 | Daymeon Fishback | G/F | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Auburn | 1999 |
| 10 | 77 | Jaquay Walls$^†$ | G | United States | Asheville Altitude | Colorado | 2000 |
| 10 | 78 | Tess Whitlock | G | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Hawaiʻi | 1997 |
| 10 | 79 | Kenny Gregory | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Kansas | 2001 |
| 10 | 80 | Charles Hathaway | C | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Tennessee | 2001 |
| 11 | 81 | Rodney Morning | C | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Fayetteville State | 2001 |
| 11 | 82 | Cedric McGinnis | F | United States | Huntsville Flight | Georgia Southern | 1999 |
| 11 | 83 | Rob Griffin | G/F | United States | Greenville Groove | Iowa | 2001 |
| 11 | 84 | Rineo Vlijter | C | Suriname | Columbus Riverdragons | Saint Ambrose | 2001 |
| 11 | 85 | Jeff Boese | F | United States | Asheville Altitude | Mesa State | 2001 |
| 11 | 86 | Michael Canady | C | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Morgan State | 2001 |
| 11 | 87 | Jason Skaer | G/F | United States | Mobile Revelers | Rice | 1999 |
| 11 | 88 | Clayton Shields | SF | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | New Mexico | 2001 |
| 12 | 89 | Edward Johnson | F | United States | Fayetteville Patriots | Utah | 1993 |
| 12 | 90 | Jeff Brower | G | United States | Huntsville Flight | Lander University | 2000 |
| 12 | 91 | Shenard Long | G | United States | Greenville Groove | Georgia State | 2001 |
| 12 | 92 | Fred Warrick | G | United States | Columbus Riverdragons | Coppin State | 1999 |
| 12 | 93 | Kevin Melson | G/F | United States | Asheville Altitude | Wright State | 2001 |
| 12 | 94 | Anthony Jones | G | United States | North Charleston Lowgators | Ohio | 1999 |
| 12 | 95 | Mike Wilks | G | United States | Mobile Revelers | Rice | 2001 |
| 12 | 96 | Terry Sellers | C | United States | Roanoke Dazzle | Iona | 2001 |
^ a: Tyrone Ellis has become a naturalized citizen of Georgia since the 2001 NBDL Draft.
All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement except the nationalities.