page_title: 2012 NBA draft
section_title: Draft selections
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 NBA draft / Draft selections
caption_attribution_description: English: Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors March 4, 2013
context_page_description: The 2012 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft marked the first time that the first two players selected were from the same school. It also set a record of having six players from one school being selected in the two rounds of the draft and was the first draft to have the first three selections be college freshmen all from the same conference, the Southeastern Conference. Not only that, but it also featured the oldest player to ever get selected in an NBA draft, with Bernard James being 27 years old at the time of the draft. Of the players drafted, 30 are forwards, 21 are guards, and 9 are centers.
  The 2012 NBA draft marked the first appearance of the Brooklyn Nets. This draft also marks the last draft appearance for the New Orleans Hornets. After the 2012–13 season, the franchise was renamed as the New Orleans Pelicans.
context_section_description: Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  Maurice Harkless was born and raised in the United States, his maternal grandfather is Puerto Rican. He has committed to represent Puerto Rico internationally since 2014.
  Ognjen Kuzmić was born in SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but has represented Serbia internationally since 2014.
  Robert Sacre was born in the United States to an American father and a Canadian mother. He has represented Canada internationally since 2010.
caption: Terrence Ross was selected eighth by the Toronto Raptors.
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