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HAWKEYES IN THE PROS
The National Basketball Association (NBA) held its first draft of college
players in 1947. Here is a list of University of Iowa players drafted by NBA
teams:
| 1947 |
Dick Ives, Pittsburgh |
| Herb Wilkinson, St. Louis |
| 1948 |
Murray Wier, Ft. Wayne |
| 1951 |
Frank Calsbeek, Ft. Wayne |
| 1952 |
Bob Clifton, Fort Wayne |
| Charles Darling, Rochester |
| 1956 |
Bill Logan, Boston |
| Carl Cain, Rochester |
| 1959 |
Dave Gunther, Philadelphia |
| 1960 |
Americus John-Lewis, St. Louis |
| 1962 |
Don Nelson, Chicago |
| 1966 |
George Peeples, Baltimore |
| 1967 |
Gerry Jones, Los Angeles |
| 1968 |
Sam Williams, Milwaukee |
| 1969 |
Ben McGilmer, Seattle |
| 1970 |
Ben McGilmer, Baltimore |
| John Johnson, Cleveland |
| Glenn Vidnovic, Cleveland |
| Chad Calabria, Phoenix |
| 1971 |
Fred Brown, Seattle |
| 1973 |
Kevin Kunnert, Chicago |
| Rick Williams, Boston |
| 1976 |
Scott Thompson, Detroit |
| Dan Frost, Milwaukee |
| 1977 |
Bruce King, Detroit |
| 1980 |
Ronnie Lester, Portland |
| 1981 |
Steve Krafcisin, Atlanta |
| Vince Brookins, Detroit |
| Steve Waite, Boston |
| 1982 |
Kenny Arnold, Dallas |
| Kevin Boyle, Philadelphia |
| 1983 |
Bob Hansen, Utah |
| Mark Gannon, San Diego |
| 1984 |
Steve Carfino, Boston |
| 1985 |
Greg Stokes, Philadelphia |
| Michael Payne, Houston |
| 1986 |
Andre Banks, Houston |
| 1987 |
Kevin Gamble, Portland |
| Brad Lohaus, Boston |
| Gerry Wright, Detroit |
| 1988 |
Jeff Moe, Utah |
| 1989 |
B.J. Armstrong, Chicago |
| Ed Horton, Washington |
| Roy Marble, Atlanta |
| 1990 |
Les Jepsen, Golden State |
| 1993 |
Acie Earl, Boston |
| 1996 |
Russ Millard, Phoenix |
| 1998 |
Ricky Davis, Charlotte |
| Ryan Bowen, Denver |
| 1999 |
J.R. Koch, New York |
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