NBA Draft History
Posted Jul 15, 2013 2:20 PM
Click on the years below for a complete list of every player taken in the draft.
All-Time No. 1 Draft Picks
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| Year | Team | No. 1 overall pick | School/Country | | 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Anthony Bennett | UNLV | | 2012 | New Orleans Hornets | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | | 2011 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kyrie Irving | Duke | | 2010 | Washington Wizards | John Wall | Kentucky | | 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | | 2008 | Chicago Bulls | Derrick Rose | Memphis | | 2007 | Portland Trail Blazers | Greg Oden | Ohio State | | 2006 | Toronto Raptors | Andrea Bargnani | Italy | | 2005 | Milwaukee Bucks | Andrew Bogut | Utah | | 2004 | Orlando Magic | Dwight Howard | SW Atlanta Christian Academy | | 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers | LeBron James | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) | | 2002 | Houston Rockets | Yao Ming | China | | 2001 | Washington Wizards | Kwame Brown | Glynn Academy (GA) | | 2000 | New Jersey Nets | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati | | 1999 | Chicago Bulls | Elton Brand | Duke | | 1998 | Los Angeles Clippers | Michael Olowokandi | Pacific | | 1997 | San Antonio Spurs | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | | 1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | Allen Iverson | Georgetown | | 1995 | Golden State Warriors | Joe Smith | Maryland | | 1994 | Milwaukee Bucks | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | | 1993 | Orlando Magic | Chris Webber | Michigan | | 1992 | Orlando Magic | Shaquille O'Neal | Louisiana State | | 1991 | Charlotte Hornets | Larry Johnson | UNLV | | 1990 | New Jersey Nets | Derrick Coleman | Syracuse | | 1989 | Sacramento Kings | Pervis Ellison | Louisville | | 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers | Danny Manning | Kansas | | 1987 | San Antonio Spurs | David Robinson | Navy | | 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brad Daugherty | North Carolina | | 1985 | New York Knicks | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | | 1984 | Houston Rockets | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston | | 1983 | Houston Rockets | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | | 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | James Worthy | North Carolina | | 1981 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | | 1980 | Golden State Warriors | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue | | 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | | 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | | 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kent Benson | Indiana | | 1976 | Houston Rockets | John Lucas | Maryland | | 1975 | Atlanta Hawks | David Thompson | North Carolina State | | 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bill Walton | UCLA | | 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers | Doug Collins | Illinois State | | 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers | LaRue Martin | Loyola University of Chicago | | 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | | 1970 | Detroit Pistons | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | | 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | UCLA | | 1968 | San Diego Rockets | Elvin Hayes | Houston | | 1967 | Detroit Pistons | Jimmy Walker | Providence College | | 1966 | New York Knicks | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | | 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | Fred Hetzel | Davidson College | | 1964 | New York Knicks | Jim Barnes | University of Texas at El Paso | | 1963 | New York Knicks | Art Heyman | Duke | | 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs | Bill McGill | Utah | | 1961 | Chicago Packers | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | | 1960 | Cincinnati Royals | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | | 1959 | Cincinnati Royals | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | | 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | | 1957 | Cincinnati Royals | Hot Rod Hundley | West Virginia | | 1956 | Rochester Royals | Si Green | Duquesne | | 1955 | St. Louis Hawks | Dick Ricketts | Duquesne | | 1954 | Baltimore Bullets | Frank Selvy | Furman | | 1953 | Baltimore Bullets | Ray Felix | Long Island | | 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks | Mark Workman | West Virginia | | 1951 | Baltimore Bullets | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley | | 1950 | Boston Celtics | Chuck Share | Bowling Green | | 1949 | Providence Steam Rollers | Howie Shannon | Kansas State | | 1948 | Providence Steam Rollers | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall | | 1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen | Clifton McNeeley | University of Texas at El Paso | |
