Top 100 Colleges with the Most NBA Draft Picks

Can you guess the colleges and universities that have produced the greatest number of NBA draft picks?
"Top pick" refers to the highest drafted player from that school
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Top Pick
College
154
Anthony Davis (1)
Kentucky
125
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1)
UCLA
120
Kyrie Irving (1)
Duke
120
James Worthy (1)
North Carolina
101
Danny Manning (1)
Kansas
94
Walt Bellamy (1)
Indiana
82
Chris Webber (1)
Michigan
82
Deandre Ayton (1)
Arizona
79
Deron Williams (3)
Illinois
77
Pervis Ellison (1)
Louisville
75
Derrick Coleman (1)
Syracuse
72
Joe Smith (1)
Maryland
70
Evan Mobley (3)
USC
69
David Thompson (1)
NC State
67
Magic Johnson (1)
Michigan State
66
Mychal Thompson (1)
Minnesota
66
Paul Arizin (3)
Villanova
65
Austin Carr (1)
Notre Dame
64
Markelle Fultz (1)
Washington
64
Sonny Dove (4)
St. John's
62
Shaquille O'Neal (1)
LSU
61
Keegan Murray (4)
Iowa
60
Dwyane Wade (5)
Marquette
59
Tom Boerwinkle (4)
Tennessee
58
Oscar Robertson (1)
Cincinnati
58
Greg Oden (1)
Ohio State
57
Allen Iverson (1)
Georgetown
57
Emeka Okafor (2)
Connecticut
56
Derrick Rose (1)
Memphis
56
Blake Griffin (1)
Oklahoma
56
Mark Aguirre (1)
DePaul
56
Jim Loscutoff (3)
Oregon
54
Bob Boozer (1)
Kansas State
54
Jason Kidd (2)
California
53
Larry Johnson (1)
UNLV
53
Steve Stipanovich (2)
Missouri
52
Kevin Durant (2)
Texas
52
George Kok (2)
Arkansas
52
Scottie Barnes (4)
Florida State
51
Glenn Robinson (1)
Purdue
49
Hakeem Olajuwon (1)
Houston
48
Brandon Miller (2)
Alabama
47
Ralph Sampson (1)
Virginia
47
Neal Walk (2)
Florida
47
Josh Childress (6)
Stanford
46
Shawn Bradley (2)
BYU
46
Kenny Anderson (2)
Georgia Tech
45
Tim Duncan (1)
Wake Forest
45
Andrew Bogut (1)
Utah
45
Gary Payton (2)
Oregon State
45
Clem Haskins (3)
Western Kentucky
45
Clyde Lee (3)
Vanderbilt
44
Don Rehfeldt (2)
Wisconsin
43
Anthony Edwards (1)
Georgia
43
Jimmy Walker (1)
Providence
43
Joe Caldwell (2)
Arizona State
43
Wesley Johnson (4)
Iowa State
43
Hot Rod Hundley (1)
West Virginia
42
Johnny Horan (6)
Dayton
42
Tom Riker (8)
South Carolina
41
Jabari Smith Jr. (3)
Auburn
41
Brian Grant (8)
Xavier
41
Bill Russell (2)
San Francisco
40
Cade Cunningham (1)
Oklahoma State
40
Chauncey Billups (3)
Colorado
40
Terry Driscoll (4)
Boston College
40
Gale Bishop (7)
Washington State
39
Gene Melchiorre (1)
Bradley
39
Tom Gola (2)
La Salle
39
Luc Longley (7)
New Mexico
37
Bingo Smith (6)
Tulsa
36
Guy Rodgers (1)
Temple
35
Bob Ferry (2)
Saint Louis
35
Skip Wise (4)
Clemson
34
Si Green (1)
Duquesne
34
Mike Bantom (8)
Saint Joseph's
34
Doug Christie (17)
Pepperdine
33
Bob Lanier (1)
St. Bonaventure
33
Charles Smith (3)
Pittsburgh
33
Benoit Benjamin (3)
Creighton
32
Bailey Howell (2)
Mississippi State
32
Tony Battie (5)
Texas Tech
32
Joe Ruklick (9)
Northwestern
32
Acie Law (11)
Texas A&M
31
Chet Holmgren (2)
Gonzaga
30
Tom Heinsohn (1)
Holy Cross
30
Jim Barnes (1)
UTEP
30
V.J. Edgecombe (3)
Baylor
30
Bill Garnett (4)
Wyoming
30
George Trapp (5)
Long Beach State
29
Walter Dukes (2)
Seton Hall
29
Dick O'Keefe (9)
Santa Clara
29
Willie McCarter (12)
Drake
29
Rich King (14)
Nebraska
28
Chuck Share (1)
Bowling Green
28
Jim Krebs (3)
SMU
28
Dave Stallworth (3)
Wichita State
28
Eddie Miles (4)
Seattle
27
Nate Williams (1)
Utah State
27
Dave DeBusschere (2)
Detroit-Mercy
27
Rick Barry (2)
Miami (FL)
27
Michael Cage (14)
San Diego State
27
Chris Smith (14)
Virginia Tech
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9 Comments
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Level 75
Jul 30, 2021
good quiz!
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Level 66
Sep 10, 2022
Great quiz, thanks!
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Level 46
Jun 14, 2025
Accepting "St Joe's" and "St Joseph's" as correct would be nice, especially since "St John's" is the listed correct answer for that college. Otherwise, great quizz
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Level 95
Feb 18, 2026
There was another, more recent Nate Williams (Jeenathan Williams Jr.) who played for Buffalo... but he was undrafted.

He has played for several NBA teams.

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Level 85
Feb 19, 2026
Please accept "Berkeley" and "UC Berkeley" for Cal.
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Level 80
Feb 21, 2026
Wesley Johnson came out of Syracuse when he was drafted; Glenn Robinson does not have his draft pick next to his name
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Level 66
Feb 21, 2026
Fixed Glenn. Quiz includes all players that played at a school, not just the last one.
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Level 85
Feb 24, 2026
Accept "Long Island" and "Saint Joseph"?
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Level 70
Mar 7, 2026
Accept NCSU, WUSTL, TAMU?