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CU & the NBA Draft

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By Stuart


[h=3]Spencer Dinwiddie, the University of Colorado, and the NBA Draft[/h] –
Spencer Dinwiddie
While we’re waiting to fill in the blanks concerning Spencer Dinwiddie’s future, below is a look at CU’s history with the NBA draft, including all-time draftees, drafts by picks and teams, and a list of CU players (16 in all) who were in uniform around the world this past season …

Pac-12 Players taken in the 2014 NBA draftAaron Gordon, Arizona, No. 4 overall to*Orlando … Zach LaVine, UCLA, No. 13 overall, to Minnesota …

Dinwiddie to be the No. 32 on the all-time list of*Buffs drafted into the NBA
Below is a list of players from the University of Colorado who have been drafted by either the NBA or ABA. Those drafted by both the NBA and the ABA have an * beside their names. Players who played in the NBA this past season are in bold (Note: Chris Copeland, who played this year for the Indiana Pacers, was not drafted):
Chauncey Billups, No. 3 overall Boston/NBA, 1997
*Scott Wedman, No. 6 overall KC-Omaha/NBA, 1974
*Cliff Meely, No. 7 overall San Diego Clippers/NBA, 1971
Alec Burks, No. 12 overall Utah Jazz/NBA, 2011
Jay Humphries, No. 13 overall Phoenix/NBA, 1984
Shaun Vandiver, No. 25 overall Golden State/NBA, 1991
Andre Roberson, No. 26 overall Minnesota/NBA, 2013 (traded to Oklahoma City)
Pat Frink, No. 27 overall Cincinnati/NBA, 1968
David Harrison, No. 29 overall Indiana/NBA, 2004
Jim Davis, No. 29 overall Detroit/NBA), 1964
Ken Charlton, No. 32 overall Cincinnati/NBA, 1963
*Jim Creighton, No. 39 overall Seattle/NBA, 1972
Donnie Boyce, No. 42 overall Atlanta/NBA, 1995
Jaquay Walls, No. 56, Indiana/NBA, 2000
Alex Stivrins, No. 75, Seattle/NBA, 1985
Chuck Williams, No. 77, Philadelphia/NBA, 1968
Chuck Gardner, No. 81, Baltimore/NBA, 1966
Joe Cooper, No. 96, New Jersey/NBA, 1981
Wilky Gilmore, No. 98, St. Louis/NBA, 1962
Dave Logan, No. 139, Kansas City/NBA, 1976
JoJo Hunter, No. 146, Milwaukee/NBA, 1981
Lee Haven, No. 146, Portland/NBA, 1974
Rob Gonzalez, No. 147, Detroit/NBA, 1983
Larry Vaculik, No. 168, Denver/NBA, 1978
Jacques Tuz, No. 173, San Diego/NBA, 1982
Emmett Lewis, No. 181, Denver/NBA, 1979
Brian Johnson, No. 212, Phoenix/NBA, 1981
Other Selections
Tom Harrold, fourth pick, Fort Wayne/NBA, 1955
Burdette Haldorson, fifth pick, Milwaukee/NBA, 1955
Tom Mock, ninth pick, Fort Wayne/NBA, 1955
Wayne Tucker, ninth pick, Tri-Cities/NBA, 1951
Robert Doll, St. Louis/NBA, 1946
ABA
*Scott Wedman, No. 2 overall Memphis/ABA, 1974
*Cliff Meely, first round pick, Denver Nuggets, 1971
*Jim Creighton, additional round choice of Dallas, 1972


The NBA/ABA draft Round-by-Round*Breakdown (35)
1st Round: 8 (4-for-4 w/ players leaving early)
2nd Round: 2
3rd: 2
4th: 2
5th: 2
6th: 2
7th: 1
8th: 2
9th: 5
14th: 1
23rd: 1
Other NBA draft picks: 4
ABA: 3

Breakdown of CU players drafted, by NBA Team*(31)
Detroit (2)/Fort Wayne (2): 4
Sacramento/Cincinnati (2)/Kansas City (1)/KC-Omaha (1): 4
Atlanta (1)/Tri-Cities (1): 2
Denver: 2
L.A. Clippers/San Diego (2): 2
Indiana: 2
Milwaukee: 2
Phoenix: 2
St. Louis: 2
Seattle: 2
Boston: 1
Golden State: 1
Minnesota: 1
New Jersey: 1
Philadelphia: 1
Portland: 1
Utah: 1
Washington/Baltimore (1): 1
ABA (3)
Memphis: 1
Dallas: 1
Denver: 1

CU Players on rosters throughout the world in 2013-14:
Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons)
Carlon Brown (Israel)
Alec Burks (Utah Jazz)
Sabatino Chen (Taiwan)
Dominique Coleman (Finland)
Chris Copeland (Indiana Pacers)
Austin Dufault (Czech Republic)
Marcus Hall (Turkey)
Cory Higgins (D-Leauge, Erie BayHawks)
Levi Knutson (Spain)
Michel Morandais (France)
Marcus Relphorde (Finland)
Andre Roberson (Oklahoma City)
Richard Roby (Japan)
Dwight Thorne II (Croatia)
Nate Tomlinson (Australia)
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Originally posted by CU At the Game
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