Kobe Sanders could be the 17th Nevada men’s basketball player selected in the NBA draft, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Sanders is projected as a potential second-round draft pick after earning third-team All-Mountain West honors with the Wolf Pack last season after spending his first four years at Cal Poly. The 6-foot-8 wing player is rated among the draft’s top-60 prospects by ESPN and The Athletic. Below is a list of Nevada players who have been NBA draft picks.
Nevada players picked in NBA draft
2020: Jalen Harris (second round, 59th overall) — Toronto Raptors
2019: Cody Martin (second round, 36th overall) — Charlotte Hornets
2010: Luke Babbitt (first round, 16th overall) — Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Portland Trail Blazers)
2010: Armon Johnson (second round, 34th overall) — Portland Trail Blazers
2008: JaVale McGee (first round, 18th overall) — Washington Wizards
2007: Nick Fazekas (second round, 34th overall) — Dallas Mavericks
2007: Ramon Sessions (second round, 56th overall) — Milwaukee Bucks
2004: Kirk Snyder (first round, 16th overall) — Utah Jazz
1983: Sam Mosley (fourth round, 89th overall) — Phoenix Suns
1983: Billy Allen (sixth round, 125th overall) — Dallas Mavericks
1982: B.B. Fontenet (sixth round, 122nd overall) — Chicago Bulls
1979: Johnny High (second round, 24th overall) — Phoenix Suns
1979: Edgar Jones (second round, 31st overall) — Milwaukee Bucks
1976: Pete Padgett (sixth round, 88th overall) — Atlanta Hawks
1974: Marvin Buckley (10th round, 172nd overall) — Golden State Warriors
1970: Alex Boyd (13th round, 199th overall) — Portland Trail Blazers
Of those 16 Nevada players who have been selected in the NBA draft, 10 ended up playing at least one game in the league, including each of the last eight. Nevada also has had four players appear in an NBA game after being undrafted, a list that includes Kevinn Pinkney, Caleb Martin, Cameron Oliver and David Wood. The draft starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN/ABC.