SAN FRANCISCO
- The Pac-12 has 56 former student-athletes on NBA opening day rosters. The 2016-17 NBA season opens Tuesday, Oct. 25 and Pac-12 member institutions have representation on 26 of the 30 NBA teams. The Pac-12 had five players taken in the latest NBA draft, including an NCAA-best three lottery picks, and have had 28 players selected over the last four years.
From a program perspective, the Pac-12 is tied with the ACC and SEC with three teams among the top 10 programs with the most former student-athletes in the NBA. UCLA leads the Pac-12 and is fifth in the country with 13 former Bruins on NBA rosters, ARIZONA is second in the Conference and sixth in the nation with 12, and WASHINGTON is third in the league and tied for ninth nationally with eight.
In a conference comparison, the Pac-12 has the third-most players on NBA rosters, trailing only the ACC's 77 and the SEC's 61. The Big Ten has 40 former players in the NBA, the Big 12 has 34 and the Big East has 28.
The Toronto Raptors, runners-up in the Eastern Conference last season, will debut with s
ix former Pac-12 student-athletes on their roster, the highest number of conference athletes on a single team.
Nine NBA teams feature three former Pac-12 student-athletes on their rosters, including the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, both Western Conference finalists in the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder, and playoff teams Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs.
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES BY CONFERENCE
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Conference
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Student-Athletes
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Avg. per Membership
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1.
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ACC
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77
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5.1
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2.
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SEC
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61
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4.4
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3.
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Pac-12
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56
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4.7
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4.
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Big Ten
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40
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2.9
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5.
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Big 12
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34
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3.4
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6.
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Big East
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28
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2.8
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FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES BY PAC-12 TEAMS
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Team
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Student-Athletes
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1.
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UCLA
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13
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2.
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Arizona
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12
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3.
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Washington
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8
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4.
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USC
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5
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5.
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Stanford
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4
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T6.
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California
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3
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T6.
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Oregon
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3
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T6.
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Utah
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3
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T9.
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Colorado
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2
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T9.
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Washington State
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2
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11.
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Arizona State
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1
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12.
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Oregon State
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0
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FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES BY NBA TEAMS
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Team
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Former Student-Athletes
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Boston Celtics
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Jaylen Brown - CAL; Isaiah Thomas - WASH
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Brooklyn Nets
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Brook Lopez - STAN; Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, ARIZ
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New York Knicks
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Justin Holiday - WASH
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Philadelphia 76ers
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Jerryd Bayless - ARIZ; T.J. McConnell - ARIZ
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Toronto Raptors
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Jakob Poeltl - UTAH; DeMar DeRozan - USC; Norman Powell - UCLA; Terrence Ross - WASH; E.J. Singler - ORE; Delon Wright - UTAH
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Chicago Bulls
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Taj Gibson - USC; Robin Lopez - STAN
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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Channing Frye - ARIZ; Richard Jefferson - ARIZ; Kevin Love - UCLA
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Detroit Pistons
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Aron Baynes - WSU; Stanley Johnson - ARIZ
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Indiana Pacers
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Aaron Brooks - ORE; Joe Young - ORE
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Milwaukee Bucks
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Jason Terry - ARIZ
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Charlotte Hornets
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Spencer Hawes - WASH
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Orlando Magic
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Aaron Gordon - ARIZ; Nikola Vucevic - USC; C.J. Wilcox - WASH
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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Jordan Hill - ARIZ; Zach LaVine - UCLA; Shabazz Muhammad - UCLA
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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Josh Huestis - STAN; Andre Roberson - COLO; Russell Westbrook - UCLA
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Portland Trailblazers
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Allen Crabbe - CAL
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Utah Jazz
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Alec Burks - COLO
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Golden State Warriors
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Andre Iguodala - ARIZ; Kevon Looney - UCLA; Klay Thompson - WSU
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Los Angeles Clippers
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - UCLA
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Nick Young - USC
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Sacramento Kings
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Aron Afflalo - UCLA; Matt Barnes - UCLA; Darren Collison - UCLA
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Dallas Mavericks
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Andrew Bogut - UTAH; Dwight Powell - STAN
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Houston Rockets
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Ryan Anderson - CAL; Trevor Ariza - UCLA; James Harden - ASU
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New Orleans Pelicans
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Solomon Hill - ARIZ; Jrue Holiday - UCLA; Quincy Pondexter - WASH
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San Antonio Spurs
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Kyle Anderson - UCLA; Dewayne Dedmon - USC; Dejounte Murray - WASH
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Phoenix Suns
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Marquese Chriss - WASH
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Miami Heat
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Derrick Williams - ARIZ
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