69 former Pac-12 student-athletes on 2022-23 NBA opening day rosters
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 will have 69 former men's basketball student-athletes on NBA opening day rosters entering the 2022-23 season, which tips off on Tuesday. The Conference is represented by each of its 12 members and on 26-of-30 NBA franchises.
The 69 former standouts are a reflection of the NBA's 17-player roster limit, which includes up to two 2-way contracts that allow flexibility between a franchise's parent and G-League affiliate. Six former Pac-12 standouts signed two-way deals to give the league a total of 63 former student-athletes on full contract.
In comparing conference totals, the Pac-12 is third only to the ACC, which entered the NBA season with a total of 85 on rosters and 73 excluding two-way deals, and the SEC (81/75).
In addition to the former standouts on team rosters, the Pac-12 leads all collegiate leagues with alumni as NBA head coaches with four - Chauncey Billups (Colorado/Trail Blazers), Steve Kerr (Arizona/Warriors), Jason Kidd (California/Mavericks) and Jamahl Mosley (Colorado/Magic).
The Pac-12 saw six players selected in the 2022 NBA Draft, headlined by lottery selection Bennedict Mathurin among three first-round picks.
There have been 78 total Draft selections (44 First Round) in the Pac-12 era, the third-most nationally behind the ACC (105/65) and SEC (94/56).
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES BY CONFERENCE
| Conference | Student-Athletes (Full & 2-Way) |
Avg. per Membership | Student-Athletes (Full only) |
Avg. per Membership | |
| 1. | ACC | 85 | 5.7 | 73 | 4.9 |
| 2. | SEC | 81 | 5.8 | 75 | 5.4 |
| 3. | Pac-12 | 69 | 5.8 | 63 | 5.3 |
| 4. | Big Ten | 47 | 3.4 | 39 | 2.8 |
| 5. | Big 12 | 44 | 4.4 | 40 | 4.0 |
| 6. | Big East | 30 | 2.7 | 25 | 2.3 |
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES BY PAC-12 TEAMS
| Team | Student-Athletes | |
| 1. | UCLA | 12 |
| 2. | USC | 11 |
| 3. | Arizona | 10 |
| T4. | Oregon | 8 |
| T4. | Washington | 8 |
| T6. | Colorado | 5 |
| T6. | Stanford | 5 |
| T8. | Arizona State | 3 |
| T8. | Utah | 3 |
| 10. | Oregon State | 2 |
| T11. | California | 1 |
| T11. | Washington State | 1 |
FORMER PAC-12 STUDENT-ATHLETES BY NBA TEAMS
| Team | Former Student-Athletes |
| Atlanta Hawks (4) | Aaron Holiday - UCLA; Justin Holiday - WASH; Dejounte Murray - WASH; Onyeka Okongwu - USC |
| Boston Celtics (3) | Jaylen Brown - CAL; Payton Pritchard - ORE; Derrick White - COLO |
| Brooklyn Nets (0) | None |
| Charlotte Hornets (0) | None |
| Chicago Bulls (5) | Lonzo Ball - UCLA; DeMar DeRozan - USC; Zach LaVine - UCLA; Dalen Terry - ARIZ; Nikola Vucevic - USC |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (4) | Kevin Love - UCLA; Robin Lopez - STAN; Evan Mobley - USC; Isaiah Mobley - USC (TW) |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | Spencer Dinwiddie - COLO; Tyler Dorsey - ORE (TW); Josh Green - ARIZ; Dwight Powell - STAN; McKinley Wright IV - COLO (TW) |
| Denver Nuggets (3) | Aaron Gordon - ARIZ; Zeke Nnaji - ARIZ; Peyton Watson - UCLA |
| Detroit Pistons (2) | Alec Burks - COLO; Isaiah Stewart - WASH |
| Golden State Warriors (3) | Andre Iguodala - ARIZ; Kevon Looney - UCLA; Klay Thompson - WSU |
| Houston Rockets (2) | Josh Christopher - ASU; Kevin Porter Jr. - USC |
| Indiana Pacers (3) | Chris Duarte - ORE; Bennedict Mathurin - ARIZ; T.J. McConnell - ARIZ |
| Los Angeles Clippers (2) | Moses Brown - UCLA (TW); Norman Powell - UCLA |
| Los Angeles Lakers (2) | Troy Brown Jr. - ORE; Russell Westbrook - UCLA |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2) | Dillon Brooks - ORE; Ziaire Williams - STAN |
| Miami Heat (1) | Dewayne Dedmon - USC |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | Jrue Holiday - UCLA; Brook Lopez - STAN |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (4) | Kyle Anderson - UCLA; Jaden McDaniels - WASH; Jordan McLaughlin - USC; Jaylen Nowell - WASH |
| New Orleans Pelicans (0) | None |
| New York Knicks (0) | None |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (2) | Luguentz Dort - ASU; Eugene Omoruyi - ORE (TW) |
| Orlando Magic (3) | Bol Bol - ORE; Markelle Fultz - WASH; Terrence Ross - WASH |
| Philadelphia 76ers (3) | James Harden - ASU; De'Anthony Melton - USC; Matisse Thybulle - WASH |
| Phoenix Suns (1) | Deandre Ayton - ARIZ |
| Portland Trailblazers (3) | Drew Eubanks - OSU; Gary Payton II - OSU; Jabari Walker - COLO |
| Sacramento Kings (2) | Chimezie Metu - USC; KZ Okpala - STAN |
| San Antonio Spurs (1) | Jakob Poeltl - UTAH |
| Toronto Raptors (2) | Chris Boucher - ORE; Christian Koloko - ARIZ |
| Utah Jazz (0) | Johnny Juzang - UCLA (TW); Lauri Markkanen - ARIZ |
| Washington Wizards (3) | Taj Gibson - USC; Kyle Kuzma - UTAH; Delon Wright - UTAH |