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New York Knicks Draft History

View every known New York Knicks draft pick, including year, overall pick, player, round, and college or organization when available.

Total Picks Loaded466
No. 1 Picks4
Data SourceBasketball-Reference franchise draft page
YearOverallPlayerRoundCollege/Org
202550Kobe Sanders (↳LAC)2Nevada
202424Kyshawn George (↳WAS)1Miami (FL)
202425Pacôme Dadiet1
202438Ajay Mitchell (↳OKC)2UC Santa Barbara
202451Melvin Ajinça (↳DAL)2
202211Ousmane Dieng (↳OKC)1
202242Trevor Keels2Duke
202119Kai Jones (↳CHO)1Texas
202121Keon Johnson (↳LAC)1Tennessee
202132Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (↳OKC)2Villanova
202158Jericho Sims2Texas
20208Obi Toppin1Dayton
202023Leandro Bolmaro (↳MIN)1
20193RJ Barrett1Duke
201955Kyle Guy (↳SAC)2Virginia
20189Kevin Knox1Kentucky
201836Mitchell Robinson2
20178Frank Ntilikina1
201744Damyean Dotson2Oregon
201758Ognjen Jaramaz2
20154Kristaps Porziņģis1
201434Cleanthony Early2Wichita State
201451Thanasis Antetokounmpo2
201324Tim Hardaway1Michigan
201248Kostas Papanikolaou (↳POR)2
201117Iman Shumpert1Georgia Tech
201038Andy Rautins2Syracuse
201039Landry Fields2Stanford
20098Jordan Hill1Arizona
20086Danilo Gallinari1
200723Wilson Chandler1DePaul
200620Renaldo Balkman1South Carolina
200629Mardy Collins1Temple
20058Channing Frye1Arizona
200530David Lee1Florida
200554Dijon Thompson (↳PHO)2UCLA
200443Trevor Ariza2UCLA
20039Mike Sweetney1Georgetown
200330Maciej Lampe2
200339Slavko Vraneš2
20027Nenê Hilário (↳DEN)1
200236Milos Vujanic2
200139Michael Wright2Arizona
200143Eric Chenowith2Kansas
200022Donnell Harvey (↳DAL)1Florida
200039Lavor Postell2St. John's
199915Frédéric Weis1
199946J.R. Koch2Iowa
199838DeMarco Johnson2UNC Charlotte
199844Sean Marks (↳TOR)2California
199725John Thomas (↳BOS)1Minnesota
199618John Wallace1Syracuse
199619Walter McCarty1Kentucky
199621Dontae' Jones1Mississippi State
199424Monty Williams1Notre Dame
199426Charlie Ward1Florida State
199220Hubert Davis1UNC
199112Greg Anthony1UNLV
199017Jerrod Mustaf1Maryland
198950Brian Quinnett2Washington State
198819Rod Strickland1DePaul
198837Greg Butler2Stanford
198869Phil Stinnie3VCU
198718Mark Jackson1St. John's
198725Ron Moore (↳DET)2West Virginia State University
198749Jerome Batiste3McNeese State University
198771Mike Morgan4Drake University
198795Glen Clem5Vanderbilt
1987117Howard Triche6Syracuse
1987141Wayne Williams7Saint Joseph's
19865Kenny Walker1Kentucky
198647Michael Jackson2Georgetown
198671Calvin Thompson4Kansas
198694Jerome Mincey5UAB
1986117Butch Wade6Michigan
1986140Duane Kendall7South Carolina
19851Patrick Ewing1Georgetown
198547Gerald Wilkins2Chattanooga
198573Fred Cofield4Eastern Michigan
198596Mike Schlegel5VCU
1985119Kent Lockhart6Texas-El Paso
1985142Ken Bantum7Cornell
198464Curtis Green3Southern Miss
198487Bob Thornton4University of California, Irvine
1984133Eddie Lee Wilkins6Gardner-Webb University
1984156Ken Bannister7Saint Augustine's College
1984179Ricky Tunstall8Youngstown State University
1984201Marc Marotta9Marquette
1984223Mike Henderson10LIU Post
198312Darrell Walker1Arkansas
198382Mark Jones4St. Bonaventure
1983105Troy Lee Mikell5East Tennessee State University
1983128Tony Simms6Boston University
1983151Desi Barmore7Fresno State
1983174Mike Lang8Penn State
1983196Charles Jones9Marshall
1983217Bernard Randolph10DePaul
19826Trent Tucker1Minnesota
198229Scott Hastings2Arkansas
198234Vince Taylor2Duke
198252Dan Caldwell3Washington
198257Craig Tucker3Illinois
198275Norm Anchrum4UAB
198298Aaron Howard5Villanova
1982121Mike Kanieski6Dayton
1982144Phil Seymore7Canisius
1982167Dan Terwilliger8Siena College
1982190Merle Scott9South Carolina State
1982211John Leonard10Manhattan University
198140Greg Cook2LSU
198157Frank Brickowski3Penn State
198163Wayne McKoy3St. John's
198186Alex Bradley4Villanova
1981109Jim Wright5Rhode Island
1981132John Blair6Monmouth University
1981155Terry Cramer7Ripon College
1981177Brian O'Connor8Thomas More College
1981198Marty Headd9Syracuse
1981218Kevin Rogers10Saint Peter's College
198012Mike Woodson1Indiana
198036DeWayne Scales2LSU
198058Kurt Rambis3Santa Clara
198082Joseph Chrnelich4Wisconsin
1980104William Carey5Albright College
1980128Kelvin Hicks6New York Institute of Technology
1980150Bobby Turner7Louisville
1980171James Salters8Penn
1980190Don Wiley9Monmouth University
1980208Gerard Ross10Grand Canyon University
19793Bill Cartwright1San Francisco
19799Larry Demic1Arizona
197921Sly Williams1Rhode Island
197927Reggie Carter2St. John's
197934Kim Goetz2San Diego State
197950Geoff Huston3Texas Tech
197971Larry Rogers4SE Missouri State
197994Johnny Green5University of California, Riverside
1979113Phil Abney6New Mexico
1979134Marc Coleman7Seton Hall
1979152Billy Tucker8Tennessee State
1979172Brett Wyatt9New Jersey City University
1979189Gordon Thomas10St. John's
19784Micheal Ray Richardson1Montana
197832John Rudd2McNeese State University
197834Greg Bunch2Cal State Fullerton
197855Marc Iavaroni3Virginia
197879Erving Giddings4Dayton
1978100Greg Green5Southern University and A&M College
1978121Eddie Warren6Briar Cliff University
1978144Gary Pember7Nasson College
1978162Greg Sanders8St. Bonaventure
1978178Denny Fields9UNC Wilmington
1978195Ernest Simons10Pace University
197710Ray Williams1Minnesota
197726Glen Gondrezick2UNLV
197732Toby Knight2Notre Dame
197754Lloyd McMillian3Cal State Long Beach
197776Steve Hayes4Idaho State University
197798Bill Terry5Monmouth University
1977120Jerry Craycraft6Milligan College
1977140Tom Weadock7St. John's
1977159Ken Slappy8Saint Peter's College
197625Lonnie Shelton2Oregon State
197641John McGill3Alcorn State
197657Rick Bullock4Texas Tech
197676Beaver Smith5St. John's
197693Joe Jones6Grambling State University
1976110Boyd Batts7UNLV
1976130Rick McCutcheon8Arizona State
1976147Archie Talley9Salem University
1976163Gene Shy10Florida
19759Gene Short1Jackson State University
197526Ticky Burden2Utah
197534Larry Fogle2Canisius
197546John Ramsay3Seton Hall
197563David Vaughn4Oral Roberts
197580Donald Washington5UNC
1975100Hank Williams6Jacksonville University
1975117Pete Davis7Michigan State
1975134Jerry Homan8Marquette
1975153Tim van Blommesteyn (↳MMS)9Princeton
1975168Moe Rivers10NC State
197432Jesse Dark2VCU
197450Rudy Jackson3Hutchinson Community College
197468Roy Ebron4Louisiana
197486Greg Jackson5Guilford College
1974104Terry Mikan6St. Thomas University
1974122Billy Smith7Mercer University
1974140Dennis McDermott8St. Francis College
1974157Earl Brown9Lafayette College
1974174John O'Donnell10UNC
197314Mel Davis1St. John's
197328Patrick McFarland2Saint Joseph's
197349Allie McGuire3Marquette
197366George Karl4UNC
197383Dennis Bell5Drake University
1973100Lawrence Lilly6Alabama State University
1973117Mike Moore7Manhattan University
1973134Steve Rowell8Rhode Island
1973149Joe Wise9Bridgewater State College
1973163Ed Fields10LIU Post
1973173Charles Edge11LeMoyne-Owen College
19728Tom Riker1South Carolina
197241Ansley Truitt3California
197258Henry Bibby4UCLA
197274Bob Ford5Purdue
197291Greg Cluess6St. John's
1972108Tracy Tripucka7Lafayette College
1972124Tom Corde8Ohio University
1972139Tom Sullivan9Fordham
1972152Richie Garner10Manhattan University
1972163Chic Downing11Benedictine College
197116Dean Meminger1Marquette
197134Gregg Northington2Alabama State University
197150Ken Mayfield3Tuskegee University
197167Steve Niles4Texas A&M
1971101Bill Mainor6Fordham
1971118Danny Davis7Henderson State University
1971135Leroy Eldridge8Cheyney (PA)
1971151Mike O'Brien9Saint Leo University
1971167Andy Toth10Cheyney (PA)
1971181Ken Davis11Georgetown College
1971194Carl Greenfield12Eastern Kentucky University
1971206Larry Duckworth13Henderson State University
1971215Jack O'Connor14University of Great Falls
197017Mike Price1Illinois
197034Howie Wright2Austin Peay State University
197051Al Williams3Drake University
197068John Marren4Manhattan University
197085Jim Oxley5United States Military Academy
1970102Jim Signorile6NYU
1970119Ray Hodge7Wagner College
1970136Greg Fillmore8Cheyney (PA)
1970153Walker Banks9Western Kentucky
1970170Don Curnutt10Miami (FL)
196911John Warren1St. John's
196926Bill Bunting (↳CAR)2UNC
196940Eddie Mast3Temple
196954Elnardo Webster4Saint Peter's College
196968Gene Littles5High Point University
196982Dwight Durante6Catawba College
196996Chris Thomforde7Princeton
1969110Jim Healey8Rockhurst University
1969124Roger Walaszek9Columbia University
1969138Frank McLaughlin10Fordham
1969152Marvin Lewis11LIU Southampton
1969165Bill O'Rourke12St. John Fisher College
1969177James Wyatt13Northwestern State University
1969186Rich Travis14Oklahoma City University
196810Bill Hosket1Ohio State
196830Don May3Dayton
196844Warren Jabali4Wichita State
196858Hal Booker5Cheyney (PA)
196872Brian Brunkhorst6Marquette
196886Bob Waldal7Dickinson State University
1968100Bobby Hooper8Dayton
1968114Rodger Bohnenstiehl9Kansas
1968128Sylvester Adams10North Carolina A&T
1968141Bob Redd11Marshall
1968154Pat Moriarty12Guilford College
1968166Ken Morehead13Hillsdale College
1968177John Haarlow14Princeton
1968186Ed Fellers15Guilford College
1968194Bob Ferguson16Tennessee Wesleyan College
1968202Milt Williams17Lincoln University of Missouri
19675Walt Frazier1Southern Illinois
196717Phil Jackson2University of North Dakota
196724Gary Gregor3South Carolina
196736Keith Swagerty4University of the Pacific
196748Barry Leibowitz5Long Island University
196760Bob Benfield6West Virginia
196772Butch Wade7Indiana State University
196784Gil Radday8St. Francis College
196795Roy Smith9Kansas State
1967106Bruce Kaplan10NYU
1967117Mark Mirken11UNC
1967128Mike Riordan12Providence
19661Cazzie Russell1Michigan
196611Henry Akin2Morehead State University
196621Stew Johnson3Murray State
196631Lee DeFore4Auburn
196641Ron Jackson5Clark Atlanta University
196651George Fisher6Utah
196660Mike Dabich7New Mexico State
196669Mike Silliman8United States Military Academy
196678Bill Turner9University of Akron
196685Richard Moore10Hiram Scott College
196692Rich Dyer11NYU
196698Dave Deutsch12University of Rochester
1966101Bob Bennett13UNC
19652Bill Bradley1TPrinceton
19655Dave Stallworth1Wichita State
196513Dick Van Arsdale2Indiana
196517Hal Blevins2University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
196522Barry Clemens3Ohio Wesleyan University
196531Larry Lembo4Manhattan University
196540Steve Nisenson5Hofstra
196549Warren Davis6North Carolina A&T
196558Dale Neel7High Point University
196566Frank Granat8Alliance College
196572Jay Neary9UNC Wilmington
196578Wayne Molis10Lewis (IL)
196584Bill Meyer11Hiram College
196590Bob Trupin12Yale
196595Dennis McGovern13Rhode Island
19641Jim Barnes1Texas-El Paso
196410Willis Reed2Grambling State University
196415Howard Komives2Bowling Green
196419Brian Generalovich3Pitt
196428Freddie Crawford4St. Bonaventure
196437Tony Gennari5Canisius
196446Tom Lavelle6Western Carolina University
196455Em Bryant7DePaul
196464Jim Boutin8Lewis and Clark College
196473Jack Brens9Wisconsin
196480Jim Christy10Georgetown
196487Dennis Lynch11Yale
19631Art Heyman1Duke
196310Jerry Harkness2Loyola Chicago
196319Bill O'Connor3Canisius
196328Nate Cloud4University of Delaware
196337Joe McDermott5Belmont Abbey College
196346Jim Kerwin6Tulane
196355Bob Woolard7Wake Forest
196364Freddie Crawford8St. Bonaventure
196369Ray Cronk9Lakeland College
196374Gerald Glur10Furman University
196377Orbie Bowling11Tennessee
196379Bob Walters12Baldwin-Wallace College
196381Jerry Szachara13Cornell
196383Bill Raftery14La Salle
196384Ron Pickett15Eastern Kentucky University
19622Paul Hogue1Cincinnati
196211John Rudometkin2USC
196220Bobby Rascoe3Western Kentucky
196229Cliff Luyk (↳CHZ)4Florida
196238Bob Burgess5Marshall
196247Ken Stanley6University of the Pacific
196256Richie Swartz7Hofstra
196264Warren Fouts8Oklahoma
196273Paul Benec9Duquesne
196282Ralph Richardson10Eastern Kentucky University
196288Ed Mazria11Pratt Institute
19612Tom Stith1St. Bonaventure
196115Whitey Martin2St. Bonaventure
196124Tony Jackson3St. John's
196133George Blaney4Holy Cross
196142Bill Smith5Saint Peter's College
196151Cleveland Buckner6Jackson State University
196160Donnie Butcher7Pikeville College
196169Cedric Price8Kansas State
196177Charlie Bowerman9Wabash College
196184Ron Dibelius10UW-Milwaukee
196192Kevin Loughery11St. John's
196199Earl Shultz12California
1961102Ned Jennings13Kentucky
1961105Bill Engesser14USC
1961107Vince Kempton15Saint Joseph's
19603Darrall Imhoff1California
196010Dave Budd2Wake Forest
196011Kelly Coleman2Kentucky Wesleyan College
196019Bob McNeill3Saint Joseph's
196035Charles McNeil5Maryland
196043David Denton6Georgia Tech
196051Dick Doughty7California
196058George Price8Memphis
196065Tony Davis9Hawaii
196072Walter Mangham10Marquette
196077Howard Willis11Grambling State University
196082Henry Hart12Auburn
196086Dick Furry13Ohio State
196090Jim Hanna14USC
196092Jerry Bechtle15Maryland
196094Jerry Schofield16Utah State University
196096Tandy Gillis17California
196098George Krajack18Clemson
19596Johnny Green1Michigan State
195922Bob Anderegg3Michigan State
195930Johnny Cox4Kentucky
195938Herb Busch5Virginia
195946Bucky McDonald6George Washington
195954Russ Robinson7Missouri State
195960Walt Torrence8UCLA
195966Jerry Shipp9Southeastern Oklahoma State University
195972Paul Wilcox10Davis & Elkins College
195978Paul Benes11Hope College
195982Ed Blair12Western Michigan
195984John Nicoll13BYU
195985Jack Israel14Missouri State
19583Mike Farmer1San Francisco
19584Pete Brennan1UNC
195812Joe Quigg2UNC
195820John Lee3Yale
195828Johnny Cox4Kentucky
195836Don Lane5Dayton
195844Joe King6Oklahoma
195852Owen Lawson7Western Kentucky
195860Milt Kane8Utah
195867John McCarthy9Notre Dame
19575Brendan McCann1St. Bonaventure
195713Larry Friend2California
195721Gary Clark3Syracuse
195729Rayford Wells4Lenoir-Rhyne College
195737Lee Marshall5Washington & Lee University
195745Jim Humphrey6Saint Michael's College
19564Ron Shavlik1NC State
195612Gary Bergen2Utah
195620Jerry Harper3Alabama
195628Ronnie Mayer4Duke
195636Joe Sexson5Purdue
195644Pat Dunn6Utah State University
195652Jack Adams7Eastern Kentucky University
195660Art Bunte8Utah
195667Dick Miller9Wisconsin
195674Howard Crittenden10Murray State
195680Dick Miani11Miami (FL)
195684Ed Petrie12Seton Hall
195688Toby Roybal13New Mexico
19555Kenny Sears1Santa Clara
195513Jerry Mullen2San Francisco
195521Guy Sparrow3Detroit Mercy
195529Ed Cole4Creighton
195537Denver Brackeen5Ole Miss
195545Howard Sessums6Mississippi College
195553Jim Fay7St. Ambrose University
195561Jack Beck8Truman State University
195569Don Payne9Adelphi University
195577Wally McCarvill10Iona College
195584Charles Stickels11Hastings College
195591Mickey Harrington12Southern Miss
19548Jack Turner1Western Kentucky
195417Richie Guerin2Iona College
195426Don Anielak3Missouri State
195435Don Lange4United States Naval Academy
195444Jesse Priscock5Kansas State
195453Ron Rivers6Wyoming
195462Solly Walker7St. John's
195471Cob Jarvis8Mississippi State
195479Henry Duckham9Polytechnic University
195488John Clune10United States Naval Academy
195496Bob Waller11Oklahoma
195499Charles Stickels12Hastings College
19538Walter Dukes1TSeton Hall
195311Don Ackerman2Long Island University
195317Neil Gordon2Furman University
19526Ralph Polson1Whitworth
19516Ed Smith1Harvard University
195116Roland Minson2BYU
195126Joe Luchi3Cincinnati
195136Lloyd Sandstrom4University of St. Thomas
195146Tom Smith5Saint Peter's College
195156Alfred McGuire6St. John's
195166Sid Ryen7Denver
19507Irwin Dambrot1City College of New York
195019Herb Scherer2Long Island University
195031Stan Weber3Bowling Green
195043Joe Ossola4Saint Louis
195055Dick Barnes5San Diego State
195067Don Parsons6Rutgers University
195079Dan Bagley7Notre Dame
195091Charles Hope8Appalachian State University
1950103Don Heathington9Baylor
19498Dick McGuire1TSt. John's
194920Harry Gallatin2Truman State University
19484Dolph Schayes1NYU
19475Dick Holub1Long Island University

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