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Detroit Pistons Draft History

View every known Detroit Pistons draft pick, including year, overall pick, player, round, and college or organization when available.

Total Picks Loaded431
No. 1 Picks3
Data SourceBasketball-Reference franchise draft page
YearOverallPlayerRoundCollege/Org
202537Chaz Lanier2Tennessee
20245Ron Holland1
202453Cam Spencer (↳MEM)2UConn
20235Ausar Thompson1
202331James Nnaji (↳BOS ↳CHO)2
20225Jaden Ivey1Purdue
202246Ismael Kamagate (↳POR ↳DEN)2
20211Cade Cunningham1Oklahoma State
202137JT Thor (↳CHO)2Auburn
202142Isaiah Livers2Michigan
202152Luka Garza2Iowa
20207Killian Hayes1
201915Sekou Doumbouya1
201945Isaiah Roby (↳DAL)2Nebraska
201842Bruce Brown2Miami (FL)
201712Luke Kennard1Duke
201618Henry Ellenson1Marquette
201649Michael Gbinije2Syracuse
20158Stanley Johnson1Arizona
201538Darrun Hilliard2Villanova
201438Spencer Dinwiddie2Colorado
20138Kentavious Caldwell-Pope1Georgia
201337Tony Mitchell2University of North Texas
201356Peyton Siva2Louisville
20129Andre Drummond1UConn
201239Khris Middleton2Texas A&M
201244Kim English2Missouri
20118Brandon Knight1Kentucky
201133Kyle Singler2Duke
201152Vernon Macklin2Florida
20107Greg Monroe1Georgetown
201036Terrico White2Ole Miss
200915Austin Daye1Gonzaga
200935DaJuan Summers2Georgetown
200939Jonas Jerebko2
200944Chase Budinger (↳HOU)2Arizona
200829D.J. White (↳SEA)1Indiana
200859Deron Washington2Virginia Tech
200715Rodney Stuckey1Eastern Washington
200727Arron Afflalo1UCLA
200757Sammy Mejia2DePaul
200660Will Blalock2Iowa State
200526Jason Maxiell1Cincinnati
200556Amir Johnson2
200560Alex Acker2Pepperdine
200454Rickey Paulding2Missouri
20032Darko Miličić1
200325Carlos Delfino1
200358Andreas Glyniadakis2
200223Tayshaun Prince1Kentucky
20019Rodney White1UNC Charlotte
200138Mehmet Okur2
200014Mateen Cleaves1Michigan State
200044Brian Cardinal2Purdue
199954Melvin Levett2Cincinnati
199811Bonzi Wells1Ball State University
199840Korleone Young2
199719Scot Pollard1Kansas
199732Charles O'Bannon2UCLA
199626Jerome Williams1Georgetown
199518Theo Ratliff1Wyoming
199519Randolph Childress (↳POR)1Wake Forest
199530Lou Roe2UMass
199558Don Reid2Georgetown
19943Grant Hill1Duke
199448Jevon Crudup2Missouri
199310Lindsey Hunter1Jackson State University
199311Allan Houston1Tennessee
199219Don MacLean (↳LAC ↳WSB)1UCLA
199140Doug Overton2La Salle
199026Lance Blanks1Texas
198927Kenny Battle (↳PHO)1Illinois
198830Fennis Dembo2Wyoming
198848Micheal Williams2Baylor
198872Lee Johnson3Norfolk State
198724Freddie Banks2UNLV
198765Eric White3Pepperdine
198788Dave Popson4UNC
1987111Gerry Wright5Iowa
1987134Antoine Joubert6Michigan
1987157Mark Gottfried7Alabama
198611John Salley1Georgia Tech
198627Dennis Rodman2Southeastern Oklahoma State University
198686Chauncey Robinson4Mississippi State
1986109Clarence Hanley5Old Dominion
1986132Greg Grant6Utah State University
1986155Larry Polec7Michigan State
198518Joe Dumars1McNeese State University
198560Andre Goode3Northwestern
198564Richie Johnson3University of Evansville
198587Spud Webb4NC State
1985110Mike Lahm5Murray State
1985133Vincent Giles6Eastern Michigan
1985156Frank James7UNLV
198420Tony Campbell1Ohio State
198432Eric Turner2Michigan
198466Kevin Springman3Saint Joseph's
198489Phillip Smith4New Mexico
1984112Rick Doyle5Texas-San Antonio
1984135Rennie Bailey6Louisiana Tech
1984158Barry Francisco7Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
1984181Dale Roberts8Appalachian State University
1984203Ben Tower9Michigan State
1984225Dan Pelekoudas10Michigan
19838Antoine Carr1Wichita State
198355Erich Santifer3Syracuse
198378Steve Bouchie4Indiana
1983101Ken Austin5Rice University
1983124Derek Perry6Michigan State
1983147Rob Gonzalez7Colorado
1983170George Wenzel8Augustana College (IL)
1983192Marlow McLain9Eastern Michigan
1983213Ike Person10Michigan
19829Cliff Levingston1Wichita State
198218Ricky Pierce1Rice University
198278Walker Russell4Western Michigan
1982101John Ebeling5Florida Southern College
1982124Gary Holmes6Minnesota
1982147Dean Marquardt7Marquette
1982170Brian Nyenhuis8Marquette
1982193Kevin Smith9Michigan State
1982214David Coulthard10
19812Isiah Thomas1Indiana
198112Kelly Tripucka1Notre Dame
198171John May4University of South Alabama
198189Don Koonce4UNC Charlotte
198194George DeVone5UNC Charlotte
1981117Vince Brookins6Iowa
1981140Greg Nance7West Virginia
1981163Joe Schoen8Saint Francis University
1981185Eddie Baker9Alcorn State
1981205Melvin Maxwell10Western Michigan
198017Larry Drew1Missouri
198045Brad Branson2SMU
198064Jonathan Moore3Furman University
198070Darwin Cook4University of Portland
198093Tony Fuller5Pepperdine
1980116Tony Turner6University of Alaska Anchorage
1980139Carl Pierce7Gonzaga
1980161Leroy Loggins8Fairmont State University
1980180Terry DuPris9Huron University
19794Greg Kelser1Michigan State
197910Roy Hamilton1UCLA
197915Phil Hubbard1Michigan
197929Tony Price2Penn
197948Terry Duerod3Detroit Mercy
197992Flintie Ray Williams5UNLV
1979111Truman Claytor6Kentucky
1979132Ken Jones7Saint Mary's
1979150Rodney Lee8Memphis
1979170Val Bracey9Central Michigan University
1979187Willie Polk10Grand Canyon University
197823Terry Tyler2Detroit Mercy
197829John Long2Detroit Mercy
197895Dave Caligaris5Northeastern University
1978117Audie Matthews6Illinois
1978138Herb Entzminger7Johnson C. Smith University
1978157Earl Evans8UNLV
1978174Ulice Payne9Marquette
1978189Dave Grauzer10Central Michigan University
197736Ben Poquette2Central Michigan University
197758John Irving3Hofstra
197780Bruce King4Iowa
1977102Jim Kennedy5Missouri
1977124Herb Nobles6Kansas
1977144Robert Lewis7Johnson C. Smith University
1977163Tim Appleton8Kenyon College
19764Leon Douglas1Alabama
197638Phil Sellers3Rutgers University
197655Scott Thompson4Iowa
197672Jim Hearns5Marymount College
197690Russell Davis6Virginia Tech
1976108Curt Peterson7University of Puget Sound
1976126Randy Henry8Illinois State
1976144Bill Martin9Hartwick College
1976161Bob Johnson10Wisconsin
197527Walter Luckett2Ohio University
197544Pete Trgovich3UCLA
197564Lindsay Hairston4Michigan State
197581Cliff Pratt5Shaw
197598Allen Spruill6North Carolina A&T
1975118Ike Williams7Armstrong Atlantic State University
1975135John Kelley8Dillard University
1975151Terry Thomas9Detroit Mercy
1975169Mickey Fox10Saint Mary's University
197415Al Eberhard (↳SSL)1Missouri
197433Eric Money2Arizona
197451Roland Grant3New Mexico State
197469Mickey Martin4Pitt
197487Joe Newman5Temple
1974105Mike Sylvester6Dayton
1974123Sammy High7Tulsa
1974141Greg Newman8Drexel
1974158Gary Deitelhoff9Millikin University
1974175Bill Ligon10Vanderbilt
197344Bo Lamar3Louisiana
197350Larry Kenon (↳NYA)3Memphis
197361Ken Brady4Michigan
197378Henry Wilmore5Michigan
197395Dennis Johnson6Ferris State University
1973112Fred Smiley7Northwood University
1973129Ben Kelso8Central Michigan University
1973145Bill Kilgore9Michigan State
1973159Bob Solomon10Wayne State University
1973171Len Paul11University of Akron
1973180Clarence Carlisle12Ferris State University
19729Bob Nash1Hawaii
197217Chris Ford2Villanova
197251Ernie Fleming4Jacksonville University
197267Ernest Pettis5Western Michigan
197284Terry Benton6Wichita State
1972101Bruce Anderson7Arizona
1972117Ben Kelso8Central Michigan University
1972133Jesse Mangham9Ferris State University
1972146Kent Hollenbeck10Kentucky
197111Curtis Rowe1UCLA
197129Isaiah Wilson2University of Baltimore
197145Marv Roberts3Utah State University
197162Jarrett Durham4Duquesne
197179Vincent White5Savannah State University
197196Jim Larranaga6Providence
1971113Steve Kelly7BYU
1971130Wayne Jones8Niagara University
1971146Paul Botts9Central Michigan University
1971162Steve Butcher10Pikeville College
1971177Larry Saunders11Duke
1971190Bob Horn12Drake University
1971202Willie Roberson13Wyoming
1971212Art Davis14Johnson C. Smith University
1971221James Fleming15Alcorn State
1971228Fred Smiley16Davenport University
1971232Leroy Jenkins17Davenport University
1971235Ike Bundy18Detroit Institute of Technology
1971237Greg Jenkins19Shaw
19701Bob Lanier1St. Bonaventure
197032Ken Warzynski2DePaul
197037Bob St. Pierre3Hanover College
197047Jim Hayes3Boston University
197071Bill Jankans5Cal State Long Beach
197088Sevira Brown6DePaul
1970105Marv Copeland7Shaw College (MI)
1970122Dan Issel8Kentucky
1970139Alex Winn9Dartmouth College
1970156Bruce Chapman10UNLV
1970172Rick Anheuser11NC State
1970185Don Ogletree12Cincinnati
1970195Ernest Hardy13Harvard University
1970205Randy Smith14Buffalo State
1970215Denis Clark15Springfield College
1970224Harvey Mariatt16Eastern Michigan
19694Terry Driscoll1Boston College
196919Willie Norwood2Alcorn State
196947Ted Wierman4Washington State
196961Steve Mix5Toledo
196975Larry Jeffries6Trinity University
196989Steve Vandenberg7Duke
1969103Bob Arnzen8Notre Dame
1969117George Reynolds9Houston
1969131Bill English10Winston-Salem State
1969145Rusty Clark11UNC
19686Otto Moore1University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
196820Manny Leaks2Niagara University
196825Don Dee3Saint Mary of the Plains College
196842Rich Niemann4Saint Louis
196856Carl Fuller5Bethune-Cookman College
196870Wally Anderzunas6Creighton
196884Larry Newbold7Long Island University
196898Harry Laurie8Saint Peter's College
1968112Vaughn Harper9Syracuse
1968126Tom Baack10Nebraska
19671Jimmy Walker1Providence
19674Sonny Dove1St. John's
196714Steve Sullivan2Georgetown
196721Darrell Hardy3Baylor
196733Ronald Franz4Kansas
196745Paul Long5Wake Forest
196757Vaughn Harper6Syracuse
196769Bobby Lloyd7Rutgers University
196781George Carter8St. Bonaventure
1967125George Dalzell12Colgate
1967135Matthew Aitch13Michigan State
19662Dave Bing1Syracuse
196612Dorie Murrey2Detroit Mercy
196622Ollie Darden3Michigan
196632Jeffrey Congdon4BYU
196642William Pickens5Georgia Southern University
196652Carroll Hooser6SMU
196661Ted Manning7NC Central
196670George McNeil8Southern Illinois
19653Bill Buntin1TMichigan
196514Tom Van Arsdale2Indiana
196523Ron Reed3Notre Dame
196532Jim King4Oklahoma State
196541Ted Manning5NC Central
196550Barry Smith6High Point University
19642Joe Caldwell1Arizona State
196411Les Hunter (↳BAL)2Loyola Chicago
196420Wali Jones (↳BAL)3Villanova
196429Jim Davis4Colorado
196438Ray Wolford5Toledo
196447Larry Phillips6Rice University
196456Jerry Jackson7Ohio University
196465Ralph Telken8Rockhurst University
19634Eddie Miles1Seattle University
196313Jerry Smith2Furman University
196322Mike McCoy3Miami (FL)
196331Dave Erickson4Marquette
196340Bill Small5Illinois
196349Reggie Harding6
196358Ira Harge7New Mexico
196367Gary Silc8Northern Michigan University
196372Ernie Dunston9Seattle University
19624Dave DeBusschere1TDetroit Mercy
196213Kevin Loughery2St. John's
196222Harold Hudgens3Texas Tech
196231Reggie Harding4
196240Lindberg Moody5South Carolina
196249Ed Noe6Morehead State University
196258John Bradley7Lawrence University
196266Mike Rice8Duquesne
196275Bill Nelson9Hamline University
196284Glenn Moore10Oregon
19614Ray Scott1University of Portland
196117Johnny Egan2Providence
196126Doug Kistler3Duke
196135George Finley4Tennessee State
196144Danny Doyle5Belmont Abbey College
196153Lee Patrone6West Virginia
196162Bert Price7Wittenberg University
196171Walter Ward8Hampton
196179Peter Baltic9Penn State
196186Wayne Monson10Northern Michigan University
196194Richard Kraft11State University of New York at Brockport
19604Jackie Moreland1Louisiana Tech
196012Ron Johnson2Minnesota
196020Frank Case3Dayton
196028Ken Remley4West Virginia Wesleyan College
196036Willie Jones5Northwestern
196044Bill Lowry6Christian Brothers University
196052Doug Moe7UNC
196059Mike Yugovich8Youngstown State University
196066Martin Holland9Kentucky Wesleyan College
196073Joe Kennelly10Dayton
196078Mel Peterson11Wheaton College
196083John Dobbert12Wheaton College
196088Lee Hopfenspirger13Hamline University
19592Bailey Howell1Mississippi State
19599Tom Robitaille2Rice University
195910Don Goldstein2Louisville
195918Gary Alcorn3Fresno State
195926George Lee4Michigan
195934Tony Windis5Wyoming
195942Lou Jordan6Cornell
195950Doug Smart7Washington
195957Chuck Curtis8Pacific Lutheran University
195963Doyle Edmiston9Hardin-Simmons University
195969Bruno Boin10Washington
195975M.C. Burton11Michigan
195811Barney Cable2Bradley
195819Roy DeWitz3Kansas State
195827Ralph Crosthwaite4Western Kentucky
195835Hank Morano5Saint Peter's College
195843Shellie McMillon6Bradley
195851Ed Blair7Western Michigan
195859Jack Quiggle8Michigan State
195866Harry Marske9North Dakota State University
195872Pete Gaudin10Loyola New Orleans
195877Herb Merritt11Tennessee Technological University
195881Jim Dew12Alabama State University
19572Charlie Tyra1Louisville
195710Bob McCoy2Grambling State University
195718Bill Ebben3Detroit Mercy
195726Kurt Engelbert4Saint Joseph's
195734Ron Kramer5Michigan
195742Walt Adamushko6St. Francis College
195750Carl Boldt7San Francisco
195757Doug Bolstorff8Minnesota
195764Bob Lazor9Pitt
19567Ron Sobie (↳NYK)1DePaul
195615Bob Kessler2Maryland
195623Bill Thieben3Hofstra
195631Charles Slack4Marshall
195639Joe Liebler5Holy Cross
195647Paul Schlimm6John Carroll University
195655Bruce Harris7Tennessee Technological University
19558Johnny Horan1Dayton
195515Jesse Arnelle2Penn State
195524Ron Bennink3Washington State
195531Dick Howard4Case Western Reserve University
195540Cleo Littleton5Wichita State
195547Bob Reiter6Missouri
195556Tom Harrold7Colorado
195563Don Belcher8LSU
195572Tom Mixon9Mercer University
195579Charlie Mock10Colorado
195587Happy Mahfouz11Spring Hill College
195592Ray Warren12TCU
19544Dick Rosenthal1TNotre Dame
195413Arnold Short2Oklahoma City University
195422B.H. Born3Kansas
195431Mel Thompson4NC State
195440Dutch Burch5Pitt
195449Charles Kraak6Indiana
195458Bernie Janicki7Duke
195467Don Bielke8Valparaiso
195476Joel Hittleman9Loyola (MD)
195484Dean Larsen10BYU
195493Forrest Jackson11Taylor University
19534Jack Molinas1Columbia University
195313George Glasgow2Fairleigh Dickinson University
19523Dick Groat1Duke
19514Zeke Sinicola1Niagara University
195114Jack Kiley2Syracuse
195124Jake Fendley3Northwestern
195134Herb Hargett4Mississippi State
195144Leo Johnson5Arizona
195154Frank Calsbeek6Iowa
195164Jim Ramstead7Stanford
195174John Manning8Duquesne
19508George Yardley1Stanford
195020Jim Riffey2Tulane
195032Art Burris3Tennessee
195044Len Rzeszewski4Indiana State University
195056Leroy Thompson5Kent State University
195068Bob Metcalf6Valparaiso
195080Hugh Jones7Tennessee
195092Billy Adcock8Vanderbilt
1950104Al Henningsen9Northwest Missouri State University
19493Bob Harris1Oklahoma State
194915John Oldham2Western Kentucky
19488Ward Williams1Indiana

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