Utah Jazz draft history

Players of American professional basketball team

The New Orleans/Utah Jazz have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association Draft.

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Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer | First overall NBA draft pick | Selected for an NBA All-Star Game

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## Draft selections

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Year | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/High School/Club

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1974 | 2 | 28  | Aaron James |  United States | Grambling State University
1974 | 3 | 46  | Bruce King |  United States | University of Texas–Pan American
1974 | 4 | 64  | Ray Price |  United States | University of Washington
1974 | 5 | 82  | Ed Searcy |  United States | St. John's University (NY)
1974 | 6 | 100  | Lawrence McCray |  United States | Florida State University
1974 | 7 | 118  | Joel Copeland |  United States | Old Dominion University
1974 | 8 | 136  | Joe Piccola |  United States | Roanoke College
1974 | 9 | 154  | Ken Boyd |  United States | Boston University
1974 | 10 | 171  | Walt McGary |  United States | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1975 | 1 | 7  | Rich Kelley |  United States | Stanford University
1975 | 3 | 37  | Rudy Hackett |  United States | Syracuse University
1975 | 3 | 38  | Jim McElroy |  United States | Central Michigan University
1975 | 4 | 55  | Mack Coleman |  United States | Houston Baptist University
1975 | 5 | 73  | Andre Hampton |  United States | Kentucky State University
1975 | 6 | 91  | Eddie Moss |  United States | Syracuse University
1975 | 7 | 109  | Bill Higgins |  United States | Ashland University
1975 | 8 | 127  | Harvey Carmichael |  United States | Kentucky State University
1975 | 9 | 145  | Fred Stokes |  United States | Barber–Scotia College
1975 | 10 | 161  | Aleksander Belov |  Soviet Union | BC Spartak Leningrad[a] (Soviet Union)
1976 | 2 | 26  | Jacky Dorsey |  United States | University of Georgia
1976 | 3 | 42  | Steve Copp |  United States | San Diego State University
1976 | 4 | 58  | John Service |  United States | University of California, Santa Barbara
1976 | 5 | 74  | Paul Griffin |  United States | Western Michigan University
1976 | 6 | 94  | Barnard Tomlin |  United States | Hofstra University
1976 | 7 | 111  | Andy Walker |  United States | Niagara University
1976 | 8 | 128  | Richard Bryant |  United States | Texas State University
1976 | 9 | 148  | Calvin Robinson |  United States | Mississippi Valley State University
1976 | 10 | 164  | Art Johnson |  United States | Iowa State University
1977 | 2 | 44  | Essie Hollis |  United States | St. Bonaventure University
1977 | 3 | 50  | Tony Hanson |  United States | University of Connecticut
1977 | 4 | 72  | Dennis Boyd |  United States | University of Detroit Mercy
1977 | 5 | 94  | Jim Grady |  United States | Gonzaga University
1977 | 6 | 116  | Wayne Golden |  United States | University of Georgia
1977 | 7 | 137  | Lusia Harris |  United States | Delta State University
1977 | 8 | 157  | Dave Speicher |  United States | University of Toledo
1978 | 2 | 44  | James Hardy |  United States | University of San Francisco
1978 | 3 | 50  | Tommie Green |  United States | Southern University
1978 | 4 | 74  | Mel Davis |  United States | North Texas State University
1978 | 4 | 75  | Jeff Covington |  United States | Youngstown State University
1978 | 5 | 96  | Duck Williams |  United States | University of Notre Dame
1978 | 6 | 118  | John Douglas |  United States | University of Kansas
1978 | 7 | 139  | Willie Howard |  United States | University of New Mexico
1978 | 8 | 158  | Carl Kilpatrick |  United States | University of Louisiana at Monroe
1978 | 9 | 175  | Chad Nelson |  United States | Drake University
1978 | 10 | 190  | Rickey Williams |  United States | California State University, Long Beach
1979 | 1 | 20  | Larry Knight |  United States | Loyola University Chicago
1979 | 2 | 23  | Tico Brown |  United States | Georgia Institute of Technology
1979 | 3 | 45  | Arvid Kramer |  United States | Augustana College (South Dakota)
1979 | 4 | 76  | Greg Deane |  United States | University of Utah
1979 | 5 | 89  | Wolfe Perry |  United States | Stanford University
1979 | 6 | 109  | Ernie Cobb |  United States | Boston College
1979 | 7 | 129  | Paul Poe |  United States | Louisiana College
1979 | 8 | 148  | Keith McDonald |  United States | Utah State University
1979 | 9 | 167  | Milt Huggins |  United States | Southern Illinois University
1979 | 10 | 185  | Paul Dawkins |  United States | Northern Illinois University
1980 | 1 | 2  | Darrell Griffith |  United States | University of Louisville
1980 | 1 | 19  | John Duren |  United States | Georgetown University
1980 | 4 | 72  | Alan Taylor |  United States | Brigham Young University
1980 | 5 | 94  | Wally West |  United States | Boston University
1980 | 6 | 118  | Ken Cunningham |  United States | Western Michigan University
1980 | 7 | 140  | Dave Collescott |  United States | University of North Carolina
1980 | 8 | 163  | Jim Brandon |  United States | Saint Peter's College[b]
1980 | 9 | 180  | Paul Renfro |  United States | University of Texas at Austin
1980 | 10 | 201  | Leroy Coleman |  United States | Middle Tennessee State University
1981 | 1 | 13  | Danny Schayes |  United States | Syracuse University
1981 | 2 | 27  | Howard Wood |  United States | University of Tennessee
1981 | 4 | 73  | George Torres |  Puerto Rico | Bethany Nazarene College[c]
1981 | 5 | 97  | Mike Clark |  United States | University of Oregon
1981 | 6 | 119  | Kevin Sprewer |  United States | Loyola University Chicago
1981 | 7 | 143  | Mike Robinson |  United States | Central Michigan University
1981 | 8 | 165  | Bobby Cattage |  United States | Auburn University
1981 | 9 | 188  | Ken Ollie |  United States | University of Wyoming
1981 | 10 | 207  | Joe Merten |  United States | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
1982 | 1 | 3  | Dominique Wilkins |  United States | University of Georgia
1982 | 3 | 49  | Steve Trumbo |  United States
Spain | Brigham Young University
1982 | 3 | 55  | Jerry Eaves |  United States | University of Louisville
1982 | 4 | 72  | Mark Eaton |  United States | University of California, Los Angeles
1982 | 5 | 95  | Mike McKay |  United States | University of Connecticut
1982 | 6 | 118  | Alvin Jackson |  United States | Southern University
1982 | 7 | 141  | Thad Gardner |  United States | University of Michigan
1982 | 8 | 164  | Rick Campbell |  United States | Middle Tennessee State University
1982 | 9 | 187  | Riley Clarida |  United States | Long Island University Brooklyn
1982 | 10 | 208  | Michael Edwards |  United States | University of New Orleans
1983 | 1 | 7  | Thurl Bailey |  United States | North Carolina State University
1983 | 3 | 54  | Bob Hansen |  United States | University of Iowa
1983 | 4 | 76  | Doug Arnold |  United States | Texas Christian
1983 | 5 | 100  | Matt Clark |  United States | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
1983 | 6 | 122  | Fred Gilliam |  United States | Clemson University
1983 | 7 | 146  | Joe (Gerald) Kazanowski[d] |  Canada | University of Victoria
1983 | 8 | 168  | Michael McCombs |  United States | College of Santa Fe[e]
1983 | 9 | 191  | Ron Webb |  United States | Oklahoma Christian University
1983 | 10 | 211  | Odell Mosteller |  United States | Auburn University
1984 | 1 | 16  | John Stockton |  United States | Gonzaga University
1984 | 3 | 62  | David Pope |  United States | Norfolk State University
1984 | 4 | 86  | Jim Rowinsky |  United States | Purdue University
1984 | 5 | 108  | Marcus Gaither |  United States | Fairleigh Dickinson University
1984 | 6 | 132  | Chris Harrison |  United States | West Virginia Wesleyan College
1984 | 7 | 154  | Bob Evans |  United States | Southern Utah University
1984 | 8 | 178  | Eric Booker |  United States | University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1984 | 9 | 199  | Kelly Knight |  United States | University of Kansas
1984 | 10 | 222  | Mike Curran |  United States | Niagara University
1985 | 1 | 13  | Karl Malone |  United States | Louisiana Tech
1985 | 2 | 37  | Carey Scurry |  United States | Long Island University
1985 | 4 | 83  | Delaney Rudd |  United States | Wake Forest University
1985 | 5 | 105  | Ray Hall |  United States | Canisius College
1985 | 6 | 129  | Jim Miller |  United States | University of Virginia
1985 | 7 | 151  | Mike Wacker |  United States | University of Texas at San Antonio
1986 | 1 | 15  | Dell Curry |  United States | Virginia Tech
1986 | 3 | 61  | John Shasky |  United States | University of Minnesota
1986 | 3 | 63  | Bill Breeding |  United States | Rocky Mountain College
1986 | 4 | 84  | Marty Embry |  United States | DePaul University
1986 | 5 | 107  | Kerry Boagni |  United States | California State University, Fullerton
1986 | 6 | 130  | Chuck Everson |  United States | Villanova University
1986 | 7 | 153  | Mark Mitchell |  United States | University of Hartford
1987 | 1 | 15  | José Ortiz |  Puerto Rico | Oregon State University
1987 | 3 | 61  | Clarence Martin |  United States | Western Kentucky University
1987 | 3 | 68  | Billy Donovan |  United States | Providence College
1987 | 4 | 84  | Reuben Holmes |  United States | Alabama State University
1987 | 5 | 107  | Bart Kofoed |  United States | University of Nebraska at Kearney
1987 | 6 | 130  | Art Sabb |  United States | Bloomfield College
1987 | 7 | 153  | Keith Webster |  United States | Harvard University
1988 | 1 | 17  | Eric Leckner |  United States | University of Wyoming
1988 | 2 | 42  | Jeff Moe |  United States | University of Iowa
1988 | 3 | 67  | Ricky Grace |  United States | University of Oklahoma
1989 | 1 | 21  | Blue Edwards |  United States | East Carolina University
1989 | 2 | 48  | Junie Lewis |  United States | University of South Alabama
1990 | 2 | 33  | Walter Palmer |  United States | Dartmouth College
1991 | 1 | 21  | Eric Murdock |  United States | Providence College
1991 | 2 | 48  | Isaac Austin |  United States | Arizona State University
1993 | 1 | 18  | Luther Wright |  United States | Seton Hall University
1993 | 2 | 45  | Bryon Russell |  United States | California State University, Long Beach
1994 | 2 | 47  | Jamie Watson |  United States | University of South Carolina
1995 | 1 | 28  | Greg Ostertag |  United States | University of Kansas
1996 | 1 | 25  | Martin Müürsepp |  Estonia | BC Tallinna Kalev (Estonia)
1996 | 2 | 54  | Shandon Anderson |  United States | University of Georgia
1997 | 1 | 27  | Jacque Vaughn |  United States | University of Kansas
1997 | 2 | 58  | Nate Erdmann |  United States | University of Oklahoma
1998 | 1 | 29  | Nazr Mohammed |  United States | University of Kentucky
1998 | 2 | 57  | Torraye Braggs |  United States | Xavier University
1999 | 1 | 19  | Quincy Lewis |  United States | University of Minnesota
1999 | 1 | 24  | Andrei Kirilenko |  Russia | PBC CSKA Moscow (Russia)[f]
1999 | 1 | 28  | Scott Padgett |  United States | University of Kentucky
1999 | 2 | 58  | Eddie Lucas |  United States | Virginia Tech
2000 | 1 | 23  | DeShawn Stevenson |  United States | Washington Union High School (Easton, CA)
2000 | 2 | 50  | Kaniel Dickens |  United States | University of Idaho
2001 | 1 | 24  | Raül López |  Spain | Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
2001 | 2 | 52  | Jarron Collins |  United States | Stanford University
2002 | 1 | 19  | Ryan Humphrey |  United States | University of Notre Dame
2002 | 2 | 46  | Jamal Sampson |  United States | University of California
2003 | 1 | 19  | Sasha Pavlović |  Serbia | KK Budućnost (Montenegro)
2003 | 2 | 47  | Mo Williams |  United States | University of Alabama
2004 | 1 | 14  | Kris Humphries |  United States | University of Minnesota
2004 | 1 | 16  | Kirk Snyder |  United States | University of Nevada, Reno
2004 | 1 | 21  | Pavel Podkolzin |  Russia | Metis Varese (Italy)
2005 | 1 | 3  | Deron Williams |  United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
2005 | 2 | 34  | C. J. Miles |  United States | Skyline High School (Dallas)
2005 | 2 | 51  | Robert Whaley |  United States | Walsh University
2006 | 1 | 14  | Ronnie Brewer |  United States | University of Arkansas
2006 | 2 | 46  | Dee Brown |  United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
2006 | 2 | 47  | Paul Millsap |  United States | Louisiana Tech University
2007 | 1 | 25  | Morris Almond |  United States | Rice University
2007 | 2 | 55  | Herbert Hill |  United States | Providence College
2008 | 1 | 23  | Kosta Koufos |  Greece[g] | Ohio State University
2008 | 2 | 44  | Ante Tomić |  Croatia | KK Zagreb (Croatia)
2008 | 2 | 46  | Tadija Dragićević |  Serbia | Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
2009 | 1 | 20  | Eric Maynor |  United States | Virginia Commonwealth University
2009 | 2 | 50  | Goran Suton |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States[h] | Michigan State University
2010 | 1 | 9  | Gordon Hayward |  United States | Butler University
2010 | 2 | 55  | Jeremy Evans |  United States | Western Kentucky University
2011 | 1 | 3  | Enes Kanter |  Turkey[i] | University of Kentucky[j]
2011 | 1 | 12  | Alec Burks |  United States | University of Colorado
2012 | 2 | 47  | Kevin Murphy |  United States | Tennessee Technological University
2013 | 1 | 14  | Shabazz Muhammad |  United States | UCLA
2013 | 1 | 21  | Gorgui Dieng |  Senegal | University of Louisville
2013 | 2 | 46  | Erick Green |  United States | Virginia Tech
2014 | 1 | 5  | Dante Exum |  Australia | Australian Institute of Sport[k]
2014 | 1 | 23  | Rodney Hood |  United States | Duke University
2014 | 2 | 35  | Jarnell Stokes |  United States | University of Tennessee
2015 | 1 | 12  | Trey Lyles |  Canada | University of Kentucky
2015 | 2 | 42  | Olivier Hanlan |  Canada | Boston College
2015 | 2 | 54  | Dani Díez |  Spain | San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC (Spain)
2016 | 1 | 12  | Taurean Prince |  United States | Baylor University
2016 | 2 | 42  | Isaiah Whitehead |  United States | Seton Hall University
2016 | 2 | 52  | Joel Bolomboy |  Ukraine[l] | Weber State University
2016 | 2 | 55  | Marcus Paige |  United States | University of North Carolina
2016 | 2 | 60  | Tyrone Wallace |  United States | University of California
2017 | 1 | 24  | Tyler Lydon |  United States | Syracuse University
2017 | 1 | 30  | Josh Hart |  United States | Villanova University
2017 | 2 | 42  | Thomas Bryant |  United States | Indiana University
2017 | 2 | 55  | Nigel Williams-Goss |  United States | Gonzaga University
2018 | 1 | 21  | Grayson Allen |  United States | Duke University
2018 | 2 | 52  | Vincent Edwards |  United States | Purdue University
2019 | 1 | 23  | Darius Bazley |  United States | Princeton HS
2019 | 2 | 53  | Justin Wright-Foreman |  United States | Hofstra University
2020 | 1 | 27  | Udoka Azubuike |  Nigeria | University of Kansas
2020 | 2 | 38  | Saben Lee |  United States | Vanderbilt University
2021 | 1 | 30  | Santi Aldama |  Spain | Loyola University Maryland
2023 | 1 | 9  | Taylor Hendricks |  United States | University of Central Florida
2023 | 1 | 16  | Keyonte George |  United States | Baylor University
2023 | 1 | 28  | Brice Sensabaugh |  United States | Ohio State University
2024 | 1 | 10  | Cody Williams |  United States | University of Colorado
2024 | 1 | 29  | Isaiah Collier |  United States | University of Southern California
2024 | 2 | 32  | Kyle Filipowski |  United States | Duke University

## Notes

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1. ^ Spartak Leningrad was renamed Spartak Saint Petersburg in 1991.
2. ^ Granted university status and became Saint Peter's University in 2012.
3. ^ Became Southern Nazarene University in 1986.
4. ^ Gerald Kazanowski is listed as Joe Kazanowski in most sources related to the 1983 draft.[1][2][3]
5. ^ Renamed Santa Fe University of Art and Design in 2001.
6. ^ Until 2010, the Russian Super League was the pre-eminent league in Russian professional basketball.
7. ^ Kosta Koufos was born and raised in the United States to Greek parents. He has represented Greece internationally.[4]
8. ^ Goran Suton, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2006.[5]
9. ^ Enes Kanter was born in Switzerland to Turkish parents. He has represented Turkey internationally at youth level.[6]
10. ^ Although Enes Kanter enrolled at Kentucky, he never played because he was ruled ineligible to play by the NCAA for receiving financial benefits from his previous Turkish team, Fenerbahçe Ülker, during the 2008–09 season.[7]
11. ^ Dante Exum attended the Australian Institute of Sport in conjunction with attending and playing high school basketball for Lake Ginninderra Secondary College until January 2014.[8]
12. ^ Joel Bolomboy was born in Russia to a Congolese father and a Russian mother. He has represented Ukraine internationally.

## References

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1. ^ "Canadian NBA players and draft picks". Legion Athletic Camp.
2. ^ "Utah Jazz draft picks". basketball-reference.com (Sports-Reference.com).
3. ^ "Utah Jazz draft history". database-basketball.com.
4. ^ Aubrey, Daniel (August 9, 2007). "Greek Star Koufos Keeps Feet On The Ground". FIBA Europe. FIBA.
5. ^ "Michigan State Spartans C Goran Suton knew real war as a child". TampaBay.com. St. Petersburg Times. March 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
6. ^ "Kanter Named MVP". FIBA Europe. August 2, 2009.
7. ^ "Enes Kanter ruled permanently ineligible". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. January 8, 2011.
8. ^ Holmes, Baxter (June 17, 2014). "Dante Exum is an X factor from Australia". The Boston Globe.

* "New Orleans/Utah Jazz Draft Register". Basketball-Reference.com.

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