NBA first overall draft pick

National Basketball Association first overall pick in its annual player draft

YearNBA TeamPlayerCollege/high school/club
1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen Clifton NeeleyTexas Western
1948 Providence Steamrollers Andy TonkovichMarshall
1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie ShannonKansas State
1950 Boston Celtics Charlie ShareBowling Green
1951 Baltimore Bullets Gene MelchiorreBradley
1952 Milwaukee Hawks Mark WorkmanWest Virginia
1953 Philadelphia Warriors Ernie BeckPenn
1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank SelvyFurman
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick RickettsDuquesne
1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo GreenDuquesne
1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod HundleyWest Virginia
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin BaylorSeattle
1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob BoozerKansas State
1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar RobertsonCincinnati
1961 Chicago Packers Walt BellamyIndiana
1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGillUtah
1963 New York Knicks Art HeymanDuke
1964 New York Knicks Jim BarnesTexas Western
1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred HetzelDavidson
1966 New York Knicks Cazzie RussellMichigan
1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy WalkerProvidence
1968 San Diego Rockets Elvin HayesHouston
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew AlcindorUCLA
1970 Detroit Pistons Bob LanierSt. Bonaventure
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin CarrNotre Dame
1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue MartinLoyola (Chicago)
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug CollinsIllinois State
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill WaltonUCLA
1975 Atlanta Hawks David ThompsonNC State
1976 Houston Rockets John LucasMaryland
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent BensonIndiana
1978 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal ThompsonMinnesota
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Earvin JohnsonMichigan State
1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry CarrollPurdue
1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark AguirreDePaul
1982 Los Angeles Lakers James WorthyNorth Carolina
1983 Houston Rockets Ralph SampsonVirginia
1984 Houston Rockets Akeem OlajuwonHouston
1985 New York Knicks Patrick EwingGeorgetown
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad DaughertyNorth Carolina
1987 San Antonio Spurs David RobinsonNavy
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny ManningKansas
1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis EllisonLouisville
1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick ColemanSyracuse
1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry JohnsonUNLV
1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O'NealLSU
1993 Orlando Magic Chris WebberMichigan
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn RobinsonPurdue
1995 Golden State Warriors Joe SmithMaryland
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen IversonGeorgetown
1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim DuncanWake Forest
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael OlowokandiPacific
1999 Chicago Bulls Elton BrandDuke
2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon MartinCincinnati
2001 Washington Wizards Kwame BrownGlynn Academy High School
(Brunswick, GA)
2002 Houston Rockets Yao MingShanghai Sharks (China)
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron JamesSt. Vincent-St. Mary High School
(Akron, OH)
2004 Orlando Magic Dwight HowardSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy
(Atlanta)

See also List of NBA Draftsfr:Liste des premiers choix de la draft NBA

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