2001–2002 Season: Underclassmen in NBA Draft
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Forty-two division I players (19 juniors, 10 sophomores and 8 freshmen), 1 junior college player, and 4 high school seniors forfeited the remainder of their college eligibility and declared for the 2002 NBA Draft which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 26.
Players are listed in alphabetical order; first round selections in bold type, high school players in italics.
| Cl | Drafted by | Overall Pick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Benson Jr., Brown Mackie | Fr. | not drafted | — |
| Rodney Bias, Shelton St. | So. | not drafted | — |
| Cordell Billups, Pierce College | So. | not drafted | — |
| Carlos Boozer, Duke | Jr. | Cleveland | 35 |
| Curtis Borchardt, Stanford | Jr. | Orlando | 18 |
| Caron Butler, Connecticut | So. | Miami | 10 |
| DeAngelo Collins, Inglewood HS (CA) | HS | not drafted | — |
| Lenny Cooke, Central Flint HS (MI) | HS | not drafted | — |
| Mike Dunleavy, Duke | Jr. | Golden St. | 3 |
| Drew Gooden, Kansas | Jr. | Memphis | 4 |
| Rod Grizzard, Alabama | Jr. | Washington | 39 |
| Marcus Haislip, Tennessee | Jr. | Milwaukee | 13 |
| Rashid Hardwick, E. Okla. St. | Fr. | not drafted | — |
| Adam Harrington, Auburn | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Casey Jacobsen, Stanford | Jr. | Phoenix | 22 |
| Chris Jefferies, Fresno St. | Jr. | L.A. Lakers | 27 |
| Jared Jeffries, Indiana | So. | Washington | 12 |
| Muhammed Lasege, Louisville | Fr. | not drafted | — |
| Tito Maddox, Fresno St. | Fr. | Houston | 38 |
| Kei Madison, Okaloosa-Walton JC | So. | not drafted | — |
| Roger Mason Jr., Virginia | Jr. | Chicago | 31 |
| “Smush” Parker, Fordham | So. | not drafted | — |
| Giedrius Rinkevicius, Bridgton Acad. (ME) | HS | not drafted | — |
| Kareem Rush, Missouri | Jr. | Toronto | 20 |
| Jamal Sampson, California | Fr. | Utah | 47 |
| Jerry Sanders, N. Illinois | So. | not drafted | — |
| Eddie Shelby, Dixie St. (UT) | So. | not drafted | — |
| Bobby Smith, Robert Morris | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Melvin Steward, E. New Mexico | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Amare Stoudemire, Cypress Creek HS (FL) | HS | Phoenix | 9 |
| Marcus Taylor, Michigan St. | So. | Minnesota | 52 |
| Terrell Taylor, Creighton | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Dajuan Wagner, Memphis | Fr. | Cleveland | 6 |
| Adrian Walton, Fordham | Fr. | not drafted | — |
| Joseph Ward, Fort Hays St. (KS) | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Omar Weaver, Riverside CC (CA) | Fr. | not drafted | — |
| Chris Wilcox, Maryland | So | L.A. Clippers | 8 |
| Troy Wiley, Rhode Island | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Frank Williams, Illinois | Jr. | Denver | 25 |
| George Williams, Houston | Jr. | not drafted | — |
| Jay Williams, Duke | Jr. | Chicago | 2 |
| Qyntel Woods, NE Miss. | So. | Portland | 21 |
Note: Twenty-four players who initially declared themselves eligible for the 2002 NBA Draft withdrew their names before the June 19 deadline.
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