Twenty-two
Murray State players have been selected in the NBA, BAA and ABA drafts.
Below lists the players picked, as well as what round, team and league.
(When a player was drafted was kept secret in the early years of the
ABA, as well as for later rounds of early NBA and BAA drafts).
| Player |
Year |
Round
(Pick) |
Team |
League |
| Garrett
Beshear |
1953 |
n/a |
Syracuse |
NBA |
| Hector
Blondet |
1971 |
5 (71) |
Portland |
NBA |
| Hector
Blondet |
1971 |
n/a |
Virginia |
ABA |
| Marcus
Brown |
1996 |
2
(46) |
Portland |
NBA |
| Howie
Crittenden |
1956 |
n/a |
New
York |
NBA |
| Dick
Cunningham |
1968 |
2 (21) |
Phoenix |
NBA |
| Dick
Cunningham |
1968 |
n/a |
N.Y.
Nets |
ABA |
| Don
Duncan |
1967 |
10
(112) |
San
Diego |
NBA |
| Glen
Green |
1983 |
6
(119) |
Denver |
NBA |
| Gary
Hooker |
1980 |
4 (89) |
Seattle |
NBA |
| Stewart
Johnson |
1966 |
3 (21) |
New
York |
NBA |
| Ron
Johnson |
1971 |
9
(144) |
Baltimore |
NBA |
| Popeye
Jones |
1992 |
2 (41) |
Houston |
NBA |
| Mike
Lahm |
1985 |
5
(100) |
Detroit |
NBA |
| Jeff
Martin |
1989 |
2 (31) |
L.A.
Clippers |
NBA |
| Herb
McPherson |
1967 |
5 (55) |
San
Diego |
NBA |
| Mike
Muff |
1978 |
10
(193) |
Golden
State |
NBA |
| Bennie
Purcell |
1952 |
n/a |
Baltimore |
NBA |
| Johnny
Reagan |
1948 |
n/a |
Chicago |
BAA |
| Quitman
Sullins |
1958 |
5 (33) |
Minneapolis |
NBA |
| Les
Taylor |
1973 |
9
(142) |
Cleveland |
NBA |
| Les
Taylor |
1973 |
* |
Kentucky |
ABA |
| Claude
Virden |
1970 |
9
(142) |
Seattle |
NBA |
| Claude
Virden |
1970 |
n/a |
Kentucky |
ABA |
| Ron
Williams |
1972 |
n/a |
Dallas |
ABA |
| Grover
Woolard |
1977 |
6
(132) |
L.A.
Lakers |
NBA |
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