Updated Historical NBA Draft Capsules for Teams in West








  By SuperWest Sports Staff


With the 2025 NBA Draft in the books, these updated capsules provide a condensed history of selections dating back to 1947 for the top program in the West.

Each school capsule includes:

  • Total Number of Players Drafted
  • First-Round Picks
  • No. 1 Overall Picks
  • Highest Ever Pick
  • Most Recent Player Selected
  • Highest Pick in the Modern NBA Draft Era (since 1967)

The region’s 27 schools listed here (in alphabetical order) include all of the legacy Pac-12 schools and current Mountain West schools, plus Grand Canyon University, Gonzaga, and Saint Mary’s.

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Air Force

Players Drafted: 2
First Round: 0
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1978, Tom Schneeburger, Round 9, Pick 183
Most Recent Players Selected: 1978, Tom Schneeburger, Round 9, Pick 183
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Schneeburger

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Arizona 

Players Drafted: 78
First Round: 27
No. 1 Overall: 1
Highest Ever: 2018, Deandre Ayton, Round 1, Pick 1 overall
Most Recent Players Selected: 2025, Carter Bryant, Round 1, Pick 14
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Ayton

Arizona State 

Players Drafted: 43
First Round: 9
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1964 Joe Caldwell, Round 1, Pick 2 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2021, Josh Christopher, Round 1, Pick 24
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): 2009, James Harden, Round 1, Pick 3

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Boise State

Players Drafted: 10
First Round: 1
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2018, Chandler Hutchison, Round 1, Pick 22
Most Recent Player Selected: 2020, Justinian Jessup, Round 2, Pick 51
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Hutchison

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BYU

Players Drafted: 45
First Round: 8
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1993, Shawn Bradley, Round 1, Pick 2 overall; 1951, Mel Hutchins, Round 1, Pick 2 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2025, Egor Demin, Round 1, Pick 8
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Bradley

Cal

Players Drafted: 52
First Round: 12
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1994, Jason Kidd, Round 1, pick 2 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2024, Jaylon Tyson, Round 1, Pick 20
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Kidd

Colorado 

Players Drafted: 39
First Round: 11
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1997, Chauncey Billups, Round 1, Pick 3 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2024, Cody Williams, Round 1, Pick 10; Tristan Da Silva, Round 1, Pick 18; K.J. Simpson, Round 2, Pick 42
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Billups

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Colorado State

Players Drafted: 24
First Round: 4
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1963, Bill Green, Round 1, Pick 8 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2025, Nique Clifford, Round 1, Pick 24
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): 2007, Jason Smith, Round 1, Pick 20

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Fresno State

Players Drafted: 21
First Round: 5
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2010, Paul George, Round 1, Pick 10 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2010, Paul George, Round 1, Pick 10 
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): George

Grand Canyon

Players Drafted: 7
First Round: 0
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1975, Bayard Forrest, Round 3, Pick 54
Most Recent Player Selected: 1988, Rodney Johns, Round 3, Pick 55
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Forrest

Gonzaga

Players Drafted: 29
First Round: 13
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2021, Chet Holmgren, Round 1, Pick 2 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2024, Anton Watson, Round 2, Pick 54
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Holmgren

Nevada

Players Drafted: 19
First Round: 3
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2010, Luke Babbit, Round 1, Pick 16 overall; 2004, Kirk Snyder, Round 1, Pick 16 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2025, Kobe Sanders, Round 2, Pick 50
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Babbit & Snyder

New Mexico

Players Drafted: 35
First Round: 8
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1991, Luc Longley, Round 1, Pick 7 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2014, Cameron Bairstow, Round 2, Pick 49
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Longley

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Oregon

Players Drafted: 53
First Round: 14
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1955, Jim Loscutoff, Round 1, Pick 3 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2021, Chris Duarte, Round 1, Pick 13 
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): 1977, Greg Ballard, Round 1, Pick 4

Oregon State 

Players Drafted: 42
First Round: 13
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1990, Gary Payton, Round 1, Pick 2 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2012, Jared Cunningham, Round 1, Pick 24 
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Payton

Saint Mary’s

Players Drafted: 16
First Round: 2
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1950, Frank Kudelka, Round 1, Pick 6 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2009, Patty Mills, Round 2, Pick 55
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): 1994, Will Njoku, Round 2, Pick 41

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San Diego State 

Players Drafted: 26
First Round: 3
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1984, Michael Cage, Round 1, Pick 14 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2020, Malachi Flynn, Round 1, Pick 29 
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Cage

San Jose State 

Players Drafted: 12
First Round: 3
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1971, Darnell Hillman, Round 1, Pick 8 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 1997, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Round 1, Pick 11
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Hillman

Stanford

Players Drafted: 45
First Round: 14
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2004, Josh Childress, Round 1, Pick 6 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2025, Maxime Raynaud, Round 2, Pick 42
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Childress

UCLA 

Players Drafted: 121
First Round: 42
No. 1 Overall: 2
Highest Ever: 1974, Bill Walton, Round 1, Pick 1 overall; 1969, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Round 1, Pick 1 overall;
Most Recent Player Selected: 2024, Adem Bona, Round 2, Pick 41
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Walton & Abdul Jabbar

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UNLV 

Players Drafted: 47
First Round: 15
No. 1 Overall: 1
Highest Ever: 1991, Larry Johnson, Round 1, Pick 1 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2016, Patrick McCaw, Round 2, Pick 38; Stephen Zimmerman, Round 2, Pick 41
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Johnson

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USC

Players Drafted: 67
First Round: 15
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2021, Evan Mobley, Round 1, Pick 3 overall; 2008, OJ Mayo, Round 1, Pick 3 overall;
Most Recent Player Selected: 2024, Isaiah Collier, Round 1, Pick 29; Bronny James, Round 2, Pick 55
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Mobley & Mayo

Utah 

Players Drafted: 44
First Round: 13
No. 1 Overall: 2
Highest Ever: 2005, Andrew Bogut, Round 1, Pick 1 overall; 1962, Bill McGill, Round 1, Pick 1 overall;
Most Recent Player Selected: 2017, Kyle Kuzma, Round 1, Pick 27 overall
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Bogut

Utah State

Players Drafted: 25
First Round: 2
No. 1 Overall: 1
Highest Ever: 1971, Nate Williams, Round 1, Pick 1 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2021, Neemias Queta, Round 2, Pick 39
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Williams

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Washington

Players Drafted: 58
First Round: 17
No. 1 Overall: 1
Highest Ever: 2017, Markelle Fultz, Round 1, Pick 1 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2020, Isaiah Stewart Round 1, Pick 16; Jaden McDaniels Round 1, Pick 28
Draft Picks in the Pac-12 Era: 10
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Fultz

Washington State 

Players Drafted: 37
First Round: 4
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 2025, Cedric Coward, Round 1, Pick 11 overall; 2011, Klay Thompson, Round 1, Pick 11 overall
Most Recent Player Selected: 2025, Cedric Coward, Round 1, Pick 11
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Coward & Thompson

Wyoming

Players Drafted: 30
First Round: 5
No. 1 Overall: 0
Highest Ever: 1982, Bill Garnett, Round 1, Pick 4
Most Recent Player Selected: 2019, Justin James, Round 2, Pick 40
Highest Ever in Modern NBA Draft Era (Since 1967): Garnett


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