| Syracuse University Basketball and the NBA |
58 different Syracuse Orangemen have played in the NBA. Dave Bing was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. 68 Syracuse players have been drafted by the NBA, 24 in the first round. Statistics are through the 2021-2022 season. Currently seven Syracuse players are active in the NBA.
| Player | Years | Seasons | Games | Points | Assists | Rebounds | PPG | All-Star |
| Rafael Addison | 6 |
1987-1997 |
379 | 2,186 | 339 | 780 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19 |
2004-2022 |
1,260 | 28,289 | 3,422 | 7,808 | 23.0 | 10 |
| Dave Bing | 12 |
1967-1977 |
901 | 18,327 | 5,397 | 3,420 | 20.3 | 7 |
| Buddy Boeheim | 2 |
2023-* |
20 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Oshae Brissett | 5 |
2020-* |
227 | 1,478 | 185 | 827 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Damone Brown | 4 |
2002-2005 |
39 | 108 | 19 | 52 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Marty Byrnes | 4 |
1979-1983 |
263 | 1,495 | 409 | 586 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 9 |
2014-2023 |
395 | 4,040 | 1,708 | 1,718 | 10.2 | 0 |
| Rakeem Christmas | 2 |
2016-2017 |
30 | 63 | 4 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 15 |
1991-2005 |
781 | 12,884 | 1,985 | 7,232 | 16.5 | 1 |
| Sherman Douglas | 12 |
1990-2001 |
765 | 8,425 | 4,536 | 1,672 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Dennis DuVal | 2 |
1975-1976 |
50 | 96 | 34 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 |
| LeRon Ellis | 3 |
1992-1996 |
91 | 277 | 29 | 220 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Ennis | 4 |
2015-2018 |
186 | 779 | 359 | 250 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Jonny Flynn | 3 |
2010-2012 |
163 | 1,504 | 634 | 307 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Billy Gabor | 7 |
1949-1955 |
365 | 3,352 | 626 | 448 | 9.2 | 1 |
| Michael Gbinije | 1 |
2017 |
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Jerami Grant | 10 |
2015-* |
672 | 8,751 | 1,049 | 2,663 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Donte' Greene | 4 |
2009-2012 |
253 | 1,541 | 183 | 600 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Rudy Hackett | 2 |
1976-1977 |
28 | 155 | 31 | 91 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Jason Hart | 9 |
2001-2010 |
341 | 1,623 | 774 | 567 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Elijah Hughes | 2 |
2021-2022 |
54 | 157 | 40 | 67 | 2.9 | 0 |
| B.J. Johnson | 3 |
2019-2022 |
21 | 79 | 3 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Dave Johnson | 2 |
1993-1994 |
59 | 204 | 17 | 64 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Wesley Johnson | 9 |
2011-2019 |
609 | 4,235 | 645 | 1,924 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Kris Joseph | 1 |
2013 |
10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Jack Kiley | 2 |
1952-1953 |
53 | 124 | 65 | 51 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Tyler Lydon | 2 |
2018-2019 |
26 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Rich Manning | 2 |
1996-1997 |
55 | 182 | 10 | 94 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Saul Mariaschin | 1 |
1948 |
43 | 333 | 60 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Chris McCullough | 3 |
2016-2018 |
59 | 194 | 15 | 112 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Fab Melo | 1 |
2013 |
6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | 2 |
1953-1954 |
142 | 1,452 | 210 | 1,206 | 10.2 | 0 |
| Lawrence Moten | 3 |
1996-1998 |
119 | 747 | 182 | 181 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Demetris Nichols | 2 |
2008-2009 |
18 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 3 |
2014-2017 |
19 | 34 | 9 | 35 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Louis Orr | 8 |
1981-1988 |
569 | 5,545 | 853 | 2,117 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Billy Owens | 11 |
1992-2001 |
600 | 7,026 | 1,704 | 4,016 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Andy Rautins | 1 |
2011 |
5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Leo Rautins | 2 |
1984-1985 |
32 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Frank Reddout | 1 |
1954 |
7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Malachi Richardson | 3 |
2016-2019 |
70 | 198 | 24 | 70 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Fred Saunders | 4 |
1975-1978 |
210 | 1,107 | 29 | 624 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Dan Schayes | 18 |
1982-1999 |
1,138 | 8,780 | 1,299 | 5,671 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Rony Seikaly | 11 |
1989-1999 |
678 | 9,991 | 860 | 6,424 | 14.7 | 0 |
| Bob Shaddock | 1 |
1947 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 2 |
1972-1973 |
30 | 205 | 20 | 143 | 6.8 | 0 |
| James Southerland | 1 |
2014 |
4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Lew Spicer | 1 |
1947 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Cole Swider | 2 |
2023-* |
25 | 51 | 9 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Etan Thomas | 9 |
2002-2011 |
409 | 2,341 | 149 | 1,927 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Stephen Thompson | 1 |
1992 |
19 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Dion Waiters | 8 |
2013-2020 |
419 | 5,505 | 1,163 | 1,108 | 13.1 | 0 |
| John Wallace | 7 |
1997-2004 |
381 | 2,901 | 281 | 1,061 | 7.6 | 0 |
| Hakim Warrick | 8 |
2006-2013 |
526 | 4,947 | 400 | 2,117 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington | 3 |
1987-1989 |
194 | 1,660 | 733 | 370 | 8.6 | 0 |
| Darryl Watkins | 2 |
2008, 2012 |
14 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 1 |
2018 |
15 | 69 | 6 | 34 | 4.6 | 0 |
* - Still Active
68 Syracuse Orangemen basketball players were drafted by the NBA. Derrick Coleman was the top overall pick of the 1990 draft.
| Player | Draft Year |
Position** |
Round | Overall Pick |
Team |
| Billy Gabor | 1948 |
Guard |
2nd |
- |
Rochester Royals |
| Bob Savage | 1950 |
Forward |
9th |
NA |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Jack Kiley | 1951 |
Guard |
2nd |
13th |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
| Tom Jockle | 1951 |
Forward |
8th |
74th |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Eddie Miller | 1952 |
Center |
3rd |
NA |
Milwaukee Hawks |
| Bob 'Bucky' Roche | 1952 |
Guard |
7th |
NA |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Frank Reddout | 1953 |
Forward |
3rd |
NA |
Rochester Royals |
| Mel Besdin | 1954 |
Forward |
8th |
69th |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Vinnie Cohen | 1956 |
Guard |
3rd |
NA |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Gary Clark | 1957 |
Forward |
3rd |
21st |
New York Knicks |
| Jim Brown | 1957 |
Guard |
9th |
68th |
Syracuse Nationals |
| John Cincebox | 1959 |
Center |
3rd |
21st |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Pete Chudy | 1961 |
Forward |
10th |
NA |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Dave Bing | 1966 |
Guard |
1st |
2nd |
Detroit Pistons |
| Vaughn Harper | 1967 |
Forward |
6th |
57th |
Detroit Pistons |
| Rick Dean | 1967 |
Forward |
9th |
98th |
San Francisco Warriors |
| George Hicker | 1968 |
Forward |
14th |
180th |
Atlanta Hawks |
| Bill Smith | 1971 |
Center |
3rd |
42nd |
Portland Trailblazers |
| Greg Kohls | 1972 |
Guard |
7th |
99th |
Buffalo Braves |
| Dennis DuVal | 1974 |
Guard |
2nd |
30th |
Washington Bullets |
| Fred Saunders | 1974 |
Forward |
2nd |
31st |
Phoenix Suns |
| Rudy Hackett | 1975 |
Forward |
3rd |
37th |
New Orleans Jazz |
| Jimmy Lee | 1975 |
Guard |
5th |
79th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Marty Byrnes | 1978 |
Forward |
1st |
19th |
Phoenix Suns |
| Dale Shackleford | 1979 |
Forward |
6th |
127th |
Phoenix Suns |
| Louis Orr | 1980 |
Forward |
2nd |
28th |
Indiana Pacers |
| Roosevelt Bouie | 1980 |
Center |
2nd |
34th |
Dallas Mavericks |
| Dan Schayes | 1981 |
Center |
1st |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
| Eddie Moss | 1981 |
Guard |
4th |
50th |
Dallas Mavericks |
| Marty Headd | 1981 |
Guard |
9th |
198th |
New York Knicks |
| Leo Rautins | 1983 |
Forward |
1st |
17th |
Philadelphia 76'ers |
| Erich Santifer | 1983 |
Guard |
3rd |
55th |
Detroit Pistons |
| Tony Bruin | 1983 |
Forward |
7th |
162nd |
Philadelphia 76'ers |
| Sean Kerins | 1984 |
Forward |
7th |
155th |
New Jersey Nets |
| Dwayne Washington | 1986 |
Guard |
1st |
13th |
New Jersey Nets |
| Rafael Addison | 1986 |
Forward |
2nd |
39th |
Phoenix Suns |
| Wendell Alexis | 1986 |
Forward |
3rd |
59th |
Golden State Warriors |
| Howard Triche | 1987 |
Forward |
6th |
117th |
New York Knicks |
| Rony Seikaly | 1988 |
Center |
1st |
9th |
Miami Heat |
| Sherman Douglas | 1989 |
Guard |
2nd |
28th |
Miami Heat |
| Derrick Coleman | 1990 |
Forward |
1st |
1st |
New Jersey Nets |
| Billy Owens | 1991 |
Forward |
1st |
3rd |
Sacramento Kings |
| LeRon Ellis | 1991 |
Forward |
1st |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
| Dave Johnson | 1992 |
Forward |
1st |
26th |
Portland Trailblazers |
| Conrad McRae | 1993 |
Forward |
2nd |
38th |
Washington Bullets |
| Lawrence Moten | 1995 |
Guard |
2nd |
36th |
Vancouver Grizzlies |
| John Wallace | 1996 |
Forward |
1st |
18th |
New York Knicks |
| Etan Thomas | 2000 |
Forward |
1st |
12th |
Dallas Mavericks |
| Jason Hart | 2000 |
Guard |
2nd |
49th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
| Damone Brown | 2001 |
Forward |
2nd |
44th |
Philadelphia 76'ers |
| Carmelo Anthony | 2003 |
Forward |
1st |
3rd |
Denver Nuggets |
| Hakim Warrick | 2005 |
Forward |
1st |
19th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
| Demetris Nichols | 2007 |
Forward |
2nd |
53rd |
Portland Trailblazers |
| Donte' Greene | 2008 |
Forward |
1st |
28th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jonny Flynn | 2009 |
Guard |
1st |
6th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Wesley Johnson | 2010 |
Forward |
1st |
4th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Andy Rautins | 2010 |
Guard |
2nd |
38th |
New York Knicks |
| Dion Waiters | 2012 |
Guard |
1st |
4th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Fab Melo | 2012 |
Center |
1st |
22nd |
Boston Celtics |
| Kris Joseph | 2012 |
Forward |
2nd |
51st |
Boston Celtics |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 2013 |
Guard |
1st |
11th |
Philadelphia 76'ers |
| Tyler Ennis | 2014 |
Guard |
1st |
18th |
Phoenix Suns |
| Jerami Grant | 2014 |
Forward |
2nd |
39th |
Philadelphia 76'ers |
| Chris McCullough | 2015 |
Forward |
1st |
29th |
Brooklyn Nets |
| Rakeem Christmas | 2015 |
Forward |
2nd |
36th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Malachi Richardson | 2016 |
Guard |
1st |
22nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
| Michael Gbinije | 2016 |
Guard |
2nd |
49th |
Detroit Pistons |
| Tyler Lydon | 2017 |
Forward |
1st |
24th |
Denver Nuggets |
| Elijah Hughes | 2020 |
Forward |
2nd |
39th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
** Position they were projected to play in the NBA.
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