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The NBA draft concluded Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York. The two-round draft consisted of 60 picks.
Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament was selected by Miami in the first round with the No. 13 overall pick. He was traded to Milwaukee after being drafted.
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Tennessee guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie was also selected by San Antonio in the second round (No. 42 overall).
The Vols' final NBA draft selection in 2026 was Felix Okpara . He was selected by Orlando in the second round (No. 46 overall) and was traded to Washington after being drafted by the Magic.
Tennessee's basketball program has produced 60 all-time NBA draft picks. Marshall Hawkins was the first Vol to be selected in 1948 by Boston (No. 26 overall).
Rick Barnes has served as Tennessee's head coach since 2015. 13 Tennessee basketball players who played for him have been drafted to the NBA: Grant Williams , Admiral Schofield , Jordan Bone , Keon Johnson , Jaden Springer , Kennedy Chandler , Julian Phillips , Dalton Knecht , Chaz Lanier , Jahmai Mashack , Ament, Gillespie and Okpara.
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Below are Tennessee's all-time NBA draft picks in program history.
Tennessee basketball all-time NBA draft picks
| Year |
Name |
Round (overall) |
Team |
| 1948 |
Marshall Hawkins |
3rd (26) |
|
| 1949 |
Paul Walther |
4th (39) |
|
| 1950 |
Art Burris |
3rd (31) |
|
| 1950 |
Hugh Jones Jr. |
7th (80) |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1950 |
Ed Montgomery |
12th (121) |
|
| 1953 |
Doug Atkins |
17th (119) |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1955 |
Ed Wiener |
4th (25) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1956 |
Carl Widseth |
12th (83) |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1959 |
Gene Tormohlen |
2nd (11) |
|
| 1960 |
Dalen Showalter |
4th (25) |
|
| 1963 |
Orb Bowling |
11th (76) |
|
| 1964 |
Danny Schultz |
8th (64) |
|
| 1965 |
A.W. Davis |
5th (43) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1966 |
Austin Robbins |
6th (59) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1966 |
Howard Bayne |
15th (107) |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1967 |
Ron Widby |
12th (126) |
|
| 1968 |
Tom Boerwinkle |
1st (4) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1969 |
Billy Hann |
4th (53) |
|
| 1969 |
Bill Justus |
10th (140) |
Philadelphia |
| 1970 |
Bob Croft |
8th (123) |
Boston Celtics |
| 1971 |
Don Johnson |
5th (77) |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1971 |
Jimmy England |
6th (100) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1973 |
Larry Robinson |
16th (199) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1974 |
Len Kosmalski |
2nd (24) |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1977 |
Bernard King |
1st (7) |
|
| 1977 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
1st (11) |
|
| 1977 |
Mike Jackson |
7th (133) |
Buffalo Braves |
| 1979 |
Terry Crosby |
3rd (62) |
Kansas City Kings |
| 1980 |
Reggie Johnson |
1st (15) |
|
| 1981 |
Howard Wood |
2nd (27) |
|
| 1982 |
Gary Carter |
5th (94) |
|
| 1983 |
Dale Ellis |
1st (9) |
|
| 1984 |
Dan Federmann |
5th (114) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 |
Willie Burton |
6th (125) |
|
| 1985 |
Michael Brooks |
4th (88) |
|
| 1987 |
Tony White |
2nd (33) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1987 |
Fred Jenkins |
6th (129) |
Houston Rockets |
| 1989 |
Dyron Nix |
2nd (29) |
|
| 1989 |
Doug Roth |
2nd (41) |
Washington Bullets |
| 1993 |
Allan Houston |
1st (11) |
Detroit Pistons |
| 1996 |
Steve Hamer |
2nd (38) |
Boston Celtics |
| 2002 |
Marcus Haislip |
1st (13) |
Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2002 |
Vincent Yarbrough |
2nd (32) |
Denver Nuggets |
| 2011 |
1st (19) |
Charlotte Bobcats |
|
| 2014 |
2nd (35) |
Utah Jazz |
|
| 2014 |
2nd (58) |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
| 2015 |
2nd (40) |
||
| 2019 |
1st (22) |
Boston Celtics |
|
| 2019 |
2nd (42) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
| 2019 |
2nd (57) |
||
| 2021 |
1st (21) |
New York Knicks |
|
| 2021 |
1st (28) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
| 2022 |
2nd (38) |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
| 2023 |
2nd (35) |
Chicago Bulls |
|
| 2024 |
1st (17) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
|
| 2025 |
2nd (37) |
Detroit Pistons |
|
| 2025 |
2nd (59) |
||
| 2026 |
1st (13) |
Miami Heat |
|
| 2026 |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie |
2nd (42) |
San Antonio Spurs |
| 2026 |
Felix Okpara |
2nd (46) |
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