Villanova has enjoyed great success and put itself in the conversation of blue blood territory in recent years.
This success dates back decades as the Wildcats have been sending players to the next level since 1950.
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That year, Paul Arizin was selected third-overall by the Philadelphia Warriors. To this day, he remains as the highest-drafted player to come out of Villanova.
Arizin was also the first of nine players selected in the Top 10 in the NBA Draft and one of 66 total players.
The 2018 class had the most selections with four. Mikal Bridges led the way that year as the 10th overall selection while Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman joined him in the first round. Jalen Brunson went on to be a second round selection as well.
With the addition of Luigi Suigo and others, it looks as though the list will grow in 2027 but for now, this is how it looks:
|
Year |
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Team |
|
1950 |
1 |
3 |
Paul Arizin |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1950 |
8 |
87 |
Brooks Ricca |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1950 |
11 |
119 |
Leo Wolfe |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1952 |
8 |
74 |
Tom Brennan |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1952 |
11 |
95 |
Ben Stewart |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1953 |
2 |
8 |
Larry Hennessy |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1953 |
20 |
120 |
Nick Maguire |
|
|
1955 |
3 |
17 |
Bob Schafer |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1955 |
5 |
33 |
Jack Devine |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1959 |
7 |
48 |
Joe Ryan |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1960 |
8 |
62 |
George Raveling |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1962 |
2 |
14 |
Hubie White |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1963 |
1 |
6 |
Tom Hoover |
Philadelphia Warriors |
|
1964 |
3 |
18 |
Wali Jones |
|
|
1965 |
1 |
6 |
Jim Washington |
St. Louis Hawks |
|
1965 |
5 |
40 |
Richie Moore |
|
|
1966 |
2 |
19 |
Bill Melchionni |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1966 |
10 |
85 |
Rich Moore |
|
|
1967 |
12 |
129 |
Frank Gadjunas |
Cincinnati Royals |
|
1968 |
16 |
197 |
Joe Crews |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1969 |
6 |
84 |
John Jones |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1970 |
8 |
131 |
Fran O’Hanlon |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1971 |
2 |
32 |
Howard Porter |
|
|
1971 |
9 |
143 |
Clarence Smith |
Golden State Warriors |
|
1972 |
2 |
17 |
Chris Ford |
Detroit Pistons |
|
1972 |
4 |
50 |
Hank Siemiontkowski |
|
|
1973 |
2 |
27 |
Tom Ingelsby |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
1973 |
11 |
174 |
Ed Hastings |
|
|
1977 |
8 |
168 |
John Olive |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1978 |
2 |
24 |
Keith Herron |
|
|
1978 |
8 |
159 |
Chubby Cox |
Chicago Bulls |
|
1980 |
4 |
75 |
Rory Sparrow |
|
|
1981 |
4 |
86 |
Alex Bradley |
New York Knicks |
|
1981 |
7 |
145 |
Tom Sienkiewicz |
Seattle SuperSonics |
|
1982 |
5 |
98 |
Aaron Howard |
New York Knicks |
|
1983 |
1 |
24 |
Stewart Granger |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
1983 |
3 |
58 |
John Pinone |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
1983 |
8 |
181 |
Mike Mulguin |
|
|
1984 |
8 |
183 |
Frank Dobbs |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
1985 |
1 |
10 |
Ed Pinckney |
Phoenix Suns |
|
1985 |
2 |
27 |
Dwayne McClain |
|
|
1985 |
7 |
154 |
Gary McLain |
New Jersey Nets |
|
1986 |
1 |
17 |
Harold Pressley |
Sacramento Kings |
|
1986 |
6 |
130 |
Chuck Everson |
|
|
1987 |
6 |
121 |
Harold Jensen |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
1989 |
2 |
38 |
Doug West |
|
|
1995 |
2 |
44 |
Anthony Pelle |
|
|
1996 |
1 |
8 |
Kerry Kittles |
New Jersey Nets |
|
1997 |
1 |
7 |
New Jersey Nets |
|
|
1997 |
2 |
41 |
Jason Lawson |
Denver Nuggets |
|
1997 |
2 |
47 |
Alvin Williams |
Portland Trail Blazers |
|
1999 |
2 |
30 |
John Celestand |
|
|
2001 |
1 |
17 |
Michael Bradley |
|
|
2006 |
1 |
7 |
Boston Celtics |
|
|
2006 |
1 |
24 |
||
|
2009 |
2 |
33 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
|
|
2015 |
2 |
38 |
Detroit Pistons |
|
|
2017 |
1 |
30 |
Utah Jazz |
|
|
2018 |
1 |
10 |
Mikal Bridges |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
2018 |
1 |
17 |
Donte DiVincenzo |
|
|
2018 |
1 |
30 |
Omari Spellman |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
2018 |
2 |
33 |
Jalen Brunson |
|
|
2019 |
2 |
41 |
Golden State Warriors |
|
|
2020 |
1 |
19 |
Brooklyn Nets |
|
|
2021 |
2 |
32 |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl |
New York Knicks |
|
2023 |
1 |
20 |
