NBA Draft Recap
The Confidential notes that the ACC was well-represented in last week’s NBA draft. Indeed, the following ACC players were drafted:
- Duke’s Brandon Ingram went #2 to the Lakers
- Florida State’s Malik Beasley went #19 to the Nuggets
- Syracuse’s Malachi Richardson went #22 to the Hornets
- North Carolina’s Brice Johnson went #25 to the Clippers
- Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon went #36 to the Bucks
- Louisville’s Chinanu Onuaku went #37 to the Rockets
- Notre Dame’s Demetrius Jackson went #45 to the Celtics
- Syracuse’s Michael Gbinije went #49 to the Pistons
- North Carolina’s Marcus Paige went #55 to the Nets
Thus, 9 of the 60 draftees were ACC products. Of course, with 15 foreign players drafted, 9 of 45 college players drafted were from the ACC. This is a solid 20%. With college basketball being so much deeper than college football, this is an outstanding percentage for any conference.
The Confidential 