2002 NBA Draft Recap

The 2002 NBA Draft took place in New York on June 26, 2002

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Yao Ming HOU C 7-6 310 21 9 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 1980 DOB China
2 Jay Williams CHI G 6-2 195 20 2 Duke Jr * United States
3 Mike Dunleavy GOS GF 6-9 230 21 15 Duke Jr * United States
4 Drew Gooden MEM FC 6-10 250 20 14 Kansas Jr * United States
5 Nikoloz Tskitishvili DEN F 7-0 225 19 4 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 1983 DOB * Georgia
6 Dajuan Wagner CLE G 6-2 200 19 4 Memphis Fr * United States
7 Nene Hilario NYK NYK to DEN C 6-11 250 19 18 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 1982 DOB * Brazil
8 Chris Wilcox LAC FC 6-10 235 19 11 Maryland So * United States
9 Amar'e Stoudemire PHX FC 6-10 245 19 14 Cypress Creek High School (Florida) 1982 DOB * United States
10 Caron Butler MIA SF 6-7 228 22 14 UConn So * United States
11 Jared Jeffries WAS PF 6-11 240 20 11 Indiana So * United States
12 Melvin Ely LAC FC 6-10 261 24 9 Fresno State Sr United States
13 Marcus Haislip MIL FC 6-10 230 21 4 Tennessee Jr * United States
14 Fred Jones IND G 6-4 210 23 7 Oregon Sr United States
15 Bostjan Nachbar HOU F 6-10 220 21 6 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 1980 DOB Slovenia
16 Jiri Welsch PHL PHL to GOS F 6-6 208 22 4 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1980 DOB Czech Republic
17 Juan Dixon WAS G 6-3 164 23 7 Maryland Sr United States
18 Curtis Borchardt ORL ORL to UTH C 7-0 240 21 3 Stanford Jr * United States
19 Ryan Humphrey UTH UTH to ORL F 6-8 235 22 3 Notre Dame Sr United States
20 Kareem Rush TOR TOR to LAL G 6-6 201 21 8 Missouri Jr * United States
21 Qyntel Woods POR F 6-8 221 21 4 Northeast Mississippi CC So * United States
22 Casey Jacobsen PHX SG 6-6 214 21 4 Stanford Jr * United States
23 Tayshaun Prince DET F 6-9 212 22 14 Kentucky Sr United States
24 Nenad Krstic NJN C 6-10 255 18 7 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1983 DOB * Serbia
25 Frankie Williams DEN DEN to NYK G 6-3 212 22 3 Illinois Jr * United States
26 John Salmons SAN SAN to PHL GF 6-7 210 22 13 Miami (FL) Sr United States
27 Chris Jefferies LAL LAL to TOR F 6-8 225 22 3 Fresno State Jr * United States
28 Dan Dickau SAC SAC to ATL G 6-0 190 23 6 Gonzaga Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
29 Steve Logan GOS GOS to DAL G 5-10 195 22 0 Cincinnati Sr United States
30 Roger Mason CHI SG 6-5 205 21 11 Virginia Jr * United States
31 Robert Archibald MEM PF 6-11 250 22 2 Illinois Sr Scotland
32 Vincent Yarbrough DEN F 6-7 210 21 2 Tennessee Sr United States
33 Dan Gadzuric MIL FC 6-11 240 24 10 UCLA Sr Netherlands / United States
34 Carlos Boozer CLE PF 6-9 266 20 13 Duke Jr * Germany / United States
35 Milos Vujanic NYK NYK to PHX G 6-4 195 21 0 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1980 DOB Serbia
36 David Andersen ATL ATL to HOU F 7-0 242 22 2 Virtus Bologna (Italy) 1980 DOB Australia
37 Tito Maddox HOU G 6-4 190 21 2 Fresno State Jr * United States
38 Rod Grizzard WAS G 6-8 200 22 2 Alabama Jr * United States
39 Juan Carlos Navarro WAS WAS to MEM SG 6-4 170 22 1 Barca (Spain) 1980 DOB Spain
40 Mario Kasun LAC LAC to ORL C 6-10 260 22 2 Koln 99ers (Germany) 1980 DOB Croatia
41 Flip Murray MIL SG 6-3 200 22 8 Shaw Sr United States
42 Jason Jennings POR C 7-0 250 23 1 Arkansas State Sr United States
43 Lonny Baxter CHI PF 6-8 260 23 4 Maryland Sr United States
44 Sam Clancy PHL F 6-7 240 22 2 USC Sr United States
45 Matt Barnes MEM MEM to CLE GF 6-7 226 22 15 UCLA Sr United States
46 Jamal Sampson UTH UTH to ORL
ORL to MIL		 FC 6-11 235 19 5 California Fr * United States
47 Chris Owens MIL MIL to MEM SF 6-7 245 23 1 Texas Sr United States
48 Peter Fehse SEA OKC to UTH F 7-0 205 19 0 SV Halle (Germany) 1983 DOB * Germany
49 Darius Songaila BOS BOS to SAC PF 6-8 248 24 8 Wake Forest Sr Lithuania
50 Federico Kammerichs POR FC 6-9 225 22 0 CB Ourense (Spain) 1980 DOB Argentina / Germany
51 Marcus Taylor MIN G 6-3 195 20 1 Michigan State So * United States
52 Rasual Butler MIA GF 6-7 215 23 13 La Salle Sr United States
53 Tamar Slay NJN GF 6-8 215 22 3 Marshall Sr United States
54 Mladen Sekularac DAL DAL to GOS G-F 6-8 205 21 0 KK FMP (Serbia) 1981 DOB * Montenegro
55 Luis Scola SAN SAN to HOU PF 6-9 241 22 10 Baskonia (Spain) 1980 DOB Argentina
56 Raed Farid Elhamali SAN SAN to PHL
PHL to ATL		 F 6-9 225 22 3 San Diego State Sr United States / Libya
57 Corsley Edwards SAC PF 6-9 275 23 2 Central Connecticut State Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Udonis Haslem FC 6-7 235 22 20 Florida Sr United States
Reggie Evans PF 6-8 245 22 13 Iowa Sr United States
Jannero Pargo PG 6-1 185 22 12 Arkansas Sr United States
Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 23 8 Texas-San Antonio Sr United States
Smush Parker G 6-4 190 21 6 Fordham So * United States
Josh Davis F 6-8 235 21 4 Wyoming Sr United States
Junior Harrington G 6-4 180 21 4 Wingate Sr United States
Keith McLeod G 6-2 190 22 4 Bowling Green Sr United States
Tommy Adams G 6-3 205 22 3 Hampton Sr United States
Awvee Storey F-G 6-6 222 25 3 Arizona State Sr United States
J.R. Bremer SG 6-2 185 21 2 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
Lynn Greer SG 6-2 175 22 2 Temple Sr United States
Adam Harrington G 6-5 200 21 2 Auburn Jr * United States
Lonnie Jones C 7-0 228 22 2 Ball State Sr United States
George Williams F 6-8 220 21 2 Houston Jr * United States
Maurice Baker G 6-1 195 21 1 Oklahoma State Sr United States
Alpha Bangura F-G 6-4 215 22 1 St. John's Sr United States / Libya
Steven Barber G 5-10 160 22 1 Texas-Arlington Sr United States
David Blu F 6-7 225 21 1 USC Sr United States / Israel
Marcus Fleming PF 6-8 215 23 1 Alcorn State Sr United States
Anthony Grundy G 6-3 180 23 1 NC State Sr United States
Kris Lang FC 6-11 246 22 1 North Carolina Sr United States
Kevin Lyde F 6-10 260 22 1 Temple Sr United States
Arvydas Macijauskas G 6-4 215 22 1 Baskonia (Spain) 1980 DOB Lithuania
Luke Recker G 6-6 210 24 1 Iowa Sr United States
Brooks Sales FC 6-10 240 22 1 Villanova Sr United States
Predrag Savovic G 6-6 225 26 1 Hawaii Sr Croatia
Jefferson Sobral F 6-8 210 22 1 COC-Ribeirao Preto (Brazil) 1980 DOB Brazil
Kevin Braswell G 6-2 190 23 0 Georgetown Sr United States
Rashid Byrd C 7-1 240 20 0 Eastern Oklahoma State CC Fr * United States
Jason Capel F 6-7 245 22 0 North Carolina Sr United States
Leon Rodgers SG 6-6 217 22 0 Northern Illinois Sr United States
Tyler Smith F 6-8 230 22 0 Penn State Sr United States
D.J. Mbenga FC 7-0 255 21 7 OpenJobMetis Varese (Italy) 1980 DOB Democratic Republic of the Congo / Belgium
Linton Johnson F 6-8 205 22 6 Tulane Sr United States
Alex Garcia G-F 6-2 220 22 2 COC-Ribeirao Preto (Brazil) 1980 DOB Brazil

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