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USF in the NBA

 
Left photo: KC Jones (25) dishes a pass to Bill Russell (6). Right: Bill Cartwright (24) drives to the basket against Patrick Ewing.


photo: KC Jones (25) dishes a pass to Bill Russell (6). Right: Bill Cartwright (24) drives to the basket against Patrick Ewing.


USF’s All-Time NBA Draft Selections
Player Team Year Round Overall Pick
Paul Napolitano St. Louis Bombers 1947 NA NA
Abel Rodriguez Washington Capitals 1947 NA NA
Don Lofgran Syracuse Nationals 1950 NA NA
Joe McNamee Rochester Royals 1950 NA NA
K.C. Jones Boston Celtics 1956 2nd NA
Bill Russell St. Louis Hawks 1956 1st 3rd
Carl Boldt Detroit Pistons 1957 7th 50th
Mike Farmer New York Knicks 1958 1st 3rd
Gene Brown Boston Celtics 1958 5th 39th
Dave Lee San Francisco Warriors 1964 7th 59th
Ollie Johnson Boston Celtics 1965 1st 7th
Joe Ellis San Francisco Warriors 1966 2nd 13th
Erwin Mueller Chicago Bulls 1966 2nd 20th
Russ Gumina Boston Celtics 1966 8th 76th
Art Wilmore San Francisco Warriors 1968 9th 113th
Dennis Black Baltimore Bullets 1968 16th 192nd
Pete Cross Seattle Supersonics 1970 2nd 23rd
John Burks Golden State Warriors 1972 8th 126th
Byron Jones Boston Celtics 1973 5th 86th
Mike Quick Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1973 6th 93rd
Phil Smith Golden State Warriors 1974 2nd 29th
Kevin Restani Cleveland Cavaliers 1974 3rd 39th
Eric Fernsten Cleveland Cavaliers 1975 4th 62nd
Tony Styles Golden State Warriors 1975 15th 106th
Howard Smith Golden State Warriors 1976 9th 157th
Marlon Redmond Golden State Warriors 1977 3rd 80th
James Hardy New Orleans Jazz 1978 1st 11th
Winford Boynes New Jersey Nets 1978 1st 13th
Doug Jemison New Jersey Nets 1978 7th 132nd
Chubby Cox Chicago Bulls 1978 8th 159th
Bill Cartwright New York Knicks 1979 1st 3rd
Billy Reid Indiana Pacers 1979 5th 98th
Billy Reid Golden State Warriors 1980 9th 182nd
Quintin Dailey Chicago Bulls 1982 1st 7th
Wallace Bryant Chicago Bulls 1982 2nd 30th
John Hegwood San Diego Clippers 1982 9th 186th
 
USF’s All-Time NBA Players
Winford Boynes New Jersey Nets, 1978-80
Dallas Mavericks, 1980-81
Wallace Bryant Chicago Bulls, 1983-85
Dallas Mavericks, 1985-86
Los Angeles Clippers, 1985-86
Bill Cartwright New York Knicks, 1979-87
Chicago Bulls, 1988-94
Seattle Sonics, 1994-94
Chubby Cox Washington Bullets, 1982-83
Pete Cross Seattle Sonics, 1970-72
Kansas City-Omaha Kings, 1972-73
Seattle Sonics, 1972-73
Quintin Dailey Chicago Bulls, 1982-86
Los Angeles Clippers, 1986-89
Seattle Sonics, 1989-92
Joe Ellis San Francisco / Golden State Warriors, 1966-74
Mike Farmer New York Knicks, 1958-60
Cincinnati Royals, 1960-61
St. Louis Hawks, 1962-66
Eric Fernsten Cleveland Cavaliers, 1975-76
Chicago Bulls, 1976-77
Boston Celtics, 1979-82
New York Knicks, 1983-84
James Hardy New Orleans Jazz, 1978-79
Utah Jazz, 1979-82
K.C. Jones Boston Celtics, 1958-67
Fred Lacour St. Louis Hawks, 1960-62
San Francisco Warriors, 1962-63
Don Lofgran Syracuse Nationals, 1950-51
Indianapolis Olympians, 1951-52
Milwaukee Hawks, 1952-54
Joe McNamee Rochester Royals, 1950-51
Baltimore Bullets, 1951-52
Erwin Mueller Chicago Bulls, 1966-68
Los Angeles Lakers, 1968
Chicago Bulls, 1968-69
Seattle Sonics, 1969-70
Detroit Pistons, 1969-72
Paul Napolitano Minneapolis Lakers, 1947-48
Indianapolis Jets, 1948
Marlon Redmond Kansas City Kings, 1978-80
Philadelphia 76ers, 1979
Kansas City Kinds, 1979
Billy Reid Golden State Warriors, 1980-81
Kevin Restani Milwaukee Bucks, 1974-77; 1978-79
Kansas City Kings, 1977-78
San Antonio Spurs, 1979-81
Cleveland Cavaliers, 1981-82
Bill Russell Boston Celtics, 1956-69
Fred Scolari Washington Capitals, 1946-51
Syracuse Nationals, 1951
Baltimore Bullets, 1951-53
Syracuse Nationals, 1951-53
Boston Celtics, 1954-55
Phil Smith Golden State Warriors, 1974-80
San Diego Clippers, 1980-82
Seattle Sonics, 1982-83
Guy Williams Washington Bullets, 1984-85
Golden State Warriors, 1985-86
                                                                                   
NBA Most Valuable Players
Bill Russell 1958, 1961-63, 1965
 
All-Star Game Appearances
Bill Russell (12) 1958-69
Fred Scolari (2) 1952-53
Phil Smith (2) 1976-77
Bill Cartwright (1) 1980
 
All-Star Game Head Coaches
K.C. Jones (5) 1975; 1984-87
 
NBA Head Coaches (5)
Jim Brovelli Washington, 1999
Bill Cartwright Chicago,
Mike Farmer Baltimore, 1966
K.C. Jones Washington, 1973-76; Boston 1983-88; Seattle 1990-92
Bill Russell Boston 1966-69; Seattle 1973-77; Sacramento, 1987-88
Fred Scolari Baltimore Bullets, 1951-52
 
NBA Championships (31)
Joe McNamee (1) Rochester, 1951
Bill Russell (11) Boston (Player) - 1957, ’59, ’60, ’61, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65, ’66
Boston (Head Coach) - 1968, ‘69
K.C. Jones (12) Boston, 1959, ’60, ’61, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65, ‘66
Los Angeles (Assistant Coach) – 1971
Boston (Head Coach) – 1981
Phil Smith (1) Golden State, 1975
Eric Fernsten (1) Boston, 1981
Bill Cartwright (5) Chicago (Player) – 1991, ’92, ‘93
Chicago (Assistant Coach) – 1997, ‘98