Blazers in the NBA

UAB has a long and storied basketball history as evidenced by the number of Blazers to play in the NBA. The list below is a list of the former UAB greats who have taken their talents to the next level:


Walter Sharpe	Oliver Robinson	McKinley Singleton	Keith McCord	"Squeaky" Johnson

Year	Player	Team	Drafted
1979	Larry Spicer	Milwaukee Bucks	(8th Round/9th Pick/156th Overall)
1979	Keith McCord	Philadelphia 76ers	(10th Round/14th Pick/198th Overall)
1980	Larry Spicer	New Jersey Nets	(7th Round/6th Pick/144th Overall)
1981	Glenn Marcus	Cleveland Cavaliers	(8th Round/5th Pick/166th Overall)
1982	Oliver Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	(2nd Round/1st Pick/24th Overall)
1982	Norm Anchrum	New York Knicks	(4th Round/6th Pick/75th Overall)
1982	Chris Giles	New Jersey Nets	(5th Round/13th Pick/105th Overall)
1982	Donnie Speer	Denver Nuggets	(8th Round/17th Pick/178th Overall)
1983	Cliff Pruitt	Indiana Pacers	(6th Round/2nd Pick/118th Overall)
1983	Lex Drum	Atlanta Hawks	(7th Round/11th Pick/150th Overall)
1984	McKinley Singleton	Milwaukee Bucks	(6th Round/4th Pick/120th Overall)
1986	Steve Mitchell	Washington Bullets	(2nd Round/12th Pick/36th Overall)
1986	Jerome Mincy	New York Knicks	(5th Round/1st Pick/94th Overall)
1987	Tracy Foster	Philadephia 76ers	(6th Round/17th Pick/131st Overall)
1986	Archie Johnson	New Jersey Nets	(5th Round/12th Pick/105th Overall)
1989	Reginald Turner	Denver Nuggets	(2nd Round/20th Pick/47th Overall)
1990-92	Alan Ogg	Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Bullets
1991	Andy Kennedy	Charlotte Hornets
1993-94	Stanley Jackson	Minnesota Timberwolves
2005-07	Donell Taylor	Washington Wizards
2008	Walter Sharpe	Seattle Supersonics	(2nd round/2nd Pick/32nd Overall)
2009	Robert Vaden	Charlotte Bobcats	(2nd round/24th Pick/54th Overall)
2011-12	"Squeaky" Johnson	New Orleans Hornets
2017-18	Elijah Millsap	Phoenix Suns
2023-24	Trey Jemison	Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies

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