NBA players from Drake

11 NBA players on file played college basketball at Drake. None is on an NBA roster now. McCoy McLemore has played the most NBA seasons of them, 8. 1 was a first-round pick, most recently Willie McCarter in 1969. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players (11)

Former NBA players from Drake
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Draft
McCoy McLemore	F	1964–1972	8	1964, Rd 3, Pk 23
Lewis Lloyd	G	1981–1990	7	1981, Rd 4, Pk 76
Dennis Bell	F	1973–1976	3	1973, Rd 5, Pk 83
Willie McCarter	G	1969–1972	3	1969, Rd 1, Pk 12
Gary Zeller	G	1970–1972	2	1970, Rd 5, Pk 83
Jeff Halliburton	G	1971–1973	2	1971, Rd 3, Pk 39
Willie Wise	F	1976–1978	2	1969, Rd 5, Pk 64
Gene Ollrich	G	1949–1950	1	—
John Pritchard	C	1949–1950	1	1949, Rd 7, Pk null
John Rennicke	G	1951–1952	1	1951, Rd 6, Pk 51
Wayne Kreklow	G	1980–1981	1	1979, Rd 3, Pk 53

College as ESPN lists it for each player; the draft line is ESPN’s too. Most seasons first.

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