NBA players from Duquesne
18 NBA players on file played college basketball at Duquesne. None is on an NBA roster now. Mike James has played the most NBA seasons of them, 12. 2 were first-round picks, most recently Si Green in 1956. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players (18)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike James | PG | 2001–2014 | 12 | — |
| Si Green | G | 1956–1966 | 9 | 1956, Rd 1, Pk 1 |
| Chuck Cooper | F | 1950–1956 | 6 | 1950, Rd 2, Pk null |
| Edward Davis | F | 1972–1977 | 5 | 1972, Rd 7, Pk 113 |
| Derrick Alston | F | 1994–1997 | 3 | 1994, Rd 2, Pk 33 |
| Dick Ricketts | F | 1955–1958 | 3 | 1955, Rd 1, Pk 1 |
| Jim Tucker | F | 1954–1957 | 3 | 1954, Rd 3, Pk 24 |
| Stan Noszka | G | 1946–1949 | 3 | — |
| Aaron Jackson | F | 2017–2018 | 1 | — |
| Barry Nelson | C | 1971–1972 | 1 | 1971, Rd 5, Pk 85 |
| Bill Zopf | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 1970, Rd 2, Pk 33 |
| Ed Dahler | F | 1951–1952 | 1 | 1950, Rd 2, Pk null |
| Ed Melvin | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | — |
| Mike Barr | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 1972, Rd 13, Pk 180 |
| Moe Becker | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | — |
| Thomas Barr | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | — |
| Walt Miller | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | — |
| Willie Somerset | G | 1965–1966 | 1 | 1965, Rd 7, Pk 56 |
College as ESPN lists it for each player; the draft line is ESPN’s too. Most seasons first.