NBA players from Niagara

9 NBA players on file played college basketball at Niagara. None is on an NBA roster now. Calvin Murphy has played the most NBA seasons of them, 13. 1 was a first-round pick, most recently Zeke Sinicola in 1951. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players (9)

Former NBA players from Niagara
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Draft
Calvin Murphy	PG	1970–1983	13	—
Al Butler	G	1961–1965	4	1961, Rd 2, Pk 17
Alexander Ellis	F	1958–1960	2	1958, Rd 3, Pk 16
Emanuel Leaks	C	1972–1974	2	1968, Rd 2, Pk 20
Zeke Sinicola	G	1951–1954	2	1951, Rd 1, Pk 4
Andy Walker	G	1976–1977	1	1976, Rd 7, Pk 111
Bo Erias	F	1957–1958	1	1954, Rd 5, Pk 43
Joe Arlauckas	F	1987–1988	1	1987, Rd 4, Pk 74
Joe Smyth	F	1953–1954	1	1953, Rd null, Pk null

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

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