Updated: August 4, 2012, 11:43 am ET

History of the NBA Draft – Pick Number 15

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Number 15

Year Player     School/Country – Team

2012 Maurice Harkless, St. Johns – Philadelphia 76ers

2011 Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State – Indiana Pacers
2010 Larry Sanders, Virginia Commonwealth – Milwaukee Bucks

2000’s

2009 Austin Daye, Gonzaga – Detroit Pistons
2008 Robin Lopez, Stanford – Phoenix Suns
2007 Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington – Detroit Pistons
2006 Cedric Simmons, North Carolina State – New Orleans Hornets
2005 Antoine Wright, Texas A&M – New Jersey Nets
2004 Al Jefferson, Prentiss HS (MS) – Boston Celtics
2003 Reece Gaines, Louisville – Orlando Magic
2002 Bostjan Nachbar, Slovenia – Houston Rockets
2001 Steven Hunter, DePaul – Orlando Magic
2000 Jason Collier, Georgia Tech – Milwaukee Bucks (Draft rights traded to Houston Rockets)

1990’s

1999 Frederic Weis, France – New York Knicks
1998 Matt Harpring, Georgia Tech – Orlando Magic
1997 Kelvin Cato, Iowa State – Dallas (Draft rights traded to Portland Trail Blazers)
1996 Steve Nash, Santa Clara – Phoenix Suns
1995 Brent Barry, Oregon State – Denver Nuggets (Draft rights traded to L.A. Clippers)
1994 Eric Piatkowski, Nebraska – Indiana Pacers
1993 Doug Edwards, Florida State – Atlanta Hawks
1992 Anthony Peeler, Missouri – L.A. Lakers
1991 Anthony Avent, Seton Hall – Atlanta Hawks (Draft rights traded to Milwaukee Bucks)
1990 Dave Jamerson, Ohio – Miami HEAT (Draft rights traded to Houston Rockets)

1980’s

1989 Todd Lichti, Stanford – Denver Nuggets
1988 Gary Grant, Michigan – Seattle Supersonics (Draft rights traded to L.A. Clippers)
1987 Jose Ortiz, Oregon State – Utah Jazz
1986 Dell Curry, Virginia Tech – Utah Jazz
1985 Blair Rasmussen, Oregon – Denver Nuggets
1984 Terence Stansbury, Temple – Dallas Mavericks
1983 Howard Carter, Louisiana State – Denver Nuggets
1982 David Thirdkill, Bradley – Phoenix Suns
1981 Jeff Lamp, Virginia – Portland Trail Blazers
1980 Reggie Johnson, Tennessee –San Antonio Spurs

1970’s

1979 Phil Hubbard, Michigan – Detroit Pistons
1978 Mike Mitchell, Auburn – Cleveland Cavaliers
1977 Brad Davis, Maryland – L.A. Lakers
1976 Chuckie Williams, Kansas State – Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 John Lambert, USC – Cleveland Cavaliers
1974 Al Eberhard, Missouri – Detroit Pistons
1973 Barry Parkhill, Virginia – Portland Trail Blazers
1972 Harold Fox, Jacksonville – Buffalo Braves (2nd round)
1971 Kennedy McIntosh, Eastern Michigan – Chicago Bulls
1970 John Hummer, Princeton – Buffalo Braves

1960’s

1969 Rick Roberson, Cincinnati – L.A. Lakers

2nd round:
1968 John Trapp, UNLV – San Diego Rockets
1967 Byron Beck, Denver – Chicago Bulls
1966 Neil Johnson, Creighton University – Baltimore Bullets
1965 Flynn Robinson, University of Wyoming – Cincinnati Royals
1964 Bill Chmielewski, University of Dayton – Cincinnati Royals
1963 Hershell West, Grambling State University – Philadelphia 76ers
1962 Gene Wiley, Wichita State University – L.A. Lakers
1961 Ted Luckenbill, University of Houston – Philadelphia Warriors
1960 Pickles Kennedy, Temple University – Philadelphia Warriors

1950’s

1959 None
1958 Hub Reed, Oklahoma City University – St. Louis Hawks
1957 Jim Morgan, University of Louisville – Syracuse Nationals
1956 None
1955 None
1954 Dick Farley, Indiana University – Syracuse Nationals
1953 None
1952 None
1951 Roland Minson, Brigham Young University – New York Knicks

Your comments are important to us, so please share your thoughts. We will be rolling out prizes and giveaways for our active Commenters. Please keep the comments above board and respectful to everyone and you could win some great stuff from us at HOOPSWORLD.