Updated: August 4, 2012, 11:46 am ET

History of the NBA Draft – Pick Number 18

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Number 18

Year Player     School/Country – Team

2012 Terrence Jones, Kentucky – Houston Rockets

2011 Chris Singleton, Florida State – Washington Wizards
2010 Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky – OKC Thunder (Draft rights traded to L.A. Clippers)

2000’s

2009 Ty Lawson, UNC – Minnesota Timberwolves (Draft rights traded to Denver Nuggets)
2008 JaVale McGee, Nevada – Washington Wizards
2007 Marco Belinelli, Italy – Golden State Warriors
2006 Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukraine – Washington Wizards
2005 Gerald Green, Gulf Shores Academy H.S. (TX) – Boston Celtics
2004 J.R. Smith, St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) – New Orleans Hornets
2003 David West, Xavier – New Orleans Hornets
2002 Curtis Borchardt, Stanford – Orlando Magic (Draft rights traded to Utah Jazz)
2001 Jason Collins, Stanford – Houston Rockets (Draft rights traded to N.J. Nets)
2000 Quentin Richardson, DePaul – L.A. Clippers

1990’s

1999 James Posey, Xavier – Denver Nuggets
1998 Mirsad Turckan, Turkey – Houston Rockets
1997 Chris Anstey, Australia – Portland (Draft rights traded to Dallas Mavericks)
1996 John Wallace, Syracuse – New York Knicks
1995 Theo Ratliff, Wyoming – Detroit Pistons
1994 Eric Mobley, Pittsburgh – Milwaukee Bucks
1993 Luther Wright, Seton Hall – Utah Jazz
1992 Tracy Murray, UCLA – San Antonio Spurs (Draft rights traded to Portland Trail Blazers)
1991 Kevin Brooks, Southwest Louisiana – Milwaukee (Draft rights traded to Denver Nuggets)
1990 Duane Causwell, Temple – Sacramento Kings

1980’s

1989 B.J. Armstrong, Iowa – Chicago Bulls
1988 Rick Berry, San Jose State – Sacramento Kings
1987 Mark Jackson, St. John’s – New York Knicks
1986 Mark Alarie, Duke – Denver Nuggets
1985 Joe Dumars, McNeese State – Detroit Pistons
1984 Vern Fleming, Georgia – Indiana Pacers
1983 Randy Breuer, Minnesota – Milwaukee Bucks
1982 Ricky Pierce, Rice – Detroit Pistons
1981 Ray Tolbert, Indiana – New Jersey Nets
1980 Don Collins, Washington State – Atlanta Hawks

1970’s

1979 Reggie King, Alabama – Kansas City Kings
1978 Dave Corzine, DePaul – Washington Bullets
1977 Wesley Cox, Louisville – Golden State Warriors
1976 Willie Smith, Missouri – Chicago Bulls (2nd round)
1975 Kevin Grevey, Kentucky – Washington Bullets
1974 Gary Brokaw, Notre Dame – Milwaukee Bucks
1973 Raymond Lewis, Cal State-Los Angeles – Philadelphia 76ers

2nd round:
1972 Joby Wright, Indiana – Seattle Supersonics
1971 Steve Patterson, UCLA – Cleveland Cavaliers
1970 Calvin Murphy, Niagara – San Diego Rockets

1960’s

1969 Ron Taylor USC – Seattle Supersonics
1968 Bob Quick, Xavier (OH) – Baltimore Bullets
1967 Bob Netolicky Drake – San Diego Rockets
1966 Leon Clark, University of Wyoming – Boston Celtics
1965 None
1964 None
1963 None
1962 None
1961 Jack Turner, University of Louisville – Chicago Packers
1960 None

1950’s

1959 None
1958 None
1957 None
1956 None
1955 None
1954 Al Bianchi, Bowling Green State University – Minneapolis Lakers
1953 None
1952 None
1951 Mel Payton, Tulane University – Philadelphia Warriors

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