mitchell robinson was the first nba player drafted out of high school.
mitchell robinson was the first nba player drafted out of high school.
who was the first nba player drafted out of high school?
mitchell robinson
reggie harding, who was the first player drafted out of high school when he was drafted the previous year, was drafted again by the detroit pistons with the 48th pick. he finally enter the league after spending a year in the midwest professional basketball league (mpbl) due to the rules that prevent a high school player to play in the league until one year after his high school class graduated. larry brown from the university of north carolina was selected with the 55th pick. however, he never played in the nba. he spent his playing career within the amateur athletic union (aau) before joining the newly formed american basketball association (aba) in 1967. he played there for five seasons, earning one all-aba team selection and three aba all-star game selections. after his playing career, he became a head coach. he coached nine nba teams, most recently with the charlotte bobcats (now charlotte hornets). he won the nba championship with the detroit pistons in 2004 and went to the nba finals two other times; with the philadelphia 76ers in 2001 and with the pistons in 2005. in between his nba coaching career, he also coached the kansas jayhawks of the university of kansas for five seasons, winning the national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) championship in 1988. he is the only coach to win both an ncaa title and an nba championship. as a player, he won the gold medal with the united states national basketball team at the 1964 olympic games. he then coached the u.s. national team to a bronze medal at the 2004 olympic games, becoming the only u.s. male basketball participant to both play and coach in the olympics. rod thorn, the 2nd pick, also had a coaching career. he was the interim head coach of the chicago bulls in 1982.
1963 nba draft
kevin maurice garnett (born may 19, 1976) is an american former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the national basketball association (nba). known for his intensity, defensive ability, and versatility, garnett is considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time. he is one of four nba players to win both the most valuable player and the defensive player of the year awards. in high school, garnett was a 1995 mcdonald's all-american at farragut career academy and won a national player of the year award. he entered the 1995 nba draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the minnesota timberwolves and became the first nba player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
kevin garnett