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35 players

These are the 35 players who wore the colors of Vanderbilt and went on to play in the NBA, from 1950 to 2025: Duke Miles, AK Okereke, Chris Mañon and more. 26 of them made the jump to the NBA straight from here.

NBA players who played at Vanderbilt

Duke Miles 2025 · Reached the NBA from here
AK Okereke 2025 · Reached the NBA from here
Chris Mañon 2024 · Reached the NBA from here
Tyler Nickel 2024-2025 · 2026 Draft, pick 47
Malik Dia 2022
Liam Robbins 2021-2022 · Reached the NBA from here
Scotty Pippen Jr. 2019-2021 · Reached the NBA from here
Darius Garland 2018 · 2019 Draft, pick 5
Aaron Nesmith 2018-2019 · 2020 Draft, pick 14
Matt Ryan 2018
Saben Lee 2017-2019 · 2020 Draft, pick 38
Wade Baldwin IV 2014-2015 · 2016 Draft, pick 17
Damian Jones 2013-2015 · 2016 Draft, pick 30
Luke Kornet 2013-2016 · Reached the NBA from here
John Jenkins 2009-2011 · 2012 Draft, pick 23
Festus Ezeli 2008-2011 · 2012 Draft, pick 30
Jeffery Taylor 2008-2011 · 2012 Draft, pick 31
Derrick Byars 2005-2006 · 2007 Draft, pick 42
DeMarre Carroll 2004-2005 · 2009 Draft, pick 27
Matt Freije 2000-2003 · 2004 Draft, pick 53
Dan Langhi 1996-1999 · 2000 Draft, pick 31
John Amaechi 1990
Matt Maloney 1990
Frank Kornet 1985-1988 · 1989 Draft, pick 30
Will Perdue 1983-1987 · 1988 Draft, pick 11
Jeff Turner 1980-1983 · 1984 Draft, pick 17
Willie Jones 1979-1981 · 1982 Draft, pick 54
Jim Lampley 1978-1979 · 1983 Draft, pick 102
Charlie Davis 1976-1980 · 1981 Draft, pick 35
Butch Feher 1972-1975 · 1976 Draft, pick 33
Bill Ligon 1971-1973 · 1974 Draft, pick 175
Jan Van Breda Kolff 1971-1973 · 1974 Draft, pick 20
Rod Freeman 1970-1972 · 1973 Draft, pick 166
Clyde Lee 1963-1965 · 1966 Draft, pick 3
Connie Rea 1950 · 1953 Draft

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