The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, over players that have gone on to have more successful NBA careers, has been a source of great criticism by numerous media outlets. Several international players from this draft,

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(Spain),

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(France) and

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(Turkey), became NBA All-Stars. This was the last draft the

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participated in while in their original city; their move to

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was finalized several weeks later. This was also the final draft participated by the

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until

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; the then-current team moved to New Orleans the following year as the future

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, while an expansion Charlotte team (formerly the Bobcats) was later formed in 2004. The

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forfeited their first-round pick due to

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violations. It would be the first of two first rounders that would have to forfeit their picks during the early 2000s. Eight of the players selected in this draft would never play in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the

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(Michael Wright and

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) were among this group.

Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following

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players successfully applied for early draft entrance. *

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– G,

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(sophomore) * Brandon Armstrong – G,

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(junior) * Malcolm Battles – F, Point Mark (junior) * Tavorris Bell – F,

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(junior) * Preston Bennett – F, Grayson (freshman) * Michael Bradley – F, Villanova (junior) *

Jamison Brewer Jamison Rudy Van Brewer (born November 19, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. A point guard, he played four years in the National Basketball Association. College career Brewer played two years of college basketball, at ...

– G, Auburn (sophomore) *

Kedrick Brown Albert Kedrick Brown (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Born and raised in Zachary, Louisiana, Brown played college basketball at Okaloosa-Walton Community College (now Northwest Florida State C ...

– F, Okaloosa-Walton CC (sophomore) * SirValiant Brown – G,

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(sophomore) * Nick Burwell – G,

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(sophomore) *

Jason Collins Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was ...

– C,

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(junior) *

Omar Cook Omar-Sharif Cook ( sr, Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He re ...

– G, St. John's (freshman) *

Samuel Dalembert Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. During his active NB ...

– C/F, Seton Hall (sophomore) * Maurice Evans – G,

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(junior) * Benjamin Eze – F, Southern Idaho (freshman) * Alton Ford – F,

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(freshman) * Joseph Forte – G,

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(sophomore) * Jerry Green – G,

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(junior) * Eddie Griffin – F, Seton Hall (freshman) * Rob Griffin – F, Kentucky Wesleyan (junior) * Trenton Hassell – G,

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(junior) * Kirk Haston – F,

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(junior) * Draper Housley – G,

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(sophomore) *

Steven Hunter Steven Deon Hunter (born October 31, 1981) is American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a center. He most recently played for Dinamo Sassari. High school and college career Hunter played basketball at Proviso East High Sc ...

– C/F, DePaul (sophomore) *

Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on ESPN. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 20 ...

– F,

(junior) * Joe Johnson – F/G,

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(sophomore) * D. A. Layne – G,

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(junior) * Zach Marbury – G,

(sophomore) *

Jamario Moon Jamario Raman Moon (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketball Le ...

– F, Meridian (freshman) * Troy Murphy – F, Notre Dame (junior) * Zach Randolph – F,

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(freshman) * Jason Richardson – G,

(sophomore) *

Kenny Satterfield Kenneth Alexander Satterfield (born April 10, 1981) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Cincinnati Bearcats beginning in 1999. In 2001, after a successful sophomore ...

– G,

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(sophomore) *

Bobby Simmons Bobby Simmons (born June 2, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. In his career he played for five NBA teams. He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2005. College career After graduating from Chicago's Neal F. Sim ...

– F, DePaul (junior) * Will Solomon – G, Clemson (junior) * Clifton Terry – F, Kennedy–King (sophomore) * Gerald Wallace – F/G,

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(freshman) * Rodney White – F,

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(freshman) *

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– F,

(junior)

High school players

The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. *

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– F,

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(

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) * Tyson Chandler – F/C,

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(

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) * Ousmane Cisse – F, St. Jude Educational Institute (

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) * Eddy Curry – C/F,

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(

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) * DeSagana Diop – C, Oak Hill Academy ( Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) * Tony Key – C, Centennial High School (

)

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. * Denis Ershov – C, Pulkovo Saint Petersburg (Russia) *

Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1 or 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a ...

– F, Panathinaikos (

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) *

– F,

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(

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) * Raül López – G,

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(

) *

– G, Paris Basket Racing (

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) * Vladimir Radmanović – F, FMP (

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)

Other eligible players

References

External links

NBA.com: 2001 NBA Draft

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Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

Early entrants

College underclassmen

High school players

International players

Other eligible players

See also

References

External links