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DePaul and the NBA
A total of 32 DePaul players have gone on to play in the NBA starting with Elmer Gainer in 1941 with the Baltimore Bullets up to DePaul’s most recent first-round draft pick in Wilson Chandler.
Chandler was the 10th DePaul basketball player to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft as he was the 23rd pick of the New York Knicks in 2007. He joins other first-round Blue Demons: Steven Hunter (2001, No. 15 to Orlando), Quentin Richardson (2000, No. 18 to Los Angeles Clippers), Rod Strickland (1988, No. 19 to New York), Kevin Edwards (1988, No. 20 to Miami), Dallas Comegys (1987, No. 21 to Atlanta), Terry Cummings (1982, No. 2 to San Diego), Mark Aguirre (1981, No. 1 to Dallas), Dave Corzine (1978, No. 18 to Washington) and Bill Robinzine (1975, No. 10 to Kansas City-Omaha).
Three Blue Demons were on NBA rosters during the 2011-12 season with Wilson Chandler playing for the Denver Nuggets, Quentin Richardson with the Orlando Magic and Bobby Simmons in Los Angeles with the Clippers.
Since Gainer played the first NBA game for a former Blue Demon in 1947, there have been only six seasons without a DePaul flavor in NBA history. Including the 2012-13 season, at least one DePaul player has played in the NBA in 38 consecutive seasons.
There were no Blue Demons in the NBA for the 1959-60 season, from 1962-64 and from 1972-74. A DePaul player has suited up in a NBA uniform in 66 of the last 72 season including the 2012-13 campaign.
In addition to the players in the NBA, two Blue Demons have coached at the NBA level. George Mikan was head coach of the Minneapolis Lakers (1957-58) and Tyrone Corbin is head coach of the Utah Jazz since 2011.
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Name
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Team/s (Years.)
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Mark Aguirre
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Dallas Mavericks (1981-89)
Detroit Pistons (1989-93)
Los Angeles Clippers (1993-94)
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Andre Brown
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Seattle Supersonics (2006-07)
Memphis Grizzlies (2007-08)
Charlotte Bobcats (2008-09)
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Stanley Brundy
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New Jersey Nets (1989-90)
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Emmette Bryant
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New York Knicks (1964-68)
Boston Celtics (1968-70)
Buffalo Braves (1970-72)
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Howie Carl
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Chicago Packers (1961-62)
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Wilson Chandler
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New York Knicks (2007-11)
Denver Nuggets (2010-present)
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Dallas Comegys
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New Jersey Nets (1987-88)
San Antonio Spurs (1988-89)
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Tyrone Corbin
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San Antonio Spurs (1985-87)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1986-88)
Phoenix Suns (1987-89)
Minnesota Timberwolves (1989-92)
Utah Jazz (1991-94)
Atlanta Hawks (1994-95)
Sacramento Kings (1995-96)
Miami Heat (1995-96)
Atlanta Hawks (1996-99)
Sacramento Kings (1999-00)
Toronto Raptors (2000-01)
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Dave Corzine
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Washington Bullets (1978-80)
San Antonio Spurs (1980-82)
Chicago Bulls (1982-89)
Orlando Magic (1989-90)
Seattle Supersonics (1990-91)
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Terry Cummings
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San Diego Clippers (1982-84)
Milwaukee Bucks (1984-89)
San Antonio Spurs (1989-95)
Milwaukee Bucks (1995-96)
Seattle Supersonics (1996-97)
Philadelphia 76ers (1997-98)
New York Knicks (1997-98)
Golden State Warriors (1998-00)
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Gene Dyker
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Milwaukee Hawks (1953-54)
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Kevin Edwards
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Miami Heat (1988-93)
New Jersey Nets (1993-98)
Orlando Magic (1997-98)
Vancouver Grizzlies (2000-01)
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Ron Feiereisel
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Minneapolis Lakers (1955-56)
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Elmer Gainer
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Baltimore Bullets (1947-48)
Waterloo Hawks (1949-50)
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Gary Garland
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Denver Nuggets (1979-80)
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Bato Govedarica
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Syracuse Nationals (1953-54)
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Stephen Howard
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Utah Jazz (1992-94)
San Antonio Spurs (1996-97)
Utah Jazz (1996-97)
Seattle Supersonics (1997-98)
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Steven Hunter
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Orlando Magic (2001-04)
Phoenix Suns (2004-05)
Philadelphia 76ers (2005-07)
Denver Nuggets (2007-08)
Memphis Grizzlies (2009-10)
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John Jorgensen
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Chicago Stags (1947-48)
Baltimore Bullets (1947-48)
Minneapolis Lakers (1948-49)
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Whitey Kachan
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Chicago Stags (1948-49)
Minneapolis Lakers (1948-49)
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Paul McPherson
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Phoenix Suns (2000-01)
Golden State Warriors (2000-01)
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Ed Mikan
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Chicago Stags (1948-50)
Rochester Royals (1949-51)
Washington Capitols (1950-51)
Philadelphia Warriors (1950-53)
Indianapolis Olympians (1952-53)
Boston Celtics (1953-54)
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George Mikan
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Minneapolis Lakers (1948-56)
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Errol Palmer
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Minnesota Muskies (1967-68)
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Jack Phelan
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Waterloo Hawks (1949-50)
Sheboygan Redskins (1949-50)
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Quentin Richardson
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Los Angeles Clippers (2000-04)
Phoenix Suns (2004-05)
New York Knicks (2005-09)
Miami Heat (2009-10)
Orlando Magic (2010-12)
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Bill Robinzine
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Kansas City Kings (1975-80)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1980-81)
Dallas Mavericks (1980-81)
Utah Jazz (1981-82)
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Bobby Simmons
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Washington Wizards (2001-03)
Los Angeles Clippers (2003-05)
Milwaukee Bucks (2005-08)
New Jersey Nets (2008-10)
San Antonio Spurs (2010-11)
Los Angeles Clippers (2011-12)
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Ron Sobieszczyk
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New York Knicks (1956-60)
Minneapolis Lakers (1959-60)
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Rod Strickland
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New York Knicks (1988-90)
San Antonio Spurs (1989-92)
Portland Trail Blazers (1992-96)
Washington Bullets (1996-97)
Washington Wizards (1997-01)
Miami Heat (2001-02)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2002-03)
Orlando Magic (2003-04)
Toronto Raptors (2003-04)
Houston Rockets (2004-05)
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Gene Stump
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Boston Celtics (1947-49)
Minneapolis Lakers (1949-50)
Waterloo Hawks (1949-50)
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Dick Triptow
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Fort Wayne Pistons (1948-49)
Baltimore Bullets (1949-50)
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*information current entering 2012-13 season
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