Detroit Pistons draft history

In their 68-year history, the Detroit Pistons (formerly the Fort Wayne Pistons) have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft and previously in the Basketball Association of America draft.

As Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

Year	Round	Pick	Name	Nationality	From
2015	1	8	Stanley Johnson	United States	Arizona
2015	2	38	Darrun Hilliard	United States	Villanova
2014	2	38	Spencer Dinwiddie	United States	Colorado
2013	1	8	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	United States	Georgia
2013	2	37	Tony Mitchell	United States	North Texas
2013	2	56	Peyton Siva	United States	Louisville
2012	1	9	Andre Drummond	United States	Connecticut
2012	2	39	Khris Middleton	United States	Texas A&M
2012	2	44	Kim English	United States	Missouri
2011	1	8	Brandon Knight	United States	Kentucky
2011	2	33	Kyle Singler	United States	Duke
2011	2	52	Vernon Macklin	United States	Florida
2010	1	7	Greg Monroe	United States	Georgetown
2010	2	35	Terrico White	United States	Mississippi
2009	1	15	Austin Daye	United States	Gonzaga
2009	2	35	DaJuan Summers	United States	Georgetown
2009	2	39	Jonas Jerebko	Sweden	Angelico Biella (Italy)
2009	2	44	Chase Budinger	United States	Arizona
2008	1	29	D. J. White	United States	Indiana
2008	2	59	Deron Washington	United States	Virginia Tech
2007	1	15	Rodney Stuckey	United States	Eastern Washington
2007	1	27	Arron Afflalo	United States	UCLA
2007	2	57	Sammy Mejia	United States/Dominican Republic	DePaul
2006	2	60	Will Blalock	United States	Iowa State
2005	1	26	Jason Maxiell	United States	Cincinnati
2005	2	56	Amir Johnson	United States	Westchester HS, Los Angeles
2005	2	60	Alex Acker	United States	Pepperdine
2004	2	54	Rickey Paulding	United States	Missouri
2003	1	2	Darko Miličić	Serbia and Montenegro	Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
2003	1	25	Carlos Delfino	Argentina	Skipper Bologna (Italy)
2003	2	58	Andreas Glyniadakis	Greece	AEK Athens (Greece)
2002	1	23	Tayshaun Prince	United States	Kentucky
2001	1	9	Rodney White	United States	Charlotte
2001	2	37	Mehmet Okur	Turkey	Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2000	1	14	Mateen Cleaves	United States	Michigan State
2000	2	44	Brian Cardinal	United States	Purdue
1999	2	54	Melvin Levett	United States	Cincinnati
1998	1	11	Bonzi Wells	United States	Ball State
1998	2	40	Korleone Young	United States	Hargrave Military Academy
1997	1	19	Scot Pollard	United States	Kansas
1997	2	31	Charles O'Bannon	United States	UCLA
1996	1	26	Jerome Williams	United States	Georgetown
1995	1	18	Theo Ratliff	United States	Wyoming
1995	1	19	Randolph Childress	United States	Wake Forest
1995	2	30	Lou Roe	United States	Massachusetts
1995	2	58	Don Reid	United States	Georgetown
1994	1	3	Grant Hill	United States	Duke
1994	2	48	Jevon Crudup	United States	Missouri
1993	1	10	Lindsey Hunter	United States	Jackson State
1993	1	11	Allan Houston	United States	Tennessee
1992	1	19	Don MacLean	United States	UCLA
1991	2	40	Doug Overton	United States	La Salle
1990	1	26	Lance Blanks	United States	Texas
1989	1	27	Kenny Battle	United States	Illinois
1988	2	30	Fennis Dembo	United States	Wyoming
1988	2	48	Micheal Williams	United States	Baylor
1988	3	72	Lee Johnson	United States	Norfolk State
1987	2	24	Fred Banks	United States	UNLV
1987	3	65	Eric White	United States	Pepperdine
1987	4	88	Dave Popson	United States	North Carolina
1987	5	111	Gerry Wright	United States	Iowa
1987	6	134	Antoine Joubert	United States	Michigan
1987	7	157	Mark Gottfried	United States	Alabama
1986	1	11	John Salley	United States	Georgia Tech
1986	2	27	Dennis Rodman	United States	Southeastern Oklahoma
1986	4	86	Chauncey Robinson	United States	Mississippi State
1986	5	109	Clarence Hanley	United States	Old Dominion
1986	6	132	Greg Grant	United States	Utah State
1986	7	155	Larry Polec	United States	Michigan State
1985	1	18	Joe Dumars	United States	McNeese State
1985	3	60	Andre Goode	United States	Northwestern
1985	3	64	Richie Johnson	United States	Evansville
1985	4	87	Spud Webb	United States	North Carolina State
1985	5	110	Mike Lahm	United States	Murray State
1985	6	133	Vincent Giles	United States	Eastern Michigan
1985	7	156	Frank James	United States	UNLV
1984	1	20	Tony Campbell	United States	Ohio State
1984	2	32	Eric Turner	United States	Michigan
1984	3	66	Kevin Springman	United States	Saint Joseph's
1984	4	89	Phillip Smith	United States	New Mexico
1984	5	112	Rick Doyle	United States	UTSA
1984	6	135	Rennie Bailey	United States	Louisiana Tech
1984	7	158	Barry Francisco	United States	Bloomsburg
1984	8	181	Dale Roberts	United States	Appalachian State
1984	9	203	Ben Tower	United States	Michigan State
1984	10	225	Dan Pelekoudas	United States	Michigan
1983	1	8	Antoine Carr	United States	Wichita State
1983	3	55	Erich Santifer	United States	Syracuse
1983	4	78	Steve Bouchie	United States	Indiana
1983	5	101	Ken Austin	United States	Rice
1983	6	124	Derek Perry	United States	Michigan State
1983	7	147	Rob Gonzalez	United States	Colorado
1983	8	170	George Wenzel	United States	Augustana
1983	9	192	Marlow McLain	United States	Eastern Michigan
1983	10	213	Ike Person	United States	Michigan
1982	1	9	Cliff Levingston	United States	Wichita State
1982	1	18	Ricky Pierce	United States	Rice
1982	4	78	Walker Russell	United States	Western Michigan
1982	5	101	John Ebeling	United States	Florida Southern
1982	6	124	Gary Holmes	United States	Minnesota
1982	7	147	Dean Marquardt	United States	Marquette
1982	8	170	Brian Nyenhuis	United States	Marquette
1982	9	193	Kevin Smith	United States	Michigan State
1982	10	214	David Coulthard	Canada	York
1981	1	2	Isiah Thomas	United States	Indiana
1981	1	12	Kelly Tripucka	United States	Notre Dame
1981	4	71	John May	United States	South Alabama
1981	4	89	Don Koonce	United States	UNC Charlotte
1981	5	94	George DeVone	United States	UNC Charlotte
1981	6	117	Vince Brookins	United States	Iowa
1981	7	140	Greg Nance	United States	West Virginia
1981	8	163	Joe Schoen	United States	Saint Francis
1981	9	185	Eddie Baker	United States	Alcorn State
1981	10	205	Melvin Maxwell	United States	Western Michigan
1980	1	17	Larry Drew	United States	Missouri
1980	2	45	Brad Branson	United States	SMU
1980	3	64	Jonathan Moore	United States	Furman
1980	4	70	Darwin Cook	United States	Portland
1980	5	93	Tony Fuller	United States	Pepperdine
1980	6	116	Tony Turner	United States	Alaska–Anchorage
1980	7	139	Carl Pierce	United States	Gonzaga
1980	8	161	Leroy Loggins	United States	Fairmont State
1980	9	180	Terry Dupris		Huron
1979	1	4	Greg Kelser	United States	Michigan State
1979	1	10	Roy Hamilton	United States	UCLA
1979	1	15	Phil Hubbard	United States	Michigan
1979	2	29	Tony Price	United States	Pennsylvania
1979	3	48	Terry Duerod	United States	Detroit
1979	5	92	Flintie Ray Williams	United States	UNLV
1979	6	111	Truman Claytor	United States	Kentucky
1979	7	132	Ken Jones	United States	Saint Mary's
1979	8	150	Rodney Lee	United States	Memphis State
1979	9	170	Val Bracey	United States	Central Michigan
1979	10	187	Willie Polk	United States	Grand Canyon
1978	2	23	Terry Tyler	United States	Detroit
1978	2	29	John Long	United States	Detroit
1978	5	95	Dave Caligaris	United States	Northeastern
1978	6	117	Audie Matthews	United States	Illinois
1978	7	138	Herb Entzminger	United States	Johnson C. Smith
1978	8	157	Earl Evans	United States	UNLV
1978	9	174	Ulice Payne	United States	Marquette
1978	10	189	Dave Grauzer	United States	Central Michigan
1977	2	36	Ben Poquette	United States	Central Michigan
1977	3	58	John Irving	United States	Hofstra
1977	4	80	Bruce King	United States	Iowa
1977	5	102	Jim Kennedy	United States	Missouri
1977	6	124	Herb Nobles	United States	Kansas
1977	7	144	Robert Lewis	United States	Johnson C. Smith
1977	8	163	Tim Appleton	United States	Kenyon
1976	1	4	Leon Douglas	United States	Alabama
1976	3	38	Phil Sellers	United States	Rutgers
1976	4	55	Scott Thompson	United States	Iowa
1976	5	72	Jim Hearns		Marymount
1976	6	90	Russell Davis	United States	Virginia Tech
1976	7	108	Curt Peterson	United States	Puget Sound
1976	8	126	Randy Heary	United States	Illinois State
1976	9	144	Bill Martin	United States	Hartwick
1976	10	161	Bob Johnson	United States	Wisconsin
1975	2	27	Walter Luckett	United States	Ohio
1975	3	44	Pete Trgovich	United States	UCLA
1975	4	64	Lindsay Hairston	United States	Michigan State
1975	5	81	Cliff Pratt	United States	Shaw
1975	6	98	Allen Spruill	United States	North Carolina A&T
1975	7	118	Ike Williams	United States	Armstrong State
1975	8	135	John Kelley	United States	Dillard
1975	9	151	Terry Thomas	United States	Detroit
1975	10	169	Mickey Fox	Canada	Saint Mary's (Canada)
1974	1	15	Al Eberhard	United States	Missouri
1974	2	33	Eric Money	United States	Arizona
1974	3	51	Roland Grant	United States	New Mexico State
1974	4	69	Mickey Martin	United States	Pittsburgh
1974	5	87	Joe Newman	United States	Temple
1974	6	105	Mike Sylvester	United States	Dayton
1974	7	123	Sammy High	United States	Tulsa
1974	8	141	Greg Newman	United States	Drexel
1974	9	158	Gary Deitelhoff	United States	Millikin
1974	10	175	Bill Ligon	United States	Vanderbilt
1973	3	44	Dwight Lamar	United States	Southwestern Louisiana
1973	3	50	Larry Kenon	United States	Memphis State
1973	4	61	Ken Brady	United States	Michigan
1973	5	78	Henry Wilmore	United States	Michigan
1973	6	95	Dennis Johnson	United States	Ferris State
1973	7	112	Fred Smiley	United States	Northwood
1973	8	129	Ben Kelso	United States	Central Michigan
1973	9	145	Bill Kelgore	United States	Michigan State
1973	10	159	Bob Solomon	United States	Wayne State
1973	11	171	Len Paul	United States	Akron
1973	12	180	Clarence Carlisle	United States	Ferris State
1972	1	9	Bob Nash	United States	Hawaii
1972	2	17	Chris Ford	United States	Villanova
1972	4	51	Ernie Fleming	United States	Jacksonville
1972	5	67	Ernest Pettis	United States	Western Michigan
1972	6	84	Terry Benton	United States	Wichita State
1972	7	101	Bruce Anderson	United States	Arizona
1972	8	117	Ben Kelso	United States	Central Michigan
1972	9	133	Kessie Mangam	United States	Ferris State
1972	10	146	Kent Hollenbeck	United States	Kentucky
1971	1	11	Curtis Rowe	United States	UCLA
1971	2	29	Isaiah Wilson	United States	Baltimore
1971	3	45	Marv Roberts	United States	Utah State
1971	4	62	Jarrett Durham	United States	Duquesne
1971	5	79	Vincent White	United States	Savannah State
1971	6	96	Jim Larrañaga	United States	Providence
1971	7	113	Steve Kelly	United States	Brigham Young
1971	8	130	Wayne Jones	United States	Niagara
1971	9	146	Paul Botts	United States	Central Michigan
1971	10	162	Steve Butcher	United States	Pikeville
1971	11	177	Larry Saunders	United States	Duke
1971	12	190	Bob Horn	United States	Drake
1971	13	202	Willie Roberson	United States	Wyoming
1971	14	212	Art Davis	United States	Johnson C. Smith
1971	15	221	James Fleming	United States	Alcorn State
1971	16	228	Fred Smiley	United States	Detroit
1971	17	232	Leroy Jenkins	United States	Detroit
1971	18	235	Ike Bundy	United States	Lawrence Tech
1971	19	237	Ed Jenkins	United States	Shaw
1970	1	1	Bob Lanier	United States	St. Bonaventure
1970	2	32	Ken Warzynski	United States	DePaul
1970	3	37	Bob St. Pierre	United States	Hanover
1970	3	47	Jim Hayes	United States	Boston University
1970	5	71	Bill Jankans	United States	Long Beach State
1970	6	88	Seviro Brown	United States	DePaul
1970	7	105	Marv Copeland	United States	Michigan Lutheran High School
1970	8	122	Dan Issel	United States	Kentucky
1970	9	139	Alex Wynn	United States	Dartmouth
1970	10	156	Bruce Chapman	United States	Nevada
1970	11	172	Rick Anhauser	United States	North Carolina State
1970	12	185	Don Ogletree	United States	Cincinnati
1970	13	195	Ernest Hardy	United States	Harvard
1970	14	205	Randy Smith	United States	Buffalo State
1970	15	215	Dennis Clark	United States	Springfield
1970	16	224	Harvey Marlatt	United States	Eastern Michigan
1969	1	4	Terry Driscoll	United States	Boston College
1969	2	19	Willie Norwood	United States	Alcorn State
1969	4	47	Ted Wierman	United States	Washington State
1969	5	61	Steve Mix	United States	Toledo
1969	6	75	Larry Jeffries	United States	Trinity (TX)
1969	7	89	Steve Vandenberg	United States	Duke
1969	8	103	Bob Arnzen	United States	Notre Dame
1969	9	117	George Reynolds	United States	Houston
1969	10	131	Bill English	United States	Winston-Salem State
1969	11	145	Rusty Clark	United States	North Carolina
1968	1	6	Otto Moore	United States	Pan American
1968	2	20	Manny Leaks	United States	Niagara
1968	3	25	Donald Dee	United States	Saint Mary of the Plains
1968	4	42	Rich Niemann	United States	Saint Louis
1968	5	56	Carl Fuller	United States	Bethune–Cookman
1968	6	70	Wally Anderzunas	United States	Creighton
1968	7	84	Larry Newbold	United States	Long Island
1968	8	98	Harry Laurie		Saint Peter's
1968	9	112	Vaughn Harper		Syracuse
1968	10	126	Tom Baack		Nebraska
1967	1	1	Jimmy Walker	United States	Providence
1967	1	4	Sonny Dove	United States	St. John's
1967	2	14	Steve Sullivan		Georgetown
1967	3	21	Darrell Hardy		Baylor
1967	4	33	Ronald Franz		Kansas
1967	5	45	Paul Long		Wake Forest
1967	6	57	Vaughn Harper		Syracuse
1967	7	69	Bobby Lloyd		Rutgers
1967	8	81	George Carter		St. Bonaventure
1967	12	125	George Dalzell		Colgate
1967	13	135	Matthew Aitch		Michigan State
1966	1	2	Dave Bing	United States	Syracuse
1966	2	12	Dorie Murrey	United States	Detroit
1966	3	22	Ollie Darden	United States	Michigan
1966	4	32	Jeffrey Congdon		Brigham Young
1966	5	42	William Pickens		Georgia Southern
1966	6	52	Carroll Hooser		SMU
1966	7	61	Ted Manning		North Carolina Central
1966	8	70	George McNeil		Southern Illinois
1965	T		Bill Buntin	United States	Michigan
1965	2	11	Tom Van Arsdale	United States	Indiana
1965	3	20	Ron Reed	United States	Notre Dame
1965	4	29	Jim King	United States	Oklahoma State
1965	5	38	Ted Manning		North Carolina Central
1965	6	47	Barry Smith		High Point
1964	1	2	Joe Caldwell	United States	Arizona State
1964	2	9	Les Hunter	United States	Loyola (Chicago)
1964	3	18	Wali Jones	United States	Villanova
1964	4	27	Jim Davis		University of Colorado
1964	5	36	Ray Wolford		Toledo
1964	6	45	Larry Phillips		Rice
1964	7	54	Jerry Jackson		Ohio
1964	8	63	Ralph Telken		Rockhurst
1963	1	4	Eddie Miles	United States	Seattle
1963	2	12	Jerry Smith		Furman
1963	3	21	Mike McCoy		Miami (FL)
1963	4	30	Dave Erickson		Marquette
1963	5	39	Bill Small		Illinois
1963	6	48	Reggie Harding	United States	Detroit Eastern High School
1963	7	57	Ira Harge		New Mexico
1963	8	66	Gary Silc		Northern Michigan
1963	9	71	Ernie Durston		Seattle
1962	T		Dave DeBusschere	United States	Detroit
1962	2	11	Kevin Loughery	United States	St. John's
1962	3	20	Harold Hudgens		Texas Tech
1962	4	29	Reggie Harding	United States	Detroit Eastern High School
1962	5	38	Lindbergh Moody		South Carolina
1962	6	47	Ed Noe		Morehead State
1962	7	56	John Bradley		Lawrence
1962	8	64	Mike Rice		Duquesne
1962	9	73	Bill Nelson		Hamline
1962	10	82	Glenn Moore		Oregon
1961	1	4	Ray Scott	United States	Portland
1961	2	12	Johnny Egan	United States	Providence
1961	3	26	Doug Kistler		Duke
1961	4	35	George Finley		Tennessee State
1961	5	44	Danny Doyle		Belmont Abbey
1961	6	53	Lee Patrone		West Virginia
1961	7	62	Burt Price		Wittenberg
1961	8	71	Walter Ward		Hampton
1961	9	79	Peter Baltic		Kent State
1961	10	86	Wayne Monson		Northern Michigan
1961	11	94	Richard Kraft		Brockport State
1960	1	4	Jackie Moreland	United States	Louisiana Tech
1960	2	12	Ron Johnson		Minnesota
1960	3	20	Frank Case		Dayton
1960	4	28	Ken Remley		West Virginia Wesleyan
1960	5	36	Willie Jones		Northwestern
1960	6	44	Bill Lowry		Christian Brothers
1960	7	52	Douglas Moe	United States	North Carolina
1960	8	59	Mike Yugovich		Youngstown State
1960	9	66	Martin Holland		Kentucky Wesleyan
1960	10	73	Joe Kennelly		Dayton
1960	11	78	Mel Peterson		Wheaton (IL)
1960	12	83	Don Dobbert		Wheaton (IL)
1960	13	87	Lee Hopfenspirger		Hamline
1959	1	2	Bailey Howell	United States	Mississippi State
1959	2	7	Tom Robitaille		Rice
1959	2	8	Don Goldstein		Louisville
1959	3	16	Gary Alcorn		Fresno State
1959	4	24	George Lee		Michigan
1959	5	32	Tony Windis		Wyoming
1959	6	40	Lou Jordan		Cornell
1959	7	48	Doug Smart		Washington
1959	8	55	Chuck Curtis		Pacific Lutheran
1959	9	61	Doyle Edmiston		Hardin–Simmons
1959	10	67	Bruno Boin		Washington
1959	11	73	M.C. Burton		Michigan
1958	2	10	Barney Cable		Bradley
1958	3	18	Roy DeWitz		Kansas State
1958	4	26	Ralph Croswaite		Western Kentucky
1958	5	34	Hank Morano		Saint Peter's
1958	6	42	Shellie McMillon		Bradley
1958	7	50	Ed Blair		Western Michigan
1958	8	58	Jack Quiggle		Michigan State
1958	9	65	Harry Marske		North Dakota State
1958	10	71	Pete Gaudin		Loyola (LA)
1958	11	76	Herb Merritt		Tennessee Tech
1958	12	80	Jim Dew		Alabama State
1957	1	2	Charlie Tyra	United States	Louisville
1957	2	10	Bob McCoy		Grambling
1957	3	18	Bill Ebben		Detroit
1957	4	26	Kurt Englebert		Saint Joseph's
1957	5	34	Ron Kramer		Michigan
1957	6	42	Walt Acamushko		St. Francis
1957	7	50	Carl Boldt		San Francisco
1957	8	57	Doug Bolstorff		Minnesota
1957	9	64	Bob Lazor		Pittsburgh

As Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1956)

Year	Round	Pick	Name	From
1956	1	6	Ron Sobie	DePaul University
1956			Bruce Harris	Tennessee Technological University
1956			Bob Kessler	University of Maryland
1956			Joe Lieber	College of the Holy Cross
1956			John Schlimm	John Carroll University
1956			Charles Slack	Marshall University
1956	3	22	Bill Thieben	Hofstra University
1955	1	6	Johnny Horan	University of Dayton
1955	2	13	Jesse Arnelle	Pennsylvania State University
1955	3	22	Ron Bennink	Washington State University
1955	4	29	Dick Howard	Case Western Reserve University
1955	5	38	Cleo Littleton	Wichita State University
1955			Don Belcher	Louisiana State University
1955			Tom Harrold	University of Colorado
1955			Happy Mahfouz	Spring Hill College
1955			Tom Mixon	Mercer University
1955			Tom Mock	University of Colorado
1955			Bob Reiter	University of Missouri
1955			Ray Warren	Texas Christian University
1954	1	4	Dick Rosenthal	University of Notre Dame
1954	2	13	Arnold Short	Oklahoma City University
1954	3	22	B.H. Born	University of Kansas
1954	4	31	Mel Thompson	North Carolina State University
1954	5	40	Dutch Burch	University of Pittsburgh
1954	6	49	Charlie Kraak	Indiana University
1954	7	58	Bernie Janicki	Duke University
1954	8	67	Don Bielke	Valparaiso University
1954	9	76	Joel Hittleman	Loyola College in Maryland
1954	10	84	Phil Larson	Brigham Young University
1954	11	93	Forrest Jackson	Taylor University
1953	1	3	Jack Molinas	Columbia University
1953			Jim Bingham	Eastern Kentucky University
1953			Mike Bodnar	St. Bonaventure University
1953			Jim Bredar	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1953			George Glasgow	Fairleigh Dickinson University
1953			William Hagan	Siena College
1953			Dean Kelley	University of Kansas
1953			Norb Lewinski	University of Notre Dame
1953			Dick White	Eastern Kentucky University
1952	1	3	Dick Groat	Duke University
1952			Bill Carlson	Fordham University
1952			Hal Cerra	Duquesne University
1952			Bob Clifton	University of Iowa
1952			Leo Corkery	St. Bonaventure University
1952			Monk Meineke	University of Dayton
1952			Jim Ramstead	Stanford University
1952			Lee Terrill	North Carolina State University
1951	1	4	Zeke Sinicola	Niagara University
1951	2	13	Jack Kiley	Syracuse University
1951	3	23	Jake Fendley	Northwestern University
1951	4	33	Herb Hargett	Mississippi State University
1951	5	43	Leo Johnson	University of Arizona
1951	6	53	Frank Clasbeek	University of Iowa
1951	7	63	Jim Ramstead	Stanford University
1951	8	73	John Manning	Duquesne University
1950	1	7	George Yardley	Stanford University
1950	2		Jim Riffey	Tulane University
1950	3		Art Burris	University of Tennessee
1950	4		Len Rzeszewski	Indiana State University
1950	5		Ed Thompson	Kent State University
1950	6		Bob Metcalf	Valparaiso University
1950	7		Ed Jones	University of Tennessee
1950	8		Billy Adcock	Vanderbilt University
1950	9		Al Henningsen	Northwest Missouri State University
1949	1	3	Bob Harris	Oklahoma State University
1949	2		John Oldham	Western Kentucky University
1949	3		Fred Schaus	West Virginia University
1949	4		Jerry Nagel	Loyola University of Chicago
1949			Dal Zuber	University of Toledo
1948	1	8	Ward Williams	Indiana University
1948			Bobby Cook	University of Wisconsin
1948			Link Richmond	University of Arizona
1948			Kenny Rollins	University of Kentucky
1948			Murray Wier	University of Iowa