2009 NBA Development League draft
The 2009 NBA Development League Draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League . The draft was held on November 5, 2009 before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players. The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round. For example, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the number one overall selection, but in round two they picked last.
Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft, making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA Draft: Deron Washington, JamesOn Curry, Latavious Williams, Orien Greene, Reece Gaines and Yaroslav Korolev. Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level. The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.
Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.
Key
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to NBA Development League All-Star Game |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected to NBA Development League All-Star Game and was also selected in an NBA Draft |
| † | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
| 1 | 1 | ^ | F | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | South Carolina | |
| 1 | 2 | G/F | Erie BayHawks | UAB | ||
| 1 | 3 | † | F | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Virginia Tech | |
| 1 | 4 | F | Bakersfield Jam | — | ||
| 1 | 5 | C | Utah Flash | Augusta State | ||
| 1 | 6 | ^ | F | Austin Toros | Alabama | |
| 1 | 7 | ^ | G | Reno Bighorns | Southern California | |
| 1 | 8 | F | Maine Red Claws | Syracuse | ||
| 1 | 9 | G/F | Iowa Energy | Connecticut | ||
| 1 | 10 | ^ | F/C | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Georgia Tech | |
| 1 | 11 | F | Dakota Wizards | UNC Charlotte | ||
| 1 | 12 | ^ | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Memphis | |
| 1 | 13 | F | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Clemson | ||
| 1 | 14 | † | G | Springfield Armor | Oklahoma State | |
| 1 | 15 | ^ | G | Idaho Stampede | Georgia | |
| 1 | 16 | † | F | Tulsa 66ers | — | |
| 2 | 17 | ^ | G | Tulsa 66ers | Arizona | |
| 2 | 18 | G | Idaho Stampede | DePaul | ||
| 2 | 19 | C | Springfield Armor | Tennessee | ||
| 2 | 20 | F | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Butler | ||
| 2 | 21 | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Georgetown | ||
| 2 | 22 | F | Dakota Wizards | Iowa | ||
| 2 | 23 | G/F | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Auburn | ||
| 2 | 24 | G | Iowa Energy | Saint Joseph's | ||
| 2 | 25 | ^ | F | Maine Red Claws | LSU | |
| 2 | 26 | F | Reno Bighorns | Kent State | ||
| 2 | 27 | G | Austin Toros | Notre Dame | ||
| 2 | 28 | * | G | Utah Flash | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
| 2 | 29 | † | G/F | Bakersfield Jam | Louisville | |
| 2 | 30 | F/C | Los Angeles D-Fenders | San Francisco | ||
| 2 | 31 | C | Erie BayHawks | Santa Clara | ||
| 2 | 32 | G | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | New Mexico | ||
| 3 | 33 | C | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Iowa | ||
| 3 | 34 | G | Erie BayHawks | Texas Tech | ||
| 3 | 35 | G | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Southern Mississippi | ||
| 3 | 36 | G | Bakersfield Jam | Stanford | ||
| 3 | 37 | F | Utah Flash | Chattanooga | ||
| 3 | 38 | G | Austin Toros | Georgia Tech | ||
| 3 | 39 | G | Reno Bighorns | Massachusetts | ||
| 3 | 40 | G/F | Maine Red Claws | West Virginia | ||
| 3 | 41 | G/F | Iowa Energy | Wingate | ||
| 3 | 42 | F | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Penn State | ||
| 3 | 43 | F | Dakota Wizards | Oklahoma State | ||
| 3 | 44 | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Indiana | ||
| 3 | 45 | ^ | F | Sioux Falls Skyforce | VMI | |
| 3 | 46 | C | Springfield Armor | Northern Kentucky | ||
| 3 | 47 | F | Idaho Stampede | DePaul | ||
| 3 | 48 | G | Tulsa 66ers | Santa Barbara | ||
| 4 | 49 | C | Tulsa 66ers | Talladega | ||
| 4 | 50 | F | Idaho Stampede | UCLA | ||
| 4 | 51 | G | Springfield Armor | Connecticut | ||
| 4 | 52 | G | Sioux Falls Skyforce | UNC Charlotte | ||
| 4 | 53 | F/C | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Alabama A&M | ||
| 4 | 54 | C | Dakota Wizards | St. Bonaventure | ||
| 4 | 55 | G | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Creighton | ||
| 4 | 56 | F | Iowa Energy | Jarvis Christian | ||
| 4 | 57 | G | Maine Red Claws | Arkansas | ||
| 4 | 58 | F | Reno Bighorns | Georgia Southern | ||
| 4 | 59 | F | Austin Toros | Gonzaga | ||
| 4 | 60 | G | Utah Flash | Davidson | ||
| 4 | 61 | G/F | Bakersfield Jam | Tennessee–Martin | ||
| 4 | 62 | F | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Detroit | ||
| 4 | 63 | G | Erie BayHawks | American | ||
| 4 | 64 | † | G/F | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | — | |
| 5 | 65 | C | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Kentucky | ||
| 5 | 66 | G | Erie BayHawks | Indiana | ||
| 5 | 67 | F | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Virginia Union | ||
| 5 | 68 | G | Bakersfield Jam | Miami | ||
| 5 | 69 | F | Utah Flash | UNLV | ||
| 5 | 70 | G/F | Austin Toros | Duke | ||
| 5 | 71 | G | Reno Bighorns | LSU | ||
| 5 | 72 | G | Maine Red Claws | Tennessee | ||
| 5 | 73 | G/F | Iowa Energy | Milwaukee | ||
| 5 | 74 | G/F | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Cincinnati | ||
| 5 | 75 | G | Dakota Wizards | Wyoming | ||
| 5 | 76 | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Lamar | ||
| 5 | 77 | G | Sioux Falls Skyforce | DePaul | ||
| 5 | 78 | F | Springfield Armor | Northwood | ||
| 5 | 79 | F | Idaho Stampede | Michigan | ||
| 5 | 80 | F | Tulsa 66ers | Jarvis Christian | ||
| 6 | 81 | F | Tulsa 66ers | Fayetteville State | ||
| 6 | 82 | G | Idaho Stampede | West Virginia | ||
| 6 | 83 | F | Springfield Armor | Louisville | ||
| 6 | 84 | G/F | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Southern Idaho JC | ||
| 6 | 85 | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Air Force | ||
| 6 | 86 | G | Dakota Wizards | Portland | ||
| 6 | 87 | G/F | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Xavier | ||
| 6 | 88 | F/C | Iowa Energy | Robert Morris | ||
| 6 | 89 | F | Maine Red Claws | UNC Wilmington | ||
| 6 | 90 | F | Reno Bighorns | College of Charleston | ||
| 6 | 91 | ^ | F | Austin Toros | DePaul | |
| 6 | 92 | G | Utah Flash | VMI | ||
| 6 | 93 | C | Bakersfield Jam | Loyola Marymount | ||
| 6 | 94 | G | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Millersville | ||
| 6 | 95 | C | Erie BayHawks | Wisconsin–Platteville | ||
| 6 | 96 | F | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Cleveland State | ||
| 7 | 97 | G | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | American | ||
| 7 | 98 | G | Erie BayHawks | Tusculum | ||
| 7 | 99 | C | Los Angeles D-Fenders | — | ||
| 7 | 100 | F | Bakersfield Jam | Houston | ||
| 7 | 101 | F | Utah Flash | North Florida | ||
| 7 | 102 | C | Austin Toros | Northwood | ||
| 7 | 103 | G | Reno Bighorns | Southern U. | ||
| 7 | 104 | G | Maine Red Claws | Cincinnati | ||
| 7 | 105 | C | Iowa Energy | Florida International | ||
| 7 | 106 | G | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Dayton | ||
| 7 | 107 | F | Dakota Wizards | Idaho | ||
| 7 | 108 | G/F | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Kent State | ||
| 7 | 109 | F | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Oklahoma City | ||
| 7 | 110 | F | Springfield Armor | Amherst | ||
| 7 | 111 | C | Idaho Stampede | Northern Illinois | ||
| 7 | 112 | G | Tulsa 66ers | North Texas | ||
| 8 | 113 | F | Tulsa 66ers | Maryland–Eastern Shore | ||
| 8 | 114 | G | Idaho Stampede | UC Davis | ||
| 8 | 115 | C | Springfield Armor | American | ||
| 8 | 116 | G | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Minnesota | ||
| 8 | 117 | G | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | UNC Charlotte | ||
| 8 | 118 | F | Dakota Wizards | Dayton | ||
| 8 | 119 | G | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Indiana | ||
| 8 | 120 | G | Iowa Energy | Colorado State | ||
| 8 | 121 | F | Maine Red Claws | Maine Maritime Academy | ||
| 8 | 122 | F/C | Reno Bighorns | Cincinnati | ||
| 8 | 123 | F | Austin Toros | Huston–Tillotson | ||
| 8 | 124 | G/F | Utah Flash | Utah Valley | ||
| 8 | 125 | G | Bakersfield Jam | Chattanooga | ||
| 8 | 126 | F | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Yale | ||
| 8 | 127 | G | Erie BayHawks | William Jessup | ||
| 8 | 128 | G | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Cuyahoga CC |