List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA
The men's college basketball program of the University of California, Los Angeles was founded in 1920 and is known competitively as the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins have won 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Division I Basketball Championships, including 10 under coach John Wooden, which gives them the most of any school. Many former players advanced to play professionally in the National Basketball Association. During the, UCLA had 14 active players in the NBA, more than any other program., 99 former UCLA players have played in the NBA.
NBA players
Following are former Bruins who have played at least one game in the NBA.Player | Former UCLA player who played in the NBA |
UCLA | Years played at UCLA |
NBA | Years played in the NBA |
Year | Year selected in the NBA draft. U if the player was undrafted |
Rnd | Round selected in the draft. Territorial picks noted by "T" |
Pick | Overall position selected in the draft |
Min | Minutes per game average in NBA career |
Pts | Points per game average in NBA career |
Reb | Rebounds per game average in NBA career |
Ast | Assists per game average in NBA career |
All-Star | The number of times the player had been selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game as of 2020 |
^ | Denotes player who was still active in the NBA |
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player |
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor |
† | Transferred from UCLA to another school |
with the Los Angeles Lakers in the late 1980s
with the Golden State Warriors in 2008
with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973
with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2010
with the Bruins in 1977.
with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2011
in 2010
in 1956
of the Boston Celtics in 1987
of the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011
with UCLA in 1971–72
NBA draftees
The following former Bruins were selected in the NBA draft but never played a game in the league.Player | Former UCLA player who was drafted by the NBA |
UCLA career | Years played at UCLA |
Year | Year selected in the NBA draft. |
Rnd | Round selected in the draft. |
Pick | Overall position selected in the draft |
† | Transferred from UCLA to another school |
with UCLA c. 1972
played in the Amateur Athletic Union after UCLA.