The 1991 NBA draft took place on June 26, 1991, in New York City, New York. Larry Johnson was selected first overall; he won the 1992 NBA Rookie of the Year award and as a two-time All-Star, was the first player to represent the Charlotte Hornets franchise at an All-Star game.

1991 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 26, 1991
StandortFelt Forum (New York City, New York)
Network(s)TNT
Übersicht
54 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionLarry Johnson (Charlotte Hornets)
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Dikembe Mutombo was selected fourth overall, and became one of the greatest defensive centers in the history of the league. He was a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner and an eight-time All-Star, and played in the league for 18 seasons.[1]

Other notable picks include Kenny Anderson, Steve Smith, Terrell Brandon, Dale Davis and Chris Gatling, who all made All-Star appearances, but with the exception of Brandon at two, each only appeared once.

The remaining picks in the first round failed to make an impact. Billy Owens was selected by the Sacramento Kings but refused to sign with them. He was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for high-scoring guard Mitch Richmond, a trade that has been regarded as one of the most lopsided in NBA history.[2] Owens was solid but unspectacular in his career, while Richmond was a six-time All-Star and was the 1989 NBA Rookie of the Year.[2] Luc Longley was a three-time NBA Championship winner with the Chicago Bulls and held the record for playing the most NBA games by an Australian (broken by Andrew Bogut during the 2015–16 season).

As of 2011, two players are deceased: Bobby Phills and Bison Dele. Phills died in a car accident involving teammate David Wesley. Dele disappeared in the South Pacific in July 2002, with French authorities claiming that Dele's brother had killed Dele and his girlfriend and thrown them overboard the catamaran they were travelling on. Dele's brother committed suicide in September 2002.

This was the last draft held in New York City until 2001.

Draft

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Larry Johnson was selected 1st overall by the Charlotte Hornets.
 
Kenny Anderson was selected 2nd overall by the New Jersey Nets.
 
Dikembe Mutombo was selected 4th overall by the Denver Nuggets.
 
Rick Fox was selected 24th overall by the Boston Celtics.
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Zentrum
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Larry Johnson* PF   Vereinigte Staaten Charlotte Hornets UNLV (Sr.)
1 2 Kenny Anderson+ PG   Vereinigte Staaten New Jersey Nets Georgia Tech (So.)
1 3 Billy Owens SF   Vereinigte Staaten Sacramento Kings (traded to Golden State) Syracuse (Jr.)
1 4 Dikembe Mutombo^ C   Zaire Denver Nuggets Georgetown (Sr.)
1 5 Steve Smith+ SG   Vereinigte Staaten Miami Heat Michigan State (Sr.)
1 6 Doug Smith PF   Vereinigte Staaten Dallas Mavericks Missouri (Sr.)
1 7 Luc Longley C   Australien Minnesota Timberwolves New Mexico (Sr.)
1 8 Mark Macon SG   Vereinigte Staaten Denver Nuggets (from Washington) Temple (Sr.)
1 9 Stacey Augmon SG/SF   Vereinigte Staaten Atlanta Hawks (from L.A. Clippers) UNLV (Sr.)
1 10 Brian Williams[Note 1] PF/C   Vereinigte Staaten Orlando Magic Arizona (Jr.)
1 11 Terrell Brandon+ PG   Vereinigte Staaten Cleveland Cavaliers Oregon (Jr.)
1 12 Greg Anthony PG   Vereinigte Staaten New York Knicks UNLV (Sr.)
1 13 Dale Davis+ PF   Vereinigte Staaten Indiana Pacers Clemson (Sr.)
1 14 Rich King C   Vereinigte Staaten Seattle SuperSonics Nebraska (Sr.)
1 15 Anthony Avent PF   Vereinigte Staaten Atlanta Hawks Seton Hall (Sr.)
1 16 Chris Gatling+ PF   Vereinigte Staaten Golden State Warriors (from Philadelphia) Old Dominion (Sr.)
1 17 Victor Alexander C   Vereinigte Staaten Golden State Warriors Iowa State (Sr.)
1 18 Kevin Brooks SF   Vereinigte Staaten Milwaukee Bucks Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
1 19 LaBradford Smith SG   Vereinigte Staaten Washington Bullets (from Detroit via Dallas and Denver) Louisville (Sr.)
1 20 John Turner PF   Vereinigte Staaten Houston Rockets Phillips (Sr.)
1 21 Eric Murdock PG   Vereinigte Staaten Utah Jazz Providence (Sr.)
1 22 LeRon Ellis PF   Vereinigte Staaten Los Angeles Clippers (from Phoenix via Seattle) Syracuse (Sr.)
1 23 Stanley Roberts C   Vereinigte Staaten Orlando Magic (from San Antonio) Real Madrid (Spain)
1 24 Rick Fox SF   Kanada Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.)
1 25 Shaun Vandiver# PF   Vereinigte Staaten Golden State Warriors (from L.A. Lakers) Colorado (Sr.)
1 26 Mark Randall PF   Vereinigte Staaten Chicago Bulls Kansas (Sr.)
1 27 Pete Chilcutt PF   Vereinigte Staaten Sacramento Kings (from Portland) North Carolina (Sr.)
2 28 Kevin Lynch G/F   Vereinigte Staaten Charlotte Hornets (from Denver) Minnesota (Sr.)
2 29 George Ackles# C/PF   Vereinigte Staaten Miami Heat UNLV (Sr.)
2 30 Rodney Monroe G/F   Vereinigte Staaten Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento) NC State (Sr.)
2 31 Randy Brown PG   Vereinigte Staaten Sacramento Kings (from New Jersey) New Mexico State (Sr.)
2 32 Chad Gallagher C   Vereinigte Staaten Phoenix Suns (from Charlotte) Creighton (Sr.)
2 33 Donald Hodge C   Vereinigte Staaten Dallas Mavericks Temple (Jr.)
2 34 Myron Brown G   Vereinigte Staaten Minnesota Timberwolves Slippery Rock (Sr.)
2 35 Mike Iuzzolino G   Vereinigte Staaten Dallas Mavericks (from Washington via Sacramento) Saint Francis (PA) (Sr.)
2 36 Chris Corchiani G   Vereinigte Staaten Orlando Magic NC State (Sr.)
2 37 Elliot Perry PG   Vereinigte Staaten Los Angeles Clippers Memphis State (Sr.)
2 38 Joe Wylie# PF   Vereinigte Staaten Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland) Miami (FL) (Sr.)
2 39 Jimmy Oliver G/F   Vereinigte Staaten Cleveland Cavaliers (from New York via Charlotte) Purdue (Sr.)
2 40 Doug Overton PG   Vereinigte Staaten Detroit Pistons (from Seattle) La Salle (Sr.)
2 41 Sean Green F/G   Vereinigte Staaten Indiana Pacers Iona (Sr.)
2 42 Steve Hood# SF   Vereinigte Staaten Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) James Madison (Sr.)
2 43 Lamont Strothers G   Vereinigte Staaten Golden State Warriors Christopher Newport (Sr.)
2 44 Álvaro Teherán# C   Kolumbien Philadelphia 76ers Houston (Sr.)
2 45 Bobby Phills SG   Vereinigte Staaten Milwaukee Bucks Southern (Sr.)
2 46 Richard Dumas F   Vereinigte Staaten Phoenix Suns (from Detroit) Hapoel Holon (Israel)
2 47 Keith Hughes# PF   Vereinigte Staaten Houston Rockets Rutgers (Sr.)
2 48 Isaac Austin C   Vereinigte Staaten Utah Jazz Arizona State (Sr.)
2 49 Greg Sutton G   Vereinigte Staaten San Antonio Spurs Oral Roberts (Sr.)
2 50 Joey Wright# SG   Vereinigte Staaten Phoenix Suns Texas (Sr.)
2 51 Žan Tabak C   Yugoslavia[n 2] Houston Rockets (from Boston via New Jersey and Cleveland) KK Split (Yugoslavia)
2 52 Anthony Jones# SF   Vereinigte Staaten Los Angeles Lakers Oral Roberts (Sr.)
2 53 Von McDade# SG   Vereinigte Staaten New Jersey Nets (from Chicago) Milwaukee (Sr.)
2 54 Marcus Kennedy# PF   Vereinigte Staaten Portland Trail Blazers Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. ^ Croatia had declared independence just a day before the draft, but was not yet recognized by FIBA.

Notable undrafted players

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Darrell Armstrong was undrafted but had a 13-year career in the NBA and was the Sixth Man of the Year in 1999.

These eligible players were not selected in the 1991 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
Darrell Armstrong PG   Vereinigte Staaten Fayetteville State (Sr.)
James Blackwell PG   Vereinigte Staaten Dartmouth (Sr.)
Walter Bond SG   Vereinigte Staaten Minnesota (Sr.)
Mark Bradtke C/PF   Australien Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
Demetrius Calip PG   Vereinigte Staaten Michigan (Sr.)
John Crotty PG   Vereinigte Staaten Virginia (Sr.)
Corey Crowder SG/SF   Vereinigte Staaten Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.)
Emanual Davis PG/SG   Vereinigte Staaten Delaware State (Sr.)
Patrick Eddie C   Vereinigte Staaten Ole Miss (Sr.)
Vincenzo Esposito SG   Italien S.C. Juventus Phonola Caserta (Italy)
Tony Farmer PF   Vereinigte Staaten Nebraska (Sr.)
Jay Guidinger C   Vereinigte Staaten Minnesota–Duluth (Sr.)
Reggie Hanson SF   Vereinigte Staaten Kentucky (Sr.)
Jerome Harmon SG   Vereinigte Staaten Louisville (Sr.)
Keith Jennings PG   Vereinigte Staaten East Tennessee State (Sr.)
Reggie Jordan SG   Vereinigte Staaten New Mexico State (Sr.)
Cedric Lewis C   Vereinigte Staaten Maryland (Sr.)
Keith Owens F   Vereinigte Staaten UCLA (Sr.)
Robert Pack PG   Vereinigte Staaten USC (Sr.)
Larry Stewart SF   Vereinigte Staaten Coppin State (Sr.)
Brett Szabo C   Vereinigte Staaten Augustana (South Dakota) (Sr.)
Carl Thomas SG   Vereinigte Staaten Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
Charles Thomas SG   Vereinigte Staaten Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
Donald Whiteside PG   Vereinigte Staaten Northern Illinois (Sr.)
Lorenzo Williams PF/C   Vereinigte Staaten Stetson (Sr.)
Travis Williams SF   Vereinigte Staaten South Carolina State (Sr.)

Early entrants

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College underclassmen

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The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]

International players

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The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]

Other eligible players

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Player Team Note Ref.
  Richard Dumas Hapoel Holon (Israel) Left Oklahoma State in 1990; playing professionally since the 1990–91 season [4]
  Stanley Roberts Real Madrid (Spain) Left LSU in 1990; playing professionally since the 1990–91 season [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Brian Williams changed his name to Bison Dele in 1998.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dikembe Mutombo Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Sports Illustrated". Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "1991 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Baldwin, Mike (December 8, 1991). "Dumas May Get a Chance". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Cress, Doug (May 13, 1991). "Roberts's Return Adds Beef to NBA Lottery". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bison Dele Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
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