16 NC State Players Have Been Taken in the 1st Round of the NBA Draft

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in progress, with Duke’s Cooper Flagg being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks. Back in 1975, NC State legend David Thompson was the No. 1 overall pick, drafted by the Atlanta Hawks.

Sixteen Wolfpack players have been drafted in the first round:

1st – David Thompson (1975)

3rd – Tommy Burleson (1974)

3rd – Chris Washburn (1986)

4th – Ronnie Shavlik (1956)

6th – Tom Gugliotta (1992)

6th – Kenny Carr (1977)

6th – John Richter (1959)

7th – Thurl Bailey (1983)

8th – Sam Ranzino (1951)

9th – Dennis Smith Jr. (2017)

11th – Todd Fuller (1996)

14th – T.J. Warren (2014)

15th – Cedric Simmons (2006)

16th – Hawkeye Whitney (1980)

19th – J.J. Hickson (2008)

20th – Julius Hodge (2005)