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10. Bobby Jackson, Minnesota: 23rd pick in 1997 NBA Draft
While at Minnesota, Jackson led the Gophers to a Final Four and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1997, which was later vacated due to an academic scandal. Jackson was selected with the No. 23 pick in the 1997 NBA Draft to the Seattle Supersonics, now the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets, where he went on to average 11.6 points per game in his rookie season. Jackson’s best years in the NBA came in the early 2000′s with Sacramento, where he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2003.
6. Voshon Lenard, Minnesota: 46th pick in the 1994 NBA Draft
Lenard was the lowest player selected on this list, going No. 46 in the 1994 draft to the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to have a successful NBA career, carving out a role as one of the top 3-point shooters in the league during the late 90′s. One of his career highlights was winning the NBA 3-point contest in 2004, while playing for the Denver Nuggets.
2. Archie Clark, Minnesota: 37th pick in the 1966 NBA Draft
This is what we like to call “kicking it old school.” Clark enjoyed a standout career at Minnesota and was an All-Big Ten selection as a senior. He fell all the way to the No. 37 pick in the 1966 draft, widely considered the steal of that draft. Clark went on to play 10 years in the NBA, averaging 16.3 points and 4.8 assists. He is well-known for being involved in the trade that brought Wilt Chamberlain from Philadelphia to the Los Angeles Lakers.
http://btn.com/2014/05/29/nba-draft-top-10-draft-steals-in-big-ten-history/
Go Gophers!!
10. Bobby Jackson, Minnesota: 23rd pick in 1997 NBA Draft
While at Minnesota, Jackson led the Gophers to a Final Four and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1997, which was later vacated due to an academic scandal. Jackson was selected with the No. 23 pick in the 1997 NBA Draft to the Seattle Supersonics, now the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets, where he went on to average 11.6 points per game in his rookie season. Jackson’s best years in the NBA came in the early 2000′s with Sacramento, where he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2003.
6. Voshon Lenard, Minnesota: 46th pick in the 1994 NBA Draft
Lenard was the lowest player selected on this list, going No. 46 in the 1994 draft to the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to have a successful NBA career, carving out a role as one of the top 3-point shooters in the league during the late 90′s. One of his career highlights was winning the NBA 3-point contest in 2004, while playing for the Denver Nuggets.
2. Archie Clark, Minnesota: 37th pick in the 1966 NBA Draft
This is what we like to call “kicking it old school.” Clark enjoyed a standout career at Minnesota and was an All-Big Ten selection as a senior. He fell all the way to the No. 37 pick in the 1966 draft, widely considered the steal of that draft. Clark went on to play 10 years in the NBA, averaging 16.3 points and 4.8 assists. He is well-known for being involved in the trade that brought Wilt Chamberlain from Philadelphia to the Los Angeles Lakers.
http://btn.com/2014/05/29/nba-draft-top-10-draft-steals-in-big-ten-history/
Go Gophers!!
