Wichita State Men’s Basketball Players who have Gone Pro

Nate Bowman

Nickname: The Snake, Nate the Skate
Years at WSU: 1962-65
Position: Center
Year Drafted: 1965 (1^st Round)
NBA Teams: Chicago Bulls (1966-67), New York Knicks (1967-70), Buffalo Braves (1970-71)

Antoine Carr

Nickname: A.C., The Big Dog
Years at WSU: 1979-83
Position: Power Forward, Small Forward, Center
Year Drafted: 1983 (1^st Round)
NBA Teams: Atlanta Hawks (1984-90), Sacramento Kings (1989-91), San Antonio Spurs (1991-94), Utah Jazz (1994-98), Houston Rockets (1998-99)

Greg Dreiling

Years at WSU: 1981-82
Position: Center
Drafted: 1986 (2^nd Round)
NBA Teams: Indiana Pacers (1986-93), Dallas Mavericks (1993-94, 1996-97), Cleveland Cavaliers (1994-95)

Cleanthony Early

Years at WSU: 2012-2014
Position: Small Forward
Year Drafted: 2014 (2^nd Round)
NBA Team: New York Knicks (2015-present)

Maurice Evans

Years at WSU: 1997-98
Position: Shooting Guard, Small Forward
NBA Teams: Minnesota Tiberwolves (2001-02), Sacramento Kings (2004-05), Detroit Pistons (2005-06), Los Angeles Lakers (2006-08), Atlanta Hawks (2008-11), Washington Wizards (2010-12)

Warren (Armstrong) Jabali

Years at WSU: 1964-68
Position: Shooting Guard, Point Guard
Year Drafted: 1968 (4^th Round, by New York Knicks)
ABA Teams: Oakland Oaks (1968-69), Washington Capitols (1969-70), Indiana Pacers (1970-71), Floridians (1971-72), Denver Rockets (1972-74), San Diego Conquistadors (1974-75)

Lynbert “Cheese” Johnson

Years at WSU: 1976-79
Position: Small Forward
Year Drafted: 1979 (3^rd Round)
NBA Team: Golden State Warriors (1979-80)

Ozell Jones

Nickname: Hoppy
Years at WSU: 1979-81
Position: Center
Drafted: 1984 (4^th Round)
NBA Teams: San Antonio Spurs (1984-85), Los Angeles Clippers (1985-86)

Cliff Levingston

Years at WSU: 1979-82
Position: Power Forward
Year Drafted: 1982 (1^st Round)
NBA Teams: Detroit Pistons (1982-84), Atlanta Hawks (1984-90), Chicago Bulls (1990-92)

Xavier McDaniel

Nickname: X, X-Man
Years at WSU: 1981-85
Position: Small Forward, Power Forward
Year Drafted: 1985 (1^st Round)
NBA Teams: Seattle SuperSonics (1985-91), Phoenix Suns (1990-91), New York Knicks (1991-92), Boston Celtics (1992-95), New Jersey Nets (1996-98)

Gal Mekel

Years at WSU: 2006-08
Position: Point Guard
NBA Teams: Dallas Mavericks (2013-14), New Orleans Pelicans (2014-15)

Toure’ Murry

Years at WSU: 2008-12
Position: Guard
NBA Teams: New York Knicks (2013-14), Utah Jazz (2014-15)

Gaylon Nickerson

Years at WSU: 1989-90
Position: Shooting Guard
Drafted: 1994 (2^nd Round by Atlanta Hawks)
NBA Teams: San Antonio Spurs and Washington Bullets (1996-97)

Dave Stallworth

Nickname: The Rave
Years at WSU: 1962-65
Position: Small Forward
Year Drafted: 1965 (1^st Round)
NBA Teams: New York Knicks (1965-67, 1969-72, 1974-75), Baltimore Bullets (1972-73), Capital Bullets (1973-74)

Gene Wiley

Years at WSU: 1959-62
Position: Center
Year Drafted: 1962 (2^nd Round)
NBA Team: Los Angeles Lakers (1962-66)
ABA Teams: Oakland Oaks (1967-68), Dallas Chaparrals (1967-68)

Bobby Wilson

Years at WSU: 1972-74
Position: Shooting Guard
Year Drafted: 1974 (3^rd Round)
NBA Teams: Chicago Bulls (1974-76), Boston Celtics (1976-77), Indiana Pacers (1977-78)

Aubrey Sherrod (Drafted 1985, 2^nd Round by Chicago Bulls)

Cleo Littleton (Drafted 1955, 5^th Round by Fort Wayne Pistons)

Warren Armstrong (Drafted 1968, 4^th Round by New York Knicks)

Larry Van Eman (Drafted 1962, 6^th Round by Syracuse Nationals)

Bob Elmore (Drafted 1977, 4^th Round by New York Nets)

Ron Heller (Drafted 1961, 7^th Round by Chicago Packers)

Jamie Thompson (Drafted 1967, 7^th Round by Los Angeles Lakers)

Ron Harris (Drafted 1972, 5^th Round by Milwaukee Bucks)

Robert Gray (Drafted 1976, 5^th Round by Seattle SuperSonics)

Terry Benton (Drafted 1972, 6^th Round by Detroit Pistons)

Henry Carr (Drafted 1987, 7^th Round by Los Angeles Clippers)

Randy Smithson (Drafted 1981, 8^th Round by Kansas City Kings)

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