NCAA DIVISION II PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN U.S. (Through 2017-18 season)
The following list consists of players who played NCAA Division II basketball who have or are currently playing in either the National Basketball Association or played in the American Basketball Association when that league existed.
To make this list, a played has to have appeared in at least one regular season game in one of those professional leagues and played at the Division II school when the institution was affiliated in this division.
PLAYER (SCHOOL) PROFESSIONAL TEAM(S) GAMES* POINTS* Darrell Armstrong (Fayetteville State) Orlando Magic 1994-03 503 5901 New Orleans Hornets 2003-04 93 982 Dallas Mavericks 2004-06 114 252 Indiana Pacers 2006-07 82 457 New Jersey Nets 2007-08 50 123 Career totals 840 7712 Carl Bailey (Tuskegee) Portland Trail Blazers 1981-82 1 2 Kenneth Bannister (St. Augustine’s) New York Knicks 1984-86 145 1110 Los Angeles Clippers 1988-91 108 391 Career totals 253 1501 Nathaniel Barnett, Jr. (Akron) Indiana Pacers (ABA) 1975-76 12 27 Billy Ray Bates (Kentucky State) Portland Trail Blazers 1979-82 168 2074 Washington Bullets/ Los Angeles Lakers 1982-93 19 123 Career totals 187 2197 Al Beard (Norfolk State) New Jersey Americans (ABA) 1967-68 12 30 Jerome Beasley (North Dakota) Miami Heat 2003-04 2 2 Spider Bennett (Winston-Salem State) Dallas Chaparrals/ Houston Mavericks (ABA) 1968-69 59 440 Delmer Beshore (California, Pa.) Milwaukee Bucks 1978-79 1 0 Chicago Bulls 1979-80 68 244 Career totals 69 244 Tom Black (South Dakota State) Seattle Supersonics/ Cincinnati Royals 1970-71 71 299 Manute Bol (Bridgeport) Washington Bullets 1985-88 239 725 Golden State Warriors 1988-90 155 460 Philadelphia 76ers 1990-93 211 391 Miami Heat/Washington Bullets/ Philadelphia 76ers 1993-94 14 8 Golden State Warriors 1994-95 5 15 Career totals 624 1599 Butch Booker (Cheyney) Miami Floridians (ABA) 1969-70 12 70 Tommie Bowens (Grambling) Denver Rockets (ABA) 1967-68 67 410 New York Americans (ABA) 1968-69 76 455 Memphis Sounds (ABA) 1969-70 68 267 Career totals 211 1132 Alonzo Bradley (Texas Southern) Houston Rockets 1977-80 99 440 Tyrone Britt (Johnson C. Smith) San Diego Rockets 1967-68 11 28 James Brogan (West Virginia Wesleyan) San Diego Clippers 1981-83 121 619 Myron Brown (Slippery Rock) Minnesota Timberwolves 1991-92 4 9 Greg Bunch (Cal State Fullerton) New York Knicks 1978-79 12 28
Fred Carter (Mount St. Mary’s) Baltimore Bullets 1969-72 155 1208 Philadelphia 76ers 1972-76 409 7673 Milwaukee Bucks 1976-77 47 390 Career totals 611 9271 Sam Cash (UC Riverside) Memphis Tams 1972-73 7 20 Art Collins (Biscayne) Atlanta Hawks 1980-81 29 94 Wayne Cooper (New Orleans) Golden State Warriors 1978-80 144 1168 Utah Jazz 1980-81 71 489 Dallas Mavericks 1981-82 76 682 Portland Trail Blazers 1982-84 161 1568 Denver Nuggets 1984-89 351 3345 Portland Trail Blazers 1989-92 181 525 Career totals 984 7777 Corey Crowder (Kentucky Wesleyan) Utah Jazz 1991-92 51 114 San Antonio Spurs 1994-95 7 6 Career totals 58 120 Bobby Dandridge (Norfolk State) Milwaukee Bucks 1969-77, 1981-82 618 11,478 Washington Bullets 1977-81 221 4052 Career totals 839 15,530 Mack Daughtry (Albany State) Carolina Cougars (ABA) 1970-71 4 13 Lee Davis (North Carolina Central) New Orleans Buccaneers (ABA) 1968-69 81 262 Memphis Pros/Tams (ABA) 1969-74 290 2353 San Diego Conquistidors (ABA) 1974-76 82 896 Career totals 453 3511 Mike Davis (Virginia Union) Baltimore Bullets 1969-70, 1972-73 69 792 Buffalo Braves 1970-72 135 1397 Memphis Tams (ABA) 1972-73 38 254 Career totals 242 2443 Terry Davis (Virginia Union) Miami Heat 1989-91 118 598 Dallas Mavericks 1991-96 232 1971 Washington Wizards 1997-99 111 459 Denver Nuggets 2000-01 19 33 Career totals 480 3061 Eric Dawson (Midwestern State) San Antonio Spurs 2011-12 4 15 Henry Dickerson (Charleston) Detroit Pistons 1975-76 17 28 Atlanta Hawks 1976-77 6 17 Career totals 23 45 Dick Eichhorst (Southeast Missouri State) St. Louis Hawks 1961-62 1 2 Mario Elie (American International) Philadelphia 76ers/ Golden State Warriors 1990-91 33 237 Golden State Warriors 1991-92 79 620 Portland Trail Blazers 1992-93 82 708 Houston Rockets 1993-98 344 3356 San Antonio Spurs 1998-00 126 1045 Phoenix Suns 2000-01 68 299 Career totals 732 6265 Harold Ellis (Morehouse) Los Angeles Clippers 1993-95 118 676 Denver Nuggets 1997-98 27 164 Career totals 145 840 A.J. English (Virginia Union) Washington Bullets 1990-92 151 1502 Ray Epps (Norfolk State) Golden State Warriors 1978-79 13 26 Greg Fillmore (Cheyney) New York Knicks 1970-72 49 118 Levi Fontaine (Maryland-Eastern Shore) San Francisco Warriors 1970-71 35 134 Jake Ford (Maryland-Eastern Shore) Seattle Supersonics 1970-72 31 126 Mike Gale (Elizabeth City State) Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1971-74 207 1512 New York Nets (ABA) 1974-75 104 812 San Antonio Spurs 1975-81 414 3279 Portland Trail Blazers 1981 42 179 Golden State Warriors 1981-82 75 421 Career totals 842 6203 George Gervin (Eastern Michigan) Virginia Squires (ABA) 1972-73 79 1668 San Antonio Spurs 1973-85 899 23,602 Chicago Bulls 1985-86 82 1325 Career totals 1060 26,595 Gerald Glass (Delta State) Minnesota Timberwolves 1990-92 126 1211 Minnesota Timberwolves/ Detroit Pistons 1992-93 60 316 New Jersey Nets/ Charlotte Hornets 1993-94 15 26 Career totals 201 1553 Calvin Graham (Gannon) Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) 1967-68 8 13 Greg Grant (Morris Brown) Phoenix Suns 1989-90 67 208 New York Knicks 1990-91 22 26 Charlotte Hornets/ Philadelphia 76ers 1991-92 68 225 Philadelphia 76ers 1992-93 72 194 Denver Nuggets 1994-95 14 31 Philadelphia 76ers/Washington Bullets/ Denver Nuggets 1995-96 31 83 Career totals 274 767 Tommy Green (Southern) New Orleans Jazz 1978-79 59 232 Jay Guidinger (Minnesota-Duluth) Cleveland Cavaliers 1992-94 64 98 Junior Harrington (Wingate) Denver Nuggets 2002-03 82 418 New Orleans Hornets 2004-05 29 163 Memphis Grizzlies 2006-07 29 152 Career totals 139 733 Antonio Harvey (Pfeiffer) Los Angeles Lakers 1993-95 86 249 Vancouver Grizzlies/ Los Angeles Clippers 1995-96 55 204 Seattle Supersonics 1996-97 6 15 Portland Trail Blazers 1999-01 31 72 Seattle Supersonics 2001-02 5 9 Atlanta Hawks 2002-03 4 4 Career totals 187 553 Bill Higgins (Ashland) Virginia Squires (ABA) 1974-75 15 138 Earl Higgins (Eastern Michigan) Indiana Pacers (ABA) 1970-71 53 231 Mike Higgins (Northern Colorado) Los Angeles Lakers/ Denver Nuggets 1989-90 11 14 Sacramento Kings 1990-91 7 16 Career totals 18 30 Cleo Hill (Winston-Salem State) St. Louis Hawks 1961-62 58 320 Wilbur Holland (New Orleans) Atlanta Hawks 1975-76 33 192 Chicago Bulls 1976-79 243 3568 Career totals 276 3760 Willie Iverson (Central Michigan) Miami Floridians (ABA) 1968-69 29 136 Phil Jackson (North Dakota) New York Knicks 1967-78 732 4989 New Jersey Nets 1978-80 75 439 Career totals 807 5428 Mike Jackson (Cal State-L.A.) Utah Stars (ABA) 1972-73 63 368 Memphis Tams (ABA) 1973-74 39 339 Virginia Squires (ABA) 1974-76 162 1336 Career totals 264 2683 Abdul Jeelani (Wisconsin-Parkside) Portland Trail Blazers 1979-80 77 737 Dallas Mavericks 1980-81 66 553 Career totals 143 1290 Clemon Johnson (Florida A&M) Portland Trail Blazers 1979-80 74 240 Indiana Pacers 1980-82 239 1801 Indiana Pacers/ Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83 83 709 Philadelphia 76ers 1983-86 213 986 Seattle Supersonics 1986-88 152 366 Career totals 761 4102 Ivan Johnson (Cal State San Bernardino) Atlanta Hawks/2011-13 125 808 Nate Johnston (Tampa) Utah Jazz/ Portland Trail Blazers 1989-90 21 46 Caldwell Jones (Albany State) San Diego Conquistidors (ABA) 1973-75 165 2825 Kentucky Colonels/ Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) 1975-76 66 827 Philadelphia 76ers 1976-82 482 3466 Houston Rockets 1982-84 163 1577 Chicago Bulls 1984-85 42 142 Portland Trail Blazers 1985-89 309 1231 Sacramento Kings 1989-90 72 173 Career totals 1299 10,241 Charles Jones (Albany State) Philadelphia 76ers 1983-84 1 1 Chicago Bulls/ Washington Bullets 1984-85 31 174 Washington Bullets 1985-93 567 1522 Detroit Pistons 1993-94 42 91 Houston Rockets 1994-98 85 38 Career totals 726 1826 Earl Jones (District of Columbia) Los Angeles Lakers 1984-85 2 0 Milwaukee Bucks 1985-86 12 13 Career totals 14 13 Jake Jones (Assumption) Philadelphia 76ers/ Cincinnati Royals 1971-72 17 76 Johnny Jones (Cal State-L.A.) Boston Celtics 1967-68 51 214 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1968-69 29 203 Career totals 80 417 Major Jones (Albany State) Houston Rockets 1979-84 327 1514 Detroit Pistons 1984-85 47 129 Career totals 374 1643 Sam Jones (North Carolina Central) Boston Celtics 1957-69 871 15,411 Wil Jones (Albany State) Miami Floridians (ABA) 1969-70 74 606 Memphis Pros/Tams (ABA) 1970-74 325 4116 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1974-76 167 2182 Indiana Pacers 1976-77 80 1042 Buffalo Braves 1977-78 79 536 Career totals 725 8482 Willie Jones (Buffalo State) San Diego Clippers 1982-84 13 41 Garth Joseph (Saint Rose) Denver Nuggets 2000-01 4 2 Arvesta Kelly (Lincoln, Mo.) Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) 1967-68, 69-72 111 1088 Minnesota Pipers (ABA) 1968-69 68 398 Carolina Cougars (ABA) 1970-71 5 14 Indiana Pacers (ABA) 1971-72 4 6 Career totals 188 1506 Jerome Kersey (Longwood) Portland Trail Blazers 1984-95 831 10,067 Golden State Warriors 1995-96 76 510 Los Angeles Lakers 1996-97 70 476 Seattle Supersonics 1997-98 37 234 San Antonio Spurs 1998-00 117 466 Milwaukee Bucks 2000-01 22 72 Career totals 1153 11,825 Irvin Kiffin (Virginia Union) San Antonio Spurs 1979-80 26 82 Wilber Kirkland (Cheyney) Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) 1969-70 2 6 Ron Knight (Cal State-L.A.) Portland Trail Blazers 1970-72 101 472 Arvid Kramer (Augustana) Denver Nuggets 1979-80 8 16 Steve Lingenfelter (South Dakota State) Washington Bullets 1982-83 7 8 San Antonio Spurs 1983-84 3 2 Career totals 10 10 Samuel Little (Delta State) Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1969-70 3 5 Horacio Llamas (Grand Canyon) Phoenix Suns 1996-98 28 58 Kevin Loder (Kentucky St./Alabama St.) Kansas City Kings 1981-83 137 827 Kansas City Kings/ San Diego Clippers 1983-84 11 48 Career totals 148 875 Josh Magette (Alabama Huntsville) Atlanta Hawks 2017-18 18 16 Rick Mahorn (Hampton) Washington Bullets 1980-85 373 3345 Detroit Pistons 1985-89 282 2018 Philadelphia 76ers 1989-91 155 1522 New Jersey Nets 1991-96 210 668 Detroit Pistons 1996-98 81 197 Philadelphia 76ers 1998-99 16 13 Career totals 1117 7763 Harvey Marlatt (Eastern Michigan) Detroit Pistons 1970-73 61 225 Ken Mayfield (Tuskegee) New York Knicks 1975-76 13 37 Paul McCracken (Cal State-Northridge) Houston Rockets 1972-74 28 113 Chicago Bulls 1976-77 9 47 Career totals 37 160 Kenny McIntosh (Eastern Michigan) Chicago Bulls 1971-72 46 151 Seattle Supersonics 1972-75 131 753 Career totals 177 934 Wayne Molis (Lewis) New York Knicks 1966-67 13 45 Oakland Oaks/ Houston Mavericks (ABA) 1967-68 46 235 Career totals 59 280 Earl Monroe (Winston-Salem State) Baltimore Bullets 1967-72 328 7775 New York Knicks 1972-80 598 9679 Career totals 926 17,454 Jaylen Morris (Molloy) Atlanta Hawks 2017-18 6 28 Todd Mundt (Delta State) Atlanta Hawks/Boston Celtics 1996-97 33 37 Ronald Murray (Shaw) Seattle Supersonics 2002-06 193 1859 Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 28 377 Detroit Pistons 2006-07 78 607 Indiana Pacers 2007-08 23 254 Atlanta Hawks 2008-09 80 974 Charlotte Bobcats/Chicago Bulls 2009-10 75 746 Career totals 487 4817 Moochie Norris (West Florida) Vancouver Grizzlies 1996-97 8 12 Seattle Supersonics 1998-99 12 38 Houston Rockets 1999-04 306 1854 New York Knicks 2003-05 68 236 Houston Rockets 2004-06 35 73 New Orleans Hornets 2006 16 60 Career totals 445 2272 Sylvester Norris (Jackson State) San Antonio Spurs 1979-80 17 40 Charles Oakley (Virginia Union) Chicago Bulls 1985-88 241 2946 New York Knicks 1988-98 727 7528 Toronto Raptors 1998-01 208 1644 Chicago Bulls 2001-02 57 216 Washington Wizards 2002-03 42 74 Houston Rockets 2003-04 7 9 Career totals 1282 12,417 Sam Pellom (Buffalo State) Atlanta Hawks 1979-82 190 851 Atlanta Hawks/ Milwaukee Bucks 1982-83 6 12 Career totals 196 863 Curtis Perry (Missouri State) San Diego/Houston Rockets 1970-72 43 141 Milwaukee Bucks 1972-74 198 1691 Phoenix Suns 1974-78 239 2746 Career totals 480 4578 David Pope (Norfolk State) Kansas City Kings 1984-85 22 41 Seattle Supersonics 1985-86 11 21 Career totals 33 62 Jim Reid (Winston-Salem State) Philadelphia 76ers 1967-68 6 21 Jeremy Richardson (Delta State) Atlanta Hawks 2006-07 5 8 Portland Trailblazers 2007 1 0 Memphis Grizzlies 2007 3 0 San Antonio Spurs 2007-08 5 10 Atlanta Hawks 2008 19 31 Orlando Magic 2008-09 12 37 Career totals 45 86 Bob Riley (Mount St. Mary’s) Atlanta Hawks 1970-71 7 13 Eddie Robinson (Central Oklahoma) Charlotte Hornets 1999-01 132 969 Chicago Bulls 2001-04 146 999 Career totals 278 1938 Frankie Sanders (Southern) San Antonio Spurs/ Boston Celtics 1978-79 46 264 Kansas City Kings 1979-80 23 88 Career totals 69 352 Paul Scranton (Cal Poly Pomona) Anaheim Amigos (ABA) 1967-68 5 9 Lester Selvage (Truman State) Anaheim Amigos (ABA) 1967-68 78 1095 Los Angeles Stars (ABA) 1969-70 4 8 Career totals 82 1103 Gene Short (Jackson State) Seattle Supersonics/ New York Knicks 1975-76 34 84 Purvis Short (Jackson State) Golden State Warriors 1978-87 614 11,894 Houston Rockets 1987-89 146 1641 New Jersey Nets 1989-90 82 1072 Career totals 842 14,607 Garret Siler (Augusta State) Phoenix Suns 2010-11 21 45 Larry Smith (Alcorn State) Golden State Warriors 1980-89 617 5225 Houston Rockets 1989-92 200 594 San Antonio Spurs 1992-93 66 85 Career totals 883 5904 Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan) Minnesota Muskies (ABA) 1967-68 77 755 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1968-71 168 1327 Utah Stars (ABA) 1970-71 10 15 Career totals 255 2097 Bruce Spraggins (Virginia Union) New Jersey Americans (ABA) 1967-68 70 852 Erv Staggs (Cheyney) Miami Floridians (ABA) 1969-70 53 453 Kebu Stewart (Cal State-Bakersfield) Philadelphia 76ers 1997-98 15 40 Brett Szabo (Augustana) Boston Celtics 1996-97 70 153 Yuta Tabuse (Brigham Young-Hawaii) Phoenix Suns 2004-05 4 7 Carlos Terry (Winston-Salem State) Washington Bullets 1980-83 94 285 Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan) Miami Floridians 1968-70 50 341 George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan) Washington Capitols (ABA) 1969-70 5 7 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 1969-70 77 506 Floridians (ABA) 1970-71 51 191 Career totals 133 704 Bill Turner (Akron) San Francisco/Golden State Warriors 1967-69, 1070-72 204 1061 Cincinnati Royals 1969-70 69 494 Los Angeles Lakers 1972-73 19 38 Portland Trail Blazers 1972-73 2 4 Career totals 294 1597 Phil Walker (Millersville) Washington Bullets 1977-78 40 178 Ben Wallace (Virginia Union) Washington Wizards 1996-99 147 520 Orlando Magic 1999-00 81 390 Detroit Pistons 2000-06, 2009-12 655 4337 Chicago Bulls 2006-08 127 749 Cleveland Cavaliers 2008-09 78 258 Career totals 1088 6254 Jamie Waller (Virginia Union) New Jersey Nets 1987-88 9 42 Henry Ward (Jackson State) San Antonio Spurs (ABA) 1975-76 61 330 San Antonio Spurs (NBA) 1976-77 27 83 Career totals 88 413 Trooper Washington (Cheyney) Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) 1967-68, 69-70 107 1154 Minnesota Pipers (ABA) 1968-69 69 1032 Los Angeles Stars (ABA) 1969-70 37 377 Floridians (ABA) 1970-71 57 534 New York Americans (ABA) 1971-73 156 1402 Career totals 426 4499 Marvin Webster (Morgan State) Denver Nuggets (ABA) 1975-76 38 165 Denver Nuggets (NBA) 1976-77 80 539 Seattle Supersonics 1977-78 82 1144 New York Knicks 1978-84 402 2427 Milwaukee Bucks 1986-87 15 27 Career totals 617 4302 Art Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) San Diego Rockets 1967-70 238 1668 Boston Celtics 1970-74 303 1208 San Diego Conquistidors (ABA) 1974-75 7 16 Career totals 548 2892 Earl Williams (Winston-Salem State) Phoenix Suns 1974-75 79 371 Detroit Pistons 1975-76 46 168 New York Knicks 1976-77 1 3 Boston Celtics 1978-79 20 122 Career totals 146 664 Kenny Williams (Elizabeth City State) Indiana Pacers 1990-94 260 1247 Milt Williams (Lincoln, Mo.) New York Knicks 1970-71 5 4 Atlanta Hawks 1971-72 10 67 Seattle Supersonics 1972-73 53 165 Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) 1974-75 4 22 Career totals 72 258 Jim Wilson (Cheyney) Pittsburgh Condors (ABA) 6 6 Haywoode Workman (Winston-Salem St.) Atlanta Hawks 1989-90 6 6 Washington Bullets 1990-91 73 581 Indiana Pacers 1993-97 211 1094 Milwaukee Bucks 1998-99 29 200 Milwaukee Bucks/ Toronto Raptors 1999-00 36 86 Career totals 359 1967 Larry Wright (Grambling) Washington Bullets 1976-80 297 2489 Detroit Pistons 1980-82 46 335 Career totals 343 2824 Phil Zevenbergen (Seattle Pacific) San Antonio Spurs 1987-88 8 30
*Games played and point totals are from regular season games only.
Awards won by Division II players
All-NBA Sixth Man of the Year Ben Wallace, 2002 (Detroit, 3rd team), 2003 (Detroit, 2nd Darrell Armstrong, 1999 (Orlando) team), 2004 (Detroit, 2nd team), 2005 (Detroit, 3rd team), 2006 (Detroit, 2nd team) All-Defensive Team Manute Bol, 1986 (Washington, 2nd team) All-Star Game appearances Rick Mahorn, 1990 (Philadelphia, 2nd team) Charles Oakley, 1994 (New York) Charles Oakley, 1994 (New York, 1st team), 1998 (New Ben Wallace, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (all with Detroit) York, 2nd team) Ben Wallace, 2002 (Detroit, 1st team), 2003 (Detroit, 1st All-Rookie team team, DPOY), 2004 (Detroit, 1st team, DPOY), 2005 Larry Smith, 1981 (Golden State) (Detroit, 1st team, DPOY), 2006 (Detroit, 1st team, Charles Oakley, 1986 (Chicago) DPOY), 2007 (Chicago, 1st team)
Most Improved Player Darrell Armstrong, 1999 (Orlando)