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FALCONS IN THE ABA & NBA Name NBA Team Year Rd Pick Rosie Barnes Houston Rockets 1980 8 173 Charlie Share with the Al Bianchi Minneapolis Lakers 1954 2 18 Nate Thurmond with the Boston Celtics in 1950. Frank Booker New Jersey Nets 1987 7 140 Golden State Warriors. Cornelius Cash Milwaukee Bucks 1975 2 24 Jim Connolly Seattle Supersonics 1969 11 144 Antonio Daniels Vancouver Grizzlies 1997 1 4 Jim Darrow St. Louis Hawks 1960 3 22 Al Dixon Baltimore Bullets 1968 11 138 Joe Faine Houston Rockets 1981 7 151 Jim Gerber Rochester Royals 1953 n/a n/a Al Hairston Seattle Supersonics 1968 5 52 Ron Hammye Kansas City Kings 1978 8 155 Tommy Harris Boston Celtics 1977 8 161 Skip Howard Cleveland Cavaliers 1975 9 152 Colin Irish Washington Bullets 1984 5 99 Howard Komives New York Knicks 1964 2 13 Leo Kubiak Rochester Royals 1948 n/a n/a Dan McLemore Portland Trail Blazers 1970 11 176 Mac Otten Indianapolis Olympians 1949 3 26 Jim Penix Portland Trail Blazers 1970 4 59 Walt Piatkowski San Francisco Warriors 1968 8 99 Charlie Share Boston Celtics 1950 1 1 Emerson Speicher Boston Celtics 1949 n/a n/a Antonio Daniels with the Howard Komives was Washington Wizards. Nate Thurmond San Francisco Warriors 1963 1 3 drafted by the New York Rich Walker Cleveland Cavaliers 1971 9 137 Knicks in 1964. Stan Weber New York Knicks 1950 3 n/a Earliest NBA Draft picks in MAC history: Nate Thurmond (BG) - #3 overall pick in 1963; Antonio Daniels (BG) - #4 overall pick in 1997; Wally Szczerbiak (Miami) - #6 overall pick in 1999; Ron Harper (Miami) - #8 overall pick in 1986; Gary Trent (Ohio) - #11 overall pick in 1995; Howard Komives (BG) - #13 overall pick in 1964. Additional BG Players Who Played Professionally: Wyndol Gray (1946- 48) - Boston Celtics (BAA), Providence Steamrollers (BAA); Bob Long (1952-55) - Toledo Mercurys; Don Otten (1946-53) - Buffalo (NBL), Tri-Cities (NBL), Washington (NBA), Baltimore Bullets (NBA), Ft. Wayne Pistons (NBA), Milwaukee Hawks (NBA); John Payak (1949-54) - Philadelphia Warriors (NBA), Waterloo (NBA), Milwaukee Hawks (NBA), Toledo Mercurys; Keith McLeod (2003-07) - Minnesota Timerwolves (NBA), Utah Jazz (NBA), Golden State Warriors (NBA), Indiana Pacers (NBA), Dallas Mavericks (NBA) BGSU Players/Coaches In The NBA Or ABA: Al Bianchi (1966-91) - Coach (Chicago Bulls - NBA), (Seattle Supersonics - NBA), (Virginia Squires - ABA), (Phoenix Suns - NBA); General Manager (New York Knicks - NBA); Bill Fitch (1970-92, 1994-1998) - Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA), (Boston Celtics - NBA), (Houston Rockets - NBA), (New Jersey Nets - NBA), (Los Angeles Al Bianchi with the Keith McLeod during his Clippers - NBA); Bob Hill (1985-2007) - Coach (Seattle Sonics - NBA), (New Syracuse Nationals. days with the Utah Jazz. York Knicks - NBA), (Indiana Pacers - NBA), (Orlando Magic - NBA), (San Antonio Spurs - NBA); Jim Lessig (1970-71) - Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers); Jay Larranaga (2012-) Assistant Coach (Boston Celtics - NBA) FALCONS IN THE PROS Name (Years at BGSU) Chris Knight (2008-09) Brian Moten (2006-09) Mawel Soler (2005-06) Whittlesea City (Australia) Giessen (Germany) Leones SD (Dominican Republic) Josh Almanson (2001-05) Southern Ohio Kings - UBA (USA) Hannover (Germany) Los Minas (Dominican Republic) Amicale (Luxembourg) Gem City Slam - UBA (USA) Lirija (FYR Macedonia) BBC Nyon (Switzerland) Kevin Netter (2001-04) Parque Hostos (Dominican Republic) Geneve Lions (Switzerland) Ramon Knooper (1993-94) Anibal (Lebanon) Reales LV (Dominican Republic) Challans (France) Gaia (Portugal) Toledo Royal Knights - ABA (USA) Los Pastos (Colombia) Gigantes (Mexico) Hertener Loewen (Germany) Fribourg (Switzerland) Jay Larranaga (1994-97) Ohio Aviators - ABA (USA) Anthony Stacey (1996-2000) JuveCaserta (Italy) Youngstown Wildcats - IBL (USA) ULE Puertalia (Spain) Dee Brown (2009-12) Virtus Acea (Italy) Asker Aliens (Norway) Mallorca (Spain) Coast II Coast - ABA (USA) Reggio Calabria (Italy) Cantabria (Spain) Vienna (USA-Eurobasket) Real Madrid (Spain) Brandon Pardon (2000-02) UCA M Murcia (Spain) Napoli (Italy) Gmunden (Austria) Melilla (Spain) A’uston Calhoun (2010-13) ASVEL (France) Nantes (France) Inca Mallorca (Spain) Massagno (Switzerland) Algeciras (Spain) Rilski (Bulgaria) Len Matela (1999-2002) Patrick Phillips (2003-06) Lucentum Alicante (Spain) Liege (Belgium) SW Slammers (Australia) Etosa Murcia (Spain) Kirk Cowan (1996-99) Spirou (Belgium) Minorisa.net Manresa (Spain) Knox R. (Austraila) Antwerp (Belgium) Otis Polk (2007-10) Inca Mallorca (Spain) MBC (Germany) Montevideo (Uruguay) Jordon Crawford (2010-13) SL Chivilcoy (Argentina) Scott Thomas (2009-12) Halifax R. (Canada) Keith McLeod (1999-2002) Los Leones (Chile) Limburg United (Belgium) LF Basket (Sweden) Anastasia (Uruguay) Javier Crespo (1996-99) Antwerp (Belgium) Kalev/Cramo (Estonia) Plymouth University Raiders Cuxhaven (Germany) Ourense (Spain) Erie Bayhawks - D-League (USA) (United Kingdom) Tenerife (Spain) Canton Charge - D-League (USA) Steve Watson (1990-91) Mallorca (Spain) Panionios B.C. (Greece) Dusan Radivojevic (2006-07) Estrelas (Portugal) New Mexico Thunderbirds - Espirito Santo (Brazil) Mike Dabney (2011) D-League (USA) Borac (Serbia) Bay Area M. - ABA (USA) Montepaschi Siena (Italy) Concordia, MI - ABA (USA) Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno (Italy) Jon Reimold (2003-05) France (USA-Eurobasket) Yakima Sun Kings - CBA (USA) Amicale (Luxembourg) Basket Esch (Luxembourg) Dave Esterkamp (1997-2000) Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy) Soleuvre (Luxembourg) Fribourg (Switzerland) Saint Joseph Express - USBL Finke Baskets (Germany) Fos Ouest (France) Floyd Miller (1992-95) Deportivo Puerto Madryn-Brown Wels (Austria) Le Havre (France) (Argentina) Kapfenberg (Austria) Hyeres-Toulon (France) Youngstown Wildcats - IBL (USA) Mulhouse (France) Nantes (France) Koen Rouwhorst (1996-97) Darion Goins (2010) Lyon (France) Lions (Holland) Sharonville Flight - UBA (USA) Fougeres (France) ABC Amsterdam (Holland) Nate Miller (2007-09) Rotterdam (Holland) Ryne Hamblet (2007) Ironi Nahariya (Israel) Groningen (Holland) UCC Demons (Ireland) Hapoel Y/M (Israel) Shane Kline-Ruminski (1992-95) Chris Hobson (2004) Maccabi T-A (Israel) Roanne (France) Chicago Stream - IBL (USA) Macc. B. Yaakov (Israel) Panteras (Mexico) B.C. Habikaa (Israel) Michael Huger (1991-93) Sionista (Argentina) Ovarense (Portugal) Liege (Belgium) Konyagucu (Turkey) Ieper (Belgium) Austin Montgomery (2004-05) Antwerp (Belgium) Antwerp (Belgium) Paysandu (Uruguay) Martin Samarco (2006-07) Rotterdam (Holland) Joe Moore (1988-91) Socar Petkim (Turkey) Groningen (Holland) Rotterdam (Holland) Gelisim (Turkey) Colin Irish (1980-84) Mamak DSI (Turkey) DeMar Moore (1996-99) Hackney WH (United Kingdom) Selcuk Univ. (Turkey) South Dakota Gold - IBA (USA) Oxford Devils (United Kingdom) Karlsruhe (Germany) Derby Trailblazers (United Kingdom) Team Solent (United Kingdom) Finke Baskets (Germany) Brent Klassen (1999-2002) Schalke (Germany) updated Oct. 2014.