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Tigers in the NBA
Ben Simmon (Nets) NBA TIGERS BY FRANCHISE
Garrett Temple (Pelicans)
Naz Reid (Timberwolves)
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta Hawks Frank Brian 1950-51 Bob Pettit 1954-65 Pete Maravich 1970-74 Rudy Macklin 1981-83 Randy Livingston 1997-98 Skylar Mays 2020-22
Boston Celtics Pete Maravich 1980-81 Glen Davis 2007-11 Shaquille O’Neal 2010-11 Chris Johnson 2010-11 Brandon Bass 2011-15 Marcus Thornton 2014-15 Jordan Mickey 2015-17 Tremont Waters 2019-21
Brooklyn Nets Jabari Smith 2004-06 Stromile Swift 2008-09 Marcus Thornton 2013-14 Justin Hamilton 2016-17 Garrett Temple 2019-20 Cameron Thomas 2021-
Charlotte Hornets Garrett Temple 2010-11 Tyrus Thomas 2010-13 Justin Hamilton 2013-14 Johnny O’Bryant III 2017-18
Chicago Bulls Glenn Hansen 1976-77 Ricky Blanton 1992-93 Ronald Dupree 2003-04 Randy Livingston 2005-06 Tyrus Thomas 2006-10 Anthony Randolph 2013-14 Antonio Blakeney 2017-19 Garrett Temple 2020-21
Cleveland Cavaliers Kenny Higgs 1978-79 Shaquille O’Neal 2009-10
Detroit Pistons Frank Brian 1951-56 Ronald Dupree 2006-07
Indiana Pacers John Williams 1994-95
Miami Heat Shaquille O’Neal 2004-08 Justin Hamilton 2014-15 Jordan Mickey 2017-18 Javonte Smart 2022 1995-96 Garrett Temple 2010-11 Johnny O’Bryant III 2014-16 Javonte Smart 2022
New York Knicks DeWayne Scales 1980-82 Rudy Macklin 1982-83 Anthony Randolph 2010-11
Orlando Magic Jerry Reynolds 1989-93 Stanley Roberts 1991-92 Shaquille O’Neal 1992-96 Geert Hammink 1994-95 Brandon Bass 2009-11 Anthony Randolph 2013-14 Jarell Martin 2018-19
Philadelphia 76ers Stanley Roberts 1998-99 Jabari Smith 2001-02 Ben Simmons 2017-22
Toronto Raptors Ronald Dupree 2010-11
Washington Wizards DeWayne Scales 1983-84 John Williams 1986-91 Garrett Temple 2012-16 Marcus Thornton 2016-17
WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas Mavericks Howard Carter 1984-85 Brandon Bass 2007-09
Denver Nuggets Kenny Higgs 1980-82 Howard Cater 1983-84 Mahmoud Abdul Rauf 1990-96 Anthony Randolph 2012-14 Johnny O’Bryant III 2016-17
Golden State Warriors Geert Hammink 1993-96 Randy Livingston 1999-00 Anthony Randolph 2008-10
Houston Rockets Randy Livingston 1996-97 Stanley Roberts 1998-99 Stromile Swift 2005-06 Garrett Temple 2009-10 Marcus Thornton 2015-16 Tim Quarterman 2017-18
Los Angeles Clippers John Williams 1992-94 Stanley Roberts 1992-97 Randy Livingston 2003-04 Glen Davis 2013-14 Brandon Bass 2016-17 Garrett Temple 2018-19
Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O’Neal 1996-04 Maurice Carter 2003-04 Brandon Bass 2015-16 Memphis Grizzlies Mahmoud Abdul Rauf 2000-01 Stromile Swift 2000-05, 2006-08 Tyrus Thomas 2014-15 Jarell Martin 2015-18 Garrett Temple 2018-19
Minnesota Timberwolves Stanley Roberts 1997-98 Ronald Dupree 2005-06 Anthony Randolph 2011-12 Chris Johnson 2013 Justin Hamilton 2015 Naz Reid 2019-
New Orleans Pelicans Randy Livingston 2002-03 Maurice Carter 2003-04 Brandon Bass 2005-07 Marcus Thornton 2009-11 Chris Johnson 2011-12 Garrett Temple 2021-
Oklahoma City Thunder Jerry Reynolds 1998-89 Randy Livingston 2001-02, 2006-07 Ronald Dupree 2007-08
Portland Trail Blazers Tim Quarterman 2016-17 Trendon Watford 2021-
Phoenix Suns Randy Livingston 1999-00 Josh Gray 2017-18
Sacramento Kings Glenn Hansen 1975-78 Mahmoud Abdul Rauf 1996-98 Jabari Smith 2000-02, 2003-04 Garrett Temple 2009-10 Marcus Thornton 2011-14 Garrett Temple 2016-18
San Antonio Spurs Garrett Temple 2009-10
Utah Jazz Pete Maravich 1974-80 Randy Livingston 2004-05
NBA Draft Picks from LSU
YEAR PLAYER TEAM ROUND
1947 Jack Coleman Indianapolis Bobby Lowther Indianapolis 1952 Joe Dean Indianapolis 1954 Bob Pettit Milwaukee
1955 Don Belcher 1960 Dick Davies Fort Wayne St. Louis
1961 Bill Engressor 1965 Dick Maile 1966 John Jones
New York Cincinnati Baltimore 1970 Pete Maravich Atlanta Dan Hester 1971 Nelson Isley 1972 Al Sanders Atlanta Buffalo Baltimore 1st 1st (2nd pick) N/A 8th 14th 11th 5th 1st (3rd pick) 2nd 17th 4th
1974 Ed Palubinskas Atlanta 4th
Utah (ABA)
8th Collis Temple, Jr. Phoenix 6th S. Antonio (ABA) 3rd
Glen Hansen 1975 Glen Hansen
1978 Kenny Higgs 1979 Al Green Kentucky
9th KC-Omaha 2nd Memphis (ABA) 44th Cleveland 3rd
Phoenix 3rd
Lionel Green Houston 4th
1980 DeWayne Scales New York Rick Mattick New Jersey
1981 Greg Cook
New York Durand Macklin Atlanta Ethan Martin Cleveland 2nd 6th 2nd 3rd 4th
Willie Sims
Denver 1983 Howard Carter Denver 1984 Leonard Mitchell Cleveland John Tudor Dallas 5th 1st 3rd 9th
1985 Jerry Reynolds Milwaukee 1986 Don Redden Denver 1st 3rd
Derrick Taylor Indiana
4th John Williams Washington Bullets 1st Steffond Johnson L. A. Clippers 5th 1987 Nikita Wilson Portland 2nd Anthony Wilson Chicago 5th 1988 Jose Vargas Dallas 2nd Hernan Montenegro Philadelphia 3rd 1989 Ricky Blanton Phoenix 2nd 1990 Chris Jackson Denver 1st (3rd pick) 1991 Stanley Roberts Orlando 1992 Shaquille O’Neal Orlando 1st 1st (1st pick)
1993 Geert Hammink Orlando 1st
1996 Randy Livingston Houston Ronnie Henderson Washington 2000 Stromile Swift Vancouver
Jabari Smith Sacramento
2nd 2nd 1st (2nd pick) 1st 2005 Brandon Bass New Orleans 2nd 2006 Tyrus Thomas Portland 1st (4th pick) (traded Chicago)
2007 Glen Davis Seattle 2nd
(traded Boston) 2008 Anthony Randolph Golden State 1st (14th pick) 2009 Marcus Thornton Miami 2nd 2012 Justin Hamilton Philadelphia 2nd (traded Miami) 2014 Johnny O’Bryant III Milwaukee 2nd 2015 Jarell Martin Memphis 1st Jordan Mickey Boston 2nd 2016 Ben Simmons Philadelphia` 1st (1st pick) 2019 Tremont Waters Boston 2nd 2020 Skylar Mays Atlanta 2nd 2021 Cameron Thomas Brooklyn 1st 2022 Tari Eason Houston 1st
LSU 1st Rd Draft Choices
The Tigers have had 16 players selected in the first round of past NBA Drafts ... Seven times the Tigers have had players drafted in the first four picks, including the No. 1 pick in 1992 (Shaquille O'Neal) and 2016 (Ben Simmons) ... Here's a list of the first-round picks:
1952 - Joe Dean - Indianapolis Olympians 1954 - Bob Pettit - Milwaukee Hawks (2nd)
1970 - Pete Maravich - Atlanta Hawks (3rd)
1983 - Howard Carter - Denver Nuggets 1985 - Jerry Reynolds - Milwaukee Bucks 1986 - John Williams - Washington Bullets
1990 - Chris Jackson - Denver Nuggets (3rd) 1991 - Stanley Roberts - Orlando Magic 1992 - Shaquille O’Neal - Orlando Magic (1st) 1993 - Geert Hammink - Orlando Magic
2000 - Stromile Swift - Vancouver (2nd) 2006 - Tyrus Thomas - Portland (4th) 2008 - Anthony Randolph - Golden State
2015 - Jarell Martin -- Memphis Grizzlies 2016 - Ben Simmons -- Philadelphia (1st)
2021 - Cameron Thomas -- Brooklyn Nets 2022 - Tari Eason -- Houston Rockets
NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team (2021)
Pete Maravich
Bob Pettit
Marcus Thornton
NBA Most Valuable Player
1955-56 Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks 1958-59 Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 1999-00 Shaquille O’Neal Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Rookie of the Year
1954-55 Bob Pettit Milwaukee Hawks 1992-93 Shaquille O’Neal Orlando Magic 2017-18 Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers
NBA Comeback Player of the Year
1992-93 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Denver Nuggets
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
All-NBA Rookie Team
2009-10 Marcus Thornton 2nd New Orleans Hornets 2017-18 Ben Simmons 1st Philadelphia 76ers
All-NBA Defensive Team
1999-00 Shaquille O’Neal 2nd Los Angeles Lakers 2000-01 Shaquille O’Neal 2nd Los Angeles Lakers 2002-03 Shaquille O’Neal 2nd Los Angeles Lakers 2019-20 Ben Simmons 1st Philadelphia 76ers
NBA All-Star Game Appearances
Shaquille O’Neal 15 (1993-98, 2000-07, 2009) Bob Pettit 11 (1955-65) Pete Maravich 5 (1973-74, 1977-79) Ben Simmons 3 (2019-20-21) Frank Brian 2 (1951-52)
LSU NBA Champions
Bob Pettit 1958 St. Louis Hawks Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O’Neal 2002 Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O’Neal 2006 Miami Heat Glen Davis 2008 Boston Celtics
Glen Davis
NBA All-Star Game MVP
All-NBA Team Selections
1949-50 Frank Brian 2nd Anderson 1950-51 Frank Brian 2nd Tri-Cities 1954-55 Bob Pettit 1st Milwaukee Hawks 1955-56 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1957-58 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1958-59 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1959-60 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1960-61 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1961-62 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1962-63 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1963-64 Bob Pettit 1st St. Louis Hawks 1964-65 Bob Pettit 2nd St. Louis Hawks 1972-73 Pete Maravich 2nd Atlanta Hawks 1975-76 Pete Maravich 1st New Orleans Jazz 1977-78 Pete Maravich 2nd New Orleans Jazz 1993-94 Shaquille O’Neal 3rd Orlando Magic 1994-95 Shaquille O’Neal 2nd Orlando Magic 1995-96 Shaquille O’Neal 3rd Orlando Magic 1996-97 Shaquille O’Neal 3rd Los Angeles Lakers 1997-98 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 1998-99 Shaquille O’Neal 2nd Los Angeles Lakers 1999-00 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 2000-01 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 2001-02 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 2002-03 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 2003-04 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Los Angeles Lakers 2004-05 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Miami Heat 2005-06 Shaquille O’Neal 1st Miami Heat 2019-20 Ben Simmons 3rd Philadelphia 76ers
PLAYER FROM TO G FG% 3P% FT% REB AST STL BLK PTS MP PTS TRB AST Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1991 2001 586 .442 .354 .905 1087 2079 487 46 8553 26.7 14.6 1.9 3.5 Brandon Bass 2006 2017 758 .499 .207 .832 3448 608 295 479 6575 21.6 8.7 4.5 0.8 Antonio Blakeney 2017 2019 76 .406 .357 .696 139 62 19 10 569 15.0 7.5 1.8 0.8 Ricky Blanton 1993 1993 2 .429 --- --- 3 1 2 0 6 6.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 Frankie Brian 1950 1956 438 .340 --- .821 903 1138 --- --- 5379 24.9 12.3 2.4 2.6 Howard Carter 1984 1985 66 .440 .227 .774 89 75 20 4 351 11.4 5.3 1.3 1.1 Maurice Carter 2004 2004 10 .314 .364 .800 11 4 0 0 42 11.0 4.2 1.1 0.4 John Chaney 1950 1950 16 .291 --- .690 --- 20 --- --- --- --- 4.4 --- 1.3 Glen Davis 2008 2015 514 .447 .182 .700 2236 457 357 173 4111 21.1 8.0 4.4 0.9 Ronald Dupree 2004 2011 157 .427 .385 .559 339 100 57 29 555 11.2 3.5 2.2 0.6 Josh Gray 2018 2020 7 .279 .231 .636 12 14 8 2 34 15.6 4.9 1.7 2.0 Justin Hamilton 2014 2017 113 .459 .306 .750 403 91 61 73 687 17.4 6.1 3.6 0.8 Geert Hammink 1994 1996 8 .400 --- .667 7 2 0 0 14 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 Glenn Hansen 1976 1978 112 .412 --- .725 247 93 61 16 588 12.9 5.3 2.2 0.8 Dan Hester 1971 1971 42 .396 .417 .817 234 35 --- --- 248 13.2 5.9 5.6 0.8 Kenny Higgs 1979 1982 216 .441 .145 .804 391 944 239 23 1470 20.5 6.8 1.8 4.4 Chris Johnson 2011 2013 71 .562 --- .699 132 13 16 46 205 8.4 2.9 1.9 0.2 Randy Livingston 1997 2007 203 .406 .351 .771 282 415 121 31 773 13.2 3.8 1.4 2.0 Rudy Macklin 1982 1984 160 .449 .000 .776 464 121 82 30 1030 17.2 6.4 2.9 0.8 Pete Maravich 1971 1980 658 .441 .667 .820 2747 3563 587 108 15948 37.0 24.2 4.2 5.4 Jarell Martin 2016 2019 184 .434 .346 .766 639 114 67 73 998 15.9 5.4 3.4 0.6 Skylar Mays 2020 2022 61 .469 .338 .882 60 47 21 2 204 8.0 3.3 1.0 0.8 Jordan Mickey 2016 2018 64 .449 .118 .605 128 17 9 27 152 7.5 2.4 2.0 0.3 Bill Newton 1973 1974 35 .437 .500 .500 65 14 2 0 73 5.4 2.1 1.9 0.4 Johnny O’Bryant 2015 2018 147 .402 .360 .663 352 69 32 19 509 11.5 3.5 2.4 0.5 Shaquille O’Neal 1993 2011 1207 .582 .045 .527 13099 3026 739 2732 28596 34.7 23.7 10.9 2.5 Bob Pettit 1955 1965 792 .436 --- .761 12849 2369 --- --- 20880 38.8 26.4 16.2 3.0 Tim Quarterman 2016 2018 19 .438 .333 ..400 19 11 1 2 35 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.6 Anthony Randolph 2009 2014 252 .453 .241 .740 1078 187 150 224 1789 15.2 7.1 4.3 0.7 Naz Reid 2019 2022 177 .490 .343 .564 747 178 93 169 1690 17.3 9.5 4.2 1.0 Jerry Reynolds 1986 1996 443 .418 .226 .749 1317 904 486 250 4036 18.9 9.1 3.0 2.0 Stanley Roberts 1992 2000 300 .499 .000 .514 1549 189 110 385 2555 19.6 8.5 5.2 0.6 Brandon Sampson 2018 2019 14 .467 .379 .667 16 10 8 3 71 15.3 5.1 1.1 0.7 Al Sanders 1973 1973 4 1.000 --- .667 0 5 0 --- 8 6.3 2.0 1.3 0.0 DeWayne Scales 1981 1984 49 .417 .167 .628 140 10 14 5 224 10.6 4.6 2.9 0.2 Ben Simmons 2017 2022 275 .560 .147 .597 2217 2127 464 199 4382 33.9 15.9 8.1 7..7 Javonte Smart 2022 2022 17 .317 .296 .833 24 16 6 3 51 11.8 3.0 1.4 0.9 Jabari Smith 2001 2005 108 .413 .125 .690 178 66 37 26 329 9.8 3.0 1.6 0.6 Stromile Swift 2001 2009 547 .473 .074 .699 2535 275 354 683 4582 19.8 8.4 4.6 0.5 Collis Temple 1975 1975 24 .415 .000 .800 31 15 4 4 42 4.3 1.8 1.3 0.6 Garrett Temple 2010 2022 691 .402 .344 .740 1620 1188 572 234 4391 21.4 6.4 2.3 1.7 Cam Thomas 2022 2022 67 .503 .270 .829 161 78 33 8 570 17.6 8.5 2.4 1.2 Tyrus Thomas 2007 2015 402 .438 .235 .732 1938 347 328 525 3093 19.7 7.7 4.8 0.9 Marcus Thornton 2010 2017 483 .425 .358 .830 1348 677 405 61 5750 23.4 11.9 2.8 1.4 Tremont Waters 2019 2021 34 .361 .306 .960 33 78 25 3 139 9.6 3.8 0.9 2.1 Trendon Watford 2022 2022 48 .532 .237 .755 199 81 25 28 364 18.1 7.6 4.1 1.7 John Williams 1987 1995 435 .451 .225 .704 2201 1262 566 184 4406 25.2 10.1 5.1 2.9 Nikita Wilson 1988 1988 15 .304 .833 11 3 0 0 19 3.6 1.3 0.7 0.2
Most Career Points Shaquille O’Neal Bob Pettit Pete Maravich Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Brandon Bass Marcus Thornton Frank Brian Stomile Swift John Williams Garrett Temple
Most Career Rebounds Shaquille O’Neal Bob Pettit Brandon Bass Pete Maravich Stromile Swift Glen Davis John Williams Tyrus Thomas Ben Simmons Garrett Temple
Most Games Played Shaquille O’Neal Bob Pettit Brandon Bass Garrett Temple Pete Maravich 28,596 20,880 15,948 8,553 6,575 5,750 5,379 4,582 4,406 4,391
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