The number of bad picks starts to increase at this point, so to conclude this series, here are some of the names long forgotten picked 12 and later in the NBA Draft since 1980, with some editorial tidbits thrown in.
1980
#16 - Hawkeye Whitney, Kansas City Kings, from NC State - 70 career games, 5.8 ppg, tore up his knee, later served time in prison
#21 - Monti Davis, Philadelphia 76ers, from Tennessee State - 2 games, 3 points, 4 rebounds
#22 - Chad Kinch, Cleveland Cavaliers, from UNC-Charlotte - 41 games, 2.9 ppg, died from AIDS at age 35
#27 - John Stroud, Houston Rockets, from Ole Miss - 9 games, 25 points, 13 rebounds, now owns the John Stroud Insurance Agency
1981
#26 - Brian Jackson, Portland TrailBlazers, from Utah State - never played in NBA
1982
#21 - Eddie Phillips, New Jersey Nets, from Alabama - 48 games, 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
#24 - Oliver Robinson, San Antonio Spurs, from UAB - 35 games, 2.9 ppg, 0.6 apg, currently represents the 58th District in the Alabama House of Representatives
#26 - Ricky Frazier, Chicago Bulls, from Missouri - waived by Bulls, never played in NBA
#28 - Dave Magley, Cleveland Cavaliers, from Kansas - 14 games, 12 points, 10 rebounds
1983
#15 - Howard Carter, Denver Nuggets, from LSU - 66 games, 5.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg
#17 - Leo Rautins, Philadelphia 76ers, from Syracuse - 32 games, 48 points, 35 rebounds, first Canadian ever drafted in 1st Round, underwent 14 knee surgeries, son Andy also played for the 'Cuse
1984
#22 - Tom Sewell, Philadelphia 76ers, from Lamar - 21 games, 20 points, 6 assists, won 5 scoring titles in Europe and South America
#23 - Earl Jones, Los Angeles Lakes, from Univ. of DC - 14 games, 13 points, 10 rebounds
#26 - Victor Fleming, Portland TrailBlazers, from Xavier - never played in NBA
1985
#12 - Kenny Green, Washington Bullets, from Wake Forest - 60 games, 4.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
#14 - Alfredrick Hughes, San Antonio Spurs, from Loyola-Chicago - 68 games, 5.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg
#27 - Dwayne McClain, Indiana Pacers, from Villanova - 45 games, 3.5 ppg, 1.5 apg
1986
#13 - Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, New Jersey Nets, from Syracuse and #14 - Walter Berry, Portland TrailBlazers, from St. John's - 194 and 205 games, respectively. How did these two talents fizzle out of the NBA so fast after waging some epic Big East battles?
#16 - Maurice Martin, Denver Nuggets, from St. Joseph's - 69 games, 3.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg
#23 - Kenny Barlow, Los Angeles Lakers, from Notre Dame - couldn't agree on contract, never played in NBA
1987
#15 - Jose Ortiz, Utah Jazz, from Oregon State - 64 games, 2.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg
#17 - Ronnie Murphy, Portland TrailBlazers, from Jacksonville - 18 games, 36 points, 11 rebounds
#24 - Freddie Banks, Detroit Pistons, from UNLV - never played in NBA
#25 - Ron Moore, New York Knicks, from West Virginia State - 14 games, 24 points, 8 rebounds
#27 - Nate Blackwell, San Antonio Spurs, from Temple - 10 games, 37 points, 18 assists
#28 - Rickie Winslow, Chicago Bulls, from Houston - 7 games, 7 points, 7 rebounds
#29 - Lester Fonville, Portland TrailBlazers, from Jackson State - never played in NBA
My apologies to Chris Welp, Dallas Comegys and Steve Alford for not being bad enough to be listed for 1987.
1988
#26 - Rolando Ferreira, Portland TrailBlazers, from Houston - 12 games, 9 points, 13 rebounds, How did the TrailBlazers ever get good?
#27 - Shelton Jones, San Antonio Spurs, from St. John's - 51 games, 4.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, finished in 4th place in dunk contest in his only NBA season
#30 - Fennis Dembo, Detroit Pistons, from Wyoming - 31 games, 36 points, 23 rebounds, one of my all-time favorite names
1989
#13 - Michael Smith, Boston Celtics, from BYU - 141 games, 5.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, now a color-analyst for the Clippers
#20 - Jeff Sanders, Chicago Bulls, from Georgia Southern - 55 games, 2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
#22 - Byron Irvin, Portland TrailBlazers, from Missouri - 87 games, 5.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg, now a sports agent who has represented Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries among others
#23 - Roy Marble, Atlanta Hawks, from Iowa - 29 games, 55 points, 32 rebounds, substance abuse problems derailed his NBA potential
#29 - Dyron Nix, Charlotte Hornets, from Tennessee - 20 games, 39 points, 26 rebounds
1990
#15 - Dave Jamerson, Miami Heat, from Ohio - 90 games, 3.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg, now a minister, quoted as saying "'Having to guard Magic Johnson for three games made me turn to God".
#28 - Les Jepsen, Golden State Warriors, from Iowa - 52 games, 53 points, 67 rebounds, "Les is more in Iowa City, baby"
1991
#14 - Rich King, Seattle SuperSonics, from Nebraska - 72 games, 1.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 6 surgeries sent him into retirement
#20 - John Turner, Houston Rockets, from Phillips Univ. - 42 games, 2.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
#25 - Shaun Vandiver, Golden State Warriors, from Colorado - ended up playing in Europe for 9 years, never played in NBA
#29 - George Ackles, Miami Heat, from UNLV - never played in NBA
1992
#16 - Randy Woods, Los Angeles Clippers, from LaSalle - 151 games, 2.4 ppg, 1.7 apg
#26 - Dave Johnson, Portland TrailBlazers, from Syracuse - 59 games, 3.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg
1993
#14 - Scott Haskin, Indiana Pacers, from Oregon State - 27 games, 55 points, 55 rebounds
#15 - Doug Edwards, Atlanta Hawks, from Florida State - 85 games, 2.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg
#18 - Luther Wright, Utah Jazz, from Seton Hall - 15 games, 19 points, 10 rebounds - another story about of a player who has bounced back from addiction, depression and mental health disorders.
#26 - Geert Hammink, Orlando Magic, from LSU - 8 games, 14 points, 7 rebounds, appeared in the movie "Blue Chips"
#27 - Malcolm Mackey, Phoenix Suns, from Georgia Tech - 22 games, 32 points, 24 rebounds
1994
#14 - Yinka Dare, New Jersey Nets, from George Washington - 110 games, 2.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, passed away from a heart attack at age 32
#20 - B.J. Tyler, Phildelphia 76ers, from Texas - 55 games, 3.5 ppg, 3.2 apg, According to journalist Chris Young's book Drive, Tyler accidentally fell asleep with a pack of ice on his knee, severely damaging it and thus losing all the speed for which he was famed, and subsequently had to retire
#22 - Bill Curley, San Antonio Spurs, from Boston College - 147 games, 2.7 ppg, 2.0 apg
1995
#19 - Randolph Childress, Detroit Pistons, from Wake Forest - 51 games, 2.4 ppg, 1.0 apg, .328 FG%, now an assistant coach for the Demon Deacons
#26 - Sherrell Ford, Seattle SuperSonics, from Illinois-Chicago - 28 games, 3.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, played for the Harlem Globetrotters
1996
#21 - Dontae Jones, New York Knicks, from Mississippi State - 15 games, 44 points, 9 rebounds
#23 - Efthimi Rentzias, Denver Nuggets, from Greece - 35 games, 52 points, 26 rebounds
1997
#17 - Johnny Taylor, Orlando Magic, from UT-Chattanooga - 54 games, 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg
#20 - Paul Grant, Minnesota Timberwolves, from Wisconsin - 16 games, 29 points, 18 rebounds
#22 - Ed Gray, Atlanta Hawks, from California - 60 games, 6.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg, .339 FG%
#24 - Rodrick Rhodes, Houston Rockets, from USC - 72 games, 5.3 ppg, 1.7 apg, .347 FG%
#28 - Keith Booth, Chicago Bulls, from Maryland - 45 games, 2.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg
1998
#18 - Mirsad Turkcan, Houston Rockets, from Serbia - 17 games, 33 points, 33 rebounds
#26 - Sam Jacobson, Los Angeles Lakers, from Minnesota - 68 games, 4.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
1999
#12 - Aleksandar Radojevic, Toronto Raptors, from Barton County CC - 15 games, 26 points, 36 rebounds
#14 - William Avery, Minnesota Timberwolves, from Duke - 142 games, 2.7 ppg, 1.4 apg, .330 FG%
#15 - Frederic Weiss, New York Knicks - never played in NBA
#25 - Tim James, Miami Heat, from Miami, FL - 43 games, 68 points, 46 rebounds
#29 - Leon Smith, San Antonio Spurs, from High School - 15 games, 33 points, 33 rebounds
2000
#14 - Mateen Cleaves, Detroit Pistons, from Michigan State - 167 games, 3.6 ppg, 1.9 apg
#24 - Dalibor Bagaric, Chicago Bulls - 95 games, 2.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg
#28 - Erick Barkley, Portland TrailBlazers, from St. John's - 27 games, 77 points, 40 assists
2001
#16 - Kirk Haston, Charlotte Hornets, from Indiana - 27 games, 32 points, 27 rebounds
#21 - Joseph Forte, Boston Celtics, from North Carolina - 25 games, 30 points, 17 rebounds, while with Seattle, he was arrested on gun and drug charges in Maryland, as well as an assault charge in which he allegedly punched a man in the face during a pickup game
#22 - Jeryl Sasser, Orlando Magic, from SMU - 82 games, 2.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, .303 FG%
#23 - Brandon Armstrong, Houston Rockets, from Pepperdine - 108 games, 2.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg
2002
#13 - Marcus Haislip, Milwaukee Bucks, from Tennessee - 89 games, 3.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
#18 - Curtis Borchardt, Orlando Magic, from Stanford, 83 games, 3.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg
#19 - Ryan Humphrey, Utah Jazz, from Notre Dame - 85 games, 2.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg
#25 - Frank Williams, Denver Nuggets, from Illinois - 86 games, 2.9 ppg, 1.9 apg
#29 - Steve Logan, Golden State Warriors, from Cincinnati - never played in NBA due to contract dispute
2003
#15 - Reece Gaines, Orlando Magic, from Louisville - 71 games, 1.7 ppg, 0.7 rpg
#16 - Troy Bell, Boston Celtics, from Boston College - 6 games, 11 points, 4 rebounds
#26 - Ndudi Ebi, Minnesota Timberwolves, from the UK - 19 games, 40 points, 19 rebounds
2004
#12 - Robert Swift, Seattle SuperSonice, from High School - 97 games, 4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg
#21 - Pavel Podkolzin, Utah Jazz, from Russia - 6 games, 4 points, 9 rebounds
#23 - Sergei Monia, Portland TrailBlazers, from Russia - 26 games, 77 points, 52 rebounds
2005
#12 - Yaroslav Korolev, Los Angeles Clippers, from Russia - 34 games, 39 points, 16 rebounds
#20 - Julius Hodge, Denver Nuggets, from NC State - 23 games, 28 points, 18 assists
#29 - Wayne Simien, Miami Heat, from Kansas - 51 games, 3.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
2006
#15 - Cedric Simmons, New Orleans Hornets, from NC State - 75 games, 2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg
#18 - Oleksiy Pecherov, Washington Wizards, from Ukraine - 111 games, 3.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg
#28 - Maurica Ager, Dallas Mavericks, from Michigan State - 82 games, 2.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg
2007
#19 - Javaris Crittenton, Los Angeles Lakers, from Georgia Tech - 113 games, 5.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, recently indicted on murder charges
#25 - Morris Almond, Utah Jazz, from Rice - 38 games, 3.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg
#29 - Alando Tucker, Phoenix Suns, from Wisconsin - 51 games, 4.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg
2008
#20 - Alexis Ajinca, Charlotte Bobcats, from France - 71 games, 3.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg
#30 - J.R. Giddens, Boston Celtics, from New Mexico - 38 games, 73 points, 54 rebounds
2009-2012
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