Bennedict Mathurin is the 17th Wildcat ever taken in the top 10 of the NBA Draft.
Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin puts up a few warmup shots before the Wildcats Sweet 16 game against Houston.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily StarThe Arizona Wildcats have produced 24 first-round NBA Draft picks in program history. Of those, 17 have been top-10 selections.
The latest is Bennedict Mathurin, who was selected No. 6 overall by the Indiana Pacers in Thursday's NBA Draft.
Here's a look at every UA player taken in the top 10 of the NBA Draft, starting with Larry Demic and 1979:
Year: 1984
Pick: No. 10
Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Year: 1979
Pick: No. 9
Team: New York Knicks
Year: 1989
Pick: No. 3
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Year: 1991
Pick: No. 10
Team: Orlando Magic
Year: 1995
Pick: No. 7
Team: Toronto Raptors
Year: 1998
Pick: No. 2
Team: Vancouver Grizzlies
Year: 1999
Pick: No. 10
Team: Atlanta Hawks
Year: 2004
Pick: No. 9
Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Year: 2005
Pick: No. 8
Team: New York Knicks
Year: 2009
Pick: No. 8
Team: New York Knicks
Year: 2011
Pick: No. 2
Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
Year: 2014
Pick: No. 4
Team: Orlando Magic
Year: 2015
Pick: No. 8
Team: Detroit Pistons
Year: 2015
Pick: No. 23
Team: Brooklyn Nets
Year: 2017
Pick: No. 7
Team: Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Chicago Bulls)
Year: 2018
Pick: No. 1
Team: Phoenix Suns
Year: 2022
Pick: No. 6
Team: Indiana Pacers
Tommy Lloyd also offered 2024 point guard Dedan Thomas.
A 5-foot-11 point guard from the class of 2024 for Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada, Thomas drew the attention of UA coaches during Section 7 play at Glendale’s State Farm stadium last weekend. Monday, the Wildcats offered him a scholarship.
Cody Williams was a teammate of UA freshman Dylan Anderson at Gilbert Perry High School in 2020-21.
During a break in his evaluation of top high school players at the Section 7 tournament at State Farm Stadium, Tommy Lloyd talked about his wild offseason and what's ahead.
Take a look back at every Arizona Wildcat selected in the NBA Draft since 1988.
Here’s a look at every first-round pick from Arizona, when and where they went, and how they fared as pros:
Dominique Mathurin died in 2014 at age 15 after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle, leaving the 12-year-old Benn without a navigator for the courts or streets.
The Wildcats have had 75 NBA Draft picks, but never more than two in the first round.
An emotional Bennedict Mathurin went sixth to Indiana, while Dalen Terry went 18 to Chicago and Christian Koloko went 33rd to Toronto.
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