First Overall Draft Picks, 1947-2009

First Overall Selections, Year-by-Year
Year	Lg	Team	First Pick	College
2009	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers	Blake Griffin	University of Oklahoma
2008	NBA	Chicago Bulls	Derrick Rose	University of Memphis
2007	NBA	Portland Trail Blazers	Greg Oden	Ohio State University
2006	NBA	Toronto Raptors	Andrea Bargnani
2005	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	Andrew Bogut	University of Utah
2004	NBA	Orlando Magic	Dwight Howard
2003	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	LeBron James
2002	NBA	Houston Rockets	Yao Ming
2001	NBA	Washington Wizards	Kwame Brown
2000	NBA	New Jersey Nets	Kenyon Martin	University of Cincinnati
1999	NBA	Chicago Bulls	Elton Brand	Duke University
1998	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers	Michael Olowokandi	University of the Pacific
1997	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	Tim Duncan	Wake Forest University
1996	NBA	Philadelphia 76ers	Allen Iverson	Georgetown University
1995	NBA	Golden State Warriors	Joe Smith	University of Maryland
1994	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	Glenn Robinson	Purdue University
1993	NBA	Orlando Magic	Chris Webber	University of Michigan
1992	NBA	Orlando Magic	Shaquille O'Neal	Louisiana State University
1991	NBA	Charlotte Hornets	Larry Johnson	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1990	NBA	New Jersey Nets	Derrick Coleman	Syracuse University
1989	NBA	Sacramento Kings	Pervis Ellison	University of Louisville
1988	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers	Danny Manning	University of Kansas
1987	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	David Robinson	United States Naval Academy
1986	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	Brad Daugherty	University of North Carolina
1985	NBA	New York Knickerbockers	Patrick Ewing	Georgetown University
1984	NBA	Houston Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon	University of Houston
1983	NBA	Houston Rockets	Ralph Sampson	University of Virginia
1982	NBA	Los Angeles Lakers	James Worthy	University of North Carolina
1981	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	Mark Aguirre	DePaul University
1980	NBA	Golden State Warriors	Joe Barry Carroll	Purdue University
1979	NBA	Los Angeles Lakers	Magic Johnson	Michigan State University
1978	NBA	Portland Trail Blazers	Mychal Thompson	University of Minnesota
1977	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	Kent Benson	Indiana University
1976	NBA	Houston Rockets	John Lucas	University of Maryland
1975	NBA	Atlanta Hawks	David Thompson	North Carolina State University
1974	NBA	Portland Trail Blazers	Bill Walton	University of California, Los Angeles
1973	NBA	Philadelphia 76ers	Doug Collins	Illinois State University
1972	NBA	Portland Trail Blazers	LaRue Martin	Loyola University of Chicago
1971	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	Austin Carr	University of Notre Dame
1970	NBA	Detroit Pistons	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure University
1969	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	University of California, Los Angeles
1968	NBA	San Diego Rockets	Elvin Hayes	University of Houston
1967	NBA	Detroit Pistons	Jimmy Walker	Providence College
1966	NBA	New York Knickerbockers	Cazzie Russell	University of Michigan
1965	NBA	San Francisco Warriors	Fred Hetzel	Davidson College
1964	NBA	New York Knickerbockers	Jim Barnes	University of Texas at El Paso
1963	NBA	New York Knickerbockers	Art Heyman	Duke University
1962	NBA	Chicago Zephyrs	Bill McGill	University of Utah
1961	NBA	Chicago Packers	Walt Bellamy	Indiana University
1960	NBA	Cincinnati Royals	Oscar Robertson	University of Cincinnati
1959	NBA	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Boozer	Kansas State University
1958	NBA	Minneapolis Lakers	Elgin Baylor	Seattle University
1957	NBA	Cincinnati Royals	Hot Rod Hundley	West Virginia University
1956	NBA	Rochester Royals	Si Green	Duquesne University
1955	NBA	St. Louis Hawks	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne University
1954	NBA	Baltimore Bullets	Frank Selvy	Furman University
1953	NBA	Baltimore Bullets	Ray Felix	Long Island University
1952	NBA	Milwaukee Hawks	Mark Workman	West Virginia University
1951	NBA	Baltimore Bullets	Gene Melchiorre	Bradley University
1950	NBA	Boston Celtics	Chuck Share	Bowling Green State University
1949	BAA	Providence Steam Rollers	Howie Shannon	Kansas State University
1948	BAA	Providence Steam Rollers	Andy Tonkovich	Marshall University
1947	BAA	Pittsburgh Ironmen	Clifton McNeeley	University of Texas at El Paso