NBA Draft 2008

#1

by Chicago

Derrick Martell Rose 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-3 / 190 
Birthdate: October 4, 1988 
High School: Simeon Career Academy 
College: Memphis 

14.5 pts / 4.7 pds / 4.5 rbs / 1.2 int

Career Highlights:
*Named 3rd Team All-American by The Associated Press and the NABC
*Earned 1st Team All-Conference USA honors
*Named league Freshman of the Year & earned All-Freshman Team honors
*Selected as a finalist for the Wooden Award
*Member of the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in Memphis, Tenn.

 #2

by Miami

Michael Paul Beasley
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-10 / 235 
Birthdate: January 9, 1989 
High School: Notre Dame Prep 
College: Kansas St. 

26.2 pts / 12.4 rbs / 1.6 ct / 1.2 pd

Career Highlights:
*Named National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News and the USBWA
*Received the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year award from the NABC
*Earned Unanimous First Team All-American honors from the Associated Press, NABC, The Sporting News, and USBWA and was named to the Wooden Award All-America Team
*Finalist for the Naismith, Oscar Robertson, and Wooden Awards
*Named Big 12 Player of the Year by The Associated Press and the league coaches and was a unanimous First Team All-Conference and All-Rookie Team selection
*Set a Kansas State career record for 40-point games (3) and set new single season marks in points scored (866), scoring average (26.2 ppg), 30-point games (13), double-doubles (28), rebounds (408), field goals made (307) and free throws made (216)
*Member of the USA Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee
*Averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds on the silver medal-winning United States team at the 2007 FIBA World Championship for Men in Novi Sad, Serbia
*Averaged a team-leading 13.8 points and 8.3 rebounds on the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas.

 #3

by Minnesota

Ovinton J’Anthony Mayo 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-5 (1.96 m) / 200 (90.7 kg) 
Birthdate: November 5, 1987 
High School: Huntington HS 
College: Southern California 

20.7 pts / 4.5 rbs / 3.3 pds / 1.5 int

Career Highlights:
*Earned First Team All-Pac-10 and All-Freshman Team honors
*Also earned All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA
*Finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards
*Earned All-Pac-10 Tournament honors
*Scored a team-high 20 points for the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in Memphis, Tenn.

 #4

by Seattle

Russell Westbrook 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-3 / 187 
Birthdate: November 12, 1988 
High School: Leuzinger HS 
College: UCLA 

8.3 pts / 2.5 pds / 2.4 rbs / 1.0 int

Career Highlights:
*Named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore
*Earned 3rd Team All-Pac-10 honors and was named to the league All-Defensive Team
*Holds the school’s single season record for minutes played after logging 1,318 minutes as a sophomore.

 #5

by Memphis

Kevin Wesley Love 
Position: Center 
Height/Weight: 6-10 (2.08 m) / 255 (115.7 kg) 
Birthdate: September 7, 1988 
High School: Lake Oswego HS 
College: UCLA

17.5 pts / 10.6 rbs / 1.9 pds / 1.4 rbs

Career Highlights:
*Earned consensus First Team All-American honors
*Named to the Wooden Award All-America Team and was a finalist for both the Naismith and Wooden Awards
*Named Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming only the second freshman in league history to earn the honor
*Named conference Freshman of the Year
*Earned 1st Team All-Conference and All-Freshman Team honors
*Was an Honorable Mention selection for the league’s All-Defensive Team
*Set school freshman single season records for points scored (681) and rebounds (415)
*Was a member of the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in Memphis, Tenn.

 #6

by New York

Danilo Gallinari 
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-8 / 210 
Birthdate: August 8, 1988 
Team: Armani Jeans Milano 
Country: Italy

Career Highlights:
*Grew up playing with Assigeco Casalpusterlengo in Italy & made his professional debut with the team in the Italian Serie B-1 League in 2004-05
*Signed with Armani Jeans Milano and played on loan with Edimes Pavia in the Italian A-2 League in 2005-06
*Moved up to play with Armani Jeans Milano in the Italian A-1 League in 2006-07
*Teammates include former NBA players Reece Gaines, Ansu Sesay and Casey Shaw
*Participated in the 2007 Italian All-Star Game
*Member of the Italian U-18 National Team
*Helped Italy earn a bronze medal at the 2005 U-18 European Championships held in Belgrade, averaging 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds.

 #7

by L.A. Clippers

Eric Gordon Jr. 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-4 / 215 
Birthdate: December 25, 1988 
High School: North Central HS 
College: Indiana

20.9 pts / 3.3 rbs / 2.4 pds / 1.3 int

Career Highlights:
*Earned 2nd Team All-America honors from the NABC and 3rd Team honors from The Associated Press
*Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned unanimous 1st Team All-Conference honors from the media and league coaches
*Finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards
*Earned National All-Freshman Team honors from The Sporting News

 #8

by Milwaukee

Joe Anthony Alexander 
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-8 (2.03 m) / 230 (104.3 kg) 
Birthdate: December 26, 1986
High School: Hargrave Military Academy
College: West Virginia
Region: Taiwan, Mainland China

12.1 pts / 4.8 rbs / 2.0 pds / 1.2 ct

Career Highlights:
*Earned First Team All-Big East Honors as a junior
*Named All-District by the NABC and USBWA
*Named an Honorable Mention All-American by The Associated Press
*Currently ranks 8th on West Virginia’s all-time leaders for blocked shots (99)
*Has scored in double figures in 48 career games

 #9

by Charlotte

Darryl Gerard Augustin, Jr. 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-0 / 180 
Birthdate: November 10, 1987 
High School: Fort Bend Hightower HS 
College: Texas

16.9 pts / 6.2 pds / 2.9 rbs / 1.4 int

Career Highlights:
*Earned Consensus 1st Team All-American honors as a sophomore
*Finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards
*Received the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard
*Earned 1st Team All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore
*Named 2nd Team All-Conference as a freshman
*Finished collegiate career as the 5th all-time leader in Texas history in assists (452), 4th in 3-point FG percentage (.402), 9th in FT percentage (.808) and 18th in scoring (1,234 points).

 #10

by New Jersey

Brook Robert Lopez 
Position: Center 
Height/Weight: 7-0 / 260 
Birthdate: April 1, 1988 
High School: San Joaquin Memorial HS 
College: Stanford 

16.0 pts / 7.1 rbs / 1.9 ct / 1.1 pd

Career Highlights:
*Earned 3rd Team All-America honors from The Associated Press and the NABC as a sophomore
*Named 1st Team All-Pac-10 and earned league All-Defensive Team honors
*Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 and All-Freshman Team honors as a freshman
*Finished collegiate career as Stanford’s fifth all-time leader in blocked shots with 101
*Posted 11 career double-doubles, including one triple-double.

 #11

by Indiana

Jerryd Bayless 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-3 / 200 
Birthdate: August 20, 1988 
High School: St. Mary’s HS 
College: Arizona

19.7 pts / 4.0 pds / 2.7 rbs / 1.0 int

Career Highlights:
*Earned Second Team All-Pac-10 and All-Freshman Team honors
*Earned First Team All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA
*Named Honorable Mention All-American by The Associated Press
*Finalist for the Wooden Award
*Scored 15 points for the USA Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tenn
*Averaged 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds on the gold-medal winning United States team at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio.

 #12

by Sacramento

Jason Carlton Thompson
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-11 / 250 
Birthdate: July 21, 1986 
High School: Lenape HS 
College: Rider

16.7 pts / 9.6 rbs / 2.0 pds / 1.9 ct

Career Highlights:
*Named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior
*Earned First Team All-Conference honors his junior and senior seasons
*Earned Second Team honors as a sophomore
*Honored as the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year his final two seasons
*Finished collegiate career as Rider’s third all-time leading scorer with 2,040 points, all-time leading rebounder with 1,171 boards, and all-time leading shot blocker with 235 rejections
*Posted 54 career double-doubles.

 #13

by Portland

Brandon Leray Rush 
Position: Guard 
Height/Weight: 6-6 / 210 
Birthdate: July 7, 1985 
High School: Mount Zion Academy HS 
College: Kansas

13.6 pts / 5.5 rbs / 2.0 pds / 0.8 ct

Career Highlights:
*Member of the 2008 NCAA Men’s Champion Kansas Jayhawks
*2-time Wooden Award All-America candidate (2006-07 and 2007-08)
*Named to the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team during Kansas’ 2007 postseason run
*Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2005-06

 #14

by Golden State

Anthony Randolph 
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-10 / 205 
Birthdate: July 15, 1989 
High School: Woodrow Wilson HS 
College: LSU

15.6 rbs / 8.5 rbs / 2.3 cts / 1.2 pd

Career Highlights:
*Earned Honorable Mention All-SEC honors as a freshman
*Named to the league All-Freshman Team and earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors four times during the season
*Was an All-District 8 Second Team selection by the NABC
*Member of the USA Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee
*Averaged 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds on the gold-medal winning United States team at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio

 #20

by Charlotte

Alexis Ajinca 
Position: Center 
Height/Weight: 7-0 / 220 
Birthdate: May 6, 1988 
High School: INSEP
Team: Hyeres-Toulon (France) 
Country: France 

Career Highlights:
*Grew up playing in France as an amateur at Centre Federal (INSEP) in the French NM1 League before making his professional debut in 2006-07
*Started pro career with Pau-Orthez before moving to Hyeres-Toulon in 2007-08
*Member of the French U19 National Team
*Helped lead France to the bronze medal at the 2007 U-19 World Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia, averaging 7.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots
*Member of the gold medal-winning French team at the 2006 U-18 European Championship held in Amaliada, Greece, averaged 6.9 points and 7.5 rebounds
*Averaged 4.5 points and 4.9 rebounds with France at the 2005 U-18 European Championship held in Belgrade, Serbia.
*Member of the French team that captured the 2004 European U-16 Championship held in Greece.
*Tallied 13 points, 9 rbs and three blocked shots for the World Select Team at the 2008 Nike Hoop Summit held in Portland, Oregon
*Tallied 9 pts and 4 rbs for the World Select Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in Memphis, Tennessee.

 #24

by Seattle

Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila 
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-10 / 220 
Birthdate: September 18, 1989
Team: C.B. L’Hospitalet
Country: Spain

Career Highlights:
*Grew up playing in his native Congo with the Avenir du Rail Club before coming over to Europe
*A member of the Congolese National Team
*Was named the MVP of the 2006 U18 African Championships held in Durban, South Africa
*Averaging 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots through 32 games for C.B. L’Hospitalet in the Spanish LEB Gold league

 #25

by Houston

Nicolas Batum 
Position: Forward 
Height/Weight: 6-8 / 190 
Birthdate: December 14, 1988
Team: Le Mans (France) 
Country: France

Career Highlights:
*Has grown up playing for MSB Le Mans in his native France and made his French ProA League debut during the 2005-06 season
*Member of the French U19 National Team
*Helped France win the bronze medal at the 2007 U19 World Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, averaging 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists
*Averaged 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds in helping France capture the gold medal at the 2006 European U-18 Championship held in Amaliada, Greece, earning MVP honors
*Averaged 5.4 points and 4.0 rebounds with France at the 2005 European U-18 Championship held in Belgrade, Serbia.
*Helped lead France to the 2004 European U-16 Championship held in Greece.
*Scored 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting for the World Team at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in Memphis, Tennessee.