Further Proof That Michigan Is An Elite Basketball School

The University of Michigan Basketball program routinely produces some of the top talent found anywhere in the nation.

Though the football program receives most of the attention, the basketball program at the University of Michigan has established itself as a legitimate national title threat year after year.  

The Wolverines have captured three regular season conference championships since 2012 and two conference tournament championships since 2017.  Additionally, Michigan has made nine NCAA tournament appearances since 2011 - including six appearances in the Sweet Sixteen, four appearances in the Elite Eight, two appearances in the Final Four and two appearances in the National Championship game.

Given the long track record of success that exists within the Michigan Basketball program, it's not surprising to see that NBA executives traditionally place a high-value on the players coming out of Ann Arbor.  In fact, no other program within the Big Ten conference has produced more first-round NBA talent than the University of Michigan.

The University of Michigan comes in at No. 6 overall in first-round NBA Draft picks with 27 all-time, just behind No. 5 Kansas (33), No. 4 UCLA (39), No. 3 Duke (48), No. 2 North Carolina (52) and No. 1 Kentucky (54).

You can see the complete list of all 27 Wolverines who were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft below: 

1. Cazzie Russell, 1966 - New York Knicks
2. Rudy Tomjanovich, 1970 - San Diego Rockets
3. Campy Russell, 1974 - Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Ricky Green, 1977 - Golden State Warriors
5. Phil Hubbard, 1979 - Detroit Pistons
6. Mike McGee, 1981 - Los Angeles Lakers
7. Tim McCormick, 1984 - Cleveland Cavaliers
8. Roy Tarpley, 1986 - Dallas Mavericks
9. Gary Grant, 1988 - Seattle Super Sonics 
10. Glen Rice, 1989 - Miami Heat
11. Loy Vaught, 1990 - Los Angeles Clippers
12. Terry Mills, 1990 - Milwaukee Bucks
13. Rumeal Robinson, 1990 - Atlanta Hawks 
14. Chris Webber, 1993 - Orlando Magic
15. Jalen Rose, 1994 - Denver Nuggets
16. Juwan Howard, 1994 - Washington Bullets
17. Maurice Taylor, 1997 - Los Angeles Clippers
18. Robert Traylor, 1998 - Dallas Mavericks
19. Jamal Crawford, Cleveland Cavaliers
20. Tim Hardaway Jr., 2013 - New York Knicks
21. Trey Burke, 2013 - Utah Jazz
22. Mitch McGary, 2014 - Oklahoma City Thunder
23. Nik Stauskas, 2014 - Sacramento Kings
24. Carris Lavert, 2016 - Brooklyn Nets
25. DJ Wilson, 2017 - Milwaukee Bucks
26. Moritz Wagner, 2018 - Los Angeles Lakers
27. Jordan Poole, 2019 - Golden State Warriors