HAWKEYES IN THE NBA

Iowa has had 34 players appear in NBA / ABA games, including seven former Hawkeyes who have all won NBA championships. The Iowa basketball program has been well represented in the NBA championships over the years. In fact, former Hawkeyes have won 13 world championships while in the NBA. That list includes B.J. Armstrong, Matt Bullard, Fred Brown, Bob Hansen, John Johnson, Ronnie Lester, and Don Nelson.

Continuing the tradition, Iowa has had three players selected in the NBA Draft since 2022, while a handful of others have signed professional contracts to play overseas.  Iowa had back-to-back first round draft picks in 2022 and 2023.

PlayerGPPTSREBSASTSPts, Rebs, Ast / Game
B.J. Armstrong (3x NBA Champion)7477,3201,3212,4799.8 / 1.8 / 3.3
Ryan Bowen5071,3191,0602502.6 / 2.1 / 0.5
Fred Brown (NBA Champion)96314,0182,6373,16014.6 / 2.7 / 3.3
Matt Bullard (NBA Champion)6153,2701,2235355.3 / 2.0 / 0.9
Tyler Cook65246162213.8 / 2.5 / 0.3
Ricky Davis7369,9122,2502,42613.5 / 3.5 / 3.3
Acie Earl193980517615.1 / 2.7 / 0.3
Reggie Evans8093,2895,7654584.1 / 7.1 / 0.6
Kevin Gamble6496,1541,4571,3009.5 / 2.2 / 2.0
Luka Garza85466194425.5 / 2.3 / 0.5
Dave Gunther12332.0 / 3.0 / 3.0
Bob Hansen (NBA Champion)5753,9521,2829476.9 / 2.2 / 1.6
Ed Horton45202108194.5 / 2.4 / 0.4
Les Jepsen52536721.0 / 1.3 / 0.04
John Johnson (NBA Champion)86911,2004,7783,28512.9 / 5.5 / 3.8
Bill Jones3712947203.5 / 1.3 / 0.5
Noble Jorgensen2682,3638623248.8 / 4.3 / 1.2
Kevin Kunnert5554,6024,0317848.3 / 7.3 / 1.4
Ronnie Lester (NBA Champion)2501,8164731,0037.3 / 1.9 / 4.0
Brad Lohaus6563,8541,8697145.9 / 2.8 / 1.1
Devyn Marble449769292.2 / 1.6 / 0.7
Roy Marble295532121.9 / 1.1 / 0.4
Bill Mayfield717912.4 / 1.3 / 0.1
Keegan Murray1572,14879122713.7 / 5.0 / 1.4
Kris Murray62376224806.1 / 3.6 / 1.3
Don Nelson (5x NBA Champion)1,05310,8985,1921,52610.3 / 4.9 / 1.4
Dean Oliver356424441.8 / 0.7 / 1.3
George Peeples3092,5021,2423048.1 / 7.3 / 1.0
Jared Reiner4654109141.2 / 2.4 / 0.3
Guy Rucker30220.0 / 0.3 / 0.3
Greg Stokes4213062173.1 / 1.5 / 0.4
Jarrod Uthoff16592893.7 / 1.8 / 0.6
Murray Wier56429N/A1077.7 / N/A / 1.9
Joe Wieskamp387018121.8 / 0.5 / 0.3
Sam Williams66255116643.9 / 1.8 / 1.0