12 players drafted into the NBA from this college, with career regular-season stats. Click any player for their full page, or any year for the whole draft class.
Jim Paxson has scored the most career NBA points of any player drafted out of Dayton, with 11,199. Johnny Davis (9,805) and Obi Toppin (3,353) are next among Dayton products.
| Year | Player | Round / Pick | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DaRon Holmes II | R1 P22 | 93 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | Toumani Camara | R2 P52 | 2,509 | 10.9 |
| 2020 |
| R1 P8 |
| 3,353 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | Kostas Antetokounmpo | R2 P60 | 21 | 1.0 |
| 1990 | Negele Knight | R2 P31 | 1,699 | 6.2 |
| 1979 | Jim Paxson | R1 P12 | 11,199 | 14.3 |
| 1976 | Johnny Davis | R2 P22 | 9,805 | 12.8 |
| 1974 | Don Smith | R2 P19 | 283 | 5.3 |
| 1966 | Hank Finkel | R2 P17 | 2,790 | 5.1 |
| 1957 | Jim Palmer | R2 P12 | 1,596 | 8.3 |
| 1956 | Jim Paxson | R1 P4 | 1,115 | 8.1 |
| 1955 | Johnny Horan | R1 P8 | 34 | 2.0 |