hoops datahoops data30 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.
Eddie Johnson has scored the most career NBA points of any player drafted out of Illinois, with 19,182. Derek Harper (16,008) and Deron Williams (13,804) are next among Illinois products.
| Year | Player | Round / Pick | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Keaton Wagler | R1 P5 | N/A | N/A |
| 2025 | Kasparas Jakucionis | R1 P20 | 328 | 6.2 |
| 2025 |
| Will Riley |
| R1 P21 |
| 764 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | Terrence Shannon Jr | R1 P27 | 379 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | Ayo Dosunmu | R2 P38 | 3,878 | 11.1 |
| 2012 | Meyers Leonard | R1 P11 | 2,545 | 5.6 |
| 2006 | James Augustine | R2 P41 | 42 | 1.6 |
| 2006 | Dee Brown | R2 P46 | 140 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | Deron Williams | R1 P3 | 13,804 | 16.3 |
| 2005 | Luther Head | R1 P24 | 2,842 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | Brian Cook | R1 P24 | 2,312 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Frank Williams | R1 P25 | 253 | 2.9 |
| 2002 | Robert Archibald | R2 P31 | 51 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | Deon Thomas | R2 P28 | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Kendall Gill | R1 P5 | 12,914 | 13.4 |
| 1990 | Steve Bardo | R2 P41 | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Marcus Liberty | R2 P42 | 1,942 | 7.3 |
| 1989 | Nick Anderson | R1 P11 | 11,529 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | Kenny Battle | R1 P27 | 627 | 4.7 |
| 1987 | Ken Norman | R1 P19 | 8,717 | 13.5 |
| 1985 | George Montgomery | R2 P39 | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | Derek Harper | R1 P11 | 16,008 | 13.4 |
| 1981 | Eddie Johnson | R2 P29 | 19,182 | 16.0 |
| 1973 | Nick Weatherspoon | R1 P13 | 4,086 | 9.0 |
| 1970 | Mike Price | R1 P17 | 391 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | Ron Dunlap | R2 P19 | N/A | N/A |
| 1965 | Tal Brody | R2 P15 | N/A | N/A |
| 1957 | George Bon Salle | R1 P7 | N/A | N/A |
| 1957 | Harv Schmidt | R2 P11 | N/A | N/A |
| 1956 | Paul Judson | R2 P13 | N/A | N/A |