The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team has had 46 players drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) while the women's basketball team has had 14 players selected in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). This includes ten players taken in the first round of the NBA Draft and six players in the first round of the WNBA Draft. In 2009, Blake Griffin became the only Oklahoma basketball player to have been selected as the overall number one pick when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers. In the 2010s, nine Oklahoma players have been selected in their respective drafts. Five have been women: three in 2010, one in 2011, and one in 2013. The four men's players drafted in the decade have been Romero Osby in 2013, Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins in 2016, and Trae Young in 2018.

Each NBA and WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The NBA uses a draft lottery to determine the first three picks of the NBA draft; the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first three picks are decided, the rest of the teams pick in reverse order of their win–loss record. To be eligible for the NBA draft, a player in the United States must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft. The WNBA Draft is similar to the NBA with a couple of exceptions. Only four WNBA teams are eligible for the draft lottery, compared to the 14 eligible teams in the NBA. Also, all non-playoff teams that participate in the draft lottery select their picks in the order of the lottery outcome; the remainder of the league selects in reverse order of their win–loss record. The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons, have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility, or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league.

Four former Sooner men have been selected to participate in an NBA All-Star Game: Alvan Adams, Mookie Blaylock, Blake Griffin, and Trae Young. Two women, Stacey Dales and Danielle Robinson, have been selected to participate in a WNBA All-Star Game. Three former Sooner men have won championships with their respective teams.

Key F Forward C Center G Guard # Active in the NBA as of the 2022–23 season, or the WNBA as of the 2022 season * Selected to an NBA/WNBA All-Star Game † Won an ABA/NBA/WNBA championship

Player selection

NBA draft

Year Round Pick Overall Player Position NBA teamThis is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team. Notes 1949 8 — — F Providence Steamrollers — 1950 6 — — F Minneapolis Lakers — 1950 10 — — F Syracuse Nationals — 1951 1 C Indianapolis Olympians — 1954 11 F New York Knicks — 1958 6 F/C New York Knicks — 1962 8 F New York Knicks — 1968 3 † C San Francisco Warriors ABA Champion (1972) 1968 8 F Seattle SuperSonics — 1970 1 F Seattle SuperSonics — 1971 3 † F Chicago Bulls NBA Champion (1975) 1972 8 —Bobby Jack is listed as the 90th overall pick in the 8th round Oklahoma basketball media guide. A specific number for the round is not provided. F Cincinnati Royals — 1972 14 G Chicago Bulls — 1974 8 F Phoenix Suns — 1974 9 C Phoenix Suns — 1975 1 * C Phoenix Suns All-Star (1976)NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1976) 1979 4 G Kansas City Kings — 1980 2 F Houston Rockets — 1980 3 F Milwaukee Bucks — 1980 5 G New Jersey Nets — 1983 3 F Denver Nuggets — 1983 5 G Houston Rockets — 1983 5 C Atlanta Hawks — 1983 10 G Phoenix Suns — 1984 9 F Chicago Bulls — 1985 1 C Indiana Pacers — 1986 3 G Houston Rockets — 1987 3 G Los Angeles Clippers — 1987 4 F Dallas Mavericks — 1987 4 F Boston Celtics — 1988 1 G Washington Wizards — 1988 3 G Utah Jazz — 1989 1 † C Chicago Bulls NBA Champion (1991, 1992, 1993) 1989 1 * G New Jersey Nets All-Star (1994) 1992 2 G Washington Wizards — 1994 2 F Miami Heat — 1996 2 F Philadelphia 76ers — 1997 2 G Utah Jazz — 2000 2 F Houston Rockets — 2009 1 #* F Los Angeles Clippers All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)All-NBA Second Team (, , )NBA Rookie of the Year Award () 2009 2 F Phoenix Suns — 2013 2 F Orlando Magic — 2016 1 # G New Orleans Pelicans — 2016 2 G Sacramento Kings — 2018 1 #* G Dallas Mavericks All-Star (2020, 2022)All-NBA Third Team () Jeremiah Fears, 1st Round, 6th overall pick 2025 New Orleans Pelicans

WNBA draft

Year Rnd Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team Notes 2000 3 6 38 F Minnesota Lynx — 2002 1 3 3 * G/F Washington Mystics All-Star (2002) 2002 1 14 14 G Utah Starzz — 2002 1 16 16 G Los Angeles Sparks — 2004 3 1 27 G Phoenix Mercury — 2005 1 13 13 F Detroit Shock — 2007 3 2 28 F Phoenix Mercury — 2009 1 7 7 † C Sacramento Monarchs WNBA Champion (2018) 2009 2 9 22 F Los Angeles Sparks — 2010 2 7 19 F Tulsa Shock — 2010 3 4 28 C Chicago Sky — 2010 3 12 36 G/F Phoenix Mercury — 2011 1 6 6 *# G San Antonio Silver Stars All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015) 2013 3 8 32 G San Antonio Silver Stars —

Notes

References General

Specific See also the game box score , which lists Robinson as having played for the West team.