Watch tonight's NBA Draft On TNT
June 26, 2002
Coral Gables, FLA – (www.hurricanesports.com) –
Tune in to the NBA Draft beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. on TNT. University of Miami senior guard John Salmons (Philadelphia, PA) is expected to be selected in the first or second round.
Salmons (6-7, 210) was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection last season after averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the 24-8 Hurricanes.
He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players to ever play at the University of Miami, and is the only player in UM history to surpass 1000 career points (1287), 600 rebounds (687), 400 assists (433) and 150 steals (192). During his four seasons Salmons guided Miami to an 86-39 (.688) record marking the most wins in a four-year period in school-history.
Included in his four seasons were three NCAA Tournament appearances, one NIT appearance, the 1999-00 BIG EAST regular-season title and the school’s first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2000.
Several moc drafts have Salmons being selected in the first round including ESPN.com, which has him going to the Phoenix Suns with the 22nd overall pick. Salmons has worked out with several NBA teams this summer including the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons.
Miami has had 13 players in its history selected in the NBA draft. The last Hurricane taken in the NBA draft was Tim James who was selected by the Miami Heat with the 25th pick in 1999. Miami’s highest pick ever was Rick Barry who was selected with the second overall pick by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965. Barry and James are the only Hurricanes to be selected in the first round of the draft.
MIAMI DRAFT HISTORYPlayer Team Year Round Overall PickDick Miani New York Knicks 1956 Knicks' 10th selectionMike McCoy Detroit Pistons 1963 3rd 21stRick Barry San Francisco Warriors 1965 1st 2ndMike Wittman St. Louis Hawks 1967 5th 49thRusty Parker Atlanta Hawks 1968 5th 61stBill Soens Philadelphia 76ers 1968 11th 145thDon Curnutt New York Knicks 1970 10th 170thWayne Canaday Portland Trail Blazers 1970 15th 218thWillie Allen Baltimore Bullets 1971 4th 60thTito Horford Milwaukee Bucks 1988 2nd 39thJoe Wylie Los Angeles Clippers 1991 2nd 38thConstantin Popa Los Angeles Clippers 1995 2nd 53rdTim James Miami Heat 1999 1st 25th
