1992 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1992 NBA draft Basketball June 24, 1992 Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) TNT NBA 54 2 Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic) 2 C Shaquille O'Neal C Alonzo Mourning 1991 1993 The 1992 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1992, at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.December 2025 The top three picks (Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner) were considered can't-miss prospects. All three are Hall of Famers (Naismith & FIBA); O'Neal and Mourning are (individual) player-inducted, whereas Laettner is team-inducted. Laettner made one All-Star game in his career and was an Olympic Gold Medalist on the 1992 Dream Team, but did not live up to the lofty expectations set for him. The trio would end up playing together on the 2005 Miami Heat. Two other players went on to become All-Stars (Tom Gugliotta once, Latrell Sprewell four times) and several others had solid careers (Jimmy Jackson, Robert Horry, Doug Christie, P.J. Brown, LaPhonso Ellis, Jon Barry, Walt Williams, Anthony Peeler, and Clarence Weatherspoon). Harold Miner, who was given the nickname "Baby Jordan" because of his similarities to Michael Jordan, slipped to number 12 and, other than winning two slam dunk contests, only had a brief, uneventful, and injury prone four-year career. This was the first time the NBA draft was held outside of New York.1980s Sports Home https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Oi9H4EKlv4 https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/-Oi9H4EKlv4 2021-12-13 live 1992 NBA Draft 1-4 Shaq Shaquille O'Neil Christian Laettner Jim Jackson YouTube July 10, 2021 October 17, 2021 Draft selections right|thumb|150px|Shaquille O'Neal, the 1st pick to the Orlando Magic right|thumb|150px|Alonzo Mourning, the 2nd pick to the Charlotte Hornets right|thumb|150px|Christian Laettner, the 3rd pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves right|thumb|150px|Tom Gugliotta, the 6th pick to the Washington Bullets G Guard PGPoint guard SGShooting guard F Forward SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter y y y y y y Round Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationalityn Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft 1 1 Shaquille O'Neal^~ C United States United States Orlando Magic LSU (Jr.) 1 2 Alonzo Mourning^ C United States Charlotte Hornets Georgetown (Sr.) 1 3 Christian Laettner+ PF United States Minnesota Timberwolves Duke (Sr.) 1 4 Jimmy Jackson SG United States Dallas Mavericks Ohio State (Jr.) 1 5 LaPhonso Ellis PF United States Denver Nuggets Notre Dame (Sr.) 1 6 Tom Gugliotta+ PF United States Washington Bullets NC State (Sr.) 1 7 Walt Williams SF United States Sacramento Kings Maryland (Sr.) 1 8 Todd Day SG United States Milwaukee Bucks Arkansas (Sr.) 1 9 Clarence Weatherspoon PF United States Philadelphia 76ers Southern Miss (Sr.) 1 10 Adam Keefe PF United States Atlanta Hawks Stanford (Sr.) 1 11 Robert Horry SF United States Houston Rockets Alabama (Sr.) 1 12 Harold Miner SG United States Miami Heat USC (Jr.) 1 13 Bryant Stith SG United States Denver Nuggets (from New Jersey) Virginia (Sr.) 1 14 Malik Sealy SF United States Indiana Pacers St. John's (Sr.) 1 15 Anthony Peeler SG United States Los Angeles Lakers Missouri (Sr.) 1 16 Randy Woods PG United States Los Angeles Clippers La Salle (Sr.) 1 17 Doug Christie SG United States Seattle SuperSonics Pepperdine (Sr.) 1 18 Tracy Murray SF United States San Antonio Spurs UCLA (Jr.) 1 19 Don MacLean PF United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Washington via L.A. Clippers) UCLA (Sr.) 1 20 Hubert Davis SG United States New York Knicks North Carolina (Sr.) 1 21 Jon Barry SG United States Boston Celtics Georgia Tech (Sr.) 1 22 Oliver Miller C United States Phoenix Suns Arkansas (Sr.) 1 23 Lee Mayberry PG United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Utah) Arkansas (Sr.) 1 24 Latrell Sprewell* SG United States Golden State Warriors Alabama (Sr.) 1 25 Elmore Spencer C United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland) UNLV (Sr.) 1 26 Dave Johnson SF United States Portland Trail Blazers Syracuse (Sr.) 1 27 Byron Houston PF United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma State (Sr.) 2 28 Marlon Maxey PF United States Minnesota Timberwolves UTEP 2 29 P. J. Brown PF United States New Jersey Nets Louisiana Tech 2 30 Sean Rooks PF/C United States Dallas Mavericks Arizona 2 31 Reggie Smith C United States Portland Trail Blazers TCU 2 32 Brent Price G United States Washington Bullets Oklahoma 2 33 Corey Williams G United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma State 2 34 Chris Smith G United States Minnesota Timberwolves Connecticut 2 35 Tony Bennett G United States Charlotte Hornets Wisconsin–Green Bay 2 36 Duane Cooper G United States Los Angeles Lakers USC 2 37 Isaiah Morris F United States Miami Heat Arkansas 2 38 Elmer Bennett G United States Atlanta Hawks Notre Dame 2 39 Litterial Green G United States Chicago Bulls Georgia 2 40Steve Rogers# SG/SF United States New Jersey Nets Alabama State 2 41 Popeye Jones F United States Houston Rockets Murray State 2 42 Matt Geiger C United States Miami Heat Georgia Tech 2 43 Predrag Danilović SG Golden State Warriors KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) 2 44Henry Williams# G United States San Antonio Spurs UNC-Charlotte 2 45 Chris King F United States Seattle SuperSonics Wake Forest 2 46 Robert Werdann C United States Denver Nuggets St. John's 2 47 Darren Morningstar C United States Boston Celtics Pittsburgh 2 48 Brian Davis F/G United States Phoenix Suns Duke 2 49Ron Ellis# PF United States Phoenix Suns Louisiana Tech 2 50 Matt Fish F United States Golden State Warriors UNC-Wilmington 2 51Tim Burroughs# PF United States Minnesota Timberwolves Jacksonville 2 52 Matt Steigenga F United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State 2 53Curtis Blair# PG United States Houston Rockets Richmond 2 54Brett Roberts# SF United States Sacramento Kings Morehead State 1992 Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1992.html Basketball-Reference.com Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1992 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Gary Alexander basketball F United States South Florida (Sr.) Eric Anderson basketball, born 1970 PF United States Indiana (Sr.) Mark Baker basketball PG United States Ohio State (Sr.) Alex Blackwell basketball SF United States Monmouth (Sr.) Marques Bragg PF United States Providence (Sr.) Tim Breaux SF United States Wyoming (Sr.) Dexter Cambridge PF The Bahamas Texas (Sr.) Joe Courtney basketball PF United States Southern Miss (Sr.) Rastko Cvetković C FR Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda (Yugoslavia) Dell Demps PG/SG United States Pacific (Sr.) Harold Ellis basketball SG United States Morehouse (Sr.) Jo Jo English SG United States South Carolina (Sr.) Shane Heal PG Brisbane Bullets (Australia) Stephen Howard basketball SF United States DePaul (Sr.) Chris Jent SG/SF United States Ohio State (Sr.) Sam Mack SF United States Houston (Sr.) Gerald Madkins PG United States UCLA (Sr.) Bob Martin basketball C United States Minnesota (Sr.) Darrick Martin PG United States UCLA (Sr.) Matt Othick PG United States Arizona (Sr.) Reggie Slater PF United States Wyoming (Sr.) Mark Strickland SF/PF United States Temple (Sr.) Keith Tower C United States Notre Dame (Sr.) Anthony Tucker basketball SF United States Wake Forest (Sr.) Marcus Webb PF United States Alabama (Jr.) David Wesley PG United States Baylor (Sr.) Early entrants College underclassmen For the tenth year in a row and the fourteenth time in fifteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Not only that, but this would also be the first year since 1985 where no underclassmen playing overseas would enter the NBA draft and would be the first draft since 1986 with no foreign-born underclassmen as well. This year would see a total of sixteen college underclassmen entering the draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.1992 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3039:1992-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 15, 2022 USA Ameer Aziz – F, Saint Paul's (Virginia) (junior) USA John Beauford – C, Southern Poly (junior) USA Anthony Cade – F, Seminole JC (sophomore) USA Mark Chappell – G, Iowa State (junior) USA Dallas Lee Cothrum – G, Austin (junior) USA Jim Jackson – G, Ohio State (junior) USA Troy King – F, Beaver County CC (sophomore) USA Benny Maxwell – G, Western New Mexico (junior) USA Harold Miner – G, USC (junior) USA Tracy Murray – F, UCLA (junior) USA Shaquille O'Neal – C, LSU (junior) USA Melvin Robinson – C, Arizona State (junior) USA Tony Scott – F, Texas A&M (junior) USA Jeff Theiler – F, La Verne (junior) USA Mike Wawrzyniak – G, Cleveland State (junior) USA Marcus Webb – F, Alabama (junior) Invited attendees The 1992 NBA draft is considered to be the fifteenth NBA draft to have utilized what's properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned somewhere within the Veterans Memorial Coliseum building in Portland, Oregon1992 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review December 27, 2025 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1992-green-room-invites ), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time.Maurer Matthew 2024-02-18 Draft Broadcasts - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/sundry/sundry-articles/draft-broadcasts 2025-12-27 The Draft Review en-us The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 14 prospects at the time.Green Room - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room 2025-12-27 The Draft Review en-us Despite the large amount of invites and them successfully avoiding any inviting prospects waiting into the second round (to the point where four errors were in mind from getting a perfectly ordered invited attendees line-up this time around), the only notable absence from this group would be (the controversial) Latrell Sprewell from the University of Alabama. With that in mind, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA Doug Christie – SG, Pepperdine USA Todd Day – SG, Arkansas USA LaPhonso Ellis – PF, Notre Dame USA Tom Gugliotta – PF, North Carolina State USA Robert Horry – SF, Alabama USA Jimmy Jackson – SG, Ohio State USA Harold Miner – SG, USC USA Alonzo Mourning – C, Georgetown USA Tracy Murray – SF, UCLA USA Shaquille O'Neal – C, LSU USA Malik Sealy – SF, St. John's USA Bryant Stith – SG, Virginia USA Clarence Weatherspoon – PF, Southern Mississippi USA Walt Williams – SF, Maryland See also List of first overall NBA draft picks Notes n References Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in Portland, Oregon Category:Organized events in Portland, Oregon