The Draft Review
Matthew Maurer, an NBA Draft Historian and Analyst, is the brains behind TheDraftReview.com, an online basketball draft history database. The website's aim is to curate, preserve, and memorialize the rich history of the NBA Draft, including its teams, players, and the stories surrounding its historical events. Maurer created the site out of a need to ensure that the neglected but crucial history of the NBA Draft is thoroughly and accurately recorded.
Maurer's biggest achievement to date is being the only historian to track, chronicle and provide complete details on every player ever drafted by an NBA franchise. Previously, this scope of work was inaccessible, as no one had ever done research of this kind. The database features over 8,714 players, with each extensively reviewed for draft day height, weight, birthdate, birthplace, profile image, and a complete career breakdown with college stats supplied to every player profile. Further study was done to correct inaccuracies involving names and draft picks, as well as to solve numerous decades-old draft day mysteries.
Each player, from the greatest legends to the almost forgotten, has accomplished what few are able to achieve - their names have been called on draft night. Although some former players have met with adversity, others have gone on to achieve beyond the court. Some are now doctors, lawyers, architects, and even clergymen. Behind each ballplayer is a man with a compelling story. The Draft Review gives them recognition so they won't be forgotten.
- Details
- Written by The Draft Review
That's right, we've stepped up our game to bring you the best in NBA draft history plus all new features from Matthew Maurer and his TDR team - the mock draft, prospect scouting reports, and Euro coverage to name a few. You can also get On The Wire with Matthew's podcast show of the week, and register for free to join TDR's community for extra perks that allow you to interact with player pages (comment and vote), participate in draft trivia and forums, subscribe to our newsletter, place classifieds for basketball memorabilia you're looking to buy or sell, shop our store, and more.As we work on fine tuning the site you may encounter minor glitches, such as links that are temporarily inactive. Please feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with navigation or viewing.
- Details
- Written by The Draft Review
The Draft Review gratefully acknowledges the following organizations and individuals for their contributions of historical information:
• Giorgos Adamopouls - Greek Basketball
• Bob Adams - Canadian Basketball
• Alexis Adkins - Cal Poly Pomono
• Amil Anderson - South Dakota
• Rob Anderson - Creighton
• Troy Andre - Colorado
• Jeff Andriesse - Seton Hall
• Cassie Arner - Illinois
• Mike Ashcraft - Ohio
• Shana Aue - Wisconsin-Superior
• Chris Babb - Ouachita Baptist
• Sandra Baird - Georgetown
• Michael Ballard - Rutgers-Camden
• Mark Bankert - Malone
• Charles Bare - Holy Cross
• Rory Barnett - Long Beach State
• Stephen Batcher - Louisiana-Lafayette/Winona State
• Justin Bates - Anderson
• Jermey Beard - Columbia Basin C.C.
• Jeff Bechthold - Washington
• Mark Beckenbach - Ohio Wesleyan
• Bill Behrns - Loyola (Ill)
• Deidre Bell - Jackson State
• Robert Bentley - Ferris
• Brian Berger - Sacramento State
• Trevor Berneking - Missouri Western
• Jeffrey Bernstein - New York
• Jan Blodgett - Davidson
• Elise Bochinski - Fairfield
• Louis Bonnette - McNeese State
• Joll Borin - Widener
• LuAnn Boris - Franciscan
• Rand Boyd - Chapman
• Ron Braden - Kentucky State
• Robert Bradley - *Numerous Contributions
• Megan Bradshaw - Villanova
• Don Briggs - Nebraska Kerney
• Daniel Bronson - SUNY Potsdam
• Sharon Brooks - UMES
• Chris Brown - Centenary
• Mary Edith Butler - Eastern Oklahoma State
• Steve Buzzard - Oklahoma state
• Darlene Camacho - Columbia
• Michael Carey - St. John's
• Chrystal Carpenter - Elon
• Tim Carpenter - Florida Southern
• Art Carpenter - Loyola (LA)
• Blair Cash - George Fox
• Kat Castner - Colgate
• Eric Cederberg - Acadia
• Lamar Chance - Memphis
• Raphael Chillious - South Kent Prep
• Michael Clark - Eastern Kentucky
• Mike Cleary - Cleveland Pipers
• Mark Cohen - Wofford
• Seth Cole - St. Michael's (VT)
• Anne Coleman - Alabama Huntsville
• Jeff Conrad - Houston
• David Cook - Eastern Washington
• Christopher Cooper - Southern New Hampshire
• Patrick Copeland - Cameron
• Matthew Cornacchione - Bloomfield
• Irisha Corral - New Mexico Highlands
• Ryan Costello - La Salle
• Jacque Cottrell - Houston Baptist
• Stephanie Craig - Grand Canyon
• Chris Creamer - Various Sports Logos
• Jerry Cross - Air Force
• Andrew Crowson - Auburn
• Hannah Crutcher - San Fransisco
• Kenneth Culler - Johnson C. Smith
• Jason Cunningham - Ohio
• Amber D'Ambrosio - Willamette
• Sean Daniels - Wisconsin-Parkside
• Avery Daniels - South Carolina State
• Jeff Darby - UTEP
• Rich Davi - St. Mary's (CA)
• Solomon Davis II - Solmon Davis
• Liza David - UCLA
• Mike Dean - Aquinas
• Nathaniel DeBruin - Marshall
• Brian DeLettre - Jacksonville
• Jon Denham - Loras
• Brian Dershowitz - NYU
• Kevin Devries - Northern State
• Joe DiBari - Fordham
• Mike Dicianna - Oregon State
• Anthony Distasio - Quinnipiac
• Loretta Divens - Tennessee State
• Jeff Dobbin - Penn State Abington
• John Dodderidge - Rockhurst
• Aimee Dombroski - Stanford
• Jim Donatelli - Georgetown
• Mike Donlin - Le Moyne
• Joseph Boyd Douglas - Citadel
• Chris Doyle - Oklahoma City
• Sidney Dreese - Albright
• Travis Drury - Illinois
• Brent Dunlop - Vancouver Island
• Jason Dupree - Southwestern Oklahoma state
• Kristi Dye - Southwestern Oklahoma state
• Bill Dyer - Virginia Tech
• Mary Edith - Eastern Oklahoma State C.C.
• Daniel Elizondo - Texas Pan American
• Mark Engel - Detroit
• Scott Erland - Lincoln Memorial
• Kevin Eubanks - Seattle
• Tim Evans - Augustana (SD)
• Matt Faig - Dayton
• Michelle Fakier - Nicholls State
• Lawrence Fan - San Jose State
• Becca Faulds - Washington State
• Steve Fenk - Oregon State
• Philip Fetty - Davis & Elkins
• Steve Fohl - Eastern Kentucky
• Brandon Foote - New Haven
• Peter Forest - Grambling
• Luca Foresti - Legabasket.it
• Rafael Franco - Score Academy
• Dennis Frank - St. Bonaventure
• Mark Fratto - St. John's
• Reva Friedel - Villanova
• Andrew Gaddy - John Tolbert
• Rayshaw Gaddy - John Tolbert
• Rich Garrett - Niagara
• Wiswell Geiffrey - Cincinnati
• Jeffrey George - Missouri
• Claudio Gigirey - Argentina Basketball
• Tom Gilbert - Kansas State
• Kimberly Giles - NCAA
• Christopher Giovannetti - Cal Poly
• Adam Glatczak - Lakeland
• Scott Goode - Harding
• Jonathan Gordon - Central Washington St.
• Joshua Gould - La Salle
• John Grasso - *Numerous Contributions
• Joanne Green - Huntington
• Michael Green - Iowa State
• Brian Gribben - Ft. Hays State
• Andy Grossman - UNLV
• Mike Grosz - Wayne State (NE)
• Nicolas Grundmann - German Basketball
• Joe Guistina - Lycoming
• Brian Gunning - Army/Ohio
• Maraine Hall - Grambling
• JD Hamilton - NCAA
• Whitney Hamm - Missouri Southern
• Brent Harris - Wabash
• Cindy Harris - Kansas State
• Jennifer Harrison - Tennessee Wesleyan
• Candy Hart - Hamline
• Kevin Hashiro - Chaminade
• Linda Hasper - Point Loma
• Tom Hathaway - Cincinnati
• Janet Hauck - Whitworth
• Gordon Hazaard - Colorado State
• Joseph Healey - Arizona State
• Paul Helms - Los Angeles State
• AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern
• Lois Henderson - Minnesota
• Ron Hines - SE Missouri State
• Mike Hoffman - Indiana (PA)
• Doug Hoffman - Utah State
• Craig Holbert - Akron
• Bryan Holmgren - NW Oklahoma State
• Ellen Holt-Werle - Macalester
• Bill Hoover - *Numerous Contributions
• Roger Horne - Oregon State/Pepperdine
• Gregory Hotchkiss - Pittsburgh
• Stephen Howard - North Texas
• Herman Hudson - SMU
• Chris Hughes - Los Angeles State
• Erin Hussey - Stanford
• Derek Inouchi - Hawaii
• Chad Jackson - Armstrong State
• Wilmetta Jackson - Fort Valley State
• Jennifer Jaeckels - Arizona State
• Steve Janisch - Long Beach State
• Ann Jenks - Bowling Green
• Michael John - Wisconsin
• Jacqueline Johnson - Miami (OH)
• Jessica Johnson - Virginia State
• Christopher Jonckheer - Angelo State
• Chris Jones - Lake Ginninderra
• Steve Jones - Assumption
• Jim Junot - Virginia Union
• Paul Just - Western Kentucky
• Kerry Kahl - Cornell
• Timm Kennan - Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• Barbara Kievit-Mason - Sam Houston
• Nick Kiger - Colorado State
• Richard Kilwien - Santa Clara
• Rick Kindhart - Missouri State
• Brian Kipley - Aurora/Austin Peay
• Anne Kish - Montana Western
• Jeremy Kniffin - Hofstra
• DC Koehl - Ohio State
• Brandon Kolditz - Memphis
• Darryl Konicki - American International
• Braden Konschuh - Portland
• Jordan Korphage - Wichita State
• Diana Koval - St. Louis
• Barbara Krieger - Darthmouth
• Mark Kwolek - Richmond
• Jay LaFountaine - Syracuse Basketball Historian
• Scott Landry - Various Sources
• Albert Lang - Carson-Newman
• Nathaniel Lariccia - Westminster
• Heather Larkin - Lamar
• Brad Larsen - Weber State
• Jessen LaVern - Dickinson State
• Aaron Leavitt - Valparaiso
• Ray Lebov - *Numerous Contributions
• Mike Leggett - Malone
• Dave Leisering - Mercyhurst
• David Lentz - NCAA
• Adan Levin - Brandeis
• James Lewis - Catawba
• Ariana Lim - Lewis
• Alex Linden - Nebraska Wesleyan
• Jon Litchfield - Northeastern
• Michael Lund - Portland State
• Mike Lund - Portland State
• Alex Magay - Winchendon School
• Emily MaGee - Taylor
• Bill Mahoney - Santa Barbara
• Mike Mahoney - Penn
• Mark Majewski - Saint Francis
• Troy F. Mallat - Hamline
• Mike Mancini - Oberlin
• Janet Marie - New York
• Steve Marovich - Carthage
• Nancy Marrelli - Concordia (Canada)
• Jeremy Martin - Cincinnati
• Ann Massmann - New Mexico
• Roger McAfee - Coppin State
• Brian McCann - Cleveland State
• Scott McConnell - Texas
• Allison McCourt - St. John's
• Ryan McGinty - Grambling/Praire View
• Doug McIlhagga - St. Louis
• Tyler McIntosh - Concord
• Kathleen Mclean - Duquesne
• Scott McQuilkin - Whitworth
• Patrick McWalters - Iona
• Brett McWethy - Eastern Michigan
• Jeffrey Mead - Seton Hall
• Ron Mears - Rice
• Paul Melody - Various
• Kevin Meinholz - Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Todd Merriett - Bucknell
• Steve Mest - St. Bonaventure
• Rob Meyers - Stephen F. Austin
• Corey Miggins - Chicago State
• Brett Miller - West Virginia Wesleyan
• Judy Miller - Valparaiso
• Mary Ann Mitchell - Missouri-St. Louis
• Joseph Monaco - Pan American
• Eric Montgomery - Orange Coast C.C.
• Jean Moore - Louisiana Tech
• Patrick Moore - Detroit
• Peter Moore - Syracuse
• Michael Morris - New Mexico State
• Jeff Muir - Tennessee
• Erin Mullen - Rhode Island
• Jennifer Neumyer - UMES
• Rudy Nigl - Wisconsin
• Bob Noss - Wright State
• Mike Noteware - Oklahoma State
• Nicholas Novy - Central State
• Fred Nuesch - Texas
• Scott Nuss - Southewestern
• Jose Ochoa - Long Beach State
• Lucas Odgen - Davis
• Gileun Oh - Yonsei
• Miriam O'Hare - Benedictine
• Bob Olson - UC Irvine
• Judi Olson - Yankton College
• Lewis Orr - Navarro JC
• Andrew Orymak - Furman
• Richard Paige - Aizona
• Heather Palmer - Penn
• Tomislav Pakrac - Various Sources
• Charity Park - Akansas Tech
• Bobby Parker - Bradley
• John Parrish - Oklahoma Baptist
• Ty Patton - Alabama
• Madeleine Perez - Charlotte
• Shlomi Peri - Israel Basketball
• Timothy Petermann - Wisconsin
• Charles Peters - St. Mary's (TX)
• Gerald Peterson - Northern Iowa
• Roy Pickeril - Kentucky Wesleyan
• Craig Pinkerton - Tennessee
• Layne Pitt - Wisconsin-Stout
• Rick Poulter - Houston
• Robert Pristash - Evansville
• Nathalie Proulx - Denver
• Misko Raznatovic - Serbia & Montenegro
• Al Razutis - Alliant International
• David Rebstock - Morningside
• Miranda Rectenwald - Washington (MO)
• Joe Reinsch - Azusa Pacific
• Greg Remington - New Mexico
• Alex Restrepo - Louisiana State
• Jason Rich - Siena
• Doug Richards - Central Florida
• Benjamin Rikard - Sam Houston
• Sara Roberts - Michigan State
• Dr. Howard Robinson - Alabama State University Archives
• Sarina Rodrigues - Rhode Island
• Jenni Rodwell - NAIA
• Steven Roe - Iowa
• David Roepke - Ashland
• Jose Rosales - Colorado State
• Matt Rowley - West Florida
• Todd Rudat - Millikin
• Daniel Ruede - New Haven
• Amy Ruhe - High Point
• Jim Rumelhart - Athletes In Action
• Dave Saba - Duquesne
• Jason Sacks - New York
• Nathan Sagan - Alaska
• Greg Sage - Belmont
• Saulius Samulevicius - Lithuania Basketball Federation
• Samuel Sanchez - CCNY
• Marilyn Sandmeyer - Idaho
• Elsa Satchell - Maryland Eastern Shore
• Bob Schenck - Albemarle
• Robin Schiff - Alliant International
• Jeffrey Schneider - East Tennessee State
• Matt Schroeder - Minnesota
• Mike Schulz - Montana Western
• Jacque Scoby - Northern State
• Sherman Seki - Hawaii
• Shawn Sell - Cincinnati
• Vickie Sheffler - Northeastern State
• Rob Sherer - Tulane
• Michael Sheridan - Villanova
• Shawn Shoeffler - Oregon State
• Ted Silary - http://www.tedsilary.com/
• Leonard Skoros - Hofstra
• Dusty Sloan - Ashland
• Lyle Slovick - George Washington
• Russell Smith - Central Missouri
• Larry Smith - Arkansas Tech
• Lisa Smith - Oak Hill Academy
• Jim Solien - San Francisco State
• Sandy Smith -
• Meredith Sommers - Milligan
• Randy Stacy - Morehead State
• Phil Stanton - Virginia Commonwealth
• Tom Steman - St. Cloud State
• James Stephan - South Alabama
• Randall Stewart - Newberry
• Tony Stinnett - Middle Tennessee
• Phillip Stone - Wofford
• Jana Stough - Wisconsin
• James Streeter - Eastern Michigan
• Tim Stried - Ohio State
• John Sudsbury - Tulane
• Kurt Svoboda - Harvard
• Jed Tai - *Various Contributions
• Doug Tammaro - Arizona State
• Pati Threatt - McNeese State
• Carson Tigges - Iowa
• Blake Timm - Pacific (OR)
• Brian Tom - Washington
• Kristine Toma - Texas State
• Donald Tomkalski - Tulsa
• Rich Tortorelli - Oklahoma City
• Kathy Tronzo - Louisville
• David Tuttle - USC
• Renee Valley - Montana
• Renata Vickrey - Central Connecticut State
• Jane Vidrine - Louisiana Lafayette
• Becky Wadian - Upper Iowa
• Josh Waldman - Denver
• Andrew Wallen - Westminster
• Kevin Walsh - Illinois
• Rose Marie Walters - Willamette
• Dave Walters - Guilford
• Thomas Ward - Thomas More
• Benjamin Warnick - UAB
• Matt Watson - West Liberty
• Dean Watson - Stetson
• Miranda Wauson - Sul Ross State
• Thomas Weber - Southern Ilinois
• Laurinda Weisse - Albright/Nebraska Kerney
• Mary Wernet - Northwestern State
• Thomas Whitestone - Charlotte
• Dan Wilkes - Pittsburgh State
• Nicole Willard - Central Oklahoma
• Jeffrey Williams - NCAA
• Brent Williamson - Wofford
• Dave Winder - Murray State
• Michael Wittliff - Marquette
• Christina Wolf - Oklahoma City
• Jackie Reeves Wood - Lambuth
• Marie Wozniak - St. Joesph's
• Peter Yazvac - Hastings
• Kelvin Young - Western Carolina
• Janice Young - West Virginia State
• Jeremy Zalacca - Pfeiffer
- Details
- Written by The Draft Review