Jay North
In 2001 Kwame Brown was drafted out of high school number 1 by the Washington Wizards.
Zdeno Chara
According to NFL.com's historical draft database, the first Rutgers player drafted was Linebacker Bob Simms who was drafted in the 10th round in the 1960 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
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Moses Malone Actually Moses was the 2nd player to skip college. The first was Reggie arding 12 years before Moses did it. So, the list of the first few is: 1. Reggie Harding 1962 NBA (had graduated high school when drafted) 2. Moses Malone 1974 ABA (drafted while in high school) 3. Daryl Dawkins 1975 NBA Draft 5th pick (drafted while in high school) 4. Bill Willoughby 1975 NBA Draft 19th pick (had graduated high school when drafted) It did not happen again until 1989 with Shawn Kemp (1989, attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College but did not play college basketball. Was kicked off the University of Kentucky basketball team after pawning a teammate's necklace.)
Forward Garry Monahan was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1963
In 2001 Kwame Brown was drafted out of high school number 1 by the Washington Wizards.
Ilya Kovalchuk is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted first overall in the 2001 NHL draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. His professional career started in 2001.
According to NFL.com's historical draft database, the first Rutgers player drafted was Linebacker Bob Simms who was drafted in the 10th round in the 1960 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
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Nic Naitanui was their first pick (Pick 2 overall). He was drafted from Swan Districts.
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Russ Letlow
Tony Boselli, USC
Yes, high-school players get drafted into the NHL, but predominately in Minnesota. This is because high-school hockey in MN is at a much higher level than any other state with school hockey. These players don't often go straight to the NHL out of high-school. Many of them go to play NCAA Div. 1 hockey or go play in the CHL in Canada before going pro.
Nicholas Naitanui