Completed draft · verified results

1997 NBA Draft

57 selections across 2 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11Tim Duncan—Wake ForestSAS

21Keith Van Horn—UtahPHI

31Chauncey Billups—ColoradoBOS

41Antonio Daniels—Bowling GreenVAN

51Tony Battie—Texas TechDEN

61Ron Mercer—KentuckyBOS

71Tim Thomas—VillanovaNJN

81Adonal Foyle—ColgateGSW

91Tracy McGrady——TOR

101Danny Fortson—CincinnatiMIL

111Tariq Abdul-Wahad—San Jose StateSAC

121Austin Croshere—ProvidenceIND

131Derek Anderson—KentuckyCLE

141Maurice Taylor—MichiganLAC

151Kelvin Cato—Iowa StateDAL

161Brevin Knight—StanfordCLE

171Johnny Taylor—ChattanoogaORL

181Chris Anstey——POR

191Scot Pollard—KansasDET

201Paul Grant—WisconsinMIN

211Anthony Parker—BradleyNJN

221Ed Gray—CaliforniaATL

231Bobby Jackson—MinnesotaSEA

241Rodrick Rhodes—USCHOU

251John Thomas—MinnesotaNYK

261Charles Smith—New MexicoMIA

271Jacque Vaughn—KansasUTA

281Keith Booth—MarylandCHI

302Serge Zwikker—UNCHOU

312Mark Sanford—WashingtonMIA

322Charles O'Bannon—UCLADET

332James Cotton—Cal State Long BeachDEN

342Marko Milič——PHI

352Bubba Wells—Austin Peay State UniversityDAL

362Kebu Stewart—Cal State-BakersfieldPHI

372James Collins—Florida StatePHI

382Marc Jackson—TempleGSW

392Jerald Honeycutt—TulaneMIL

402Anthony Johnson—College of CharlestonSAC

412Eddie Elisma—Georgia TechSEA

422Jason Lawson—VillanovaDEN

432Stephen Jackson—Butler County Community CollegePHO

442Gordon Malone—West VirginiaMIN

452Cedric Henderson—MemphisCLE

462God Shammgod—ProvidenceWAS

472Eric Washington—AlabamaORL

482Alvin Williams—VillanovaPOR

492Predrag Drobnjak——WAS

502Alain Digbeu——ATL

512Chris Crawford—MarquetteATL

522DeJuan Wheat—LouisvilleLAL

532C.J. Bruton—Indian Hills Community CollegeVAN

542Paul Rogers—GonzagaLAL

552Mark Blount—PittSEA

562Ben Pepper——BOS

572Nate Erdmann—OklahomaUTA

582Roberto Duenas——CHI