Top Tar Heels: Where Are They Now?
The University of North Carolina's perennially strong men's basketball program is a fount of prospective pro players. Twenty have been selected in the first round of the National Basketball Association's annual draft since 1974, including Eric Montross. The others:
(Year Drafted/Current team or activity)
1974 -- Bobby Jones
athletic director-coach, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian School
1976 -- Mitch Kupchak
general manager,
Los Angeles Lakers
1977 -- Tom LaGarde
physical education instructor, in-line basketball league entrepreneur, New York City
1977 -- Walter Davis
administrator, TV analyst with Denver Nuggets
1978 -- Phil Ford
assistant basketball coach, U. of North Carolina
1979 -- Dudley Bradley
head basketball coach, Brevard (N.C.) College
1980 -- Mike O'Koren
New Jersey Nets broadcaster; owner, Custom Specialties
1981 -- Al Wood
marketing consultant, Monroe, N.C.
1982 -- James Worthy
recently retired from Los Angeles Lakers
1984 -- Sam Perkins
Seattle SuperSonics
1984 -- Michael Jordan
professional baseball player, Chicago White Sox farm system
1986 -- Brad Daugherty
Cleveland Cavaliers
1987 -- Joe Wolf
Charlotte Hornets
1987 -- Kenny Smith
Houston Rockets
1989 -- J.R. Reid
San Antonio Spurs
1991 -- Pete Chilcutt
playing professionally in Trieste, Italy
1991 -- Rick Fox
Boston Celtics
1992 -- Hubert Davis
New York Knicks
1993 -- George Lynch
Los Angeles Lakers
1994 -- Eric Montross
Boston Celtics
