2009 NBA Development League draft


The 2009 NBA Development League Draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League . The draft was held on November 5, 2009 before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players. The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round. For example, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the number one overall selection, but in round two they picked last.
Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft, making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA Draft: Deron Washington, JamesOn Curry, Latavious Williams, Orien Greene, Reece Gaines and Yaroslav Korolev. Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level. The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.
Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

Key

^Denotes player who has been selected to NBA Development League All-Star Game
*Denotes player who has been selected to NBA Development League All-Star Game
and was also selected in an NBA Draft
Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamCollege
11^FAlbuquerque ThunderbirdsSouth Carolina
12G/FErie BayHawksUAB
13FLos Angeles D-FendersVirginia Tech
14F
Bakersfield Jam
15CUtah FlashAugusta State
16^FAustin TorosAlabama
17^GReno BighornsSouthern California
18FMaine Red ClawsSyracuse
19G/FIowa EnergyConnecticut
110^F/CFort Wayne Mad AntsGeorgia Tech
111FDakota WizardsUNC Charlotte
112^GRio Grande Valley VipersMemphis
113FSioux Falls SkyforceClemson
114GSpringfield ArmorOklahoma State
115^GIdaho StampedeGeorgia
116FTulsa 66ers
217^GTulsa 66ersArizona
218GIdaho StampedeDePaul
219CSpringfield ArmorTennessee
220FSioux Falls SkyforceButler
221GRio Grande Valley VipersGeorgetown
222FDakota WizardsIowa
223G/FFort Wayne Mad AntsAuburn
224GIowa EnergySaint Joseph's
225^FMaine Red ClawsLSU
226FReno BighornsKent State
227GAustin TorosNotre Dame
228*GUtah FlashLouisiana–Lafayette
229G/FBakersfield JamLouisville
230F/CLos Angeles D-FendersSan Francisco
231CErie BayHawksSanta Clara
232G
Albuquerque ThunderbirdsNew Mexico
333CAlbuquerque ThunderbirdsIowa
334GErie BayHawksTexas Tech
335GLos Angeles D-FendersSouthern Mississippi
336GBakersfield JamStanford
337FUtah FlashChattanooga
338GAustin TorosGeorgia Tech
339GReno BighornsMassachusetts
340G/FMaine Red ClawsWest Virginia
341G/FIowa EnergyWingate
342FFort Wayne Mad AntsPenn State
343FDakota WizardsOklahoma State
344GRio Grande Valley VipersIndiana
345^FSioux Falls SkyforceVMI
346CSpringfield ArmorNorthern Kentucky
347FIdaho StampedeDePaul
348GTulsa 66ersSanta Barbara
449CTulsa 66ersTalladega
450FIdaho StampedeUCLA
451GSpringfield ArmorConnecticut
452GSioux Falls SkyforceUNC Charlotte
453F/CRio Grande Valley VipersAlabama A&M
454CDakota WizardsSt. Bonaventure
455GFort Wayne Mad AntsCreighton
456FIowa EnergyJarvis Christian
457GMaine Red ClawsArkansas
458FReno BighornsGeorgia Southern
459FAustin TorosGonzaga
460GUtah FlashDavidson
461G/FBakersfield JamTennessee–Martin
462FLos Angeles D-FendersDetroit
463GErie BayHawksAmerican
464G/FAlbuquerque Thunderbirds
565CAlbuquerque ThunderbirdsKentucky
566GErie BayHawksIndiana
567FLos Angeles D-FendersVirginia Union
568GBakersfield JamMiami
569FUtah FlashUNLV
570G/FAustin TorosDuke
571GReno BighornsLSU
572GMaine Red ClawsTennessee
573G/FIowa EnergyMilwaukee
574G/FFort Wayne Mad AntsCincinnati
575GDakota WizardsWyoming
576GRio Grande Valley VipersLamar
577GSioux Falls SkyforceDePaul
578FSpringfield ArmorNorthwood
579FIdaho StampedeMichigan
580FTulsa 66ersJarvis Christian
681FTulsa 66ersFayetteville State
682GIdaho StampedeWest Virginia
683FSpringfield ArmorLouisville
684G/FSioux Falls SkyforceSouthern Idaho JC
685GRio Grande Valley VipersAir Force
686GDakota WizardsPortland
687G/FFort Wayne Mad AntsXavier
688F/CIowa EnergyRobert Morris
689FMaine Red ClawsUNC Wilmington
690FReno BighornsCollege of Charleston
691^FAustin TorosDePaul
692GUtah FlashVMI
693CBakersfield JamLoyola Marymount
694GLos Angeles D-FendersMillersville
695CErie BayHawksWisconsin–Platteville
696FAlbuquerque ThunderbirdsCleveland State
797GAlbuquerque ThunderbirdsAmerican
798GErie BayHawksTusculum
799CLos Angeles D-Fenders
7100FBakersfield JamHouston
7101FUtah FlashNorth Florida
7102CAustin TorosNorthwood
7103GReno BighornsSouthern U.
7104GMaine Red ClawsCincinnati
7105CIowa EnergyFlorida International
7106GFort Wayne Mad AntsDayton
7107FDakota WizardsIdaho
7108G/FRio Grande Valley VipersKent State
7109FSioux Falls SkyforceOklahoma City
7110FSpringfield ArmorAmherst
7111CIdaho StampedeNorthern Illinois
7112GTulsa 66ersNorth Texas
8113FTulsa 66ersMaryland–Eastern Shore
8114GIdaho StampedeUC Davis
8115CSpringfield ArmorAmerican
8116GSioux Falls SkyforceMinnesota
8117GRio Grande Valley VipersUNC Charlotte
8118FDakota WizardsDayton
8119GFort Wayne Mad AntsIndiana
8120GIowa EnergyColorado State
8121FMaine Red ClawsMaine Maritime Academy
8122F/CReno BighornsCincinnati
8123FAustin TorosHuston–Tillotson
8124G/FUtah FlashUtah Valley
8125GBakersfield JamChattanooga
8126FLos Angeles D-FendersYale
8127GErie BayHawksWilliam Jessup
8128G
Albuquerque ThunderbirdsCuyahoga CC