2009 NBA Development League draft
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2009 NBA Development League draft
| image =
| caption =
| logo = NBA Development League Draft 2009.jpg
| logosize = 180px
| sport = Basketball
| date = November 5, 2009
| network =
| league = NBA
| teams =
| first = Carlos Powell, Albuquerque Thunderbirds
| territorial =
| prev = 2008
| next = 2010
}}
The 2009 NBA Development League Draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). 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.{{Cite web| title = 200 Prospects Available For Selection In 2009 NBA D-League Draft| work = NBA Media Ventures, LLC| publisher = Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.| date = November 4, 2009| url = http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/draft_pool_2009_091104.html| accessdate = December 19, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110102153906/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/draft_pool_2009_091104.html| archive-date = January 2, 2011| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}} 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 (16th selection, 32nd overall).{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_board_2009.html |title=2009 NBA D-League Draft Results |work=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=November 5, 2009 |accessdate=November 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118173714/http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_board_2009.html |archivedate=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}
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,{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/dleague_draft_07.html |title=NBA Development League: 2007 D-League Draft Board |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |work=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |date=2007 |accessdate=December 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220032931/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/dleague_draft_07.html |archivedate=December 20, 2008 }} 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 (2008), JamesOn Curry (2007), Latavious Williams (2010), Orien Greene (2005), Reece Gaines (2003) and Yaroslav Korolev (2005). Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/nbdl-draft.shtml|title=D-League Draft: Eligible Players | publisher=InsideHoops.com|date=2009|accessdate=December 17, 2010}} 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.{{Cite web| title =NBA Draft Profile - Amara Sy| work = COMTEX| publisher = The Sports Network| date = June 16, 2003| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-103398761.html| accessdate = November 16, 2010}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web| title = Amara Sy Player Profile| publisher = Doudiz Basket| date = June 16, 2003| url = http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/4870/Amara-Sy.html| accessdate = November 16, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110527200042/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/4870/Amara-Sy.html| archive-date = May 27, 2011| url-status = usurped| df = mdy-all}}
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
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| Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
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| Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
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| Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft
File:Deron shooting.jpg was also selected in the 2008 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.]]
File:Mustafa Shakur running point.jpg selected Mustafa Shakur 17th overall.]]
File:Jonathan Wallace.jpg played in college at Georgetown.]]
File:Darnell Lazare-cropped.jpg was selected 25th overall by the Maine Red Claws.]]
File:Delonte Holland.jpg took Delonte Holland with the 47th overall pick.]]
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! width="1%"| Round ! width="1%"| Pick ! width="22%"| Player ! width="1%"| Position ! width="18%"| Nationality ! width="25%"| Team ! width="25%"| College |
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| align=center|1 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Carlos|Powell}}^ | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|2 | {{sortname|Donell|Taylor}} | G/F | {{USA}} | UAB |
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| align=center|3 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Deron|Washington}}† | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|4 | {{sortname|Amara|Sy}} | F | {{MLI}} | align=center|— |
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| align=center|5 | {{sortname|Garret|Siler}} | C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|6 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Alonzo|Gee}}^ | F | {{USA}} | Alabama |
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|align=center|7 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Desmon|Farmer}}^ | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|8 | {{sortname|Paul|Harris|Paul Harris (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} | Syracuse |
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| align=center|9 | {{sortname|Rashad|Anderson}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
align=center|1
| align=center|10 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Alade|Aminu}}^ | F/C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|11 | {{sortname|Curtis|Withers}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|12 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Antonio|Anderson}}^ | G | {{USA}} | Memphis |
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| align=center|13 | {{sortname|Raymond|Sykes}} | F | {{USA}} | Clemson |
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| align=center|14 |style="background-color:#E9D66B"|{{sortname|JamesOn|Curry}}† | G | {{USA}} |
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|align=center|15 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Sundiata|Gaines}}^ | G | {{USA}} | Georgia |
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| align=center|16 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Latavious|Williams}}† | F | {{USA}} | align=center|—{{Cref|b}} |
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| align=center|17 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Mustafa|Shakur}}^ | G | {{USA}} | Arizona |
align=center|2
| align=center|18 | {{sortname|Dar|Tucker}} | G | {{USA}} | DePaul |
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| align=center|19 |{{sortname|Major|Wingate}} | C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|20 | {{sortname|Pete|Campbell|Pete Campbell (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} | Butler |
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| align=center|21 | {{sortname|Jonathan|Wallace}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|22 | {{sortname|Doug|Thomas|dab=basketball}} | F | {{USA}} | Iowa |
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|align=center|23 | {{sortname|Frank|Tolbert|Frank Tolbert (basketball)}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Auburn |
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| align=center|24 | {{sortname|Pat|Carroll|Pat Carroll (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|25 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Darnell|Lazare}}^ | F | {{USA}} | LSU |
align=center|2
| align=center|26 | {{sortname|Haminn|Quaintance}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|2
| align=center|27 | {{sortname|Russell|Carter|Russell Carter (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|28 |style="background-color:#E9D66B"|{{sortname|Orien|Greene}}* | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|2
| align=center|29 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Reece|Gaines}}† | G/F | {{USA}} |
align=center|2
| align=center|30 | {{sortname|Alan|Wiggins Jr.}} | F/C | {{USA}} |
align=center|2
|align=center|31 | {{sortname|John|Bryant|John Bryant (basketball)}} | C | {{USA}} |
align=center|2
| align=center|32 | {{sortname|Chad|Toppert}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
| align=center|33 | {{sortname|Erek|Hansen}} | C | {{USA}} | Iowa |
align=center|3
| align=center|34 | {{sortname|Martin|Zeno}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
| align=center|35 |{{sortname|Jeremy|Wise}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|36 | {{sortname|Anthony|Goods}} | G | {{USA}} | Stanford |
align=center|3
| align=center|37 | {{sortname|Kevin|Goffney}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
| align=center|38 | {{sortname|Lewis|Clinch}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
|align=center|39 | {{sortname|Chris|Lowe|Chris Lowe (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
| align=center|40 | {{sortname|Frank|Young|Frank Young (basketball)}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
align=center|3
| align=center|41 | {{sortname|Sean|Barnette}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Wingate |
align=center|3
| align=center|42 | {{sortname|Jamelle|Cornley}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|43 | {{sortname|Marcus|Dove}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|44 | {{sortname|Jamarcus|Ellis}} | G | {{USA}} | Indiana |
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| align=center|45 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Reggie|Williams|Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986)}}^ | F | {{USA}} | VMI |
align=center|3
| align=center|46 | {{sortname|James|Cripe}} | C | {{USA}} |
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|align=center|47 | {{sortname|Delonte|Holland}} | F | {{USA}} | DePaul |
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| align=center|48 | {{sortname|Cecil|Brown|Cecil Brown (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|49 | {{sortname|Jeral|Davis}} | C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|50 | {{sortname|T. J.|Cummings}} | F | {{USA}} | UCLA |
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| align=center|51 | {{sortname|Craig|Austrie}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|52 | {{sortname|Leemire|Goldwire}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|4
| align=center|53 | {{sortname|Mickell|Gladness}} | F/C | {{USA}} |
align=center|4
| align=center|54 | {{sortname|D'Lancy|Carter}} | C | {{USA}} |
align=center|4
|align=center|55 | {{sortname|Booker|Woodfox}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|56 | {{sortname|Carl|Mitchell}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|57 | {{sortname|Gary|Ervin|Gary Ervin (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} | Arkansas |
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| align=center|58 | {{sortname|Louis|Graham|Louis Graham (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|59 | {{sortname|Ira|Brown}} | F | {{USA}} | Gonzaga |
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| align=center|60 | {{sortname|Jason|Richards|Jason Richards (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} | Davidson |
align=center|4
| align=center|61 | {{sortname|Jared|Newsom}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|62 | {{sortname|Christopher|Hayes|Christopher Hayes (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} | Detroit |
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|align=center|63 | {{sortname|Derrick|Mercer}} | G | {{USA}} | American |
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| align=center|64 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Yaroslav|Korolev}}† | G/F | {{RUS}} |align=center|— |
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| align=center|65 | {{sortname|Shagari|Alleyne}} | C | {{USA}} | Kentucky |
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| align=center|66 | {{sortname|Roderick|Wilmont}} | G | {{USA}} | Indiana |
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| align=center|67 | {{sortname|Christopher|Moore|Christopher Moore (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|68 | {{sortname|Lance|Hurdle}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|69 | {{sortname|Joe|Darger}} | F | {{USA}} | UNLV |
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| align=center|70 | {{sortname|David|McClure|dab=basketball}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Duke |
align=center|5
|align=center|71 | {{sortname|Terry|Martin|Terry Martin (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} | LSU |
align=center|5
| align=center|72 | {{sortname|Scooter|McFadgon}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|5
| align=center|73 | {{sortname|Joah|Tucker}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
align=center|5
| align=center|74 | {{sortname|Lenny|Stokes}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
align=center|5
| align=center|75 | {{sortname|Jason|Straight}} | G | {{USA}} | Wyoming |
align=center|5
| align=center|76 | {{sortname|Kenny|Dawkins}} | G | {{USA}} | Lamar |
align=center|5
| align=center|77 | {{sortname|Draelon|Burns}} | G | {{USA}} | DePaul |
align=center|5
| align=center|78 | {{sortname|DeSean|White}} | F | {{USA}} |
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|align=center|79 | {{sortname|J. C.|Mathis}} | F | {{USA}} | Michigan |
align=center|5
| align=center|80 | {{sortname|Mitchell|Johnson|Mitchell Johnson (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|81 | {{sortname|Keena|Young}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|82 | {{sortname|Mike|Gansey}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|83 | {{sortname|Perrin|Johnson}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|84 | {{sortname|Nate|Miles}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|85 | {{sortname|Antoine|Hood}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|86 | {{sortname|Darren|Cooper}} | G | {{USA}} | Portland |
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|align=center|87 | {{sortname|C. J.|Anderson}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Xavier |
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| align=center|88 | {{sortname|Casey|Love}} | F/C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|89 | {{sortname|Anthony|Terrell}} | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|90 | {{sortname|Jermaine|Johnson|Jermaine Johnson (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|91 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Quemont|Greer}}^ | F | {{USA}} | DePaul |
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| align=center|92 | {{sortname|Travis|Holmes}} | G | {{USA}} | VMI |
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| align=center|93 | {{sortname|Chris|Ayer|Chris Ayer (basketball)}} | C | {{USA}} |
align=center|6
| align=center|94 | {{sortname|Charlie|Parker|Charlie Parker (basketball player)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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|align=center|95 | {{sortname|Jeff|Skemp}} | C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|96 | {{sortname|J'Nathan|Bullock}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|97 | {{sortname|Garrison|Carr}} | G | {{USA}} | American |
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| align=center|98 | {{sortname|Ryan|Troutman}} | G | {{USA}} | Tusculum |
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| align=center|99 | {{sortname|Moustafa|N'Doye}} | C | {{SEN}} | align=center|— |
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| align=center|100 | {{sortname|Ramon|Dyer}} | F | {{USA}} | Houston |
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| align=center|101 | {{sortname|Alain|LaRoche|Alain LaRoche (Basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|102 | {{sortname|Augustine|Okoson}} | C | {{NGA}} |
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|align=center|103 | {{sortname|Chris|Davis|Chris Davis (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|104 | {{sortname|Tony|Bobbitt}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|105 | {{sortname|Russell|Hicks|Russell Hicks (basketball)}} | C | {{CAN}} |
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| align=center|106 | {{sortname|Andres|Sandoval}} | G | {{DOM}} | Dayton |
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| align=center|107 | {{sortname|Rashaad|Powell}} | F | {{USA}} | Idaho |
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| align=center|108 | {{sortname|Rashad|Woods}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|109 | {{sortname|Rodney|Alexander|Rodney Alexander (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|110 | {{sortname|Brandon|Jones|Brandon Jones (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} | Amherst |
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|align=center|111 | {{sortname|Bryson|McKenzie}} | C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|112 | {{sortname|Adam|McCoy}} | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|8
| align=center|113 | {{sortname|Tim|Parham}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|114 | {{sortname|Vince|Oliver|dab=UC Davis basketball}} | G | {{USA}} | UC Davis |
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| align=center|115 | {{sortname|Brayden|Billbe}} | C | {{USA}} | American |
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| align=center|116 | {{sortname|Lawrence|McKenzie}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|117 | {{sortname|DeAngelo|Alexander}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|118 | {{sortname|Jimmy|Binnie}} | F | {{USA}} | Dayton |
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|align=center|119 | {{sortname|A. J.|Ratliff}} | G | {{USA}} | Indiana |
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| align=center|120 | {{sortname|Marcus|Walker|Marcus Walker (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|121 | {{sortname|Matt|Clement|Matt Clement (basketball)}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|122 | {{sortname|Ronald|Allen|nolink=1}} | F/C | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|123 | {{sortname|D'mond|Grismore}} | F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|124 | {{sortname|Jordan|Brady|Jordan Brady (basketball)}} | G/F | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|125 | {{sortname|Stephen|McDowell}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|126 | {{sortname|Travis|Pinick}} | F | {{USA}} | Yale |
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|align=center|127 | {{sortname|Zachary|Sowers}} | G | {{USA}} |
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| align=center|128 | {{sortname|Brian|Kortovich}} | G | {{USA}} |
{{Cnote|a|Amara Sy is a native of Mali and plays for their national team, but also holds dual citizenship with France.}}
{{Cnote|b|Latavious Williams became the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA, which adhered to the rule that players must be at least one year removed from high school in order to be eligible for an NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5325997|title=Non-qualifier Williams selected by Heat|date=June 25, 2010|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=August 18, 2010}}}}
{{Cnote|c|Chad Toppert is American but is also eligible to play for the German national team because his grandfather is German.{{Cite web|last=Schroeder |first=Scott| title =D-League's Chad Toppert Earns Spot On German National Team Roster| work = nba.fanhouse.com| publisher = AOL Inc.| date = June 28, 2010| url = http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/06/28/d-leagues-chad-toppert-earns-spot-on-german-national-team-roste/| accessdate = November 16, 2010}}}}
{{Cnote|d|Brian Kortovich became a dual citizen of Croatia in May 2010.{{Cite web|last=Cronin|first=Steve|title=Brian Kortovich|publisher=SLC Athletic Management|url=http://www.slchoops.com/players.php?param=brian_kortovich|accessdate=December 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083202/http://www.slchoops.com/players.php?param=brian_kortovich|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_board_2009.html |title=2009 NBA D-League Draft Results |work=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=November 5, 2009 |accessdate=November 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118173714/http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_board_2009.html |archivedate=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/nbdl-draft.shtml|title=D-League Draft: Eligible Players|publisher=InsideHoops.com|date=2009|accessdate=December 17, 2010}}
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