Trio of former Longhorns set for 2016 NBA Draft

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Former University of Texas basketball standouts Prince Ibeh, Cameron Ridley and Isaiah Taylor will look to have their names called during Thursday night's NBA Draft at Barclays Center. ESPN will provide start-to-finish coverage of the draft beginning at 6 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Eastern).

During his four seasons at Texas, Ibeh played in 135 games (28 starts) and averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 13.1 minutes per contest. He concluded his career ranked No. 4 on the UT career blocks list (212) and tied for No. 7 on the school's career games played chart (135). Ibeh reached double figures in scoring seven times and in rebounds seven times and posted three career double-doubles.

Ibeh earned Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2015-16. He led the team and ranked second in the league in blocked shots (64). Ibeh, who also claimed the team's Most Improved Player and Outstanding Defensive Player accolades, ranked third on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg).

In his four years in Austin, Ridley played in 115 games (96 starts) and averaged 8.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 21.4 minutes per contest. He concluded his career ranked No. 3 on the UT career blocks list (220) and No. 10 on the school's career rebounds chart (720). Ridley reached double figures in scoring 41 times and in rebounds 26 times and posted 18 double-doubles in his career.

During his senior season in 2015-16, Ridley played in 13 games (11 starts) and led the team in rebounding (8.5 rpg) while ranking second in scoring (11.1 ppg) and blocks (37). He suffered a fractured left foot during practice on Dec. 27, had surgery on Dec. 29 and missed the next 20 games. Ridley returned to the court and played limited minutes in UT's final two contests of the season. Prior to suffering the injury (first 11 games), he led the team in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and blocks (3.4 bpg) and ranked second in scoring (12.7 ppg) and minutes (26.0 mpg) while converting 63.2 percent (60-95) from the floor. He set a single-game school record with 9 blocks against Appalachian State (Dec. 15).

Taylor concluded his three-year career at Texas ranked No. 7 on the school's career assists chart (415) and No. 20 on the UT career scoring list (1,254 points). He averaged 13.6 points and 4.5 assists per game in 92 career contests (all starts).

In his junior season in 2015-16, Taylor earned All-Big 12 First Team honors along with spots on the NABC All-District 8 and USBWA All-District VII teams. He led the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (5.0 apg) and minutes (30.9 mpg) and tied for the team lead in steals (29). Taylor reached double figures in scoring 25 times this year, including seven 20-point games and one 30-point effort. He posted a 2.69 assist-to-turnover ratio (164 assists, 61 turnovers) as a junior, the third-best single-season mark in UT history.

Since the NBA Draft began in 1947, a total of 42 Longhorns have heard their names called on draft night. Texas has produced a total of 15 first-round selections and 11 second-round picks in program history. Raymond Downs, a sixth-round pick by St. Louis in 1957, was the first Longhorn to be drafted.

Texas has had 17 players drafted in the previous 17 years, dating back to the 1999 Draft. The Longhorns have had at least two players selected in a single draft a total of nine previous times in program history: 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010 and 2011. Since the NBA Draft was reduced to two rounds in 1989, UT has produced a pair of picks in a single draft a total of five previous times.

Year-by-Year University of Texas NBA Draft Selections (42 total)

Year	Player	Round	Team
1957	Raymond Downs	6	St. Louis
1960	Jay Arnette	2	Cincinnati
1961	Albert Almanza	7	L.A. Lakers
1965	Larry Franks	14	Cincinnati
1973	B.G. Brosterhous	8	Chicago
1974	Larry Robinson	4	Houston
1976	Dan Krueger	8	Houston
1978	Gary Goodner	5	Houston
1978	Jim Krivacs	6	Kansas City
1979	Johnny Moore	2	Seattle
1979	Tyrone Branyan	7	San Antonio
1980	Ron Baxter	4	L.A. Lakers
1982	LaSalle Thompson	1	Kansas City
1984	Bill Wendlandt	8	Denver
1985	Carlton Cooper	6	Dallas
1985	Mike Wacker	7	Utah
1986	John Brownlee	4	L.A. Clippers
1987	Patrick Fairs	5	Washington
1987	Raynard Davis	7	San Antonio
1990	Travis Mays	1	Sacramento
1990	Lance Blanks	1	Detroit
1991	Joey Wright	2	Phoenix
1994	B.J. Tyler	1	Philadelphia
1994	Albert Burditt	2	Houston
1995	Terrence Rencher	2	Washington
1999	Kris Clack	2	Boston
2000	Chris Mihm	1	Chicago (traded to Cleveland on draft night)
2002	Chris Owens	2	Milwaukee (traded to Memphis on draft night)
2003	T.J. Ford	1	Milwaukee
2004	Royal Ivey	2	Atlanta
2006	LaMarcus Aldridge	1	Chicago (traded to Portland on draft night)
2006	P.J. Tucker	2	Toronto
2006	Daniel Gibson	2	Cleveland
2007	Kevin Durant	1	Seattle
2008	D.J. Augustin	1	Charlotte
2010	Avery Bradley	1	Boston
2010	Damion James	1	Atlanta (traded to New Jersey on draft night)
2010	Dexter Pittman	2	Miami
2011	Tristan Thompson	1	Cleveland
2011	Jordan Hamilton	1	Dallas (traded to Denver on draft night)
2011	Cory Joseph	1	San Antonio
2015	Myles Turner	1	Indiana

First-Round Selections (15 total)

Name	Year	Pick	Team
Kevin Durant	2007	2	Seattle
LaMarcus Aldridge	2006	2	Chicago (traded to Portland on draft night)
Tristan Thompson	2011	4	Cleveland
LaSalle Thompson	1982	5	Kansas City
Chris Mihm	2000	7	Chicago (traded to Cleveland on draft night)
T.J. Ford	2003	8	Milwaukee
D.J. Augustin	2008	9	Charlotte
Myles Turner	2015	11	Indiana
Travis Mays	1990	14	Sacramento
Avery Bradley	2010	19	Boston
B.J. Tyler	1994	20	Philadelphia
Damion James	2010	24	Atlanta (traded to New Jersey on draft night)
Jordan Hamilton	2011	26	Dallas (traded to Denver on draft night)
Lance Blanks	1990	26	Detroit
Cory Joseph	2011	29	San Antonio

Second-Round Selections (11 total)

Name	Year	Pick	Team
Jay Arnette	1960	9	Cincinnati
Dexter Pittman	2010	32	Miami
Terrence Rencher	1995	32	Washington
P.J. Tucker	2006	35	Toronto
Royal Ivey	2004	37	Atlanta
Daniel Gibson	2006	42	Cleveland
Johnny Moore	1979	43	Seattle
Chris Owens	2002	48	Milwaukee (traded to Memphis on draft night)
Joey Wright	1991	50	Phoenix
Albert Burditt	1994	53	Houston
Kris Clack	1999	55	Boston

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Players Mentioned

Prince Ibeh

Cameron Ridley

Isaiah Taylor

Myles Turner