The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2023 NBA Draft Index
06.19.2023 | Men's Basketball
The 2023 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 22 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with television coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Central (ABC/ESPN).
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The 2023 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 22 at Barclays Center. ABC will broadcast the first round, while ESPN will provide coverage of the full draft. Television coverage is set to begin at 7 p.m. Central. The NBA Draft will also be available on ESPN Radio and the ESPN App.
Former Longhorns Timmy Allen, Christian Bishop, Marcus Carr and Sir'Jabari Rice are all draft eligible.
Since the NBA Draft lottery started in 1985, UT has produced nine lottery picks (a draft selection whose position is determined through the lottery). Those nine selections include LaMarcus Aldridge (No. 2 pick in 2006), Kevin Durant (No. 2 pick in 2007), Tristan Thompson (No. 4 pick in 2011), Mohamed Bamba (No. 6 pick in 2018), Chris Mihm (No. 7 pick in 2000), T.J. Ford (No. 8 pick in 2003), Jaxson Hayes (No. 8 pick in 2019), D.J. Augustin (No. 9 pick in 2008) and Myles Turner (No. 11 pick in 2015). Since 2004, a lottery pick has included the top 14 selections in the draft.
Since the NBA Draft began in 1947, a total of 48 Longhorns have heard their names called on draft night. Texas has produced a total of 19 first-round selections and 13 second-round picks in program history. UT has had 23 players drafted in the last 24 years (dating back to the 1999 Draft), including 18 players selected in the last 17 years.
Timmy Allen played in 69 total games (all starts) during his two seasons at Texas and played in 154 contests (151 starts) in his five total years at Utah and Texas. He registered collegiate career totals of 2,100 points (13.6 ppg), 947 rebounds (6.1 rpg) and 454 assists (2.9 apg) in 4,790 minutes (31.1 mpg). Allen reached double figures in scoring 113 times and topped the 20-point mark 26 times in his career. He reached double figures in rebounds 18 times in his career and recorded 15 career double-doubles. At the conclusion of last season, Allen was the only active NCAA Division I player to boast at least 2,000 points, 900 rebounds AND 400 assists.
As a fifth-year senior at Texas in 2022-23, Allen was selected Honorable Mention All-Big 12. He played and started in 35 of UT's 38 games last season and led the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and ranked second in assists (122), third in scoring (10.5 ppg), blocks (17) and minutes (28.4 mpg) and fourth in steals (32). He converted 48.6-percent (138-284) from the floor and 68.8-percent (88-128) from the free throw line and reached double figures in scoring 20 times.
Christian Bishop played in 72 total games (25 starts) during his two seasons at Texas and played in 162 contests (87 starts) in his five total years at Creighton and Texas. He registered collegiate career totals of 1,211 points (7.5 ppg), 752 rebounds (4.6 rpg) and 135 blocks (0.8 bpg) in 2,993 minutes (18.5 mpg). Bishop converted 60.9-percent (485-796) from the field over his career. He reached double figures in scoring 57 times and double digits in rebounds 10 times in his career and tallied seven career double-doubles.
As a fifth-year senior at Texas in 2022-23, Bishop played in all 38 games (two starts) and ranked second on the team in blocks (22), fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg) and sixth in scoring (6.6 ppg) and steals (30). He recorded a season-high 18 points (8-12 FG) and tied his season high with nine rebounds in 24 minutes during the NCAA Sweet 16 victory against No. 13/14 Xavier (March 24).
Marcus Carr played in 72 total games (70 starts) during his two seasons at Texas and played in 164 contests (157 starts) in his five total years at Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Texas. He registered collegiate career totals of 2,350 points (14.3 ppg), 751 assists (4.6 apg) and 549 rebounds (3.3 rpg) in 5,431 minutes (33.1 mpg). He reached double figures in scoring 119 times, topped the 20-point mark 33 times, eclipsed the 30-point mark six times and topped the 40-point mark twice in his career. At the conclusion of last season, Carr was the only active NCAA Division I player to boast at least 2,300 points, 700 assists AND 500 rebounds.
As a sixth-year senior at Texas in 2022-23, Carr earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and became the first UT player to receive first-team All-Big 12 accolades since Isaiah Taylor in 2015-16. He played and started all 38 games (tying the school single-season record for both categories) and led the team in scoring (15.9 ppg), assists (157), steals (62) and minutes (33.9 mpg). He converted 36.8-percent (82-223) from three-point range and 77.2-percent (105-136) from the free throw line. Carr posted an impressive 2.66 assist-to-turnover ratio (157-59) on the year and registered 62 assists against just 17 turnovers (3.65 ratio) over the final 14 contests of the year. He topped the 20-point mark six times in Big 12 play and eight times during the season and recorded at least 27 points in a game four times on the year. Carr tied his collegiate high in scoring with a 41-point effort against Texas A&M-Commerce (Dec. 27), when he converted 13-of-19 field goals and tied the school record for most three-point field goals made in a single game (10-of-15).
Sir'Jabari Rice played in 38 games (three starts) during his one season at Texas and played in 149 contests (77 starts) in his five total years at New Mexico State and Texas. He registered collegiate career totals of 1,600 points (10.7 ppg), 604 rebounds (4.1 rpg) and 300 assists (2.0 apg) in 3,671 minutes (24.6 mpg). He reached double figures in scoring 84 times and topped the 20-point mark 18 times during his career.
As a sixth-year senior at Texas in 2022-23, Rice earned the Big 12 Conference Sixth Man Award, joining Kai Jones (2020-21) as the only UT players to claim the honor. Rice also was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team and the five-person Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. He was selected as the National Sixth Man of the Year by College Hoops Today (Jon Rothstein). Rice played in all 38 games (three starts) and ranked second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg), fourth in assists (77) and minutes (25.3 mpg) and fifth in rebounding (3.5 rpg). He converted 46.4-percent from the floor (159-343), including a 37.1-percent mark (63-170) from three-point range, and 86.3-percent (113-131) from the free throw line. Rice reached double figures in scoring 26 times and topped the 20-point mark six times last season.
