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| All-Time No. 1 Draft Choices |
| Year |
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
School |
| 2002 |
Yao Ming |
Houston |
C |
China |
| 2001 |
Kwame Brown |
Washington |
F-C |
Glynn Academy HS |
| 2000 |
Kenyon Martin |
New Jersey |
F |
Cincinnati |
| 1999 |
Elton Brand |
Chicago |
F |
Duke |
| 1998 |
Michael Olowokandi |
L.A.Clippers |
C |
Pacific |
| 1997 |
Tim Duncan |
San Antonio |
C |
Wake Forest |
| 1996 |
Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia |
G |
Georgetown |
| 1995 |
Joe Smith |
Golden State |
C |
Maryland |
| 1994 |
Glenn Robinson |
Milwaukee |
F |
Purdue |
| 1993 |
Chris Webber |
Orlando |
F |
Michigan |
| 1992 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
Orlando |
C |
LSU |
| 1991 |
Larry Johnson |
Charlotte |
F |
UNLV |
| 1990 |
Derrick Coleman |
New Jersey |
F |
Syracuse |
| 1989 |
Pervis Ellison |
Sacramento |
C |
Louisville |
| 1988 |
Danny Manning |
L.A.Clippers |
F |
Kansas |
| 1987 |
David Robinson |
San Antonio |
C |
Navy |
| 1986 |
Brad Daugherty |
Cleveland |
C |
North Carolina |
| 1985 |
Patrick Ewing |
New York |
C |
Georgetown |
| 1984 |
Akeem Olajuwon |
Houston |
C |
Houston |
| 1983 |
Ralph Sampson |
Houston |
C |
Virginia |
| 1982 |
James Worthy |
L.A.Lakers |
F |
North Carolina |
| 1981 |
Mark Aguirre |
Dallas |
F |
DePaul |
| 1980 |
Joe Barry Carroll |
Golden State |
C |
Purdue |
| 1979 |
Earvin Johnson |
L.A.Lakers |
G |
Michigan St. |
| 1978 |
Mychal Thompson |
Portland |
C |
Minnesota |
| 1977 |
Kent Benson |
Milwaukee |
C |
Indiana |
| 1976 |
John Lucas |
Houston |
G |
Maryland |
| 1975 |
David Thompson |
Atlanta |
G |
North Carolina St. |
| 1974 |
Bill Walton |
Portland |
C |
UCLA |
| 1973 |
Doug Collins |
Philadelphia |
G |
Illinois St. |
| 1972 |
LaRue Martin |
Portland |
C |
Loyola-Chicago |
| 1971 |
Austin Carr |
Cleveland |
G |
Notre Dame |
| 1970 |
Bob Lanier |
Detroit |
C |
St. Bonaventure |
| 1969 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Milwaukee |
C |
UCLA |
| 1968 |
Elvin Hayes |
Houston |
C |
Houston |
| 1967 |
Jimmy Walker |
Detroit |
G |
Providence |
| 1966 |
Cazzie Russell |
New York |
F |
Michigan |
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