ISU PLayes in the NBA over the years

[NebrClone]

ISU players in the NBA, Ranked by games played and minutes played per game. Only 20 players since the 1940's. Royce did not make the list. Not an impact player in over a decade.

Year	Player	Games	Minutes / Game
1987	Jeff Hornacek	1077	31.5
2002	Jamaal Tinsley	547	26.4
1998	Kelvin Cato	541	19.6
1996	Fred Hoiberg	541	18.4
1969	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	505	21.8
1989	Jeff Grayer	438	18.9
2001	Marcus Fizer	289	20.9
1992	Victor Alexander	286	20.1
1968	Hank Whitney	145	20.9
1996	Loren Meyer	140	14.6
2005	Jackson Vroman	87	12.8
2013	Diante Garrett	52	12.0
2009	Mike Taylor	51	15.1
2000	Dedric Willoughby	25	20.3
2003	Paul Shirley	18	6.7
2011	Craig Brackins	17	7.1
2007	Will Blalock	14	11.9
1962	Stacey Arceneaux	7	15.7
1947	Hal Crisler	4
1993	Barry Stevens	2	3.0

 

[HFCS]

I love looking up these things too, but outside of the blue bloods our list is similar or better than quite a lot of other major conference programs. The pace Hoiberg is on will pump some new life into the list too.

 

[CyTwins]

ISU players in the NBA, Ranked by games played and minutes played per game. Only 20 players since the 1940's. Royce did not make the list. Not an impact player in over a decade.

Year	Player	Games	Minutes / Game
1987	Jeff Hornacek	1077	31.5
2002	Jamaal Tinsley	547	26.4
1998	Kelvin Cato	541	19.6
1996	Fred Hoiberg	541	18.4
1969	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	505	21.8
1989	Jeff Grayer	438	18.9
2001	Marcus Fizer	289	20.9
1992	Victor Alexander	286	20.1
1968	Hank Whitney	145	20.9
1996	Loren Meyer	140	14.6
2005	Jackson Vroman	87	12.8
2013	Diante Garrett	52	12.0
2009	Mike Taylor	51	15.1
2000	Dedric Willoughby	25	20.3
2003	Paul Shirley	18	6.7
2011	Craig Brackins	17	7.1
2007	Will Blalock	14	11.9
1962	Stacey Arceneaux	7	15.7
1947	Hal Crisler	4
1993	Barry Stevens	2	3.0

He didn't?!?

 

[Final42b]

Pretty crazy that a walk on is our only NBA all star

 

[GoCubsGo]

So basically Brackins gave up his senior year so that he could play a grand total of 121 minutes in the NBA. Well, that and get a nice fat paycheck for a little while.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Yeah but what about ISU Playas in the NBA?

 

[xboxfever]

There was a time when Tinsley, Fizer, Hoiberg, Cato and Jackson Vroman were all in the NBA at one time.

 

[HFCS]

There was a time when Tinsley, Fizer, Hoiberg, Cato and Jackson Vroman were all in the NBA at one time.

Somewhere there's a game photo of Fizer, Tinsley and Hoiberg involved in the same play.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Amazed that Vroman played 87 games in the league. Out of Vroman/Homan, he wasn't the better of the two. I hear he still does quite well over in Europe, though.

 

[Tazzels]

Vroman was better prospect than Homan. More mobile, better rebounder, better defensively against quicker players facing the basket, etc. Better fit at PF than Homan in NBA.

 

[xboxfever]

Amazed that Vroman played 87 games in the league. Out of Vroman/Homan, he wasn't the better of the two. I hear he still does quite well over in Europe, though.

Yes he was.

 

[83Clone]

When Barry Stevens signed his 10 day contract with Golden State, I remember hearing that the 3 top scorers in ISU history were all on the same team for the only time in NBA history-he, Grayer and Big Vic. Still can't believe that was Barry's only 10 days in the NBA. He had area code range

 

[cyrocksmypants]

It still saddens me to think about what could have been with Fizer.

 

[IAStubborn]

ISU players in the NBA, Ranked by games played and minutes played per game. Only 20 players since the 1940's. Royce did not make the list. Not an impact player in over a decade.

Year	Player	Games	Minutes / Game
1987	Jeff Hornacek	1077	31.5
2002	Jamaal Tinsley	547	26.4
1998	Kelvin Cato	541	19.6
1996	Fred Hoiberg	541	18.4
1969	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	505	21.8
1989	Jeff Grayer	438	18.9
2001	Marcus Fizer	289	20.9
1992	Victor Alexander	286	20.1
1968	Hank Whitney	145	20.9
1996	Loren Meyer	140	14.6
2005	Jackson Vroman	87	12.8
2013	Diante Garrett	52	12.0
2009	Mike Taylor	51	15.1
2000	Dedric Willoughby	25	20.3
2003	Paul Shirley	18	6.7
2011	Craig Brackins	17	7.1
2007	Will Blalock	14	11.9
1962	Stacey Arceneaux	7	15.7
1947	Hal Crisler	4
1993	Barry Stevens	2	3.0

Not sure what the year represents. Assuming year entered the league. Isn't accurate to say we haven't had an impact player in a decade...maybe we haven't had an impact player ever the NBA in over a decade.

 

[IAStubborn]

ISU players in the NBA, Ranked by games played and minutes played per game. Only 20 players since the 1940's. Royce did not make the list. Not an impact player in over a decade.

Year	Player	Games	Minutes / Game
1987	Jeff Hornacek	1077	31.5
2002	Jamaal Tinsley	547	26.4
1998	Kelvin Cato	541	19.6
1996	Fred Hoiberg	541	18.4
1969	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	505	21.8
1989	Jeff Grayer	438	18.9
2001	Marcus Fizer	289	20.9
1992	Victor Alexander	286	20.1
1968	Hank Whitney	145	20.9
1996	Loren Meyer	140	14.6
2005	Jackson Vroman	87	12.8
2013	Diante Garrett	52	12.0
2009	Mike Taylor	51	15.1
2000	Dedric Willoughby	25	20.3
2003	Paul Shirley	18	6.7
2011	Craig Brackins	17	7.1
2007	Will Blalock	14	11.9
1962	Stacey Arceneaux	7	15.7
1947	Hal Crisler	4
1993	Barry Stevens	2	3.0

So out of a 75 year history 2/3 have been in Last 20 years an 80% in last 30... I would say our recent history is our brightest.