14 NBA FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS ARE NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME EVENT ALUMNI

– Hoophall Traditional and Corridor of Fame Faculty Occasions Proceed to  Highlight Future NBA Stars –

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame celebrates the affect of its premier basketball occasions on the following technology {of professional} stars. Within the first spherical of final night time’s 2025 NBA Draft, 14 choices—together with seven of the primary 10 picks—had beforehand competed in Corridor of Fame-affiliated occasions, together with the nationally famend Hoophall Traditional, Hoophall West, and collegiate showcases such because the Corridor of Fame Sequence.

2025 Draft Picks and Occasions

#1 Cooper Flagg (2023-24 Hoophall Traditional, 2025 Julius Erving Award Winner)

#2 Dylan Harper (2024 Hoophall Traditional)

#3 VJ Edgecombe (2023-24 Hoophall Traditional)

#5 Ace Bailey (2024 Hoophall Traditional)

#6 Tre Johnson (2024 Hoophall Traditional, 2024 Corridor of Fame Sequence Las Vegas)

#7 Jeremiah Fears (2023 Hoophall West, 2024 Hoophall Traditional)

#9 Collin Murray-Boyles (2022 Hoophall West)

#13 Derik Queen (2022-24 Hoophall Traditional)

#14 Carter Bryant (2022-23 Hoophall West, 2023-24 Hoophall Traditional, 2024 Corridor of Fame Rivalry Recreation)

#18 Walter Clayton Jr. (2022 Basketball Corridor of Fame Invitational, 2023 Corridor of Fame Sequence Charlotte)

#23 Asa Newell (2023-24 Hoophall Traditional)

#25 Jase Richardson (2023-24 Hoophall Traditional)

#29 Liam McNeeley (2022-24 Hoophall Traditional, 2024 Enshrinement Exhibition Recreation, 2024 Corridor of Fame Sequence New York Metropolis)

#30 Yanic Konan Niederhauser (2024 Corridor of Fame Sequence Baltimore)

“It’s rewarding to see so many athletes who’ve competed in our occasions attain the head of the game,” stated John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “These outcomes are a testomony to the caliber of competitors we host and our dedication to celebrating the sport at each degree, from rising highschool stars to elite collegiate applications.”

With Flagg’s choice, Hoophall Traditional has produced 12 of the final 15 No. 1 general picks, together with 11 straight from 2011-21.

Since 2004, 120+ Hoophall Traditional contributors have gone on to play within the NBA, together with Kevin Durant (2006), James Harden (2007), Kyrie Irving (2010), Anthony Davis (2011), Karl-Anthony Cities (2014), Jaylen Brown (2015), Jamal Murray (2015), Bam Adebayo (2016), Jayson Tatum (2016), Zion Williamson (2018), Cade Cunningham (2020), and Jared McCain (2023). For a whole checklist of Hoophall Traditional alumni, please go to hoophall.com/occasions/spalding-hoophall-classic/alumni/.

Concerning the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame 

Positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an impartial non-profit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree—women and men, beginner {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is house to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. ft of basketball historical past. Almost 200,000 folks go to the Corridor of Fame museum annually to study in regards to the sport, expertise the interactive displays, and take a look at their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Courtroom of Goals.” Finest identified for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 70 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra info on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and comply with @hoophall.