Which school has had the most guards taken in the NBA Draft?

What a time of year it is right now for the basketball enthusiast. The NBA Draft is over, and it is now the start of the NBA season; we are approaching early signing day, and basketball season is less than a month away. The anticipation of college and NBA fans alike is at an all-time high; everyone has high expectations for their team.

I wanted to look through the past drafts and see which college programs produced the most draft picks. Naturally, I would need to narrow it down more than that, so I started with guards. I went back to the 2012 NBA Draft and counted all the way to the present day, the 2022 NBA Draft.

Something interesting I found was that only three No. 1 overall picks since 2012 have been guards, Markelle Fultz, Anthony Edwards, and Cade Cunningham. Only one of those guards was on a team that made this list. Murray State also made a push during this time frame. The Racers had three guards drafted since 2012, with all three being first-rounders and Cam Payne and Ja Morant going in the lottery.

A guard is defined as a one or a two. These positions were defined by basketball reference, where I accumulated a majority of the draft data.

Some of the findings were a surprise, and some were not. Here is where they went to school.

1. Kentucky (16)

Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, James Young, Jamal Murray, Tyler Ulis, Archie Godwin, Devin Booker, Aaron Harrison, De’Aaron Fox, Tyler Herro, Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Boston, Jr., Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamidou Diallo, Shaedon Sharpe, and TyTy Washington.

The Wildcats have had 16 guards drafted since 2012. Seven of the draft picks were lottery picks, and 11 of them went in the first round.

2. Duke (11)

Trevor Keels, Wendell Moore, AJ Griffin, Gary Trent, Jr., Grayson Allen, Tre Jones, RJ Barrett, Frank Jackson, Luke Kennard, Tyus Jones, and Austin Rivers.

The Blue Devils have had 11 guards drafted since 2012. Three of the draft picks were lottery picks, and seven went in the first round.

3. Kansas (7)

Ben McLemore, Frank Mason, Devonte’ Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk, Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun, and Tyshawn Tayor.

The Jayhawks have had seven guards drafted since 2012. Two of the draft picks were lottery picks, and three went in the first round.

t4. Arizona (6)

Benn Mathurin, Dalen Terry, Josh Green, Nico Mannion, Kadeem Allen, and Nick Johnson.

The Wildcats have had six guards drafted since 2012. One of the draft picks was a lottery pick, and three went in the first round.

t4. Washington (6)

Terrence Ross, Tony Wroten, CJ Wilcox, Dejounte Murray, Jaylen Nowell, and Markelle Fultz.

The Huskies have had six guards drafted since 2012. Two of the draft picks were lottery picks, with one being No. 1 overall. Five draft picks went in the first round.

t4. UCLA (6)

Zach LaVine, Jordan Adams, Norman Powell, Lonzo Ball, Jaylen Hands, and Aaron Holiday.

The Bruins had six guards drafted since 2012. Two of the draft picks went in the letter, and four of them went in the first round.

t4. Tennessee (6)

Kennedy Chandler, Jaden Springer, Keon Johnson, Jordan Bone, Jordan McRae, and Josh Richardson.

The Volunteers have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. None of the guards were lottery picks, and two went in the first round.

t8. Michigan (5)

Jordan Poole, Nik Stauskas, Caris Levert, Trey Burke, and Tim Hardaway, Jr.

The Wolverines have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. Two of them went in the lottery, and all five were first-rounders.

t8. Vanderbilt (5)

Aaron Nesmith, Saben Lee, Darius Garland, John Jenkins, and Wade Baldwin.

The Commodores have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. Two players have gone in the lottery, and four were first-rounders.

t8. Virginia (5)

Devon Hall, Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy, Malcolm Brogdon, and Joe Harris.

The Cavaliers have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. None of the draft picks were taken in the lottery, and one was drafted in the first round.

t8. North Carolina (5)

Cole Anthony, Coby White, Reggie Bullock, Marcus Paige, and Kendall Marshall

UNC has had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA draft. Three were drafted in the lottery, and four were drafted in the first round.

t8. UConn (5)

Tyrese Martin, James Bouknight, Daniel Hamilton, Shabazz Napier, and Jeremy Lamb

The Huskies have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. One guard was drafted in the lottery, and two were drafted in the first round.

t8. Syracuse (5)

Michael Carter-Williams, Malachi Richardson, Elijah Hughes, Tyler Ennis, and Dion Waiters

The Orangemen have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. One of them was drafted in the lottery, with two going in the first round.

t8. Louisville (5)

Donovan Mitchell, David Johnson, Terry Rozier, Peyton Siva, and Russ Smith

The Cardinals have had five guards drafted since the 2012 NBA Draft. Two of them were drafted in the lottery, and three went in the first round.