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Past No. 1 overall picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
| 1999 |
Chicago |
Elton Brand |
Duke |
| 1998 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Michael Olowokandi |
Pacific |
| 1997 |
San Antonio |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
| 1996 |
Philadelphia |
Allen Iverson |
Georgetown |
| 1995 |
Golden State |
Joe Smith |
Maryland |
| 1994 |
Milwaukee |
Glenn Robinson |
Purdue |
| 1993 |
Orlando |
Chris Webber |
Michigan |
| 1992 |
Orlando |
Shaquille O'Neal |
LSU |
| 1991 |
Charlotte |
Larry Johnson |
UNLV |
| 1990 |
New Jersey |
Derrick Coleman |
Syracuse |
| 1989 |
Sacramento |
Pervis Ellison |
Louisville |
| 1988 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Danny Manning |
Kansas |
| 1987 |
San Antonio |
David Robinson |
Navy |
| 1986 |
Cleveland |
Brad Daugherty |
North Carolina |
| 1985 |
New York Knicks |
Patrick Ewing |
Georgetown |
| 1984 |
Houston |
Akeem Olajuwon |
Houston |
| 1983 |
Houston |
Ralph Sampson |
Virginia |
| 1982 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
James Worthy |
North Carolina |
| 1981 |
Dallas |
Mark Aguirre |
DePaul |
| 1980 |
Golden State |
Joe Barrry Carroll |
Purdue |
| 1979 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Earvin Johnson |
Michigan State |
| 1978 |
Portland |
Mychal Thompson |
Minnesota |
| 1977 |
Milwaukee |
Kent Benson |
Indiana |
| 1976 |
Houston |
John Lucas |
Maryland |
| 1975 |
Atlanta |
David Thompson |
North Carolina State |
| 1974 |
Portland |
Bill Walton |
UCLA |
| 1973 |
Philadelphia |
Doug Collins |
Illinois State |
| 1972 |
Portland |
LaRue Martin |
Loyola (Ill.) |
| 1971 |
Cleveland |
Austin Carr |
Notre Dame |
| 1970 |
Detroit |
Bob Lanier |
St. Bonaventure |
| 1969 |
Milwaukee |
Lew Alcindor |
UCLA |
| 1968 |
San Diego |
Elvin Hayes |
Houston |
| 1967 |
Detroit |
Jimmy Walker |
Providence |
| 1966 |
New York Knicks |
Cazzie Russell |
Michigan |
| 1965 |
San Francisco |
Fred Hetzel |
Davidson |
| 1964 |
New York Knicks |
Jim Barnes |
Texas Western |
| 1963 |
New York Knicks |
Art Heyman |
Duke |
| 1962 |
Chicago |
Bill McGill |
Utah |
| 1961 |
Chicago |
Walt Bellamy |
Indiana |
| 1960 |
Cincinnati |
Oscar Robertson |
Cincinnati |
| 1959 |
Cincinnati |
Bob Boozer |
Kansas State |
| 1958 |
Minneapolis |
Elgin Baylor |
Seattle |
| 1957 |
Cincinnati |
Rod Hundley |
West Virginia |
| 1956 |
Rochester |
Sihugo Green |
Duquesne |
| 1955 |
Milwaukee |
Dick Ricketts |
Duquesne |
| 1954 |
Baltimore |
Frank Selvy |
Furman |
| 1953 |
Philadelphia |
Ernie Beck |
Pennsylvania |
| 1952 |
Milwaukee |
Mark Workman |
West Virginia |
| 1951 |
Baltimore |
Gene Melchiorre |
Bradley |
| 1950 |
Boston |
Charlie Share |
Bowling Green |
| 1949 |
Providence |
Howie Shannon |
Kansas State |
| 1948 |
Providence |
Andy Tonkovich |
Marshall |
| 1947 |
Pittsburgh |
Clifton Neeley |
Texas Western |
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