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Having the No. 1 overall pick is mostly a blessing in the NBA draft. The opportunity to pick from anyone in the incoming class can result in acquiring generational prospects that set your franchise up for years. However, with such power also comes risk; risk of looking like a fool should you whiff on that top pick.
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Former top selections like Greg Oden, Anthony Bennett and Kwame Brown were supposed to set their teams up for long-term success, but in actuality, just set them back even further. Such potent risk can cause some organizations to panic. In times of strife, perhaps it’s best to lean on ol’ faithful — the schools that have provided the NBA with some of the best talent the league has ever seen.
You can never go wrong with picking an athletic specimen from Duke, an elite two-way guard from Kansas or a high-flying small forward from UNC. But which school has given us the most No. 1 picks in NBA history?
Here are the alma maters that have heard their names first most often at the NBA draft:
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2025: Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks
(Brad Penner, Imagn Images)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2025: Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks
(Brad Penner, Imagn Images)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2024: Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks
(Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2023: Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
(Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2022: Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic
(Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2021: Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
(Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports)
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NBA draft No. 1 picks since 1990: From Derrick Coleman to Cooper Flagg
2020: Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
(Stephen Lew, USA TODAY Sports)
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