Summary Advertisment Duke University became the third college program since UConn (2006) and Kentucky (2012) to have all of their starting 5 picked in the NBA Draft Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Sion James, and Tyrese Proctor were all picked in the NBA Draft 2025 It’s the eighth instance of five or more Duke players getting drafted in a single year for NBA. Duke University joined the elite league of college programs to have all of their starting 5 picked in the NBA Draft, since UConn in 2006 and Kentucky in 2012, respectively. All of Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Sion James, and Tyrese Proctor were picked in the 2025 Draft. Notably, Flagg turned out to be Dallas Mavericks’ No.1 overall. Cooper, who is regarded as the best of the lot from the class of 2024-25, had a great run for his side in the Final Foour and deservedly swept the national player of the year award. Charlotte Hornets grabbed Kon Knueppel as their fourth overall, who won the ACC Tournament MVP award. His height, Basketball IQ, shooting, and impact on both ends of the floor are worthy. Also Check: NBA 2025: SGA becomes MVP as OKC Thunder win their first title Phoenix Suns chose Khaman Maluach as their 10th overall, which was followed by a trade with Houston. The emerging Center star is known for his athleticism and rim protection. He has improved a lot in the past year or so and was one of the players highly in demand in the draft. Sion James and Tyrese Proctor get picked in second round of NBA Draft 2025 Hornets also went for Sion James, another Duke player, early in the second round of drafts. Likewise, Tyrese became Number 49 for Cleveland Cavaliers, as Duke’s all five players were picked in the NBA Drafts for the first time in their history. For only 8th time in their history, 5 or more players from Duke were picked in a single season of NBA drafts. Also Read: Everything to know about Caitlin Clark’s On-Court WNBA Controversial Clash and Sophie Cunningham’s support It impressed analysts given the fact that Duke did not win the title. “It”s rare for all five starters from a single team to even enter the draft together, let alone have every one of them selected,” Matt Norlander from CBS Sports noted.