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• NEW YORK KNICKS ATLANTA HAWKS SCORE PROFESSIONAL

He played for the Ohio Mixers in Lima in the Continental Basketball Association in 1982.ġ979: Jim Paxson Jr. “All I know about the Knicks is they have a new coach (Hubie Brown) who gets the most out of his players.” “I was playing ball at a friend’s house when she called and told me,” he said. Kanieski heard he was drafted when an agent from New York called his mom. 121, New York Knicks)Ī 6-11 center who scored 1,642 points in his college career, Kanieski expected to go in the third or fourth round but slipped to the sixth. 2 pick: Michael Jordan.ġ982: Mike Kanieski (sixth round, No. The best player in the 1984 class was the No. “I felt I should have gone higher.”Ĭhapman was cut by the Kings in training camp and never played in the NBA. He said he would be motivated by the snub. 54, Kansas City Kings)Ĭhapman, a 6-4 guard who remains Dayton’s all-time leading scorer with 2,233 points, said then many agents and scouts had told him he would be a first-round pick. His career ended in 1993 when he played in 12 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers.ġ984: Roosevelt Chapman (third round, No. Toney appeared in 112 games over five NBA seasons. “It’s hard in this business to guess because everyone always changes their minds.” “I just stayed here and waited patiently, hoping something would happen,” Toney said then. Toney, a 6-2 guard who averaged 12.2 points in two seasons at UD, was working at a Dayton basketball camp when he learned he had been drafted. He has been the head coach at Capital University since 1994.ġ985: Sedric Toney (third round, No. He played for the Suns that summer but then started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Dayton. After they did, he said he would give the NBA shot but would also consider playing in Europe. 147, Phoenix Suns)Ī 6-6 guard and 1,191-point scorer at Dayton, Goodwin had no idea the Suns were considering drafting him.

NEW YORK KNICKS ATLANTA HAWKS SCORE PROFESSIONAL

He played professional basketball in Australia and Israel.ġ986: Damon Goodwin (seventh round, No. “I’m glad to get in,” Colbert said, “but yeah I was hoping for something better.”Ĭolbert did not make it into the NBA.

Knight averaged 6.2 points in an eight-year career that ended in 1999 with the Toronto Raptors.ġ986: Dave Colbert (fifth round, No.116, Boston Celtics)Īfter averaging 18.8 points as a senior at Dayton, Colbert, a 6-8 guard who played his first two seasons at Cleveland State, was disappointed he didn’t go higher in the draft. People ask me who was the best guard I’ve ever played against, and that’s him.” I played against him in our Christmas tournament my freshman year. now that I don’t have to play against (Suns guard Kevin Johnson). “It’s a surprise to me, but it’s a good surprise. “I never sat down and talked to (the Suns) and I never heard from them,” Knight said then.

Knight, a 6-1 guard who ranks eighth in school history with 1,806 points, watched the draft at home at his brother’s house in Detroit.