University of North Carolina Athletics
Tokoto Picked In 2nd Round By 76ers
June 26, 2015 | Men's Basketball
J.P. Tokoto, University of North Carolina NBA Draft Notes
• The Philadelphia 76ers drafted J.P. Tokoto, a junior small forward at the University of North Carolina, with the 58th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
• Tokoto is the 108th Tar Heel selected in NBA Draft history.
• Tokoto is the 11th Tar Heel selected in the second round in NBA Draft history and the first since the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Danny Green in 2009.
• Tokoto is the 19th Tar Heel to play for head coach Roy Williams to be selected in the NBA Draft.
• Tokoto is the first Tar Heel to be selected by the 76ers since Jerry Stackhouse in 1995.
Tar Heel NBA Draft Picks Under Head Coach Roy Williams
2005: Marvin Williams, Atlanta Hawks (1st round, 2nd overall)
2005: Raymond Felton, Charlotte Bobcats (1st round, 5th overall)
2005: Sean May, Charlotte Bobcats (1st round, 13th overall)
2005: Rashad McCants, Minnesota Timberwolves (1st round, 14th overall
2006: David Noel, Milwaukee Bucks (2nd round, 39th overall)
2007: Brandan Wright, Charlotte Bobcats (1st round, eighth overall)
2007: Reyshawn Terry, Orlando Magic (2nd round, 44th overall)
2009: Tyler Hansbrough, Indiana Pacers (1st round, 13th overall)
2009: Ty Lawson, Minnesota Timberwolves (1st round, 18th overall)
2009: Wayne Ellington, Minnesota Timberwolves (1st round, 28th overall)
2009: Danny Green, Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd round, 46th overall)
2010: Ed Davis, Toronto Raptors (1st round, 13th overall)
2012: Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors (1st round, seventh overall)
2012: Kendall Marshall, Phoenix Suns (1st round, 13th overall)
2012: John Henson, Milwaukee Bucks (1st round, 14th overall)
2012: Tyler Zeller, Dallas Mavericks (1st round, 17th overall)
2013: Reggie Bullock, Los Angeles Clippers (1st round, 25th overall)
2014: P.J. Hairston, Miami Heat (1st round, 26th overall)
2015: J.P. Tokoto, Philadelphia 76ers (2nd round, 58th overall)
Tar Heel Draft Picks by Round
1st Round
Lennie Rosenbluth, 1957
Pete Brennan, 1958
Lee Shaffer, 1960
Billy Cunningham, 1965
Robert McAdoo, 1972
Bobby Jones, 1974
Mitch Kupchak, 1976
Walter Davis, 1977
Tommy LaGarde, 1977
Phil Ford, 1978
Dudley Bradley, 1979
Mike O'Koren, 1980
Al Wood, 1981
James Worthy, 1982
Michael Jordan, 1984
Sam Perkins, 1984
Brad Daugherty, 1986
Kenny Smith, 1987
Joe Wolf, 1987
J.R. Reid, 1989
Rick Fox, 1991
Pete Chilcutt, 1991
Hubert Davis, 1992
George Lynch, 1993
Eric Montross, 1994
Jerry Stackhouse, 1995
Rasheed Wallace, 1995
Antawn Jamison, 1998
Vince Carter, 1998
Brendan Haywood, 2001
Joseph Forte, 2001
Marvin Williams, 2005
Raymond Felton, 2005
Sean May, 2005
Rashad McCants, 2005
Brandan Wright, 2007
Tyler Hansbrough, 2009
Ty Lawson, 2009
Wayne Ellington, 2009
Ed Davis, 2010
Harrison Barnes, 2012
Kendall Marshall, 2012
John Henson, 2012
Tyler Zeller, 2012
Reggie Bullock, 2013
P.J. Hairston, 2014
2nd Round
Joe Quigg, 1958
York Laresse, 1961
Doug Moe, 1961 (ABA)
Bill Bunting, 1969
Dennis Wuycik, 1972
Jeff McInnis, 1996
Serge Zwikker, 1997
Shammond Williams, 1998
David Noel, 2006
Reyshawn Terry, 2007
Danny Green, 2009
J.P. Tokoto, 2015
