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With their workouts done, former Nevada stars Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson await their futures with the 2010 National Basketball Association Draft set for 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 24.
When their names are called tomorrow night, Babbitt and Johnson will become the fifth and sixth Wolf Pack players to be drafted the last seven years. JaVale McGee was the last Nevada player to be drafted, going to the Washington Wizards with the 18th pick overall in 2008, while Kirk Snyder is Nevada's highest draft pick, being picked by the Utah Jazz with the 16th overall pick in 2004.
Babbitt will watch the draft with his family and Nevada head coach David Carter in the Green Room at Madison Square Garden in New York City, while Johnson will be watching with family and friends in Chicago.
Fans can follow the draft tomorrow night live at http://www.nba.com/draft2010/index.html
Draft profiles for both players can be found by clicking here: Luke Babbitt Armon Johnson
Nevada has had 12 players drafted all time, including four in the previous six drafts (two first-rounders). This year will also mark the third time in school history that Nevada will have two players drafted in the same year. Johnny High (Phoenix Suns) and Edgar Jones (Milwaukee Bucks) were both drafted in the second round in 1979, while Nick Fazekas (Dallas Mavericks) and Ramon Sessions (Milwaukee Bucks) went in the second round in 2007.
Nevada Players in the NBA Draft
Alex Boyd, Portland Trailblazers
(1970, 13th Round)
Marvin Buckley, Golden State Warriors
(1974, 10th Round)
Pete Padgett, Atlanta Hawks
(1976, Sixth Round)
Johnny High, Phoenix Suns
(1979, Second Round, 24th pick overall)
Edgar Jones, Milwaukee Bucks
(1979, Second Round)
B.B. Fontenet, Chicago Bulls
(1982, Sixth Round)
Sam Moseley, Phoenix Suns
(1983, Fourth Round)
Billy Allen, Dallas Mavericks
(1983, Sixth Round)
Kirk Snyder, Utah Jazz
(2004, First Round, 16th pick overall)
Nick Fazekas, Dallas Mavericks
(2007, Second Round)
Ramon Sessions, Milwaukee Bucks
(2007, Second Round)
JaVale McGee, Washington Wizards
(2008, First Round, 18th pick overall)
