1991 NBA Draft

Complete results from the 1991 NBA Draft, including all 54 first- and second-round selections and each player's school or international club. The draft was held on June 26, 1991, at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the Charlotte Hornets selecting UNLV forward Larry Johnson with the first overall pick.

First Round Second Round Draft Notes

The 1991 NBA Draft produced seven eventual NBA All-Stars: Larry Johnson, Kenny Anderson, Dikembe Mutombo, Steve Smith, Terrell Brandon, Dale Davis and Chris Gatling. Mutombo became the most decorated defensive player from the class and was eventually inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The draft also produced a number of longtime NBA contributors, including Luc Longley, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Rick Fox, Bison Dele, Eric Murdock, Stanley Roberts, Pete Chilcutt, Randy Brown, Elliot Perry, Bobby Phills and Isaac Austin.

Teams listed below are the franchises that held and exercised each selection at the time of the draft. This preserves the actual draft order even when a pick had previously changed hands through a trade.

1991 NBA Draft - First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School/Country
1	Charlotte Hornets	Larry Johnson	PF	UNLV
2	New Jersey Nets	Kenny Anderson	PG	Georgia Tech
3	Sacramento Kings	Billy Owens	SF	Syracuse
4	Denver Nuggets	Dikembe Mutombo	C	Georgetown
5	Miami Heat	Steve Smith	SG	Michigan State
6	Dallas Mavericks	Doug Smith	PF	Missouri
7	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luc Longley	C	New Mexico
8	Denver Nuggets	Mark Macon	SG	Temple
9	Atlanta Hawks	Stacey Augmon	SG	UNLV
10	Orlando Magic	Brian Williams	C	Arizona
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	Terrell Brandon	PG	Oregon
12	New York Knicks	Greg Anthony	PG	UNLV
13	Indiana Pacers	Dale Davis	PF	Clemson
14	Seattle SuperSonics	Rich King	C	Nebraska
15	Atlanta Hawks	Anthony Avent	PF	Seton Hall
16	Golden State Warriors	Chris Gatling	PF	Old Dominion
17	Golden State Warriors	Victor Alexander	C	Iowa State
18	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Brooks	SF	Southwestern Louisiana
19	Washington Bullets	LaBradford Smith	SG	Louisville
20	Houston Rockets	John Turner	PF	Phillips
21	Utah Jazz	Eric Murdock	PG	Providence
22	Los Angeles Clippers	LeRon Ellis	PF	Syracuse
23	Orlando Magic	Stanley Roberts	C	Real Madrid (Spain)
24	Boston Celtics	Rick Fox	SF	North Carolina
25	Golden State Warriors	Shaun Vandiver	PF	Colorado
26	Chicago Bulls	Mark Randall	PF	Kansas
27	Sacramento Kings	Pete Chilcutt	PF	North Carolina

1991 NBA Draft - Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School/Country
28	Charlotte Hornets	Kevin Lynch	SG	Minnesota
29	Miami Heat	George Ackles	C	UNLV
30	Atlanta Hawks	Rodney Monroe	SG	NC State
31	Sacramento Kings	Randy Brown	PG	New Mexico State
32	Phoenix Suns	Chad Gallagher	C	Creighton
33	Dallas Mavericks	Donald Hodge	C	Temple
34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Myron Brown	SG	Slippery Rock
35	Dallas Mavericks	Mike Iuzzolino	PG	Saint Francis (PA)
36	Orlando Magic	Chris Corchiani	PG	NC State
37	Los Angeles Clippers	Elliot Perry	PG	Memphis State
38	Los Angeles Clippers	Joe Wylie	PF	Miami (FL)
39	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jimmy Oliver	SG	Purdue
40	Detroit Pistons	Doug Overton	PG	La Salle
41	Indiana Pacers	Sean Green	SG	Iona
42	Sacramento Kings	Steve Hood	SG	James Madison
43	Golden State Warriors	Lamont Strothers	SG	Christopher Newport
44	Philadelphia 76ers	Álvaro Teherán	C	Houston
45	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Phills	SG	Southern
46	Phoenix Suns	Richard Dumas	SF	Oklahoma State
47	Houston Rockets	Keith Hughes	PF	Rutgers
48	Utah Jazz	Isaac Austin	C	Arizona State
49	San Antonio Spurs	Greg Sutton	PG	Oral Roberts
50	Phoenix Suns	Joey Wright	SG	Texas
51	Houston Rockets	Žan Tabak	C	KK Split (Yugoslavia)
52	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Jones	SF	Oral Roberts
53	New Jersey Nets	Von McDade	SG	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
54	Portland Trail Blazers	Marcus Kennedy	PF	Eastern Michigan

1991 NBA Draft Notes

Larry Johnson: Charlotte selected Johnson first overall after his standout career at UNLV. Johnson immediately became the centerpiece of the young Hornets franchise and won the 1991-92 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Charlotte's first All-Star: Johnson became the first player in Hornets franchise history to appear in an NBA All-Star Game. He was selected in both 1993 and 1995 and later helped the New York Knicks reach the 1999 NBA Finals.

Dikembe Mutombo: Denver selected Mutombo fourth overall out of Georgetown. He became one of the greatest defensive centers in NBA history, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times and earning eight All-Star selections.

Hall of Fame: Mutombo played 18 NBA seasons and retired among the league's career leaders in blocked shots. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Seven All-Stars: Seven members of the 1991 draft class eventually appeared