2012 NBA draft
Player Position Nationality School/club team
Kent Bazemore SG/SF United States Old Dominion ( Sr . )
Drew Gordon PF United States New Mexico ( Sr . )
JaMychal Green PF/C United States Alabama ( Sr . )
Jorge Gutiérrez PG/SG Mexico California ( Sr . )
Mike James PG United States Lamar ( Sr . )
Chris Johnson SF/SG United States Dayton ( Sr . )
DeQuan Jones SF/SG United States Miami ( FL ) ( Sr . )
Kevin Jones PF United States West Virginia ( Sr . )
Nicolás Laprovíttola PG Argentina Club Atlético Lanús ( Argentina )
Scott Machado PG United States Brazil Iona ( Sr . )
Josh Magette PG United States Alabama-Huntsville ( Sr . )
Tony Mitchell SF United States Alabama ( Jr . )
Toure ' Murry SG/PG United States Wichita State ( Sr . )
James Nunnally SF/SG United States UC Santa Barbara ( Sr . )
Jonathon Simmons SG/SF United States Houston ( Jr . )
Henry Sims PF/C United States Georgetown ( Sr . )
Chris Smith PG United States Louisville ( Sr . )
Hollis Thompson SF/SG United States Georgetown ( Jr . )
Casper Ware PG United States Long Beach State ( Sr . )
Maalik Wayns PG United States Villanova ( Jr . )
Notable undrafted players
Further information : List of National Basketball Association undrafted players These players were not selected in the 2012 NBA Draft but have played at least one game in the NBA .
The 2012 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft marked the first time that the first two players selected were from the same school (Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were teammates at Kentucky). It also set a record of having six players from one school (Kentucky) being selected in the two rounds of the draft and was the first draft to have the first three selections be college freshmen all from the same conference, the Southeastern Conference. Not only that, but it also featured the oldest player to ever get selected in an NBA draft, with Bernard James being 27 years old at the time of the draft. Of the players drafted, 30 are forwards, 21 are guards, and 9 are centers. The 2012 NBA draft marked the first appearance of the Brooklyn Nets. This draft also marks the last draft appearance for the New Orleans Hornets. After the 2012-13 season, the franchise was renamed as the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans made their first draft appearance as the Pelicans in 2013.