Shake Milton drafted by Dallas Mavericks
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:16 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
NEW YORK (NBA/SMU) – SMU's Shake Milton was selected 54th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday night. This is the second straight year with Mustangs in the NBA Draft, Semi Ojeleye and Sterling Brown were picked in the 2017 NBA Draft. Milton and Ojeleye were both early entrants in the draft, leaving after their junior seasons.
Milton, who was on the 2017-18 Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists, played the first 22 games before missing the rest of the season with a broken right hand. Before the injury, he was among the American Athletic Conference leaders in scoring (18.0, 3rd AAC), assists (4.4, 3rd), steals (1.4, 10th), 3-point percentage (.434, 5th), 3-pointers made (2.5, 2nd), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9, 8th), free-throw percentage (.847, 2nd) and minutes (36.4, 2nd). He was one of just 12 players nationally to average at least 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds (4.7) and 4.0 assists (4.4).
Even with missing the last 11 games, he was named NABC All-District 25 Second Team, USBWA All-District VII and All-American Athletic Conference Second Team. The Owasso, Oklahoma, native, was the 2017-18 Preseason AAC Player of the Year, and was The American Player of the Week three times during his junior season. His last Player of the Week honor was on Jan. 22 after leading the Mustangs to an 83-78 victory at then-No. 7 Wichita State. Milton had a career-high 33 points with five assists in the road win, the Mustangs' third victory of the season over a top-15 team (66-60 vs. then-No. 2 Arizona on Nov. 23; 72-55 vs. then-No. 14 USC on Dec. 2).
SMU Draft Notes:
Second straight year SMU has had a selection in the NBA Draft, first time for SMU since three straight years 1985, 1986, 1987.
SMU is one of nine teams with an early entrant selected in back-to-back NBA Drafts. (Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Kentucky, SMU, UCLA)
SMU is one of 14 teams with a selection in the 2017 and 2018 NBA Drafts. (Arizona, Colorado, Creighton, Duke, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Michigan, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, UCLA, Villanova)
SMU is one of three schools with a selection in the first two rounds of the MLS, NFL and NBA drafts (Louisville, Maryland, SMU)
MLS - Michael Nelson – 1st Round 20th overall (Houston Dynamo)
MLS - Mauro Cichero – 2nd Round 29th overall (FC Dallas)
NFL - Courtland Sutton – 2nd Round 40th overall (Denver Broncos)
NBA – Shake Milton – 2nd Round 54th overall (Dallas Mavericks)
SMU in the NBA Draft
Name Year Team NBA Draft (Round, Overall)
Shake Milton 2018 Dallas 2nd Round, 54th
Semi Ojeleye 2017 Boston 2nd Round, 37th
Sterling Brown 2017 Philadelphia 2nd Round, 46th
Jeryl Sasser 2001 Orlando 1st Round, 22nd
Terry Williams 1987 Golden State 5th Round, 105th
Kevin Lewis 1986 San Antonio 6th Round, 125th
Jon Koncak 1985 Atlanta 1st Round, 5th
Carl Wright 1985 Philadelphia 5th Round, 113th
Brad Branson 1980 Detroit 2nd Round, 45th
Ira Terrell 1976 Phoenix 3rd Round, 45th
Sammy Hervey 1974 Atlanta 6th Round, 97th
Gene Phillips 1971 Milwaukee 7th Round, 119th
Bill Voight 1969 Chicago 14th Round, 183rd
Bill Voight 1969 Milwaukee 16th Round, 196th
Lynn Phillips 1969 Milwaukee 17th Round, 202nd
Charles Beasley 1967 Cincinnati 7th Round, 74th
Carroll Hooser 1966 Detroit 6th Round, 52nd
Gene Elmore 1964 San Francisco 4th Round, 34th
Jan Loudermilk 1962 Los Angeles 4th Round, 35th
Steve Strange 1961 Chicago 9th Round, 83rd
Rick Herrscher 1958 St. Louis 6th Round, 47th
Jim Krebs 1957 Minneapolis 1st Round, 3rd
Bobby Mills 1957 St. Louis 10th Round, 98th
Jack Brown 1951 Rochester 7th Round, 68th
Bob Prewitt 1949 New York --
NEW YORK (NBA/SMU) – SMU's Shake Milton was selected 54th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday night. This is the second straight year with Mustangs in the NBA Draft, Semi Ojeleye and Sterling Brown were picked in the 2017 NBA Draft. Milton and Ojeleye were both early entrants in the draft, leaving after their junior seasons.
Milton, who was on the 2017-18 Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists, played the first 22 games before missing the rest of the season with a broken right hand. Before the injury, he was among the American Athletic Conference leaders in scoring (18.0, 3rd AAC), assists (4.4, 3rd), steals (1.4, 10th), 3-point percentage (.434, 5th), 3-pointers made (2.5, 2nd), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9, 8th), free-throw percentage (.847, 2nd) and minutes (36.4, 2nd). He was one of just 12 players nationally to average at least 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds (4.7) and 4.0 assists (4.4).
Even with missing the last 11 games, he was named NABC All-District 25 Second Team, USBWA All-District VII and All-American Athletic Conference Second Team. The Owasso, Oklahoma, native, was the 2017-18 Preseason AAC Player of the Year, and was The American Player of the Week three times during his junior season. His last Player of the Week honor was on Jan. 22 after leading the Mustangs to an 83-78 victory at then-No. 7 Wichita State. Milton had a career-high 33 points with five assists in the road win, the Mustangs' third victory of the season over a top-15 team (66-60 vs. then-No. 2 Arizona on Nov. 23; 72-55 vs. then-No. 14 USC on Dec. 2).
SMU Draft Notes:
Second straight year SMU has had a selection in the NBA Draft, first time for SMU since three straight years 1985, 1986, 1987.
SMU is one of nine teams with an early entrant selected in back-to-back NBA Drafts. (Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Kentucky, SMU, UCLA)
SMU is one of 14 teams with a selection in the 2017 and 2018 NBA Drafts. (Arizona, Colorado, Creighton, Duke, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Michigan, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, UCLA, Villanova)
SMU is one of three schools with a selection in the first two rounds of the MLS, NFL and NBA drafts (Louisville, Maryland, SMU)
MLS - Michael Nelson – 1st Round 20th overall (Houston Dynamo)
MLS - Mauro Cichero – 2nd Round 29th overall (FC Dallas)
NFL - Courtland Sutton – 2nd Round 40th overall (Denver Broncos)
NBA – Shake Milton – 2nd Round 54th overall (Dallas Mavericks)
SMU in the NBA Draft
Name Year Team NBA Draft (Round, Overall)
Shake Milton 2018 Dallas 2nd Round, 54th
Semi Ojeleye 2017 Boston 2nd Round, 37th
Sterling Brown 2017 Philadelphia 2nd Round, 46th
Jeryl Sasser 2001 Orlando 1st Round, 22nd
Terry Williams 1987 Golden State 5th Round, 105th
Kevin Lewis 1986 San Antonio 6th Round, 125th
Jon Koncak 1985 Atlanta 1st Round, 5th
Carl Wright 1985 Philadelphia 5th Round, 113th
Brad Branson 1980 Detroit 2nd Round, 45th
Ira Terrell 1976 Phoenix 3rd Round, 45th
Sammy Hervey 1974 Atlanta 6th Round, 97th
Gene Phillips 1971 Milwaukee 7th Round, 119th
Bill Voight 1969 Chicago 14th Round, 183rd
Bill Voight 1969 Milwaukee 16th Round, 196th
Lynn Phillips 1969 Milwaukee 17th Round, 202nd
Charles Beasley 1967 Cincinnati 7th Round, 74th
Carroll Hooser 1966 Detroit 6th Round, 52nd
Gene Elmore 1964 San Francisco 4th Round, 34th
Jan Loudermilk 1962 Los Angeles 4th Round, 35th
Steve Strange 1961 Chicago 9th Round, 83rd
Rick Herrscher 1958 St. Louis 6th Round, 47th
Jim Krebs 1957 Minneapolis 1st Round, 3rd
Bobby Mills 1957 St. Louis 10th Round, 98th
Jack Brown 1951 Rochester 7th Round, 68th
Bob Prewitt 1949 New York --
