| NBA DRAFT | ||||||
| FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS | ||||||
| Year | Name | School | Professional Team | Overall Pick | ||
| 1951 | John McConathy | Northwestern St. | Syracuse Nationals | 5 | ||
| 1952 | Joe Dean | LSU | Indianapolis Olympians | 5 | ||
| 1954 | Bob Pettit | LSU | Milwaukee Hawks | 2 | ||
| 1960 | Jackie Moreland | Louisiana Tech | Detroit Pistons | 4 | ||
| 1970 | Pete Maravich | LSU | Atlanta Hawks | 3 | ||
| 1973 | Mike Green | Louisiana Tech | Seattle SuperSonics | 4 | ||
| 1976 | Robert Parish | Centenary | Golden State Warriors | 8 | ||
| 1976 | Larry Wright | Grambling St. | Washington Bullets | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Frankie Sanders | Southern | San Antonio Spurs | 20 | ||
| 1979 | Calvin Natt | UL-Monroe | New Jersey Nets | 8 | ||
| 1980 | Andrew Toney | UL-Lafayette | Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | ||
| 1983 | Howard Carter | LSU | Denver Nuggets | 15 | ||
| 1985 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz | 13 | ||
| 1985 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | 18 | ||
| 1985 | Jerry Reynolds | LSU | Milwaukee Bucks | 22 | ||
| 1986 | John Williams | LSU | Washington Bullets | 12 | ||
| 1989 | Randy White | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Mavericks | 8 | ||
| 1990 | Chris Jackson | LSU | Denver Nuggets | 3 | ||
| 1991 | Kevin Brooks | UL-Lafayette | Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | ||
| 1991 | Stanley Roberts | LSU | Orlando Magic | 23 | ||
| 1992 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | Orlando Magic | 1 | ||
| 1993 | Ervin Johnson | New Orleans | Seattle SuperSonics | 23 | ||
| 1993 | Geert Hammink | LSU | Orlando Magic | 26 | ||
| 2000 | Stromile Swift | LSU | Vancouver Grizzlies | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Tyrus Thomas | LSU | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | ||
| 2008 | Anthony Randolph | LSU | Golden State Warriors | 14 | ||
| 2014 | Elfrid Payton | UL-Lafayette | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | ||
| 2015 | Jarell Martin | LSU | Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | ||
| 2016 | Ben Simmons | LSU | Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Cameron Thomas | LSU | Brooklyn Nets | 27 | ||
| 2022 | Tari Eason | LSU | Houston Rockets | 17 | ||