BTN.com staff, June 21, 2019
Six former Big Ten stars were selected in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Indiana's Romeo Langford ( R1, No. 14, Boston) was the first B1G name off the board, followed by Michigan's Jordan Poole (R1, No. 28, Golden State), Purdue Carsen Edwards (R2, No. 33, Philadelphia/traded to Boston), Maryland's Bruno Fernando (R2, No. 34, Philadelphia/traded to Atlanta), Nebraska's Isaiah Roby (R2, No. 45, Detroit/traded to Dallas) and Michigan's Iggy Brazdeikis (R2, No. 47, Sacramento/traded to New York).
Notable from the draft selections:
- Roby is the first Nebraska player drafted since 1999.
- Fernando is the first Angolan player ever drafted.
- College rivals Langford and Edwards will be pro teammates.
Relive the B1G picks below.
1.14 Indiana's Romeo Langford
The @celtics hit the lottery with @yeahyeah22. ? pic.twitter.com/B9qME2TAnz
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
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1.28 Michigan's Jordan Poole
What were the Splash Bros missing on the @warriors? ?
A Poole party. ? pic.twitter.com/vl7Gsf7J3p
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
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2.33 Purdue's Carsen Edwards
Boston making B1G moves tonight. ?
First they drafted Romeo Langford at 14. Now @Cboogie_3 is bringing buckets to the @celtics: pic.twitter.com/aNflIQlWE2
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
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2.34 Maryland Bruno Fernando
It's a @TerrapinHoops family reunion in the ATL, as @BrunoFernandoMV joins @KevinHuerter. ?
The @ATLHawks got a force in Bruno. ? pic.twitter.com/0kgh0pIlkQ
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
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2.45 Nebraska's Isaiah Roby
Isaiah Roby (@roby_isaiah) made @HuskerHoops history tonight. ?
The @dallasmavs made him the first Nebraska #NBADraft pick since 1999: pic.twitter.com/tQ6cEb4pNF
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
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2.47 Michigan's Iggy Brazdeikis
The sixth and final B1G draft pick of the evening needs no introduction. ?
He'll fit in well in the Big ?. pic.twitter.com/Q1rSq9ao0O
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 21, 2019
