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Oklahoma basketball: Sooners’ Top-Eight NBA Draft picks

By Chip Rouse

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media prior to the start of the NBA 2K League Draft at Madison Square Garden on April 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media prior to the start of the NBA 2K League Draft at Madison Square Garden on April 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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SYRACUSE, NY – MARCH 27: The Oklahoma Sooners bench reacts to a shot in the second half of the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the East Regional Semifinal of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Carrier Dome on March 27, 2015 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY – MARCH 27: The Oklahoma Sooners bench reacts to a shot in the second half of the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the East Regional Semifinal of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Carrier Dome on March 27, 2015 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

No. 8 – Harvey Grant, Forward, 1985-88

Harvey Grant was one of four teammates who played on the 1988 NCAA Final Four Oklahoma team who were selected in the 1988 or 1989 NBA Draft.

Grant was the 12th player selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets. He played seven seasons with Washington, averaging 10.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

The former OU star played 11 seasons in the NBA overall. He also played for the Portland Trail Blazers (three seasons) and the Philadelphia 76ers (one season) For his career, Grant averaged just under 10 points and close to five rebounds per game.

He played in 19 NBA playoff games with three different teams and averaged 9.2 points per game.

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