2009 NBA Development League draft

The 2009 NBA Development League draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 5, 2009, before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players. The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round.

Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft, making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA draft: Deron Washington (2008), JamesOn Curry (2007), Latavious Williams (2010), Orien Greene (2005), Reece Gaines (2003) and Yaroslav Korolev (2005). Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level. The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.

Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
1	1	^	F		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	South Carolina
1	2		G/F		Erie BayHawks	UAB
1	3	†	F		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Virginia Tech
1	4		F
Bakersfield Jam	—
1	5		C		Utah Flash	Augusta State
1	6	^	F		Austin Toros	Alabama
1	7	^	G		Reno Bighorns	Southern California
1	8		F		Maine Red Claws	Syracuse
1	9		G/F		Iowa Energy	Connecticut
1	10	^	F/C		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Georgia Tech
1	11		F		Dakota Wizards	UNC Charlotte
1	12	^	G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Memphis
1	13		F		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Clemson
1	14	†	G		Springfield Armor	Oklahoma State
1	15	^	G		Idaho Stampede	Georgia
1	16	†	F		Tulsa 66ers	—
2	17	^	G		Tulsa 66ers	Arizona
2	18		G		Idaho Stampede	DePaul
2	19		C		Springfield Armor	Tennessee
2	20		F		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Butler
2	21		G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Georgetown
2	22		F		Dakota Wizards	Iowa
2	23		G/F		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Auburn
2	24		G		Iowa Energy	Saint Joseph's
2	25	^	F		Maine Red Claws	LSU
2	26		F		Reno Bighorns	Kent State
2	27		G		Austin Toros	Notre Dame
2	28	*	G		Utah Flash	Louisiana–Lafayette
2	29	†	G/F		Bakersfield Jam	Louisville
2	30		F/C		Los Angeles D-Fenders	San Francisco
2	31		C		Erie BayHawks	Santa Clara
2	32		G
Albuquerque Thunderbirds	New Mexico
3	33		C		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	Iowa
3	34		G		Erie BayHawks	Texas Tech
3	35		G		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Southern Mississippi
3	36		G		Bakersfield Jam	Stanford
3	37		F		Utah Flash	Chattanooga
3	38		G		Austin Toros	Georgia Tech
3	39		G		Reno Bighorns	Massachusetts
3	40		G/F		Maine Red Claws	West Virginia
3	41		G/F		Iowa Energy	Wingate
3	42		F		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Penn State
3	43		F		Dakota Wizards	Oklahoma State
3	44		G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Indiana
3	45	^	F		Sioux Falls Skyforce	VMI
3	46		C		Springfield Armor	Northern Kentucky
3	47		F		Idaho Stampede	DePaul
3	48		G		Tulsa 66ers	Santa Barbara
4	49		C		Tulsa 66ers	Talladega
4	50		F		Idaho Stampede	UCLA
4	51		G		Springfield Armor	Connecticut
4	52		G		Sioux Falls Skyforce	UNC Charlotte
4	53		F/C		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Alabama A&M
4	54		C		Dakota Wizards	St. Bonaventure
4	55		G		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Creighton
4	56		F		Iowa Energy	Jarvis Christian
4	57		G		Maine Red Claws	Arkansas
4	58		F		Reno Bighorns	Georgia Southern
4	59		F		Austin Toros	Gonzaga
4	60		G		Utah Flash	Davidson
4	61		G/F		Bakersfield Jam	Tennessee–Martin
4	62		F		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Detroit
4	63		G		Erie BayHawks	American
4	64	†	G/F		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	—
5	65		C		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	Kentucky
5	66		G		Erie BayHawks	Indiana
5	67		F		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Virginia Union
5	68		G		Bakersfield Jam	Miami (FL)
5	69		F		Utah Flash	UNLV
5	70		G/F		Austin Toros	Duke
5	71		G		Reno Bighorns	LSU
5	72		G		Maine Red Claws	Tennessee
5	73		G/F		Iowa Energy	Milwaukee
5	74		G/F		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Cincinnati
5	75		G		Dakota Wizards	Wyoming
5	76		G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Lamar
5	77		G		Sioux Falls Skyforce	DePaul
5	78		F		Springfield Armor	Northwood
5	79		F		Idaho Stampede	Michigan
5	80		F		Tulsa 66ers	Jarvis Christian
6	81		F		Tulsa 66ers	Fayetteville State
6	82		G		Idaho Stampede	West Virginia
6	83		F		Springfield Armor	Louisville
6	84		G/F		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Southern Idaho JC (Twin Falls, ID)
6	85		G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Air Force
6	86		G		Dakota Wizards	Portland
6	87		G/F		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Xavier
6	88		F/C		Iowa Energy	Robert Morris
6	89		F		Maine Red Claws	UNC Wilmington
6	90		F		Reno Bighorns	College of Charleston
6	91	^	F		Austin Toros	DePaul
6	92		G		Utah Flash	VMI
6	93		C		Bakersfield Jam	Loyola Marymount
6	94		G		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Millersville
6	95		C		Erie BayHawks	Wisconsin–Platteville
6	96		F		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	Cleveland State
7	97		G		Albuquerque Thunderbirds	American
7	98		G		Erie BayHawks	Tusculum
7	99		C		Los Angeles D-Fenders	—
7	100		F		Bakersfield Jam	Houston
7	101		F		Utah Flash	North Florida
7	102		C		Austin Toros	Northwood
7	103		G		Reno Bighorns	Southern U.
7	104		G		Maine Red Claws	Cincinnati
7	105		C		Iowa Energy	Florida International
7	106		G		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Dayton
7	107		F		Dakota Wizards	Idaho
7	108		G/F		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Kent State
7	109		F		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Oklahoma City
7	110		F		Springfield Armor	Amherst
7	111		C		Idaho Stampede	Northern Illinois
7	112		G		Tulsa 66ers	North Texas
8	113		F		Tulsa 66ers	Maryland–Eastern Shore
8	114		G		Idaho Stampede	UC Davis
8	115		C		Springfield Armor	American
8	116		G		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Minnesota
8	117		G		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	UNC Charlotte
8	118		F		Dakota Wizards	Dayton
8	119		G		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Indiana
8	120		G		Iowa Energy	Colorado State
8	121		F		Maine Red Claws	Maine Maritime Academy
8	122		F/C		Reno Bighorns	Cincinnati
8	123		F		Austin Toros	Huston–Tillotson
8	124		G/F		Utah Flash	Utah Valley
8	125		G		Bakersfield Jam	Chattanooga
8	126		F		Los Angeles D-Fenders	Yale
8	127		G		Erie BayHawks	William Jessup
8	128		G
Albuquerque Thunderbirds	Cuyahoga CC (Cleveland, OH)